Another reason to hate the back feed hand ball method, but a sense of the inevitability about that incident.Ben Long got a week for the knock on Macrae.
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Another reason to hate the back feed hand ball method, but a sense of the inevitability about that incident.Ben Long got a week for the knock on Macrae.
I’ve been on this forum since 2002, I’ve seen know it all’s like you come and go. Accept people have different views, I think in tighter defensive football you can’t afford to lose those 1 on 1, you think it’s not an issue, different views that’s all.It’s lazy because you, like others, run with it when it’s a non issue.
I know why you do it, because you’ve backed him to fail in the backline and it’s a call that’s ended badly for you and quiet a few. It’s still terribly lazy by you.
Around the ground stoppages are a strong point. Are you referring to scores from?
Crozier played up fwd last week.
Depends how you define strong point, we do win a lot of stoppage clearances but we struggle to score from ball ups and throw ins, but for centre bounces we are ranked 2nd for scoring.
True but he played 44% up forward against the Saints and only 35% against the Dockers. We should've moved him back sooner.
Why was Crozier even playing forward?
If you can’t pick him as a defender then don’t pick him.
Pick a forward who knows how to play as a forward.
Roarke Smith was there
Why was Crozier even playing forward?
If you can’t pick him as a defender then don’t pick him.
Pick a forward who knows how to play as a forward.
I’ve been on this forum since 2002, I’ve seen know it all’s like you come and go. Accept people have different views, I think in tighter defensive football you can’t afford to lose those 1 on 1, you think it’s not an issue, different views that’s all.
Depends how you define strong point, we do win a lot of stoppage clearances but we struggle to score from ball ups and throw ins, but for centre bounces we are ranked 2nd for scoring.
True but he played 44% up forward against the Saints and only 35% against the Dockers. We should've moved him back sooner.
There’s no harm in being wrong LB. Just accept it and move on. I’m sure this isn’t the first time you’ve made a bad call in your 18yrs on BF.
Congrats on your longevity too, fair crack.
Condescension might make you feel superior, but my guess is many people are rolling their eyes every time you post.
I’ve only ever had one bulldogs bf poster on ignore (yes, that one) so it’s annoying to have to put another one on but that’s life.
What are our scoring stats from stoppages? Wouldn’t think there all that bad.
Western Bulldogs - 2020 - Home and Away - Scores From Stoppages
From Centre Bounces we've scored 27.16 ranked 2nd.
From Throw Ins we've scored 18.23 ranked 18th.
From Ball Ups we've scored 18.18 ranked 2nd.
Overall our Strike Rate is 9.7% which is ranked 9th.
I think this is a good point. Hunter also missed as sitter and in finals bad kicking is bad footy. Scoring a goal, like the one Smith missed changes the whole complexion of the game. I still believe though that have a decent backup ruckman will help develop Tim to be a better ruck.Last night’s hitouts and clearances
StK 31 & 24. ‘dogs 9 & 26.
https://www.espn.com.au/afl/matchup?gameId=1087749
On clearances, the difference was 2, that’s a bounce of the ball or a decision by the umpire not to stop play etc. Is it
(a) Even though we lost the hitoouts, we still won (?) the clearances; or
(b) imagine what would have happened if we’d also won the hitouts. ?
I’d like to see a stat on the quality of a clearance. A tap to a running mid is a clearance but so is a scramble at the ruckmen’s feet with the winner having to bang the ball forward under pressure. Which is more likely to result in a score ? Our clearances are the latter type. Our gameplan is heavily reliant upon winning clearances, a line ball on clearances, in the circumstances, is a big loss. View (a) is a ridiculous view but it does have something going for it, it appears to be Beveridge’s view.
There was not a lot of differences between the clubs in the stats, we were in front by not much in all but kicks and hitouts. On stats, we should have won, we even had 2 more scoring shots. So why did we lose ? The trouble with watching a game on TV is that you only see what’s happening around the ball. Why was it that St Kilda players always seemed to be in front, that our entries into the forward 50 seemed to pick out St Kilda defenders, that Wallis could slot an almost impossible goal from the boundary on his right foot but miss 2 from dead in front, that Smith missed an absolute sitter when the game was there to be won ? I don’t think it was deficiencies in the playing group that was responsible, it was simply bad kicking, that’s above the shoulders stuff.
True but he will be a second ruck for a year or two before he Is sent to the wolves. my question is, what happens when he has an injury? who rucks? Lipinski? wtf bevoI'm just amazed at the negativity at English right now.
I'm sure if we don't want him, he'll have a long list of clubs that will be happy to have him, and probs end up a 300 gamer.
Because it has cost us a lot of games. If we have as second ruck, we do not lose yesterday and many other games.This is exactly what people are saying.
That’s exactly what’s being discussed here. Some posters think that to get on top of the clearances we need a better ruckman.
Our team of the last 2 years debunks that myth. We’ve been one of the best performing stoppage teams in that time with one of the worst performing rucks.
Why do you and others ignore that?
I don't think he knows with any certainty who the six new faces are (although the two you mention seem likely).Wow 6? Wonder who... I’d assume Vanders, JUH.. who else?
Bang on.Because it has cost us a lot of games. If we have as second ruck, we do not lose yesterday and many other games.
Why was Crozier even playing forward?
If you can’t pick him as a defender then don’t pick him.
Pick a forward who knows how to play as a forward.
So much this.You’re not wrong. I’m baffled as to why we didn’t go after Ryder. Was the exact player we needed.
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I can't recall anyone saying they don't want him. He has obvious talent.I'm just amazed at the negativity at English right now.
I'm sure if we don't want him, he'll have a long list of clubs that will be happy to have him, and probs end up a 300 gamer.
Because it has cost us a lot of games. If we have as second ruck, we do not lose yesterday and many other games.