Kick-ins

[Go Swannies]

Originally posted by liz
I wonder whether this is as much due to the fact we've dominated a handful of weak teams in recent weeks rather than anything else.

I hope we will continue to do so over this weekend - and the next.

[smartplay]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
Hawthorn fell for the huddle every time. It was just too easy.

Using the runner from the huddle to mark from the kick-in has been used quite well by the Swans lately. someone in the swans camp is thinking & using this offensive strategies regularly. great to watch the player confidence in getting the ball up the ground these days and using the fast kick-in.
To further improve this technique further - use quickest runner, such as Crouch or Tagh guy (spelling?) , especially when they just come on the field. Surely that would be an EDGE over opponents. To add further - have a fellow Swan player "block" the opponent of the designated Swan runner, just to give half a second or so for the Swan runner (from the huddle) to receive easy mark with less or no interference from his opponent (from the kick-in)
It will be great to test this technique on the better teams later. If it can employed well, this extra edge would go a long way to get on top of the other better teams or at least even out any advantage opponents would enjoy if they use the same technique.
What would you do to counter this running from the huddle if the opponents use this technique more effectively than ours? I wonder.

[Piobaireachd]

Just off the top of my amebriated state... conced a short kick, and zone