I've been concerned with this in both matches I've attended this year, last week especially concerned as I recall the number of tackles to half time was very low.
As the game unfolds and you see the opposition clearing the defensive zone with ease or the centre clearances are a free for all with no tackling pressure it is always a concern for me.
Or the defense is struggling to punish the ball getter and its an easy shot at goal.
This rubbish soft pansy footy won't cut it come finals time.
All of Sundays games had potential finalists with finals like atmosphere about them.
The Geelong v Roos game averaging in the 70s and the carl v coll game ave in the 60s for both teams.
The discrepancy was the Hawks v WC game with the hawks having more tackles.
Watching that game the dawks were far more ferocious when it came to the contest not just chasing tail, but against the odds the dawks came away with a big win.
I know that some may think its a misleading stat which may be true. But like I said if your ferocious once the opposition do get the ball then they'll always be rushed and turnovers are more likely.
In the first 2 games not only have our tackle counts been extremely low, it just seems too bloody easy for the opposition once they've got the pill with the lack of pressure and ferocious tacking.
Far too pansy softie footy for my liking.
