- Sep 22, 2008
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- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
- Banned
- #151
Really good, professional win - yeah heck we shouldn’t be allowing it to get to that stage but we lose that game last year. To be completely honest we lose probably 2 of the last 3. We’re a much much better, professional side right now.
Do we have another gear to go up when it’s required against better teams? I dunno we’ll find out soon, but we’re setting ourselves up for a brilliant year.
Carlton were bad but goddamn they have weapons and we completely neutralised them. The coaches will be stoked with this performance and they should be. The plan for defence was fantastic, the Lobb role, Cody on ball in the last all great. Sub use really poor.
Enough been said on JODs selection, again nothing against the kid he looks a real talent but heck me, playing forward? That’s just an arrogant selection of old which we’ve moved past this year, why change a structure that’s working and it showed how easy the ball ran out of there again. We were getting it right? Why’d we heck with it
anyway no harm done, I really hope we make the change next week whilst sucks for JOD he needs to be playing defence in VFL at this stage - I’m worried we will roll the dice again as to not drop him after a game but that would be a big mistake, we were 1 down tonight, and why so slow to make the change? Geez it was so obvious.
Our back 6 is just brilliant atm, really really good stuff and the reason we’re winning games. That’s 13 goals for tall forwards kicked against us in 6 weeks now, that is ridiculously stingy. Great changes to our game. Obviously tonight we focused on neutralising them and playing a little slower and yeah it made it hard to watch at times but was the reason we won the game, we flicked the switch when we needed too.
I’ve been concerned that we have 3 of the top 10 best players in the comp and only just winning, but tonight we won without them performing (although Libba was massive late). This is a massive positive, they cannot win us games every week it’s unrealistic. Others stepped up tonight ie Arty, Baz, Cody in the last etc this is really good sign for our future.
Our bottom 6 is performing, our top end is performing - I think we’re still lacking a bit from those middle guys that could be better that’s how we take the next step IMO. Getting more out of Macrae, Dale, Doc, Cody etc
Marra is great, he’s such a good high half forward. He’s only so close to having kicked 20+ this year but only has half that, that polish will come but geez he’s a talent. Again wasnt Naughtys best night but his worst is so good, he is so so consistent just because he finds ways to contribute even when he’s not marking and goaling. I’ve said this a million times, but it’s so underrated how good he is outside of just the marks and goals. Honestly he could kick zero goals every year and he would play the next decade in our forward line, that’s how valuable he is outside of his obvious job of a key forward.
Arty is just pure class, he is really really good. Liam jones is an absolute monster in defence, his one on one work is so crucial. I ******* love this guy. JJ instrumental, Baz back to what he does best and hasn’t really been mentioned but he had a crucial role in Cripps which he won. Really tough game. Daniel is a good midfielder, Ed Richards what can I add? He’s elite, I can’t think of a small/medium defender in the comp I’d take over him. Lobb is so handy, he makes us better. Gards and Keath had good moments but geez they’re hecking terrifyingly capable of ridiculously bad errors, but again 13 goals from key forwards in 6 weeks - they’re successful parts of the team as is. I miss Bruce though I think he’s our 2nd best defender this year.
Buku would have been useful tonight, terrible call at selection when he would have played JODs role better and easily capable of the TOG JOD played, way too cute at selection and it was costly. Williams is really growing in his role, Baker is a concern for mine again did a few good things but he hecks up so much too, I’d love to upgrade his spot to Bedendo etc, his pace is really important though.
Great win, really promising season with a wide open draw - we should make top 4 from here, and if we don’t that’s a failure IMO. Grinding out solid wins is a huge step forward for this club, do we have another level in us? I think we do but we’ll have to wait and see
Do we have another gear to go up when it’s required against better teams? I dunno we’ll find out soon, but we’re setting ourselves up for a brilliant year.
Carlton were bad but goddamn they have weapons and we completely neutralised them. The coaches will be stoked with this performance and they should be. The plan for defence was fantastic, the Lobb role, Cody on ball in the last all great. Sub use really poor.
Enough been said on JODs selection, again nothing against the kid he looks a real talent but heck me, playing forward? That’s just an arrogant selection of old which we’ve moved past this year, why change a structure that’s working and it showed how easy the ball ran out of there again. We were getting it right? Why’d we heck with it
anyway no harm done, I really hope we make the change next week whilst sucks for JOD he needs to be playing defence in VFL at this stage - I’m worried we will roll the dice again as to not drop him after a game but that would be a big mistake, we were 1 down tonight, and why so slow to make the change? Geez it was so obvious.Our back 6 is just brilliant atm, really really good stuff and the reason we’re winning games. That’s 13 goals for tall forwards kicked against us in 6 weeks now, that is ridiculously stingy. Great changes to our game. Obviously tonight we focused on neutralising them and playing a little slower and yeah it made it hard to watch at times but was the reason we won the game, we flicked the switch when we needed too.
I’ve been concerned that we have 3 of the top 10 best players in the comp and only just winning, but tonight we won without them performing (although Libba was massive late). This is a massive positive, they cannot win us games every week it’s unrealistic. Others stepped up tonight ie Arty, Baz, Cody in the last etc this is really good sign for our future.
Our bottom 6 is performing, our top end is performing - I think we’re still lacking a bit from those middle guys that could be better that’s how we take the next step IMO. Getting more out of Macrae, Dale, Doc, Cody etc
Marra is great, he’s such a good high half forward. He’s only so close to having kicked 20+ this year but only has half that, that polish will come but geez he’s a talent. Again wasnt Naughtys best night but his worst is so good, he is so so consistent just because he finds ways to contribute even when he’s not marking and goaling. I’ve said this a million times, but it’s so underrated how good he is outside of just the marks and goals. Honestly he could kick zero goals every year and he would play the next decade in our forward line, that’s how valuable he is outside of his obvious job of a key forward.
Arty is just pure class, he is really really good. Liam jones is an absolute monster in defence, his one on one work is so crucial. I ******* love this guy. JJ instrumental, Baz back to what he does best and hasn’t really been mentioned but he had a crucial role in Cripps which he won. Really tough game. Daniel is a good midfielder, Ed Richards what can I add? He’s elite, I can’t think of a small/medium defender in the comp I’d take over him. Lobb is so handy, he makes us better. Gards and Keath had good moments but geez they’re hecking terrifyingly capable of ridiculously bad errors, but again 13 goals from key forwards in 6 weeks - they’re successful parts of the team as is. I miss Bruce though I think he’s our 2nd best defender this year.
Buku would have been useful tonight, terrible call at selection when he would have played JODs role better and easily capable of the TOG JOD played, way too cute at selection and it was costly. Williams is really growing in his role, Baker is a concern for mine again did a few good things but he hecks up so much too, I’d love to upgrade his spot to Bedendo etc, his pace is really important though.
Great win, really promising season with a wide open draw - we should make top 4 from here, and if we don’t that’s a failure IMO. Grinding out solid wins is a huge step forward for this club, do we have another level in us? I think we do but we’ll have to wait and see
