Smothers

[big tone]

Anyone notice how many smothers were done in first two games yesterday. Especially early in the games.
It got me thinking about the last time I consciously thought we did that well. I had nothing!
We are a really lazy side in so many ways, we just don't want to get down and dirty. We like easy outside footy and our side is full of players that just want someone else to do it.
Our tackle numbers have been low for as long as I can remember but I would love to know how we fair in the smothering stat.
IMO we need to clean out at the end of the season whoever doesn't want to turn things around. I would put everyone on notice now and let them know if you don't improve in this area from now till the end of the year you are out, no matter who you are.
You don't have to be elite be smother and tackle, you just have go want to do it!

[Tigeritis™©®]

Anyone notice how many smothers were done in first two games yesterday. Especially early in the games.
It got me thinking about the last time I consciously thought we did that well. I had nothing!
We are a really lazy side in so many ways, we just don't want to get down and dirty. We like easy outside footy and our side is full of players that just want someone else to do it.
Our tackle numbers have been low for as long as I can remember but I would love to know how we fair in the smothering stat.
IMO we need to clean out at the end of the season whoever doesn't want to turn things around. I would put everyone on notice now and let them know if you don't improve in this area from now till the end of the year you are out, no matter who you are.
You don't have to be elite be smother and tackle, you just have go want to do it!

I call it lollipop footy big tone.
Characteristics of lollipop footy;

• its soft
• its selfish
• its outside
• its backwards
• it doesn't like tackling
• it doesn't like smothering
• it doesn't like shepherding
• its all about self preservation

I don't care what anyone one says but this type of footy won't win you a final.
These characteristics are opposite of you would see at Geelong for instance.

[bojangles17]

We had over 80 tackles last week, #justkeepinitreal 

[Francois Jackson]

We had over 80 tackles last week, #justkeepinitreal 

does it say how many were effecitve? or how many the opposition had.

what about the other 1%?

lets be honest have we ever been an organization that other clubs are scared to play against. 

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Anyone notice how many smothers were done in first two games yesterday. Especially early in the games.
It got me thinking about the last time I consciously thought we did that well. I had nothing!
We are a really lazy side in so many ways, we just don't want to get down and dirty. We like easy outside footy and our side is full of players that just want someone else to do it.
Our tackle numbers have been low for as long as I can remember but I would love to know how we fair in the smothering stat.
IMO we need to clean out at the end of the season whoever doesn't want to turn things around. I would put everyone on notice now and let them know if you don't improve in this area from now till the end of the year you are out, no matter who you are.
You don't have to be elite be smother and tackle, you just have go want to do it!

I call it lollipop footy big tone.
Characteristics of lollipop footy;

• its soft
• its selfish
• its outside
• its backwards
• it doesn't like tackling
• it doesn't like smothering
• it doesn't like shepherding
• its all about self preservation

I don't care what anyone one says but this type of footy won't win you a final.
These characteristics are opposite of you would see at Geelong for instance.

I call this lollipop posting
It's not insightful
It's not relevant
It's doesn't mean anything
It's just a bitching whinge

[DCrane]

Shane Edwards is always prepared to take the pain of a smother, and they do hurt, if he could only get his kicking, handballing and decision making right he could make a good footballer one day.

[tony_montana]

Agree with the op. Lets face it, we're a pretty shocking side when it comes to one percenters like smothers, shephards, blocks, giving the extra (legal)hit at every opportunity to wear out opponents. Its no coincidence the best sides in the comp are consistently the best at thses things too.

I will say however our tackling  intent and numbers are up this year significantly. Its had no impact yet but long term its a good habit to get into!! Hope they keep it up

[Penelope]

dont we rate high for turnovers caused, or is that goals kicked from turnovers?