Opinion Changes vs Geelong

[TiAn_]

They only combined for 3 last year at their home ground in hot form. Lot wider ground and better conditions don’t suit their game style

8 goals for Cameron & Hawkins.

 

[fred cook]

Why play another tall when we can play Scott, McComb, McNeil, and West all in the same side. Marra and Schache haven’t even been named as emergencies.

All I can say, is that if we’re gonna go with the mosquito fleet they better ******* play like a mosquito fleet and just hunt and terrorize at the bottom of every contest.

Please do not put the above players in the group linked to the mosquito fleet it’s a pure insult to any previous player in that category.


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[Foxman98]

8 goals for Cameron & Hawkins.

Wrong match ups from the start was poor by Bevo

 

[doggies ftw]

So much gold in here

 

[ScottyDogg]

Please do not put the above players in the group linked to the mosquito fleet it’s a pure insult to any previous player in that category.


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Lol. True

 

[ScottyDogg]

You seriously thought Sweet offered more than Buku last week?

100% what you and the coaches don’t seem to understand is that Sweet allows English to be English. I agree last week that the Eagles rucks were so abysmal it didn’t matter. But that’s the point. Why the f*ck were the coaches assessing our need for two rucks and more talls based on the Eagles game. The eagles would lose to some VFL sides.

Our side should have been selected based on playing Geelong. A team that hides us constantly when we go in with one ruck and too small.

Isn’t our coach paid to do this this full time? It’s not rocket science.

 

[Bald]

100% what you and the coaches don’t seem to understand is that Sweet allows English to be English. I agree last week that the Eagles rucks were so abysmal it didn’t matter. But that’s the point. Why the f*ck were the coaches assessing our need for two rucks and more talls based on the Eagles game. The eagles would lose to some VFL sides.

Our side should have been selected based on playing Geelong. A team that hides us constantly when we go in with one ruck and too small.

Isn’t our coach paid to do this this full time? It’s not rocket science.

Hindsight king over here.

 

[Dog 36]

Hindsight king over here.

No not really

The concerns were there it just happened to transpire to script.

A goal down Buku in the ruck Geelong go bang bang

 

[Bald]

No not really

The concerns were there it just happened to transpire to script.

A goal down Buku in the ruck Geelong go bang bang

And you're sure that playing Sweet for the entirety of the game wouldn't have resulted in Geelong scoring goals in other areas of the game?

 

[Dog 36]

And you're sure that playing Sweet for the entirety of the game wouldn't have resulted in Geelong scoring goals in other areas of the game?

I can’t be sure if he played what the result would have been like you can’t so deal with


What I am sure of is this

Sweet was dropped and we lost to Geelong deal with certainties instead of what if he played

Answer this Did Sweet play? did we beat Geelong?

 

[Bald]

I can’t be sure if he played what the result would have been like you can’t so deal with


What I am sure of is this

Sweet was dropped and we lost to Geelong deal with certainties instead of what if he played

Answer this Did Sweet play? did we beat Geelong?

If you think Sweet was the difference, you're delusional.

 

[Dog 36]

If you think Sweet was the difference, you're delusional.

We will never know but go with what we know

Stanley and cats bent us over gave us a spank.

Again deal with what we know

Did Sweet play ? Did we beat Geelong ?

 

[doggies ftw]

Hindsight king over here.

Hindsight? Mate people were calling this all week. Nothing hindsight about it.

My posts from this week - couldn’t have been more spot on really, apparently the only people who can’t see it just so happen to run the club but anyway

People are quick to say Geelongs rucks are shit but it was only a couple of weeks ago Stanley & Blicavs had 30 touches, 40+ HO, 6 contested marks and 4 goals between them. I actually think it’s the wrong strategy to think because they’re not good traditional “ruckmen” we can play non-ruckman against them - it actually should be the opposite IMO, playing Dunks, Buku, Bont etc against them means we’re playing into their strengths - and letting them off the hook with their weaknesses, in the ruck contests, which they will win against those guys, and then they can still provide their usual strengths which is around the ground.

We should be playing English & Sweet so we can take advantage of their weakness in the ruck and guarantee we get first use all day. Blicavs especially is a huge aerobic beast and won’t get worked over from English like others do, plus we’ll be expecting him to then ruck 95% of the day whilst Stanley & Blicavs can work him over - eliminating his strengths in the process.

Noted that it plays into their rucks strengths and negates English’s

Why is Sweets TOG relevant though? it’s about Bukus, whose role becomes super important as our 2nd tall and only 2nd ruck. Even at 65% he’s been a non factor in the last quarter of every game he’s played And that’s just as a forward now we’re asking him (if as expected he rucks) to completely expand his role and ruck against two aerobic beasts, plus he becomes more important down forward as he’s our only other tall. Last week he played 64% of the game in the forward line and Sweet played 30-40% forward, this week If he has to ruck for up to 30% of the game he’ll spend maybe another 30% forward and Naughty will spend up to 70% of the game one out, enjoy Stewart can I bet on him to have 15 intercept marks?

Noted that Buku will struggle (had 53% TOg) in an expanded role, Naughty will be one out and struggle.

Now I’m just some fat campaigner sitting on my couch, how is it so obvious to someone like me (and legit 90% of dogs fans) but so bloody hard for the people who make the decisions to see this shit.

Game was lost on Thursday night, as per ****in usual

 

[Bald]

Hindsight? Mate people were calling this all week. Nothing hindsight about it.

My posts from this week - couldn’t have been more spot on really, apparently the only people who can’t see it just so happen to run the club but anyway


Noted that it plays into their rucks strengths and negates English’s


Noted that Buku will struggle (had 53% TOg) in an expanded role, Naughty will be one out and struggle.

Now I’m just some fat campaigner sitting on my couch, how is it so obvious to someone like me (and legit 90% of dogs fans) but so bloody hard for the people who make the decisions to see this shit.

Game was lost on Thursday night, as per duckin usual

The game wasn't lost on Thursday night at all. There's nobody in the VFL that would have provided enough for us to win last night, if Sweet comes in and Buku comes out, who's to say other parts of the game aren't impacted.

Sure, we know we didn't win and Sweet didn't play but last year we played the Cats we had the two tall forwards, two tall defenders, and a ruck set up and we lost that game too (which is the set up many are begging for).

 

[doggies ftw]

The game wasn't lost on Thursday night at all. There's nobody in the VFL that would have provided enough for us to win last night, if Sweet comes in and Buku comes out, who's to say other parts of the game aren't impacted.

Sure, we know we didn't win and Sweet didn't play but last year we played the Cats we had the two tall forwards, two tall defenders, and a ruck set up and we lost that game too (which is the set up many are begging for).

Sweet for McComb, we probably win. Sweet & Schache for McComb & McNeil we probably win by a few goals, Sweet & Schache & JUH in for McComb, McNeil & Buku and we have a pretty cruisey win.

Plenty of options - as what was so obvious a lot of people called it to a tee pre game, happened, game was lost on Thursday night.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Yeah we'll work really hard get lots of clearances kick inaccurately at goal eventually score after 10 minutes of hard work. You'll then get a quick couple in 2 minutes

Kinda felt like this really lol

 

[Bald]

Sweet for McComb, we probably win. Sweet & Schache for McComb & McNeil we probably win by a few goals, Sweet & Schache & JUH in for McComb, McNeil & Buku and we have a pretty cruisey win.

Plenty of options - as what was so obvious a lot of people called it to a tee pre game, happened, game was lost on Thursday night.

We probably this and we probably that.

Sweet played last week mate, look at his game. If you think he had anything to do with English being BOG as well you're not looking at the game properly.

 

[ScottyDogg]

Hindsight king over here.

Hindsight??

You do know the definition of that word right?

Many posters including myself have been saying the same thing all week and for the last three years. Ever since Bevo tried it against St Kilda in the 2020 elimination.

 

[doggies ftw]

We probably this and we probably that.

Sweet played last week mate, look at his game. If you think he had anything to do with English being BOG as well you're not looking at the game properly.

How can you say he had nothing to do with English’s game?

Sweet played last week and we won by 100 what’s your point here?

 

[goodcop badcop]

The game wasn't lost on Thursday night at all. There's nobody in the VFL that would have provided enough for us to win last night, if Sweet comes in and Buku comes out, who's to say other parts of the game aren't impacted.

Sure, we know we didn't win and Sweet didn't play but last year we played the Cats we had the two tall forwards, two tall defenders, and a ruck set up and we lost that game too (which is the set up many are begging for).

Last year we had the same set up as we did last night. Cordy, Gardner and Keath as our 3 tall defenders. Naughton and Bruce as our tall forwards. English as the sole ruck.

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[Bald]

How can you say he had nothing to do with English’s game?

Sweet played last week and we won by 100 what’s your point here?

Sweet had as much to do with last week as he did this week.

Nada. None. Zilch.

 

[Bald]

Last year we had the same set up as we did last night. Cordy, Gardner and Keath as our 3 tall defenders. Naughton and Bruce as our tall forwards. English as the sole ruck.

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Oh ok. Bruce = Buku gotcha.

 

[Dog 36]

Sweet had as much to do with last week as he did this week.

Nada. None. Zilch.

And those that played this week had everything to do with the loss spend your energy working out why that was the case rather than dealing with someone who didn’t play

If Sweet had played comment on his game yes.

Get off Sweets case he plays we win he doesn’t contribute according to some

 

[bresker]

Sweet gives the mids confidence, his aggressiveness rubs off. Do you think Treloar’s heart swells when he sees Buku in the ruck?

Sweet’s presence isn’t just about tog or stats. Midfielders like having a real ruckman in there. He tackles he chases he puts himself about.

I’m sure there were some pissed off mids when they saw the team selection this week.

 

[Dog 36]

Sweet gives the mids confidence, his aggressiveness rubs off. Do you think Treloar’s heart swells when he sees Buku in the ruck?

Sweet’s presence isn’t just about tog or stats. Midfielders like having a real ruckman in there. He tackles he chases he puts himself about.

I’m sure there were some pissed off mids when they saw the team selection this week.

When I saw Buku in the ruck I thought

1. Is there a plan to get the clearance and what would this plan entail? Buku winning the tap and directing it where? Cats ruckman will win tap boys try reading it ?

2. How much ruck work has Buku done at training and If he has with those midfielders?

I got my answer I think by Cats going bang bang game over