Booney wrote:I fully appreciate the intent of the chip-chip-chip and find myself waiting for the inevitable breakdown of ball movement because of it. Our foot skills when trying to possess the ball are not anywhere near as good as our foot skills when we move the ball with intent. We move the ball long and direct and we can then get our defensive zone up high on the wing and lock it in. This works for us.
This time last year Port were constantly smashed by supporters over it's poor skill level especially by foot - it's greatly improved over the last 12 months (even if people don't agree), and another pre-season under the belt and increased confidence in their ability you'd hope would see an improved confidence and with that same level of intent as when moving the ball faster.
Booney wrote:I'm happy to chip-chip if there's a risk taken at the end of the chain to transfer the play around the zone, we don't do that. We invariably kick down the line to an outnumbered contest and our defence can't get the zone high and we're vulnerable.
Agree 100%, it's the end execution that kills Port Adelaide - the kick down the line either to outnumbered contest or on Dixon's head just kills the side.
Watts should be that key link across CHF, and he's definitely quality by foot, but he looks so lazy and just doesn't impact enough contests - he looks more like an outside HFF type that a key forward target.
2019 maybe Dixon to CHF, Watts HFF and Marshall FF - they you have Dixon competed across half forward, and can have Watts/Wingard sweeping under as flanks and delivering to Marshall/Gray.
Who knows haha.
