Review Bulldogs belt Crows 85 - 40

[BEaston]

Outside of the horrendous goal kicking, thought it was our best game for the year and showed we r a genuine flag threat. Very even team performance who made a very good Crows team look very average. Super impressed.

Definitely the best we've played all year (goal kicking aside). First time this season post-game that I've thought we actually played well tbh.

 

[NBates]

Now if we can just get Bob to do a knee….


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Me at hall of fame...

 

[NBates]

Got to laugh at the Crows board - all the criticisms of Ballarat as a location... and they live in Adelaide! And whingeing about how much they have to travel in a single season! Fcuk off - we played all over the country even before COVID. Year after year.

Hope every one of them had a truly sh1t day, and sh1t drive home.
Back to your boghole, you p1ssants.

Excellent news. You can't change what you don't acknowledge and blaming the location rather than the performance means they will continue to accept suburban footy level performances (no disrespect to local footy levels - they aren't paid 6 figure salaries to play).

 

[Mutt]

The Sack Bevo club meetings must be pretty quiet affairs at the moment

So they should be. Bevo is doing a very good job at the moment.

 

[Chalky White]

Bro there’s never been a 14 week hamstring in the history of the world - he will be 6-8, which sucks - but he’ll be back when it matters.

Bro there’s never been a 14 week hamstring in the history of the world - he will be 6-8, which sucks - but he’ll be back when it matters

Ok Mate

Lloyd shattered by hamstring injury

Essendon captain Matthew Lloyd says he is struggling to come to terms with the fact his season is virtually over due to a hamstring injury.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Chalky White]

Bro there’s never been a 14 week hamstring in the history of the world - he will be 6-8, which sucks - but he’ll be back when it matters

Ok mate there's been many tendon ruptures but you know best. Hopefully JJ is not severe. Even a 6-8 week injury leaves not much preparation time.

Key duo back for Magpies as youngster suffers serious hamstring injury

Collingwood's injury list remains high although key duo Darcy Moore and Jordan DeGoey are expected to return on Saturday.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Bald]

Ok mate there's been many tendon ruptures but you know best. Hopefully JJ is not severe. Even a 6-8 week injury leaves not much preparation time.

Key duo back for Magpies as youngster suffers serious hamstring injury

Collingwood's injury list remains high although key duo Darcy Moore and Jordan DeGoey are expected to return on Saturday.

www.theage.com.au

Blow for St Kilda with Farren Ray sidelined for 14 weeks with hamstring injury

Veteran midfielder Farren Ray has become the latest St Kilda player to succumb to a hamstring injury, this one set to sideline him for up to 14 weeks.

www.theage.com.au

 

[Chalky White]

Docs are saying he might never walk again

I've seen many severe hamstring injuries. All of the bad ones are high on leg near arse. I'm saying if it's a significant tendon injury he will struggle to get back.
Looked to me more than a standard hamstring tear.
Hope I'm wrong

 

[Doggy]

Anyone at the game notice the big screen when Libba hit the post from 30m out?

They played Libba Snr and that famous PF "behind" from 1997

 

[Foxman98]

Anyone at the game notice the big screen when Libba hit the post from 30m out?

They played Libba Snr and that famous PF "behind" from 1997

They had the Fox Footy coverage that is why

 

[Al dente]

As always...

Expected Score / Actual Score
WB: 98 / 85
AD: 51 / 40

Expected Margin / Actual Margin: +47 / +45

Centre Bounce Attendance
17 - Bontempelli
16 - English
15 - Liberatore, B. Smith
9 - Daniel
4 - Lobb, Macrae

Ruck Contests (Hitouts / To Advantage / Sharked)
90 - English (29 / 6 / 5)
20 - Lobb (3 / 1 / 1)
11 - Naughton (3 / 0 / 0)
1 - Ugle-Hagen (0 / 0 / 0)

Hitouts To Advantage
WB: 7
AD: 17

English v O’Brien (68 contests)
Hitouts: 18 / 41
To Advantage: 3 / 11
Clearances: 24 / 27
Score: 1.4 (10) / 0.4 (4)

English v Himmelberg (22 contests)
Hitouts: 11 / 8
To Advantage: 3 / 0
Clearances: 8 / 8
Score: 0.2 (2) / 1.0 (6)

Lobb v O’Brien (20 contests)
Hitouts: 3 / 15
To Advantage: 1 / 5
Clearances: 5 / 10
Score: 1.0 (6) / 1.2 (8)

First Possessions
WB: 46

AD: 51

Clearances / Effective Clearances
WB: 39 / 32
AD: 50 / 37

Tackle Efficiency
WB: 77%
AD: 67%

Smothers
WB: 11

AD: 10

Forward Half Kicking Efficiency
WB: 42%
AD: 51%

Defensive Half Kicking Efficiency
WB: 75%
AD: 63%

Forward Half Contested Marks
WB: 3
AD: 2

Defensive Half Contested Marks
WB: 4
AD: 3

Score Launches
4 - English, Williams
2 - Baker, Dale, Daniel, Liberatore, Macrae, O’Brien, Richards, B. Smith
1 - Gardner, A. Jones, L. Jones, Lobb, Naughton, Scott

Targets Inside 50

23 - No target/rushed
5 - Naughton
4 - Scott
3 - A. Jones, Ugle-Hagen, Weightman
2 - Lobb
1 - Daniel, McNeil, B. Smith

Shots At Goal
WB: 34 (32%)
AD: 18 (28%)

Scoring Profile (Western Bulldogs / Adelaide)
Set Shot: 6.6 / 3.4
Snap: 2.4 / 1.0
On Run: 3.7 / 1.4
Mark Play On: 0.0 / 0.0
Ground Kick: 0.0 / 0.1

0M-15M: 2.0 / 1.1
15M-30M: 4.2 / 0.1
31M-40M: 3.6 / 2.2
41M-50M: 2.5 / 2.3
51M+: 0.4 / 0.2

Scores Directly From FK/50MP: 5.0 / 2.1
Scores In Time-On: 4.9 / 2.4
Scores Sourced From D50: 2.1 / 1.0

Score Assists
3 - Naughton
2 - Daniel, Liberatore, McNeil
1 - Baker, Bontempelli, Dale, Macrae, Richards, Scott, B. Smith, Ugle-Hagen

F50 Ground Ball Gets
WB: 33
AD: 10

Defensive 50 Marks
WB: 22
AD: 19

Defensive 50 Intercept Marks
WB: 5

AD: 7

Defensive Half Turnovers
WB: 14
AD: 29

Forward Half Turnovers
WB: 43

AD: 44

Unforced Turnovers
WB: 12
AD: 19

Unforced Turnovers By Player
3 - Baker
2 - Duryea
1 - Dale, English, A. Jones, Naughton, Richards, Weightman, Williams

Dropped Marks (Uncontested Only)
WB: 2

AD: 1

Turnovers Punished By Goals
1 - Bontempelli, Liberatore

Champion Data Ranking Points (Supercoach)
145 - Macrae
144 - Daniel
141 - Dale
126 - Liberatore
121 - B. Smith
118 - English
112 - Bontempelli
108 - Naughton
107 - Williams
105 - Scott
75 - Weightman
73 - Gardner
70 - Richards
62 - L. Jones
62 - Duryea
62 - Lobb
61 - Baker
54 - Johannisen
53 - Ugle-Hagen
43 - O’Brien
27 - A. Jones
22 - McNeil
15 - O’Donnell

AFL Player Rating Points
20.1 - Daniel
18.7 - Macrae
17.5 - Dale
15.5 - Scott
14.7 - Naughton
13.3 - English
11.8 - B. Smith
11.1 - L. Jones
10.6 - Gardner
10.5 - Liberatore
9.0 - Weightman
7.8 - Lobb
7.2 - Duryea
7.0 - Bontempelli
6.1 - Williams
5.6 - O’Brien
4.7 - Baker
4.0 - Ugle-Hagen
4.0 - Johannisen
3.2 - O’Donnell
2.4 - McNeil
0.1 - A. Jones

Time In Forward Half
Q1
WB: 73%
AD: 27%

Q2
WB: 52%
AD: 48%

Q3
WB: 56%
AD: 44%

Q4
WB: 41%
AD: 59%

Match
WB: 56%
AD: 44%

Pressure Gauge
Q1
WB: 198 (Above Average)
AD: 190 (Above Average)

Q2
WB: 201 (Elite)
AD: 178 (Below Average)

Q3
WB: 205 (Elite)
AD: 193 (Above Average)

Q4
WB: 185 (Average)
AD: 184 (Average)

Match
WB: 197 (Above Average)
AD: 187 (Average)

Pressure Points Per Player
64 - B. Smith
62 - Liberatore
55 - Bontempelli
55 - Daniel
42 - Macrae
39 - English
37 - Lobb
35 - A. Jones
32 - Weightman
30 - Williams
28 - Scott
22 - Naughton
20 - Richards
20 - Garnder
19 - Baker
16 - Duryea
14 - McNeil
13 - L. Jones
11 - O’Brien
10 - Dale
9 - Johannisen
5 - Ugle-Hagen
3 - O’Donnell

Free Kick Summary
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Score Sources
Scores From Stoppages: 3.7 / 2.6
Scores From Turnovers: 7.12 / 2.4
Scores From Kick Ins: 1.0 / 1.0

i wanted to see the player ratings before i commented,

and they backed up what i saw, Bont's worst game in a long time, barely had an effective possession, worked hard and applied pressure but his decision making and disposal were well off. hope it was just some soreness that had him handball happy.

 

[Doggy]

i wanted to see the player ratings before i commented,

and they backed up what i saw, Bont's worst game in a long time, barely had an effective possession, worked hard and applied pressure but his decision making and disposal were well off. hope it was just some soreness that had him handball happy.

Had a bit of a knee issue after being run down from behind

 

[AFDogs]

Watched the game live in Ballarat. Decent experience. A bit hard standing on the hill for 4 quarters but it felt like a local footy game which is cool.

On face value I thought Bailey Smith

6

Bailey Smith

Age

23

Ht

185cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

8.5

3star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

3.8

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

19.8

5star

K

9.6

4star

HB

10.2

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.2

4star

CL

3.2

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

3.4

5star

CL

1.6

4star

, Duryeah and Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

33

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

were fantastic. But I was behind the goals so that’s probably why.

Arthur Jones had the unluckiest game I’ve ever seen haha

 

[mcgleereturns]

Banana peels on stage for the Hall of Fame preso

There are a couple of other injuries we got in 16 I’d rather not happen again so let’s stop this fun chat


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[dergert]

Bont is pretty lucky. The tackle where he hurt his knee looked like it could've been much worse.

 

[Sharpiesadog]

i wanted to see the player ratings before i commented,

and they backed up what i saw, Bont's worst game in a long time, barely had an effective possession, worked hard and applied pressure but his decision making and disposal were well off. hope it was just some soreness that had him handball happy.

I thought the same. Let’s hope he can be back to his best at the pointy end of the season.

The upside of that is that we had a comprehensive win without needing greatness from the Bont to drag us across the line, or even set The tone on the day. A four quarter performance full of intensity and buy in from everyone.

Good signs.

 

[dogwatch]

I guess I'm safe for now. I ate half of a large pizza with the lot during the game.

Perhaps. Suggest you stay off the after dinner mints though.

 

[Charlie Bucket]

By far our best performance for the year. Really impressive to see us in the game for the whole 4 quarters and even when we slowed up a little we were able to at least break even with the Crows, not allowing them to get any sort of run on.

Been mentioned in here and during the game, but our pressure in the contest away from stoppages was great. Didn’t allow the Crows any sort of easy out. Our positioning around contests was spot on, always had an outlet handball or short 45 kick.

An even 4 quarter, 22 player effort. Very pleasing. Confidence will be high going in to next week. The lid might be off if we can beat the cats.

Edit: GC next week. Lid off might have to wait for another week.

 

[Charlie Bucket]

JJ a big out. I wonder how they navigate his absence. Already probably too tall down back, surely they look for a replacement for his exact role. Been great all year having The 3 Amigos driving from the half back in he, Dale and Richards. Possibly the best rebounding trio in the comp at the moment.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

JJ a big out. I wonder how they navigate his absence. Already probably too tall down back, surely they look for a replacement for his exact role. Been great all year having The 3 Amigos driving from the half back in he, Dale and Richards. Possibly the best rebounding trio in the comp at the moment.

Crozier is the obvious move.

I hope they're a little more adventurous and look forward and use this as an opportunity to give Cleary an extended run down back.

 

[_Mike_]

I've seen many severe hamstring injuries. All of the bad ones are high on leg near arse. I'm saying if it's a significant tendon injury he will struggle to get back.
Looked to me more than a standard hamstring tear.
Hope I'm wrong

Im sure an official club medical report will clarify the injury, its severity and likely recovery period. No point people going over the top without the report on hand

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Loving our pressure in the last 2 months. Bazlenka at the top of the pressure points is the cherry on top. I always question his effort defensively when I'm watching him live, but not this game.

I think there are a few things at play here.

For starters, I think this game nicely shows what we all already knew: Baz just isn't really a wing. That's OK, it's not a criticism. The position takes away the many exceptional strengths of his game and exacerbates his weaknesses. I would hazard a guess that his GPS numbers are a lot higher in his old role than his current one, and it shows. I think a lot of his meandering moments that look lazy defensively are that he is genuinely spent. His contest pressure game is quite good, but where he struggles is when he needs to chase players in space. That's much more of a problem as an outside than an inside mid.

The part of Baz's defensive game that is a problem, though, is his accountability. He hunts the ball, which is great, but he has little-to-no awareness of where his direct opponent is. Laird racked up the touches just as much as Baz did. Of course, Smith had way more impact on the game. But if Laird was a more damaging player, we very much might have been the team to make the switch as opposed to Crom.

Bailey Smith is actually a remarkably similar player to a young Treloar. Adz has had issues with teams wanting to take him out of the centre bounce because of his inability to keep his man off the ball, and I suspect (in addition to necessity) this is why we have tried to put Baz at half-forward/wing for the time being. Treloar has only really marginally improved this aspect of his game over time. I'm hopeful that Smith has more improvement in him.

We know where Baz is best played, but he has some work ahead of him to prove that we can play him there against a good side. I would still feel pretty terrified if I saw him in the centre bounce against Oliver, Petracca, and Brayshaw.

 

[Scott Tracy]

Not sure if this has been addressed, but we were the last side to beat both Freo and Brisbane who are both currently on winning streaks.
Been a really good comeback from those first two rounds.

 

[Next Waiting]

We know where Baz is best played, but he has some work ahead of him to prove that we can play him there against a good side. I would still feel pretty terrified if I saw him in the centre bounce against Oliver, Petracca, and BrBrayshaw.

Prepare to be petrified Dan. I think it's a matter of when not if.

And I believe it will be this season/year, and for us to succeed, has to succeed, defensively and offensively. There's a lot riding on him becoming proficient in the dual requirements of the role in the time available between now and September.

 

[stefoid]

I think there are a few things at play here.

For starters, I think this game nicely shows what we all already knew: Baz just isn't really a wing. That's OK, it's not a criticism. The position takes away the many exceptional strengths of his game and exacerbates his weaknesses. I would hazard a guess that his GPS numbers are a lot higher in his old role than his current one, and it shows. I think a lot of his meandering moments that look lazy defensively are that he is genuinely spent. His contest pressure game is quite good, but where he struggles is when he needs to chase players in space. That's much more of a problem as an outside than an inside mid.

The part of Baz's defensive game that is a problem, though, is his accountability. He hunts the ball, which is great, but he has little-to-no awareness of where his direct opponent is. Laird racked up the touches just as much as Baz did. Of course, Smith had way more impact on the game. But if Laird was a more damaging player, we very much might have been the team to make the switch as opposed to Crom.

Bailey Smith is actually a remarkably similar player to a young Treloar. Adz has had issues with teams wanting to take him out of the centre bounce because of his inability to keep his man off the ball, and I suspect (in addition to necessity) this is why we have tried to put Baz at half-forward/wing for the time being. Treloar has only really marginally improved this aspect of his game over time. I'm hopeful that Smith has more improvement in him.

We know where Baz is best played, but he has some work ahead of him to prove that we can play him there against a good side. I would still feel pretty terrified if I saw him in the centre bounce against Oliver, Petracca, and Brayshaw.

Interesting. How do stoppages work these days? I dont think mids always have a direct opponent? OR maybe thats something we have changed up recently? I feel like we play more 1:1 through the middle of the ground and in transition this year. But cant really say for sure.