Coach Justin Longmuir has conceded that Fremantle have extra issues than sluggish begins after GWS opened up an early lead then had been barely challenged on the best way to a 70-point victory at Giants Stadium.
The hosts piled on 4 majors whereas maintaining the Dockers goalless within the opening time period, to set the tone for a end result that leaves the guests’ finals hopes trying grim with a 6-7 report after consecutive losses.
The Dockers have led on the first change solely as soon as this season – in opposition to Hawthorn in spherical eight – as their opening time period struggles continued on Saturday.
“We need to keep digging into it, clearly,” Longmuir mentioned of the gradual begins.
“Every first quarter is different. We could have hit the scoreboard as well. But we come through the middle of the ground with free numbers, and we miss an easy handball, and you just can’t defend behind those turnovers.
“It was probably not concerning the first quarter at this time. It was about the entire recreation.”
The Dockers were soundly beaten around the stoppages in the absence of first-choice ruck Sean Darcy, as the Giants led 39-29 at clearances which included a 16-6 advantage at centre bounces.
GWS’s dominance continued and they led 9-2 for centre clearances at the main break, and finished on top 16-6, as the likes of Tom Green, Stephen Coniglio and Josh Kelly had the better of Fremantle’s onballers.
“It wasn’t simply the primary quarter. We’ve been in a position to grind our method again into video games, however contest wasn’t adequate everywhere in the floor, the best way we defended our entrance half was poor,” Longmuir mentioned.
“Then after we acquired some appears to be like on ball motion chains, we simply did not execute the fundamentals.
“So the first quarter is part of it, but that’s underselling the whole story.”
The Dockers solely moved the ball inside 50 on 44 events to the Giants’ 68 entries, making it tough for his or her younger tall forwards to make an impression particularly with Luke Jackson pressured into the ruck.
Jye Amiss had booted 15 majors in his earlier 5 matches however went scoreless in opposition to the Giants’ All-Australian defender Sam Taylor, whereas Josh Treacy additionally did not hit the scoreboard because the Dockers solely managed 5 targets.
“We haven’t got ‘Jacko’ (Luke Jackson) as a forward, which unbalances that a little bit and puts even more pressure on Jye and Josh down there,” Longmuir mentioned.
“You have to drag ‘JT’ out of there because he has to be second ruck. So it has changed the balance of our team.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
