for the first quarter and at the start and end of the 2nd our tackling and pressure was good.
In the third we wilted under the pressure they applied to us and naturally our pressure on them dropped off, as well as nearly every other aspect of our game.
In the first half they seemed to get a lot of uncontested possessions across their half back line but then we constantly caused turnovers across our half back. it was hard to tell on the TV why this happened and if it was the plan or just the way it worked out?
Changed your mind after today's game it seems Al?
Ive been banging on about my concerns after the first game and every win we've had.
Ive said you can get away with this softie girly lollipop footy against teams around and below us but play the seasoned finals teams and theyll pull down your pants like the pies did today.
And you asked me if I watched the games. Pffft!
I could bloody see this coming.....
Question is do you go to games???
changed my mind? what drugs are you on. you seem to to change your mind all the time. one minute you say last week we improved then you say you could see it coming coming.
I asked if you went to games because you made a post that indicated you thought we continually were poor in this area, straight after a game in which we put in a good display. when questioned you made a statement that you acknowledged this, yet still said that if we continue play an unaccountable way, so which was it?.
so you were at the game? are you saying even though you were at the game, you think the only area we fell down in in the third was tackling. besides that every thing we did was hunky dory?
as ox would say.
You uneducated imbecile.
Kiss my ass.
Vintage Ox
Just out of curiosity, would you say 50 is an acceptable tackle count.
We are like an egg.
Break the shell and its all soft and gooey inside.
Let's hope they learn something from this game and improve this area because we won't be able to stand when finals come around.
We will get our pants pulled down. Fact!
Soft footy won't cut it as Paul Roos acknowledged today.
Its not just the tackling count its the pressure acts also.
We need to change and become a hardened tough no compromise footy team.
Its very important in my opinion.
Our first two weeks were painting a concerning picture and even though we improved this against the dogs you must agree that they are very young and inexperienced team and easily pushed aside as we once were.
So yes we improved but we were only as good as the limited pressure applied by a team in development mode.
Today was hopefuly a wake up call.
I think it's important anyway.