i think the zone has been proven to be a failure!!!

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discuss?

[didick]

You don't say?!
How many years has our coaching staff persisted with this shit?
Over it.
See ya later. I'm done this season.

[What'sinaname]

Bucks stupidly believes his 2000 game plan can be successful. He's a loser coach with no ability to evolve with the game.

[yin-YANG]

Total failure - better to play more man on man more often!

We are not bringing the intensity required to win games - also importantly we don't play on - saints played on as much as possible and that makes it really hard to set up zones etc.

Pressure and run… Richo has brought that to the Saints and they have passed the Pies

[Monco Matt]

Agree, but although I would love us to play man on man I doubt we are hard enough, aggressive enough nor strong enough to win contested ball in that manner all day long. If we play the zone and do not play with intensity harassing the opposition then we are pathetic, just like today, no intensity at all.

It looks like the players just do not know what to do or just cannot be bothered trying to execute a game plan that they are not capable of executing. Bux wants us to play fast transition footy, but with abysmal skills like ours that is asking for turnover trouble. Also, teams know we are soft under pressure, the Swans and Saints have attacked our bodies and put us into our shells, when the going gets tough I'm afraid we look for a hole in the ground. We beat the Tigers last week because they are as bad as us and were lucky their choking instincts look over.

Pendles, if you're injured, just rest up, we can't carry any injured players regardless of who you are.

[brett71]

How does Buckley not go man on man when the opposition have no bench. We allowed them to play tempo footy and slow it down. It is brain dead coaching.