- Jan 21, 2013
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If there was absolutely no plan, then I'd contend we would be losing by a lot more.Or there is no plan
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If there was absolutely no plan, then I'd contend we would be losing by a lot more.Or there is no plan
And I contend if there was a proper plan we would be winning a lot more with our list.If there was absolutely no plan, then I'd contend we would be losing by a lot more.
Think English got rattled by the early ruck infringements that seemed fairly over zealous. Which initially made him unsure how to combat LycettPretty much agree with most of this except English. He was very poor last night and got completely rattled by an old school physical ruck. But he has had a great season so will be interesting to see how he responds.
No I disagree on his work rate. His regularly high ranking in pressure acts show that he is doing plenty when we don't have the ball, and it's evident with the eye test a lot of the time.
However I agree he needs to find ways to get the ball more often. And that it's time to regroup. He should do that in the VFL.
And yes, he'll benefit from a big pre-season in 2024. One of his two best mates at the club, Marra, had to go through that same path. It's only this year that he's looking strong enough to compete with his big-bodied opponents. So I hope Marra mentors and encourages him in this regard.
What was even more confusing is that JUH strung together some bog average games directly before his call up???The weird thing is that Jamarra was forced to play pretty much a full season in the VFL to "earn" his spot, compared to the much inferior O'Donnel
Yes a case could be made. But it could be made either way.What was even more confusing is that JUH strung together some bog average games directly before his call up???
I was calling for his promotion nevertheless given the garbage conditions and skills he was subjected to in the 2s.
What makes this worse is that we don't suck. We're just plain boring and mediocre.
I'd rather us suck so we get the draft picks and possibly things could change.
There was one early where Dale switched to Bruce deep inside 50. He then looked to a 2v1 at the flank, and I said to my mate next to me “watch this go out on the full”. He kicked, and it bounced right next to the line and went out, so I wasn’t far off. It’s just so predictableThere’s plenty to make you sick about the last few games but one thing I’m really struggling with is seeing the likes of Dale try switch the ball through Bruce, Gardner, JOD when there is nobody on the open side of the ground AND your putting the footy in the hands of a considerably worse kick.
Look at Hawthorn today, you can see the signs. It's exciting. Forgive losses, go nuts at the wins. We're in the throw the remote at the TV in a rage phase whether we win or lose.
Mixing up would definitely be beneficial as I can only remember once we went end to end whereas going short every time has resulted in turnovers in poor field position has cost us goals on numerous occasions, 5 against Geelong aloneUnless I am missing it, on the kick outs why not go long and look for English???
and what is it having Daniel standing the mark on a goal shot???
another stellar sub, Baker scoring negative rating pointsAs always…
Expected Score / Actual Score
WB: 70 / 85 (+15)
PA: 96 / 107 (+11)
Expected Margin / Actual Margin: -26 / -22 (+4)
Centre Bounce Attendance
27 - Bontempelli, English, Treloar
25 - Liberatore
14 - B. Smith
5 - Lobb
2 - Daniel
1 - Macrae
Ruck Contests (Hitouts / To Advantage / Sharked)
70 - English (20 / 9 / 2)
20 - Lobb (7 / 2 / 0)
3 - Naughton (0 / 0 / 0)
Hitouts To Advantage
WB: 11
PA: 13
English v Lycett (55 contests)
Hitouts: 11 / 35
To Advantage: 5 / 9
Clearances: 25 / 21
Score: 4.2 (26) / 4.1 (25)
English v Finlayson (7 contests)
Hitouts: 5 / 0
To Advantage: 2 / 0
Clearances: 4 / 2
Score: 1.0 (6) / 1.0 (6)
Lobb v Lycett (9 contests)
Hitouts: 3 / 6
To Advantage: 1 / 1
Clearances: 5 / 1
Score: 0.0 (0) / 0.0 (0)
First Possessions
WB: 49
PA: 33
Clearances / Effective Clearances
WB: 47 / 37
PA: 31 / 27
Tackle Efficiency
WB: 61%
PA: 58%
Spoil Efficiency
WB: 71%
PA: 82%
Smothers
WB: 9
PA: 11
Forward Half Kicking Efficiency
WB: 61%
PA: 63%
Defensive Half Kicking Efficiency
WB: 73%
PA: 77%
Forward Half Contested Marks
WB: 7
PA: 6
Defensive Half Contested Marks
WB: 0
PA: 7
Score Launches
3 - Duryea, English, Treloar
2 - Liberatore, Lobb
1 - Bontempelli, Daniel, Keath, Macrae, Ugle-Hagen, West, Williams
Targets Inside 50 (Score % From Those Targets)
16 - No target/rushed
12 - Ugle-Hagen (42%)
5 - Lobb (20%)
4 - Naughton (50%)
4 - Weightman (50%)
3 - Bontempelli (33%)
1 - Daniel (100%)
1 - English (100%)
1 - Liberatore (100%)
1 - Macrae (100%)
1 - B. Smith (0%)
Inside 50 Retention
WB: 45%
PA: 61%
Kicks Inside 50 - Minimum 3 (Retention Rate)
6 - Liberatore (17%)
4 - Keath (25%)
4 - Macrae (50%)
4 - Williams (50%)
3 - Bontempelli (100%)
3 - Daniel (67%)
3 - B. Smith (33%)
3 - Treloar (33%)
3 - Ugle-Hagen (33%)
3 - Weightman (33%)
Shots At Goal
WB: 22 (59%)
PA: 28 (57%)
Scoring Profile (Western Bulldogs / Port Adelaide)
Set Shot: 10.5 / 8.5
Snap: 3.1 / 5.0
On Run: 0.1 / 2.1
Mark Play On: 0.0 / 0.0
Ground Kick: 0.0 / 1.1
0M-15M: 0.0 / 3.1
15M-30M: 6.1 / 7.1
31M-40M: 3.3 / 3.2
41M-50M: 4.2 / 3.2
51M+: 0.1 / 0.1
Scores Directly From FK/50MP: 3.0 / 2.1
Scores In Time-On: 3.4/ 6.5
Scores Sourced From D50: 1.1 / 3.1
Score Assists
3 - Lobb, Macrae
2 - Ugle-Hagen
1 - Bontempelli, Daniel, B. Smith, Treloar, Vandermeer, Weightman, West, Williams
Defensive 50 Marks
WB: 22
PA: 26
Defensive 50 Intercept Marks
WB: 5
PA: 8
Defensive Half Turnovers
WB: 21
PA: 17
Forward Half Turnovers
WB: 44
PA: 36
Unforced Turnovers
WB: 14
PA: 9
Unforced Turnovers By Player
2 - Keath, West
1 - Bruce, Lobb, O’Donnell, Naughton, Treloar, Ugle-Hagen
Dropped Marks (Uncontested Only)
WB: 3
PA: 7
Turnovers Punished By Goals
1 - Bontempelli, English, A. Jones*, Liberatore, Lobb, O’Donnell, B. Smith, Ugle-Hagen, Weightman
*A. Jones’ turnover was from a free kick.
Champion Data Ranking Points (Supercoach)
139 - Liberatore
125 - Daniel
124 - Bontempelli
122 - Treloar
119 - Macrae
109 - Williams
97 - English
95 - B. Smith
89 - Dale
86 - Weightman
81 - Ugle-Hagen
81 - Vandermeer
70 - Lobb
64 - Keath
60 - Duryea
51 - L. Jones
43 - West
33 - Bruce
32 - Naughton
18 - A. Jones
13 - O’Donnell
11 - Baker
AFL Player Rating Points
19.5 - Treloar
19.3 - Liberatore
17.2 - Bontempelli
14.5 - Ugle-Hagen
13.7 - B. Smith
13.3 - Williams
13.2 - Weightman
12.3 - English
11.5 - Daniel
11.1 - Keath
11.1 - Dale
9.8 - L. Jones
8.9 - Naughton
8.8 - Macrae
8.0 - West
7.7 - Duryea
6.5 - Vandermeer
5.5 - Lobb
2.0 - A. Jones
0.5 - Scott
0.3 - Bruce
-1.0 - O’Donnell
-1.0 - Baker
Time In Forward Half
Q1
WB: 57%
PA: 43%
Q2
WB: 47%
PA: 53%
Q3
WB: 37%
PA: 63%
Q4
WB: 54%
PA: 46%
Match
WB: 49%
PA: 51%
Pressure Gauge
Q1
WB: 174 (Below Average)
PA: 170 (Below Average)
Q2
WB: 195 (Above Average)
PA: 185 (Average)
Q3
WB: 187 (Average)
PA: 179 (Below Average)
Q4
WB: 208 (Elite)
PA: 192 (Above Average)
Match
WB: 191 (Above Average)
PA: 182 (Average)
Pressure Points Per Player
49 - Liberatore
47 - Macrae
45 - Bontempelli
41 - Vandermeer
41 - A. Jones
39 - Williams
38 - Treloar
31 - B. Smith
29 - Daniel
28 - Duryea
27 - West
23 - English
19 - Keath
19 - Dale
18 - Weightman
17 - Bruce
15 - Scott
14 - L. Jones
12 - Lobb
11 - Naughton
9 - Ugle-Hagen
6 - O’Donnell
4 - Baker
Free Kick Summary
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Score Sources
Scores From Stoppages: 6.3 / 6.3
Scores From Turnovers: 7.3 / 9.8
Scores From Kick-Ins: 0.1 / 1.0
There was one early where Dale switched to Bruce deep inside 50. He then looked to a 2v1 at the flank, and I said to my mate next to me “watch this go out on the full”. He kicked, and it bounced right next to the line and went out, so I wasn’t far off. It’s just so predictable
Duryea falls over tooBruce constantly going to ground under pressure is a sign of a player that is cooked and past it
Duryea falls over too
Agree.
It’s because (imo at least) our coach and footy department aren’t getting the most out of the list. Most AFL coaches are doing a decent job with what they have, I’d argue Bevo and Voss are the ones who have potential top four teams who aren’t getting it done for whatever reason.
A lot of people are down on our list, and I agree it’s not the best in the comp - but it’s one of the better ones. We have a top group of 6-8 players that are as good as basically anyone else, with the possible exception of Melbourne. The bottom 6-10 of our 22 in any one week isn’t great, but nobody has 22 stars out there - system makes them better, as does consistent team selection and structure alongside playing them in their optimal positions.
Collingwood are the best team in the comp and the dees are probably one of the top four. Look at their bottom six players on Monday and tell me how well they’d play in Bevo’s system being played probably out of position.
After finding our form with a good run of wins (albeit not many of them very convincing), we’ve been shown in the last few weeks what well-drilled teams with a clear gameplan who adjust to their opponents strengths can do.
There’s no way of proving it obviously, but I remain convinced that this list is capable of contending for a flag right now if they were put in a better position to succeed through team selection and coaching in the defensive and forward thirds of the ground. Unfortunately it looks like we’ll never know.
Lobb is terrible in the contest so probably no surprise he’s struggling for us in our mess. He had a good tally for Freo last year cos he’s a smart forward and Freo had really strong transition last year to find him in space.another stellar sub, Baker scoring negative rating points
7 defensive contested marks by port, to zero. i reckon Lobb was "involved" in most of those contests
Or either of the Scott brothers, or Clarko or Sam Mitchell or Ross Lyon or any coach that has a some sort of effective game plan.Would love to know how we would perform if we were coached by McRae or Hardwick - even if it was just for one day.
Bs, his one mantra when he walked in the door was contested ball. He turned us into contested ball beasts and since then we’ve become so weak, we can’t even stick most tacklesBrendan McCartney taught us how to be so poorly managed that players would want to leave.
Contested ball was our strength because we had some of the hardest players in the competition.
* me, just watched Bevo’s brief. Should he even be around the players if he’s that unwell? He looks and sounds awful.