The Rumours Thread

[Saints Forever]

Faster play the balls

better service from dummy half

second phase ball

A better kicking game

A reduction in errors

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Control / win the ruck for starters.

 

[Jubilee]

Control / win the ruck for starters.

Right. That means
1. get over the advantage line
2. force multiple guys to tackle us
3. fast play the ball
4. roll-on, or spread the ball, or get penalties, or scoot out of dummy half
5. off-load to support

This is where big mobile guys come in handy

 

[SnowDragon]

I have been re-watching some 2024 games and one thing I have noticed is that when we played up-tempo with a good line speed, we won. And when other sides did it to us and came up fast in defense, we crumbled. The centers would get poor ball, although Suli did his best and often carried well.

What is the answer to that? Big rampaging forwards? Kicking in behind? Standing deeper?

I viewed last year much the same. What I can’t work out is why we seemed to combat it some games, but seem to be entirely susceptible other times. I recall suggesting to mates that a lot depended on the refereeing, but I can’t be sure. By that I mean, we were penalised for slowing things down, while opponent seemed to get away with it. Melbourne are masters of this. Other than that I can only imagine some games we just weren’t “up for it”?

 

[SnowDragon]

Right. That means
1. get over the advantage line
2. force multiple guys to tackle us
3. fast play the ball
4. roll-on, or spread the ball, or get penalties, or scoot out of dummy half
5. off-load to support

This is where big mobile guys come in handy

Dogs good long kicking game helped them out of this problem with their small pack. The inconsistencies of ours was an issue.

if that’s true, and considering Hunt was our main long kicker last year, then we really need to develop our kicking game this year. Illias? Kyle? Others like Holmes?

 

[Super Owl]

Dogs good long kicking game helped them out of this problem with their small pack. The inconsistencies of ours was an issue.

if that’s true, and considering Hunt was our main long kicker last year, then we really need to develop our kicking game this year. Illias? Kyle? Others like Holmes?

The spine seems to be down in Melbourne on a camp / tour. Gutho, Cook, Illias we're all putting up pics of the Collingwood training facilities yesterday saying "Day 1" in their stories. They went to the AO last night! Maybe a kicking camp!!!

 

[Old Timer]

I they're all onto your modus operandi buddy!

Like holding a coach responsible for their actions & outcomes and setting some basic kpi’s.

Obviously some just don’t like that way of looking at a footy team and just like Pom Pom’s and streamers on the occasions we might score let alone win a game.

Hard to believe that Frank Facer would even be rendered useless by some in this place.