Team round 1 2016

[Simonator]

Simple facts are we have one of the best backlines in the Comp. one of the least points scored against us, 4th I think ? Those players may be weaknesses when left 1v1 but we cover and help our teammates really well. Our defence is the least of our worries imo.

Edit. Make that 3rd least points scored against us. Behind Hawks then freo. How can you argue with that ? As a collective unit our backline is 3rd best in the comp at stopping the opponent scoring.

[Stalin]

simple backs* are we got bent over 3 finals against the like of the 9th and 8th places teams

cant have it both ways

edit:

* backs / smacks  / hacks / facts


edit: caaarlton / port / norf

we cover and help our teammates really well, but not quite well enough to not get humiliated in finals consistently

[Simonator]

You think we lost those finals because of our backline ? I think it was because of horrible ball use and lack of pressure all across the ground, especially against port.

[Stalin]

na tha backline had nothing to do with conceding significantly more goals than the opposition team 

keeping in mind the back 6 or 7 players are all situated about 60 meters from the four big white sticks  thats the other side is attempting to kick in middle of

[Simonator]

Any backline will get put under huge pressure when you turn the ball over in critical areas of the ground like the corridor. And when there's no contested pressure around stoppages and the opponent can easily clear the ball and get first use to their forwards then she ain't looking to good mate. You can't just look at the score line and say it's our backlines fault because they scored more. It's as if you didn't watch the games.

[Stalin]

who would get a game at hawthorn;  Chaplin, Houli, Bachelor, Morris ? No doubt Rance, Vlastuin, Grimes are very promising players but try putting the pom poms down and re-watch the three finals.

I agree with you there are also other issues...

continuing on the hawthorn theme in various grand finals they have at times lined up with the following in the back;


burgoyne
mitchell
hodge
crawford
issac smith
birchell
hill
suckling
guerra

croad
lake
frawley
gibson

they have had lesser players in there too but by and large i dont think we are as close as some think with the status quo

[Yeahright]

bachelor gets beaten a lot

Really?

[Stalin]

bachelor gets beaten a lot

Really?

its true