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Kick a scintillating goal, salute the crowd with a roar of exultation, slow to a trot soaking up the adulation, puff the chest out,…
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Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
We don’t need Norts in the backline. O’Donnell is doing a good job there. Lobb is way too flakey for me so I’m not prepared to accommodate him on the back of one solid performance.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Lots of big word there
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Libber also had an ATAR score in the mid or high 90s. Go figure. 😂
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Jamarra is exclusively a forward but I think he has the wheels and agility to play further up the ground as a high forward. It will be Darcy or Lobb out. Interesting yesterday that Lobb barely went into the ruck. When English needed a rest it was Darcy who went in.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Yeah maybe, but our own Darcy is undroppable, so we can’t fit Lobb in as well. We should have thought about that before we recruited him!
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Who are you dropping for Lobb? Or are you leaving Jamarra out for Lobb? Or are you playing four talls in our forward line and hoping West and Weightman can mop up everything on the ground between them?
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Ouch, nice observation 😂
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Darcy had 13 disposals, 8 marks and a goal last week against Redman, playing in the forward pocket for a team that was well beaten. Redman had 18 disposals in a dominant side, but I thought Redman lost that battle by some margin.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Yeah he was ok but didn’t cement his spot. Harmes and Vandermeer the same. Brambles the same.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
I think Lyon’s excuse the Saints came off a 5 day break was plausible, particularly when they had a high quality, hard game against the Giants, compared to a 6 day break for the Dogs in a bruise-free, low quality game against the Bombers. Essendon weren’t good last week. The Dogs were horrid. Last night gives some vindication to Bevo for his selections, because Macrae has been sparked the last two weeks by his demotion and now Dale the same. Buku has been a better player and the backline more balanced since James O’Donnell was selected. Dale was exceptional last night. Interesting they went with Ed Richards in the midfield in Libber’s spot. He didn’t play very well but he gave the midfield a different look. Lobb played the best game I’ve ever seen him play at any of his clubs. He was decent last night. Maybe Libber and Jamarra aren’t automatic selections anymore? 😊 I think Brambles should be first out for Libber, Daniel needs to bide his time a bit longer, or perhaps Harmes goes out. Can’t see how they play Naughton, Jamarra, Darcy and Lobb in the same team, so I guess Lobb is the unlucky one.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why
Lost me when you spouted your same old jealous vitriol about the 2016 brilliant flag “the umpires had their say”. Literally stopped reading the article there and then. Pot Shot Cornes has a friend. 😊
Luke Beveridge is on borrowed time - he's an inconsistent coach who gets inconsistent results
Yeah, … nahh.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
Yeah probably – out of sight, out of mind.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
Sub-par in the sense that many clubs have a better ruckman: in order of best – Gawn, Marshall, English (AA last year … but still proving himself), Jackson, Darcy, Grundy, Witts, Briggs,
O’Brien, Xerri, Cameron, Nankervis, Soldo, McInerny, Stanley, De Koning, then others. I mean lets get real, Tristan Xerri beat Stanley yesterday in a losing side.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
👍 I’ve liked Durham’s game the last two seasons too. Developing nicely.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
I think you might be getting carried away there. 😊 There’s no way Bont wasn’t carrying an injury. Looked like a groin by the way he was moving.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
😂
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
Excellent analysis on the Bulldogs Tim. I 100% agree with all your thoughts on that subject. The only thing I would say about Macrae, Daniel, Dale and others is that it’s the coach’s job to get the best out of them. Sometimes that means a kick-up the backside by dropping, or subbing them, but always the coach must be giving them confidence and belief. Dale is a skilful player who should be an asset in our backline but seems low on confidence. Macrae was one of best on Friday night. I’ve always thought Daniel was a liability defensively, and that his best position is wing or half-forward but that he needs to learn to tackle aggressively. The form of English is very concerning – he’s only beaten Ned Moyle and Bailey Williams and he’s been thrashed by sub par ruckmen in Rhys Stanley, Sam Draper and an ageing Todd Goldstein. The form and impact of Naughton is also worrying. The selection of Brambles ahead of Dale is a poor one and overlooks that Brambles doesn’t work hard enough for the team defensively. Both teams were horrible in the first half on Friday night and then the Bombers realised the Bulldogs were off, so gained confidence. You’re right, the media will be out for Bevo’s blood and deservedly so, but I think we can all safely ignore any shallow, vindictive analysis from Pot Shot Cornes.
Six Points: Why Dogs' disaster isn't all Bevo's fault, Eagles on their way, and 2024's biggest beat-up
I thought he did a decent job last night – yeah much more suited to the third tall role with O’Donnell providing the physicality. A couple of times Buku was exposed but due to teammates laziness in not running back in defence (e.g. Brambles) and uncertainly trying to cover two at once, so not his fault.
'Stuck in quicksand': The Bulldogs are lost in mid-table mediocrity again - and something's got to give soon
True but we have plenty in the backline who do that – Richards, Dale, JJ.
'Stuck in quicksand': The Bulldogs are lost in mid-table mediocrity again - and something's got to give soon
Both teams were woeful in the first half and bereft of confidence, until Essendon smelt blood. Dogs in all sorts of trouble with skill errors, poor decisions and lack of effort. Bont moved and played like he had a groin injury. English has only beaten Ned Moyle and Bailey williams (Eagles) this year, and deserves to be dropped after shamefully unphysical, uncompetitive performances against Rhys Stanley and Todd Goldstein / Sam Draper. Lachie Brambles laziness and lack of pride defensively caused Buku to try and cover two opponents, resulting in an easy goal. Gallagher and Sanders both quiet. Vandermere quiet … again. Naughton constantly ran under the ball and contributed little. Lots of gettable goals missed by various players, missing golden chances to apply scoreboard pressure. The heat will come for Bevo now. Pot Shot Cornes must be salivating.
Footy Fix: How the Bombers brained the Bulldogs - and Bevo - with their most brutal nine minutes in a decade
Bont is like Pavlich, capable of being great anywhere. Macrae is good but he’s never going to be as good as Bont onball. James O’Donell will be fine as our CHB.
'Stuck in quicksand': The Bulldogs are lost in mid-table mediocrity again - and something's got to give soon
We’re in deep trouble IF we lose tonight. The blowtorch will be firmly turned on to whoever loses and whoever wins will get zero credit and ignored. I think you’re harsh on Macrae, but he didn’t cope well with being moved to Half Forward Flank last year. He needs to be part of our onball rotation off the bench. I think he still has the capacity to be a very good, consistent onballer and I’d prefer him to Treloar because Macrae runs both ways and tackles effectively. Daniel is an option up forward perhaps, because he is a good finisher and clever. But Daniel needs to quickly develop a hunger for tackling (he could take some inspiration from Libber). Buku is no Easton Wood. Wood was as tough as they come.
'Stuck in quicksand': The Bulldogs are lost in mid-table mediocrity again - and something's got to give soon
Yep, I’m not keen to spend a really big salary on a ruckman unless it’s Gawn. Just get a gladiator beast who has a crack, like Jordon Sweet, and save cash for the star play-makers.
Footy Fix: The Saints were ten times as rubbish as the Dogs were last week - and it's worth working out why