Out-coached

[motorace_182]

Much was said mid-week about the two coaches and how good Roosy was. But tnight he simply out done by a far superior unit, in the Saints. Continuing to play Goodes on Kossie or Blake when he was certainly not accountable, Nicksy not stayin on Milne, not polacing Bevo into the action early etc, all showed that Roosy didnt come up with a plan to knock em off. We played a brand of footy that wasnt suitable to dry, let alone wet footy. We buggered around on the flanks and wings, when the guts were there to be hit. Poor performance.

[Schneidergirl]

Yes.
The Saints wanted it more and although they remarkably had more clangers than us in the 2nd quarter (pls correct me if this is wrong) their coaching staff had all the right moves.

When it is wet the ball is heavy. Every kick we had landed short, players were forever on the ground or TRYING to kick off the ground.

Guess they really showed who the pretenders were this season.

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by Schneidergirl
The Saints wanted it more and although they remarkably had more clangers than us in the 2nd quarter (pls correct me if this is wrong) their coaching staff had all the right moves.

That would be because we barely had the ball in the 2nd quarter to make any clangers! Only mark for us in the 2nd quarter was Nicks' that led to his goal.

[Wazza]

What a great coaching performance from Thomas and coaching staff. They found and exploited allour weaknessess but have to ask why the Swans were trying to play a handball / possession based game in wet conditions?

Cheers

Waz

[Nico]

Re: Out-coached

Originally posted by motorace_182
Much was said mid-week about the two coaches and how good Roosy was. But tnight he simply out done by a far superior unit, in the Saints. Continuing to play Goodes on Kossie or Blake when he was certainly not accountable, Nicksy not stayin on Milne, not polacing Bevo into the action early etc, all showed that Roosy didnt come up with a plan to knock em off. We played a brand of footy that wasnt suitable to dry, let alone wet footy. We buggered around on the flanks and wings, when the guts were there to be hit. Poor performance.

If you listened to Roos's after match then you have lot more understanding of what was going on with injuries. At the game I too thought he was being out coached, but the postmortem found me more very forgiving of his coaching.

[NMWBloods]

I think the injuries do mitigate Roos' coaching to some extent. However, injuries do not necessarily mitigate our loss. We were in real trouble at half time (only 10 I50s was a very bad sign) and injuries were not the major problem for that.

[Red]

Out coached?

Try losing your two hardest runners, one of whom is also your best attacking midfielder. Your bench is cut in half.

And your playing a team that is made up of more top-5 draft picks than any other. Ample reward for being @@@@house years and years and years.

Your midfield is too slow and defence is too short for their fast, tall and classy opponents. Plus the maggots appear to be on their side.

I will NOT accept that we were out-coached. We were beaten by a better team on the night. Cornflakes Thomas has got the most talented list on the competition. But IMHO they succeed despite their machavalien, back-biting coach.

@@@@ them. I really don't want to see St Kilda get up and win the flag -- they don't deserve it. At least Port has had the balls to be competitive for a number of years with all the disadvantages that go along with that.

As much as I can't stand Port Power (or their coach), I'll be hoping they knock the basket-case Aints on their arse.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by Red
Out coached?

Try losing your two hardest runners, one of whom is also your best attacking midfielder. Your bench is cut in half.

And your playing a team that is made up of more top-5 draft picks than any other. Ample reward for being @@@@house years and years and years.

Your midfield is too slow and defence is too short for their fast, tall and classy opponents. Plus the maggots appear to be on their side.

I will NOT accept that we were out-coached. We were beaten by a better team on the night. Cornflakes Thomas has got the most talented list on the competition. But IMHO they succeed despite their machavalien, back-biting coach.

@@@@ them. I really don't want to see St Kilda get up and win the flag -- they don't deserve it. At least Port has had the balls to be competitive for a number of years with all the disadvantages that go along with that.

As much as I can't stand Port Power (or their coach), I'll be hoping they knock the basket-case Aints on their arse.

I just thought it deserved being read again. Post of the day.

[gloveski]

Give Roosy half a team of top ten draft choices to level the playing field and then see who is the better coach.

You can only coach with what you have and I think Roosy with the players at his dispossal has done a marvelous job and there is a real feel of team unity amongst the guys.

[liz]

If you think Roosey was outcoached, what moves could he have pulled that would have changed things around?

I admit I've thus far only watched the game once, live at the ground, but my impression is that we were just outplayed by 22 guys who played much better than our boys did. They were fumbling the ball, not attacking the loose ball, not shepherding when there were obvious opportunities to do so, not marking, not running to receive (especially in the second half) etc etc.

Roos could have moved the pieces around as much as he liked but without the fundamentals of the game in place I don't see how this would have changed the outcome.

[chammond]

As far as I could see, the only way Roos could have changed the result would have been to have started a melee at quarter time and rendered half the Saints team unconscious.

Either that, or sabotage the light towers?