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Ok Des, so a win is a win and good on the Dogs for coming out like they wanted it more. On effort and spirit we can't fault them today on that, though the Dogs history tells us this should happen week in week out. That's your job and we'll done you got them up for it today but let's face it, without the passionate anger from the fans it could have been very different. So let's hope this attitude and intensity continues. We'll done and good win Dogs!
But Des, let's not kid ourselves effort and spirit is not enough to cut it against the best teams. If we played this way last week sure we wouldn't have been beaten by 38 but I doubt, sorry I know we still wouldn't have outscored the Panthers to win even with today's great defensive effort. Saints didn't throw much at us today. If it were the Cowboys, Sharks or again the Panthers come finals time should we make it, c'mon the attack we are throwing at the defense simply is not at the level of these teams. Plain and simple come finals we will be just making up the numbers....again.
What do we have to do to get this level? Des, let me provide some free advice.
1. Inside 20 mtrs our halves need to go to the line and start putting players into gaps. Support players coming off the hip of the halves who are creating gaps by attracting two players. All top halves can create this, our halves need to study these plays and train their arses off until it perfected. You need to encourage this Des!
2. Repeat sets. It's obvious we struggle in this department. But to beat the top teams we need to apply pressure. We don't have to score off every play so patience is the key. Frawley is our best option NOT Mbye (three repeat sets today by Frawley) but Des you need to encourage it more otherwise we look scared at times to attempt it causing confusion. This ploy nearly worked early today except for Bmoz dropping ball. Back your halves and stop playing safe! It won't win us the big games.
3. Off loads. All the good teams have second phase play. It kills us, so we have to fight fire with fire. Des you are so structured and a statistic freak regarding possession you have trained it out of them rather than train the skill into them. So because we don't practice the skill, come game day we self destruct, asking why? Why are our completions so low? Again, encourage it and build confidence!
4. I would like to see our wingers hang around the middle on say a 3rd or 4th tackle once the forwards have run their straight lines putting us in good field position. Montoya and Morris coming in sniffing around for that short pass or inside ball catching their tired forwards off guard instead of having Tolman or Graham killing the momentum.
Look Des, I can go further but i don't get paid a million plus to do so as I'm just a passionate Dogs supporter that rides every play like the rest but I continue to wonder why you keep persisting with the same game plan when it just isn't cutting it to compete with the top teams. Let's hope today was a step towards doing so as I am sick and tired of going one step forward and two step back.
But Des, let's not kid ourselves effort and spirit is not enough to cut it against the best teams. If we played this way last week sure we wouldn't have been beaten by 38 but I doubt, sorry I know we still wouldn't have outscored the Panthers to win even with today's great defensive effort. Saints didn't throw much at us today. If it were the Cowboys, Sharks or again the Panthers come finals time should we make it, c'mon the attack we are throwing at the defense simply is not at the level of these teams. Plain and simple come finals we will be just making up the numbers....again.
What do we have to do to get this level? Des, let me provide some free advice.
1. Inside 20 mtrs our halves need to go to the line and start putting players into gaps. Support players coming off the hip of the halves who are creating gaps by attracting two players. All top halves can create this, our halves need to study these plays and train their arses off until it perfected. You need to encourage this Des!
2. Repeat sets. It's obvious we struggle in this department. But to beat the top teams we need to apply pressure. We don't have to score off every play so patience is the key. Frawley is our best option NOT Mbye (three repeat sets today by Frawley) but Des you need to encourage it more otherwise we look scared at times to attempt it causing confusion. This ploy nearly worked early today except for Bmoz dropping ball. Back your halves and stop playing safe! It won't win us the big games.
3. Off loads. All the good teams have second phase play. It kills us, so we have to fight fire with fire. Des you are so structured and a statistic freak regarding possession you have trained it out of them rather than train the skill into them. So because we don't practice the skill, come game day we self destruct, asking why? Why are our completions so low? Again, encourage it and build confidence!
4. I would like to see our wingers hang around the middle on say a 3rd or 4th tackle once the forwards have run their straight lines putting us in good field position. Montoya and Morris coming in sniffing around for that short pass or inside ball catching their tired forwards off guard instead of having Tolman or Graham killing the momentum.
Look Des, I can go further but i don't get paid a million plus to do so as I'm just a passionate Dogs supporter that rides every play like the rest but I continue to wonder why you keep persisting with the same game plan when it just isn't cutting it to compete with the top teams. Let's hope today was a step towards doing so as I am sick and tired of going one step forward and two step back.