I'm a big fan of Cogs but he was almost as bad as Tivs was last week. Running back into the path of Richo and stuffing up what should have been a simple mark for the big fella, missing targets by foot to his shocking attempts on goal. Even the one that went through in the second quarter was a floating up and under. No wonder he struggles to kick goals from around 40 metres and beyond.
Not that i was counting or anything
but in the first quarter there were 4 errors by Cogs that either resulted in a turnover or created so much pressure on his teammate that his teammate turned it over. Granted my expectations of Cogs is probably higer than what I have of others but the running back into the road of Richo was unforgivable made all the worse after watching the replay and seeing the big fella yell MINE
He shouldn't be a protected species from criticism.
So true
Likewise Bowden's game was on par with his pre-dropping to Coburg days. Not sure how Simmonds can mark a ball that bounces 1m in front on him .
But I will defend Bowden for trying to make something hanppen it was a pity that he had no support from one his teammates in the second when he was running through the centre (Hello Chris Hyde).
It's funny (not haha funny btw) how the kids do the right thing gameplan wise - Deledio always tries to bring it back into the centre corridor but our more seasoned players struggle with this concept
The players should be shown a tape of this game but not how we playted but how the Crows played - moving the ball back through the centre to get the easy pass to the leading forwards