Fremantle and captain Alex Pearce have been branded egocentric and warned their remedy of former teammate Rory Lobb pointed to even deeper points by a fired-up Kane Cornes.
Speaking to imaginative and prescient of a scuffle with Lobb that resulted in an unguarded opponent kicking an important objective, the analyst lashed the Dockers for his or her heavy give attention to the Bulldogs ahead as they met for the primary time since his high-profile exit from Cockburn.
Leading by three targets deep within the third time period of what would turn into a 49-point victory, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan marked inside 50 for the Bulldogs.
As the ahead ready to take his set-shot, a push-and-shove between Lobb and Docker Jordan Clark escalated. Bulldog Anthony Scott joined, adopted by Fremantle gamers Luke Jackson, Ethan Hughes, Sam Sturt and Jaeger O’Meara.
By the time Ugle-Hagan mishit his shot on objective and despatched a wild ball to the hot-spot, six Dockers had eyes for Lobb, fairly than the play, and Adam Treloar was left unmanned behind the competition to swoop on a loose-ball and kick a objective.
Pearce, who was manning the mark, was lambasted for an absence of management by Cornes, who stated their give attention to Lobb — who requested a commerce regardless of being contracted after final season — was reflective of larger points.
“Justin Longmuir can say after the game that it wasn’t the difference in the game, but I bet you he hadn’t seen that footage,” he informed AFL.com.au
“That’s a lack of leadership from the captain Pearce and from all those around him. It’s a lack of awareness, it’s getting ahead of yourself, it’s a selfish way to play football.
“You want to get under the skin of a former teammate that you clearly don’t like anymore, but it costs you in big moments and they’ve got real issues.”
Fremantle gamers, together with Pearce and direct opponent Brennan Cox went after Lobb even earlier than the primary bounce, however coach Longmuir denied claims that was accountable for the defeat, which has his staff’s season hanging by a thread.
“I don’t think that was the difference in the game at all,” he stated post-match.
“I don’t think we took it over the top and I’d be giving our players a massive out if I walked in there and told them that was the issue. It was much more widespread than having too much focus on Lobby.”
The Dockers will face Lobb and the Bulldogs once more in spherical 16, this time at Marvel Stadium.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
