- Oct 7, 2012
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In the HS today Beveridge said a couple of key things:
1 - He values ball use in the back half (that sounds wrong but I'll stick with it)
2 - He believes our backline is s**t (or has the most room for improvement as he puts it)
Questions, based on above and below, how do people think our backline looks next year (and assuming we don't draft anybody to slot in straight away)
The ball use is interesting and may spell problems for previous regulars like Picken, JJ and Wood, hurt Talia while helping Fletcher Roberts, Darley and maybe Biggs? Does Picken get the chop by year's end?
Interested if people think J Grant could be a backman?
So: Darley Rough Wood
Murphy Fletch Morris
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...oach-appointment/story-fnp04d70-1227124242051
Can you say what sort of style you want the Bulldogs to play next year and beyond?
LB: As a coach, I always focus on the how to’s — how to be a good side. We are looking to cater for everything in the game. We know there are three phases, and some turnover stuff in between. We are looking for a really rounded approach without focusing on one area or the other. They are interdependent. You can’t be a good defensive side if you don’t use the footy well. If you turn the ball over in the back half, you are very vulnerable.
What area needs the most attention in terms of improvement?
When you look at our squad, there appears to be some real upside in the back end. We can really generate some improvement there. I look at the other two lines and the upside is there, but there is a longer way to go from the back end. If you look at the midfield and the forwards and what they might be able to produce, then performance-wise it is quite exciting. When I look at the back end, they are the same, but we really need to get it going to improve (in that area).
1 - He values ball use in the back half (that sounds wrong but I'll stick with it)
2 - He believes our backline is s**t (or has the most room for improvement as he puts it)
Questions, based on above and below, how do people think our backline looks next year (and assuming we don't draft anybody to slot in straight away)
The ball use is interesting and may spell problems for previous regulars like Picken, JJ and Wood, hurt Talia while helping Fletcher Roberts, Darley and maybe Biggs? Does Picken get the chop by year's end?
Interested if people think J Grant could be a backman?
So: Darley Rough Wood
Murphy Fletch Morris
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...oach-appointment/story-fnp04d70-1227124242051
Can you say what sort of style you want the Bulldogs to play next year and beyond?
LB: As a coach, I always focus on the how to’s — how to be a good side. We are looking to cater for everything in the game. We know there are three phases, and some turnover stuff in between. We are looking for a really rounded approach without focusing on one area or the other. They are interdependent. You can’t be a good defensive side if you don’t use the footy well. If you turn the ball over in the back half, you are very vulnerable.
What area needs the most attention in terms of improvement?
When you look at our squad, there appears to be some real upside in the back end. We can really generate some improvement there. I look at the other two lines and the upside is there, but there is a longer way to go from the back end. If you look at the midfield and the forwards and what they might be able to produce, then performance-wise it is quite exciting. When I look at the back end, they are the same, but we really need to get it going to improve (in that area).