Not Worth A Thread - Random Bulldog Discussion

[Golden_6]

In the latest preseason video on the website with Lukey D, there's a player running laps in the background... Any idea who, looks huge!!

I believe that would be young Kieran Collins.

 

[True Dog]

I believe that would be young Kieran Collins.

That was my guess as well but wasn't sure... Thanks

Does he look bigger to you?

 

[Nath09]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-12-08/soft-cap-limit-to-remain-as-coaches-feel-the-pinch

No love for Monty at any other clubs.

 

[compact72]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-12-08/soft-cap-limit-to-remain-as-coaches-feel-the-pinch

No love for Monty at any other clubs.

Not the only one. AFL not allowing any extra cap space for assistant coaches. Looks like they're trying to cut the amount of assistant coaches.

Feel for Monty, but such is life

 

[giblj]

Hair and moustache goals at Dymocks Werribee

 

[Leon]

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/bulldogs-ceo-david-stevenson-resigns.1139431/

Seeing the trolls post in threads like this make me so ******* happy that we won the flag!!

**** it is good seeing those Norf pissants in pain.

Enjoy the rebuild next year, turds

 

[ScragCity]

Like this post if you love footy

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Hair and moustache goals at Dymocks Werribee

Lightning strikes! Somebody please tell me there are embiggened versions of these images somewhere*.

*non homo.

Anyways when searching (see above) I came across this old chestnut and thought it worthy of yet another round of collective mockery.

JAI BEDNALL

news.com.au

I NEVER thought I’d see a contract worse than the $6 million, six-year deal handed to Tom Scully by Greater Western Sydney in 2011.

It was an anomaly of the times, a result of the unusual circumstances created by the introduction of a new AFL franchise made by a club that had more room in its salary cap than any team would have again.

It was also a lesson to clubs everywhere — don’t throw buckets of cash at kids who are yet to prove they’re bona fide superstars.

Unfortunately, the Western Bulldogs weren’t listening.

Yesterday’s deal, which saw the Dogs land former No. 1 draft pick Tom Boyd from the Giants, was hailed as a “statement” from one of the AFL’s battlers.

“He’ll give us a lot of hope and I think that’s what we need,” Dogs chief executive Simon Garlick said.

List manager Jason McCartney added: “We haven’t had a player like this in a long time.”

In reality, the move trumps the Scully deal as perhaps the worst of all time.

There’s been more lopsided trades — and more wasteful contracts — but when you consider what the Bulldogs gave up to land Boyd and what they’ve agreed to pay him, this tops them all.

Boyd took the Dogs to the cleaners.Source:Getty Images

Let’s deal with the trade first, which saw the Dogs send their captain Ryan Griffen and pick 6 in this year’s draft for last year’s No. 1 pick Boyd.

The Dogs overpaid.

Yes, Griffen wanted out, but including pick 6 swung the deal in the Giants’ favour.

That’s a 28-year-old All-Australian and pick 6 for a 19-year-old key forward with huge potential but no runs on the board.

GWS wouldn’t have settled for Griffen and pick 26?

To make matters worse the Dogs agreed to pay part of Griffen’s wage over the next four years — at a total cost of $1 million.

Compare that to Scully and the multitude of expensive first round potato's, that the Giants picked up without the slightest bit of shame and the deal is looking remarkably good!



Afraid to venture into the wilds of Greater Western Sydney, GWS players can be seen relaxing in their Golden Point 'home.' .Source:News Corp Australia

Then there’s Boyd’s contract — a whopping $7 million over seven years. It’s simply too much.

Only the Bulldogs and Boyd’s management will know exactly how much convincing he needed to make the move.

But from the surface it feels like another steal by Liam Pickering — the manager who struck the deal between Lance Franklin and the Swans last year.

Why did it need to be a million a season? Was Boyd not coming for $700,000 or $800,000?

Was the seventh year crucial in sealing the deal? Or would he have come for six?

The Dogs will argue it will all be worth it if Boyd develops into the player people most often compare him to — Geelong powerhouse Tom Hawkins.

But if he follows a similar career path to the big Cat they’ll be wrong.

Hawkins took four years to become the dominant player he is today.

That’s four years of learning the trade on a wage that represented his value to the team during that period.

Over the next four years Boyd will earn somewhere in the vicinity of $4 million.

It doesn’t make sense to pay that much for 20 goals a season, even if you’re guaranteed 60 goal seasons for the three years after.

But that’s what the Dogs have done.

“This is a long-term investment obviously ... it will be a work in progress,” McCartney said.

“We’re not expecting miracles overnight.”

I’ve got nothing against Boyd.

All power to the kid for taking advantage of the market and securing his long-term financial future.

He’ll be a target for opposition players and supporters but no one would knock back that deal.

It’s the Bulldogs who have the most to answer for.**

Tweet your comments to @jaibednall on Twitter



I just love Jai's parting words. They're like a dagger to my heart.

**I may have edited this story a little. A free pony*to anybody that spots it.
*picture

 

[Ant_]

Loved Mofras reply

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/bulldogs-ceo-david-stevenson-resigns.1139431/#post-45719391

Replied. .. used my supermod impunity

 

[jdz101]

Hair and moustache goals at Dymocks Werribee

God I hate those warmup jackets....but god i love the guys wearing them

 

[jdz101]

My girlfriend loves Liam picken's mrs and follows her insta.

I'm just curious as to what the heck that is she's holding...

Does Liam picken own a mini hyena?

 

[Olde 54]

The Premiership Cup is currently doing the rounds of the various club sponsors.

Fortunately, the business I work for is one of them and I had the opportunity this week to hold the cup for a few minutes. Ah the emotion!!!!!

Booked it in for the same time next year.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

The dog is a Chinese Crested

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Its that time of year again. Don't you ever change St. Kilda.

 

[compact72]

Its that time of year again. Don't you ever change St. Kilda.

Would have to be pretty drunk and caused drama to get that type of fine

 

[bobby2]

Compare that to Scully and the multitude of expensive first round potato's, that the Giants picked up without the slightest bit of shame and the deal is looking remarkably good!

Afraid to venture into the wilds of Greater Western Sydney, GWS players can be seen relaxing in their Golden Point 'home.' .Source:News Corp Australia

Busted. The real article said potatoes, didn't it?

I accept pony payments through paypal, visa and mastercard.

 

[Yojimbo]

Regular Season Measure Using Total AFL Fantasy Points As A
Spirit Guide, Native American Style.

14- Lachie Hunter 2,276 pts from 22 games.
25- Marcus Bontempelli 2,169 pts from 22 games.
42- Matthew Boyd 2,044 pts from 20 games.
62- Liam Picken 1,928 pts from 22 games.
91- Jackson Macrae 1,779 pts from 18 games.
103- Shane Biggs 1,732 pts from 22 games.
130- Caleb Daniel 1,587 pts from 20 games.
140- Luke Dahlhaus 1,569 pts from 17 games.
171- Jordan Roughead 1,433 pts from 21 games.
183- Tom Liberatore 1,381 pts from 17 games.
195- Mitch Wallis 1,356 pts from 17 games.
225- Jake Stringer 1,249 pts from 19 games.
235- Jason Johannisen 1,213 pts from 13 games.
250- Tory Dickson 1,176 pts from 18 games.
256- Matthew Suckling 1,164 pts from 15 games.
269- Lin Jong 1,138 pts from 15 games.
281- Dale Morris 1,098 pts from 19 games.
283- Easton Wood 1,096 pts from 16 games.
294- Joshua Dunkley 1,048 pts from 13 games.
298- Koby Stevens 1,028 pts from 12 games.
345- Toby McLean 870 pts from 12 games.
384- Marcus Adams 736 pts from 11 games.
398- Tom Campbell 684 pts from 9 games.
401- Jack Redpath 658 pts from 10 games.
411- Tom Boyd 632 pts from 11 games.
417- Clay Smith 602 pts from 9 games.
427- Fletcher Roberts 579 pts from 16 games.
484- Jed Adcock 373 pts from 7 games.
488- Joel Hamling 357 pts from 8 games.
505- Nathan Hrovat 307 Pts from 4 games.
507- Robert Murphy 306 pts from 3 games.
509- Bailey Williams 302 pts from 6 games.
532- Zaine Cordy 236 pts from 5 games.
538- Lukas Webb 221 pts from 5 games.
543- Bailey Dale 212 pts from 4 games.
574- Mitch Honeychurch 149 pts from 2 games.
606- Will Minson 94 pts from 2 games.
633- Roarke Smith 52 pts from 1 game.
649- Kieran Collins 22 pts from 1 game.

This does not include finals only regular season and includes
a staggering 39 players which must be near a record for a
grand final winning side. I did a direct comparison to Sydney
who only used 34 players, but had the 5th, 6th and 10th
ranked players in the competition. I am searching for a
reason why we won the flag, so far got nothing.

 

[Yojimbo]

Finals Goal Kicking Spread (Getting it done !)

Tory Dickson x 10 goals. (Elim/Semi/Prelim/GF)
Liam Picken x 8 goals. (Elim/Semi/GF)
Clay Smith x 8 goals. (Elim/Semi/Prelim/GF)
Jake Stringer x 5 goals. (Elim/Semi/GF)
Marcus Bontempelli x 4 goals. (Elim/Semi/Prelim)
Tom Boyd x 3 goals. (GF)
Zaine Cordy x 3 goals. (Prelim/GF)
Caleb Daniel x 3 goals. (Elim/Semi/Prelim)
Joshua Dunkley x 3 goals. (Elim/Semi)
Toby McLean x 2 goals. (Semi/GF)
Jordan Roughead x 2 goals. (Elim/Semi)
Luke Dahlhaus x 1 goal. (Elim)
Lachie Hunter x 1 goal. (Elim)
Tom Liberatore x 1 goal. (Elim)
Jackson Macrae x 1 goal. (Prelim)
Easton Wood x 1 goal. (Semi)

Spread of goal kickers, yes there is a definite link between
spread of goal kickers in our performances through out
the year.

 

[Werewolf]

This does not include finals only regular season and includes
a staggering 39 players which must be near a record for a
grand final winning side. I did a direct comparison to Sydney
who only used 34 players, but had the 5th, 6th and 10th
ranked players in the competition. I am searching for a
reason why we won the flag, so far got nothing.

 

[Yojimbo]

Goal Kicking Spread and the Result.

Round 1- 11 x goal kickers for a 65 point win.
Round 2- 9 x goal kickers for a 57 point win.
Round 3- 10 x goal kickers for a 3 point loss. (Choked Late)
Round 4- 10 x goal kickers for a 36 point win.
Round 5- 10 x goal kickers for a 53 point win.
Round 6- 6 x goal kickers for a 16 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 7- 8 x goal kickers for a 15 point win.
Round 8- 9 x goal kickers for a 32 point win.
Round 9- 7 x goal kickers for a 25 point loss.
Round 10- 8 x goal kickers for a 21 point win.
Round 11- 7 x goal kickers for a 8 point win.
Round 12- 8 x goal kickers for a 3 point win.
Round 13- 5 x goal kickers for a 57 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 14- BYE.
Round 15- 10 x goal kickers for a 4 point win.
Round 16- 7 x goal kickers for a 10 point win.
Round 17- 9 x goal kickers for a 48 point win.
Round 18- 6 x goal kickers for a 15 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 19- 7 x goal kickers for a 25 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 20- 9 x goal kickers for a 14 point win.
Round 21- 9 x goal kickers for a 3 point win.
Round 22- 11 x goal kickers for a 40 point win.
Round 23- 3 x goal kickers for a 20 point loss. (*)
Elimination- 11 x goal kickers for a 47 point win.
Semi- 10 x goal kickers for a 23 point win.
Preliminary- 6 x goal kickers for a 6 point win. (Hmmm)
Grand Final- 7 x goal kickers for a 22 point win. (Whoo)

The scientific relationship between spread of goal kickers and
the correlation to actual spread on the ground cannot be
overlooked as mere co-incidence.

 

[timtamWB]

Goal Kicking Spread and the Result.

Round 1- 11 x goal kickers for a 65 point win.
Round 2- 9 x goal kickers for a 57 point win.
Round 3- 10 x goal kickers for a 3 point loss. (Choked Late)
Round 4- 10 x goal kickers for a 36 point win.
Round 5- 10 x goal kickers for a 53 point win.
Round 6- 6 x goal kickers for a 16 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 7- 8 x goal kickers for a 15 point win.
Round 8- 9 x goal kickers for a 32 point win.
Round 9- 7 x goal kickers for a 25 point loss.
Round 10- 8 x goal kickers for a 21 point win.
Round 11- 7 x goal kickers for a 8 point win.
Round 12- 8 x goal kickers for a 3 point win.
Round 13- 5 x goal kickers for a 57 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 14- BYE.
Round 15- 10 x goal kickers for a 4 point win.
Round 16- 7 x goal kickers for a 10 point win.
Round 17- 9 x goal kickers for a 48 point win.
Round 18- 6 x goal kickers for a 15 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 19- 7 x goal kickers for a 25 point loss. (Hmmm)
Round 20- 9 x goal kickers for a 14 point win.
Round 21- 9 x goal kickers for a 3 point win.
Round 22- 11 x goal kickers for a 40 point win.
Round 23- 3 x goal kickers for a 20 point loss. (glory be)
Elimination- 11 x goal kickers for a 47 point win.
Semi- 10 x goal kickers for a 23 point win.
Preliminary- 6 x goal kickers for a 6 point win. (Hmmm)
Grand Final- 7 x goal kickers for a 22 point win. (Whoo)

The scientific relationship between spread of goal kickers and
the correlation to actual spread on the ground cannot be
overlooked as mere co-incidence.

So every time we had 6 or less goal kickers, we lost.

Except for the prelim. What does that say?

 

[Yojimbo]

So every time we had 6 or less goal kickers, we lost.

Except for the prelim. What does that say?

Maybe it says we thrive on having multiple avenues to goal and
when a team takes away those options we are short on ideas
or more correctly can't rely on structural goals to get us the
win. You can see quite clearly there are a few games that we
won narrowly not having our usual spread of goal kickers
which is a testament to our team defence.

 

[Yojimbo]

Dogs Goal Kickers 2016 (The whole truth)

Jake Stringer- 23 games, 42 goals, 23 behinds, 77 marks.
Tory Dickson- 22 games, 40 goals, 17 behinds, 92 marks.
Marcus Bontempelli- 26 games, 26 goals, 17 behinds, 99 marks.
Jack Redpath- 10 games, 20 goals, 10 behinds, 58 marks.
Clay Smith- 13 games, 18 goals, 11 behinds, 43 marks.
Liam Picken- 26 games, 17 goals, 11 behinds, 121 marks.
Toby McLean- 15 games, 14 goals, 11 behinds, 60 marks.
Tom Liberatore- 21 games, 14 goals, 3 behinds, 46 marks.
Tom Boyd- 15 games, 13 goals, 12 behinds, 49 marks.
Lin Jong- 16 games, 13 goals, 7 behinds, 48 marks.
Caleb Daniel- 24 games, 11 goals, 9 behinds, 89 marks.
Mitch Wallis- 17 games, 11 goals, 6 behinds, 45 marks.
Lachie Hunter- 26 games, 10 goals, 14 behinds, 146 marks.
Luke Dahlhaus- 21 games, 9 goals, 8 behinds, 67 marks.
Josh Dunkley- 17 games, 9 goals, 12 behinds, 76 marks.
Zaine Cordy- 9 games, 8 goals, 1 behind, 25 marks.
Jordan Roughead- 25 games, 8 goals, 10 behinds, 86 marks.
Matthew Suckling- 17 games, 7 goals, 9 behinds, 79 marks.
Jason Johannisen- 17 games, 6 goals, 8 behinds, 112 marks.
Koby Stevens(g)- 12 games, 5 goals, 5 behinds, 40 marks.
Tom Campbell- 9 games, 5 goals, 8 behinds, 33 marks.
Shane Biggs- 26 games, 4 goals, 2 behinds, 116 marks.
Easton Wood- 20 games, 3 goals, 0 behinds, 127 marks.
Nathan Hrovat(g)- 4 games, 3 goals, 2 behinds, 19 marks.
Bailey Dale- 4 games, 3 goals, 4 behinds, 14 marks.
Jackson Macrae- 22 games, 2 goals, 4 behinds, 104 marks.
Jed Adcock(g)- 7 games, 1 goal, 1 behind, 24 marks.
Mitch Honeychurch- 2 games, 1 goal, 1 behind, 8 marks.
Will Minson(g)- 2 games, 1 goal, 0 behinds, 1 mark.
Dale Morris- 23 games, 0 goals, 2 behinds, 104 marks.
Marcus Adams- 11 games, 0 goals, 2 behinds, 63 marks.
Lukas Webb- 5 games, 0 goals, 1 behind, 7 marks.
Matthew Boyd- 24 games, 0 goals, 1 behind, 161 marks.
Bailey Williams- 6 games, 0 goals, 1 behind, 14 marks.
Robert Murphy- 3 games, 0 goals, 1 behind, 19 marks.

Wow what an orgasmic journey covering all our scoring
avenues for 2016 and what an amazing spread of
scorers as well as a limited view on their aerial work
not broken into contested and uncontested though so
technically not a true indication simply a guide.
Yes, my life is fairly boring.

 

[Royale]

Far out, been trying to get my hands on some training singlets (with our cartoon dog on it) or even last year's white clash guernsey (again with the cartoon dog on it) but everywhere is simply sold out of the sizes. Great to see but i hope we get a restock soon somehow.

 

[King Harold]

I see the Herald website page is maintaining the status quo .
Collingwood jumpers on the page everyday bar one during the last week.
Please tell me if I have a obsession !