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Message: [QUOTE="ningnangnong, post: 2762532, member: 1848"] It was quite an insipid performance, but I'm not getting carried away just yet. Something that really bugs me, is that whenever we go a try or two down, we're too quick to start attempting Hail Mary type plays. Yes, we need to get back in the contest, but immediately turning to more eccentric tactics isn't the answer. We end up trying to execute plays that aren't on - we force passes, put in low percentage kicks, etc and all we tend to get out of it is more errors and less completions. Milford and Hunt, as talented and skillful as they are, have to realise that they need to do the hard yards, they need to think about the total remaining minutes in the game, not just the then and there. Dig a few kicks into the corner and grind your way back into it, don't just try a chip kick over the top or throw a risky pass for which probably has about a 10% chance of success. We have some extremely talented players capable of the sublime, but they need to realise you can't be flashy all the time. As boring as it is, a set of one-out hit-ups, a kick into the corner and a solid kick chase is more valuable in the long-term scope of the game than the fancy play. I doubt many will agree, but we need to go back to basics and rely on the fact that our team is much stronger than most others. Play high-percentage footy and the rest will sort itself out. [/QUOTE]

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