Dimma Dissection uses stats, today showed why stats are a complete furphy, yes you have stats to measure some KPIs but we consistently rate highly in clearances and inside 50's but fail to win games. That tells me that we cant execute and we cant execute because we simply don't have the individual ability of other teams nor the confidence of our so called game plan.
We have no player who could win a game off his own boot, we don't have enough players who can weave in and out opposition defences (Sheds is probably our only one, Cotch sometimes but seems to have lost his zip, Dustry is a one trick pony with his palm and opposition sides are now prepared for it) and set up a team mate or score themselves. We don't have these sorts of players solely due to the safe recruiting policy of the club. We so badly need to pick up some match hardened, skilled and speedy individuals which in time (yes folks another rebuild coming up) will be the sorts of players needed in our leadership group.
Did anyone know that Newman played today, what a waste of space when his position could be taken by a younger player. We still clearly lack running speed, how many times today did our players get run down, we have no awareness, no speed and just poor skills. I just lost count of the number of 20 metre passes that had to be picked up on the half volley, surely a professional footballer should be able to nail a pass like this without issue, yes the odd one misses but we consistently fail to hit chests, players having to dive and take miraculous marks when it should be so easy. We make a relatively simple game so complicated, not sure if this is Hardwick's game plan not being executed by players or if the players have simply lost confidence in the game plan (if we have one at all).
After watching today's game it is clear our season is over, don't expect the heroics of last season, that was a flash in the pan, we are in serious trouble guys and Hardwick will do very well to coach this side next season. The next four weeks will be losses so we will be 2-8 with no win in sight because at the current rate i really cant see us beating any side in the competition.
