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Message: [QUOTE="bazza, post: 2634409, member: 8440"] The fact Barba had his personal demons, had just moved to a new city, a new team, his ankle injuries (remember that in pre season training he wasn't able to do the same drills as the rest of the team, instead spent a lot of time on his own) and Griffins weight tactics all corroded his confidence and therefore his form dropped. Things that used to work for him no longer did. He had lost agility, speed and footwork and had no confidence in his ability. For me, Barba's at his best when he runs first, passes second. This year, with his issues and due to our lack of a five-eighth options, he was forced to pass first, run second. That coupled with all the other dramas and issues crippled his best form. Barba is at his most dangerous when he has space between himself and his opposition, something the Bulldogs built their gameplan around, while we didn't. The Dogs always stood deep and were able to supply him quick, early ball, with plenty of space between Barba and the opposition defence, which gave him the time and space to single-handedly destroy oppositions with agility, footwork and speed. On the other hand, at the Broncos, I can't recall many times, if at all we were able to set a deep attacking formation to get Barba into space. Not once could we provide Barba the time and space to weave his magic. Instead we tried to turn him into a ballplayer. [/QUOTE]

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