Wack a few coaches ..from msm.

[felix]

Melbourne great Garry Lyon has launched a scathing attack on Fremantle’s tactical approach during yesterday’s 77-point shellacking from reigning premiers Richmond at the MCG.

The Dockers played a loose man in defence for most of the first half, making it difficult for their remaining forwards to take advantage of the stoppage dominance generated by Aaron Sandilands, Nat Fyfe and Lachie Neale.

It also made it easier for Tigers defenders – especially premiership quartet Dylan Grimes, David Astbury, Nick Vlaustuin and Alex Rance – to repel opposition raids.


Fremantle trailed by 44 points at half-time before changing their approach and trimming it back to four goals.

Lyon, who said Fremantle should not be considered a finals contender at this stage, was unimpressed with Dockers coach Ross Lyon’s defensive mindset.

“In the first half, they won the clearance count 23 to eight, Fremantle. They won the centre bounce clearances six to one, yet they played five players in front of the footy,” Garry Lyon said on his SEN Breakfast radio show.

“So what they’re doing is winning at stoppages, kicking the footy long and there was Richmond’s backline just marking the ball at will.

“Then simplistically at half-time they said well we can’t do that, let’s even the numbers up and at three quarter time they got it back to 26 points.

The Docker stutter-stepped after a pigeon cut him off while he lined up for goal.
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The Docker stutter-stepped after a pigeon cut him off while he lined up for goal.
“Then they just got overwhelmed as Richmond did what they always do and just blew them out of the water.

“Why play five forwards against the best defence in the competition when you’re winning clearances?”

Lyon also took aim at assistant coaches at teams, like Fremantle, who are under pressure.

“The job justification going on in the coaching ranks is just off the charts, that’s what’s going on,” Lyon said.

“Ross Lyon or one of his 15 assistants, the same as Alan Richardson and one of his 15 assistants, John Worsfold and one of his 16.

“I’ve taken about 45 coaches down, you don’t just point the finger at Lyon, Richardson or Worsfold, they’ve got about seven off-siders sitting there, what do you reckon they’re doing, twiddling their thumbs?”

[shrodes]

Didn’t we do this exact thing against the Cats? And kicked repeatedly to Tom Stewart, their loose man in defense.

[mr six o'clock]

So next week after they've smashed us by 10+ goals figjam will go on about how they took his advice and changed it up