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OK, here are some things I noticed. (I am looking for confirmation from Sydney and Melbourne based supporters in the next few weeks on a couple of them):
[list=1][*]The players do not want to kick to LRT. A number of times he was waving his arms furiously and seemed to be ignored. This can't be good for his development or his stats. However, he does a massive amount of running, roving the ground about 30m behind the footy. Also he skirts around packs (he calls them scrums) waiting for the ball to pop out a little bit like old man Nicks. Dumb as a post unfortunately and makes you tight in the guts if he accidentally gets within 10m of the ball.
[*]I am off the Nicks bandwagon. I have cut it up and set fire to it.
[*]Maxfield looks to have an ankle injury. Limped off late in the game trying to hide it. I don't know if he sustained it during the game (maybe the broadcast showed it?) or if a pre-match or half-time shot was wearing off.
[*]The defensive strategy is to bottle the ball up and cause a holding-the-ball decision or stoppage from which the opposition can run away with the ball. Very, very unimpressive.
[*]Since we were always going to lose, I guess it was better to run Schauble out than force him to play in the reserves.
[*]Goodes at the centre bounce was dreadful and hard to watch. If his knees didn't swell to the size of melons I would be amazed.
[*]Goldspink is a maggot.
[*]WCE supporters are a reasonably tolerant lot.
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We need a new game plan. I hope there is a contingency plan to cut the crappy zone-defense game plan after a set number of losses or a certain round and I hope that moment arrives soon.
[list=1][*]The players do not want to kick to LRT. A number of times he was waving his arms furiously and seemed to be ignored. This can't be good for his development or his stats. However, he does a massive amount of running, roving the ground about 30m behind the footy. Also he skirts around packs (he calls them scrums) waiting for the ball to pop out a little bit like old man Nicks. Dumb as a post unfortunately and makes you tight in the guts if he accidentally gets within 10m of the ball.
[*]I am off the Nicks bandwagon. I have cut it up and set fire to it.
[*]Maxfield looks to have an ankle injury. Limped off late in the game trying to hide it. I don't know if he sustained it during the game (maybe the broadcast showed it?) or if a pre-match or half-time shot was wearing off.
[*]The defensive strategy is to bottle the ball up and cause a holding-the-ball decision or stoppage from which the opposition can run away with the ball. Very, very unimpressive.
[*]Since we were always going to lose, I guess it was better to run Schauble out than force him to play in the reserves.
[*]Goodes at the centre bounce was dreadful and hard to watch. If his knees didn't swell to the size of melons I would be amazed.
[*]Goldspink is a maggot.
[*]WCE supporters are a reasonably tolerant lot.
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We need a new game plan. I hope there is a contingency plan to cut the crappy zone-defense game plan after a set number of losses or a certain round and I hope that moment arrives soon.
There were plenty of families and kids around which makes the vibe a bit more relaxed.
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