The inescapable fact is that even Melbourne with 30 odd players out injured played a more entertaining, and winning style of footy than us. They were prepared to go the shortest way home and should have won.
The moment which brought home the hopelessness of the Lyon game plan was in the third quarter, a camera shot from behind a Freo player with the footy on the wing after intercept marking it, and looking for options in the forward line. All the players forward of him just drifted towards the boundary line about 40 meters around from the point post. Not one lead to a space. NOT ONE LEAD. That is coaching failure right there.
Earlier in the game, Blakely had the footy front corner of the centre square, identified a hole about 30 out from goal, and put a 40 meter pass into it ,Langdon took the mark uncontested. The spot where he took the mark was surrounded by opposition players, none could contest it because Blakely put the footy in the right spot. I (without knowing) would suggest that while in injury recovery, Blakely has spent most of his time, while not being able to run marathons, working on skills and it showed last night. How long before he is dragged down by the constant work on run, run, run at training and in games?
