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Plus he's playing for his career. Had some real no-shows this season.
Delisted #15: Courtenay Dempsey - Delisted - 28/10
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Plus he's playing for his career. Had some real no-shows this season.
I still prefer Dempsey playing behind the ball giving us run and carry. If we get a KPF in the off season then I'd love to see a backline with
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We're struggling big time up forward....have to keep him as we have bugger all alternatives.
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8 years later and I bet your still waiting Lance.
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Nah not me. Have posted that Dempsey struggles as a midfielder. He either plays forward or back.
2 votes in the coaches award
It has worked when the midfield was up and running. We haven't seen it up and running.
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If he stays, being a senior player he should have a form turn around that has him in the first 10-15 selections.
Any less or being a depth player and development of the youth would be hampered.
Any less or being a depth player and development of the youth would be hampered.
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Had an average game but he was also unlucky a number of times. he got free in good position only for us to drop an easy mark and turn the ball over.
Will get rubbed out and it would be unlikely he will be around next year.
Personally i hope they give him a cheap 1 year deal, think he can be value as a forward.
Will get rubbed out and it would be unlikely he will be around next year.
Personally i hope they give him a cheap 1 year deal, think he can be value as a forward.
That tackle on Delidio......
He was the big bad guy for that tackle but I felt for him.a bit,
Hes obviously playing for his career and has been told youre a fwd, you need to apply defensive pressure, he has been trying over and above to do it. Lids had danced one tackle and was taking the piss , could see demps wanted to make a point and stop him dead.
Clearly he never meant for the tackle to end that way, and he looked to feel horrible about it and will be punished. It's not his style though, he's not a dog type.
Hes obviously playing for his career and has been told youre a fwd, you need to apply defensive pressure, he has been trying over and above to do it. Lids had danced one tackle and was taking the piss , could see demps wanted to make a point and stop him dead.
Clearly he never meant for the tackle to end that way, and he looked to feel horrible about it and will be punished. It's not his style though, he's not a dog type.
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When Dempsey is on song and playing with confidence, he is a gun. Bulldogs have a half a dozen Dempsey types.
Hope we keep him.
Hope we keep him.
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I'd rather our players tackle with intent than put out the obligatory arm to "pressure" the opponent.
Dempsey has probably played a dozen games in his career in whoch you would categorize as elite.......
Deledio dodged two tackles. was Demps supposed to allow him a third?
Chappy was tackling like a boss all.night, hope they took notes
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Players that are prepared to take the game on and run through the lines.... Johansen, Dalhaus, Murphy, Hunter, Hrovat, Prudden, Honeychurch
the bulldogs also have a midfield
Honestly - unless we somehow believe that we will turn around our fortunes in a big way next year I can't see how there's any value to retaining him given his age. He's borderline best 22 at best and he's probably only has about 2 or 3 years left at best (that's if the forward line experiment works long term).
His game today was meh and last week he was pretty good. For me though I'd rather give those games to Mckenna, Edwards, Fantasia, Langford and Laverde instead. I know they aren't all the same type of player but i think they will all spend time around that half forward flank and forward pocket position at various times.
As for the tackle - i think it was just really clumsy and he very much had a "what have i just done" moment right after it. It doesn't look like any serious damage was done though. He will cop a suspension for 1-2 games probably.
His game today was meh and last week he was pretty good. For me though I'd rather give those games to Mckenna, Edwards, Fantasia, Langford and Laverde instead. I know they aren't all the same type of player but i think they will all spend time around that half forward flank and forward pocket position at various times.
As for the tackle - i think it was just really clumsy and he very much had a "what have i just done" moment right after it. It doesn't look like any serious damage was done though. He will cop a suspension for 1-2 games probably.
