Is it time to head hunt a forward coach?

[Jewels]

That was our biggest problem on Saturday... no rovers.
You have to WANT the ball.
Our boys spent too much time playing the man and leaving the ball on the ground. I counted five instances of this.
Not happy.

Yer I noticed that too, we never seemed to have anyone at the drop of the ball or at a spillage, where GWS always seemed to have a player there ready to pounce, it was frustrating the crap out of me.

[mcs]

That was our biggest problem on Saturday... no rovers.
You have to WANT the ball.
Our boys spent too much time playing the man and leaving the ball on the ground. I counted five instances of this.
Not happy.

I noticed that too - how frustrating is it when we just run past the ball, too busy worrying about the player. In the end you can only kick goals if you actually have the ball. Its been a bad habit for a large part of the year, but has been exceptionally noticeable in our bad losses.

[RogueSwan]

I may be in the minority here but I think we are a better team when Buddy is roaming the wing and F50 arc. He is not a great mark one-on-one, even less so when double teamed. With his long kicking he is a threat anywhere around the 50.
A good contested mark like Reid, or early season Heeney, would be lovely to have inside the F50. I was hoping Naismith could also be that target but probably needs some more games at the top level. Rohan and Heeney should be a nightmare matchup out of the goal square but don't seem to be. Maybe the mids don't target them enough, or don't see them, which is hard to fathom with the bright blonde and ginger heads on them.