That clip on FC shows why we've been struggling. All 3 examples had Tiger hands on the ball first before Brayshaw ended up with it.
1. After Prestia is tackled, the ball spills and Short runs over the footy allowing Freo to win the clearance out of the centre square.
2. Baker handballs a hospital pass to Ross who was set up under the hammer and got crunched. Turnover.
3. Bolton goes one handed at the loose ball from the stoppage while Brayshaw gets his full body behind it and wins the clearing kick to ice the game.
This is not to single out these Tiger players. Most of the team has dropped off in their intensity during games and from week to week. Picking and choosing when to go in hard or not at contests. Previous years we would've put out body in to desperately win the pill but this year there's been too many of these loose half-efforts. Combine these with poor basic skills across a game and it adds up to the ordinary footy and the losses we've witnessed especially over the past two months.
It's why when Jack says we played some good footy against Freo we all sit there and scratch our heads
. Our players probably think they are trying and playing to our gameplan but everyone else can see what is badly missing and why we are breaking down and losing most contests against even bottom sides. Don't bring that intensity, desperation and workrate even against sides you should beat and you'll end up with your tail between your legs.
The focus of the last 3 H/A games should be about bringing back that intensity at the contest. Do that as a team across 4 quarters and the rest will take care of itself.
