For the first two and half quarters we had a dip but once the margin got out to 4-5 goals it was junk time. As has been the case all year we are too short down back and couldn't contend with their three talls Neitz, Miller and Holland especially as we again were smashed in the clearances. None of Zantuck, Bowden and AK are KP defenders. You might get away with one on the 3rd tall forward but not all three.
Add to that our execution of our skills and decision making as always are in the main deplorable. Time and time again we ignored the first option when it was the best option and ran back into traffic. I thought Rodan played his best game for about 2 years but he was guilty of this a few times by tucking the ball under his arm but at least he put his body in to get the pill unlike many of his soft teammates who were continually beaten in 50/50 contests or hung off and expected another Tiger to do all the hard work against 3 Demons
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Our need to handball backwards before going forwards is laughable. It causes our players to have to stop and wait so they are mostly always flat-footed and enables the opposition to get number back. Add to that we don't have the skills to pull this high possession game off. A quick long kick forward to forwards
playing in front is too obvious for Frawley and our boys. Same old same old. Making what should be simple so difficult
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Krakouer had his best game in a while by a long shot. Showed his class.
Jackson had an excellent first half. Very clean and honest.
Pettifer did what he had to do. Bowden was good for 3 quarters. Second quarter Miller got away from him.
Tivs is really struggling this year to have any impact.
Chaffey was better today.
Houlihan - why bother showing up. Too slow.
