roopy wrote:
Your team running out of petrol after 60 minutes could be something as simple as your rookie coach being too keen to train the boys down to the last minute and not giving them a decent rest period before the game.
He wouldn't be the first coach to do that. Brian Smith used to do that every year and lost first round most years because of it.
If so, the team should get into a more normal routine this week and be full of energy for your next game.
TBF - IMO, We've been a 60 minute side for the past x-seasons. It overlaps too many coaches/players to be just coincidence that it must stem from our fitness dept, which has been consistent throughout this time (+our new coach). I'm sure there's many variables involved - Maybe other teams have evolved far more off the field and are fitter and stronger through all that sports science stuff and we've been left behind somewhat. We've also recruited some work shy larkers too, to compliment our possible weakness.
In high intensity games, we just haven't kept in the game long enough or weather the storm when it comes. Like a house of cards. We start to fatigue, what game plan we had falls away, our kick chase disintegrates, off loads everywhere and there's too much space to be had. This exposes our weak tacklers who we maybe carry somewhat and get away with to a degree in parts. But once, our line is cracked, we haemorrhage points.
There was a time when we could defend a narrow lead and see games out. Now, there doesn't seem to be a lead(s), that we can't throw away.
