Yeah you're right tiga about poor sides overusing the handball. Geelong's kick and mark stats were inflated by their keep-ball switch and chip style in the back-half but it still reflects the dominance they had from just prior to 1/4 time.
When we're losing our players (especially the senior guys) go into safe mode dishing off a short handball rather than taking on the responsibility to stand up and do something about changing the situation. Under game pressure their first instinct is still to handball. I'd guess this is what Wallace is referring to when he called our senior players selfish. More interested in self-preservation than showing the leadership to gain back the momentum lost or slowing down the game to nullify the opposition's momentum. Allowing 9 goals straight kicked against us is pathetic
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That's why I gave Hyde 3 votes. He decided he had enough of this handball crap and tried to play on immediately and run and carry in line with Wallace's gameplan.
It'll be interesting next Sunday how we go against the Hawks who are a similar poor standard. Let's hope we straighten up as a
team.
