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- Apr 25, 2005
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How good was Bev with him...just a nice bloke
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You get that he'd be very supportive of his players.How good was Bev with him...just a nice bloke
Yeah but also a tough side if needed......you don't fck with himYou get that he'd be very supportive of his players.
Apparently Bevos grand dad played in a couple of Collingwood flags. (fair enough, but no way would Ed have bought it up if they were Carlton flags)
For Boyd he bought up how Buckley played one year at Brisbane before moving to Collingwood. Vaguely relevant but I don't see how anyone but Ed would care about that in a 4 minute Tom Boyd interview.
He's like an autistic kid who only wants to talk about one thing.
Jon's a good lad, he wouldn't be bitter, but I don't blame him if he is.
That's got nothing to do with any talks with us - he wasn't approached. It'd just be tough watching one of his peers get the bumper contract he'd have earned (not at the Bulldogs) if not for his knee injuries.
somewhere in between for now, Caleb Daniel been drafted by us is the storySo, how does the media view our drafting overall compared to other teams yesterday ?? Are we a big winner, big losers or sit somewhere in between?
Nah, he was never in the picture.Did we ever go after him? I thought the dogs were happy with the Patton smokescreen?
This year maybe not. He was absolutely, 100% in the picture last year.Nah, he was never in the picture.
So, how does the media view our drafting overall compared to other teams yesterday ?? Are we a big winner, big losers or sit somewhere in between?
According to Cal Twomey, pretty much nailed what we were after. Developing them to AFL standard is the next challenge:
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Draft selections: 26, 27, 39, 45, 46, 62 (father-son selection Zaine Cordy), 82 (promoted Jack Redpath), 100 (promoted Lin Jong).
What we said before the draft: Outside run and speed and perhaps another half-back could be priority.
What happened? The Dogs went surprisingly small at the draft, with an average height of 179cm for their five live selections. That's not to say they went wrong – but just to point out that the club clearly thought it needed more ground-level players. Small forwards Toby McLean, Declan Hamilton, Bailey Dale and Caleb Daniel should add some presence near goal, while Lukas Webb's lovely left-foot kicking will see him develop into a role off half-back. Although we thought they might grab another tall defender, they had already selected Zaine Cordy as a father-son pick and signed delisted Cat Joel Hamling, so had that area covered.
Ah, I remember you mentioning that.This year maybe not. He was absolutely, 100% in the picture last year.
.....but I'm rather happy with Bontempelli and Boyd.
oh yes. last year's number 1, and last year's best draftee. bonts is only 5 or 6 weeks younger than patty mccartin.
add to stringer and macrae from the year before...it's a great haul.
hopefully our crop this year adds some ball use to our inside grunt.
I was about to say the exact same thing.Ah, I remember you mentioning that.
I can recall being desperate for that deal to be done - hindsight is a wonderful thing, but I'm rather happy with Bontempelli and Boyd.
Holy crap, younger than most of this years draftees??
Whoops. I meant older
According to Cal Twomey, pretty much nailed what we were after. Developing them to AFL standard is the next challenge:
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Draft selections: 26, 27, 39, 45, 46, 62 (father-son selection Zaine Cordy), 82 (promoted Jack Redpath), 100 (promoted Lin Jong).
What we said before the draft: Outside run and speed and perhaps another half-back could be priority.
What happened? The Dogs went surprisingly small at the draft, with an average height of 179cm for their five live selections. That's not to say they went wrong – but just to point out that the club clearly thought it needed more ground-level players. Small forwards Toby McLean, Declan Hamilton, Bailey Dale and Caleb Daniel should add some presence near goal, while Lukas Webb's lovely left-foot kicking will see him develop into a role off half-back. Although we thought they might grab another tall defender, they had already selected Zaine Cordy as a father-son pick and signed delisted Cat Joel Hamling, so had that area covered.
Yep, statistics being used to support their argument there. Frustrating.The Dogs went surprisingly small at the draft, with an average height of 179cm for their five live selections.
Here is a situation where statistics do not tell the story very well. The average of the 5 lads was 179.6 cms, that rounds of to 180 cms. I suppose stating 179 is a lot more impressive than 180, like selling some article at $9.99 instead of $10.00 - sounds a lot cheaper.
All of the boys were over 182 cms except for Caleb whose very short stature brought the average way down.
But, we didn't recruit any more tall backmen types and worst at all lost Foster to Carlton.