Melbourne coach Simon Goodwin says there is a obtrusive weak spot curbing his staff.
Conversion – or lack of it.
Melbourne maintain fourth spot on the AFL ladder forward of their conflict towards GWS in Alice Springs on Sunday and are sure finalists.
But Goodwin says fixing his facet’s wayward goalkicking stays high of his agenda.
The Demons have kicked 34 targets and 58 behinds of their previous 4 video games – returns of 8.15, 8.18, 8.13 and 10.12.
“Our ability to hit the scoreboard was really strong in the first eight to 10 weeks of the season,” Goodwin stated.
“Clearly in the last four or five weeks, we need to be better.
“We’re not connecting in addition to we should always. And we’re not taking our goalkicking effectivity to the extent that we have to be.
“It’s an area of our game that we’re not living in denial about.”
The inaccuracy is hurting Melbourne’s means to money in on their famend miserly defence – coming into the spherical, the Demons had been ranked third for scores towards.
“We need to start maximising some of our great defensive work,” Goodwin stated.
“And with that you look at your personnel, you look at how you’re entering the ball (in attack) and what type of entries you’re getting.
“We’re nonetheless producing 24 to twenty-eight photographs at objective which is mostly sufficient within the trendy recreation to win video games of footy.
“So the type of shots, the quality of the shots, the way we’re entering the ball – it needs to be better.
“It was one thing that was actually sturdy within the first eight or 9 weeks of the season … (however) has simply deteriorated within the final 4 or 5.
“So we need to get that back to be the team that we want to be.”
Melbourne’s Alice Springs fixture looms as pivotal for the Giants who had been in 14th spot however only one win shy of eighth coming into the spherical.
GWS have by no means performed at Traeger Park, whereas the Demons have 4 wins and 4 losses from eight nominal residence video games on the venue.
“It has been one of our homes away from home for a number of years now,” Goodwin stated.
“We have really enjoyed playing in Alice where we know the ground shape, we know the conditions of what it will potentially be like.”
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