A good win in the end considering the circumstances, but I hope Fitz doesn’t allow that to paper over the cracks.
Whilst the ref was a nob for that first 20
Mins, we handled it terribly. Awful handling, poor discipline and soft defence.
I still have a big issue with the lack of craft from Brailey in the final 10 meters. I’ve been saying it for over a year, he offers ZERO attacking threat on their line, and that’s making us look very pedestrian and side to side when we’re in good ball. He’s attracting no attention from the defence and they can just slide in defence. He doesn’t even have a look in front of him, whilst our bloke is on the ground, his focus is entirely on who he’ll be passing to, every single time, never looking for an opportunity himself.
What I don’t get, is I’ve been calling it for over 12 months, and can see the issues it then causes in our attack, so why isn’t someone in the club sorting it, why aren’t the coaches on it, why doesn’t Brailey get it himself. Just have the odd dart, once or twice a game, even if it’s not on, just to keep the defence honest.