Autopsy The Good (lol!) The Bad and the Beveridge.

[Norm De Guerre]

Yeah, that wasn't an ideal start to the season.

Nothing at all has changed game wise.

The better coached teams in the comp always have players moving forward demanding the ball. Or have options coming from behind to drive the ball forward and unsettle the oppositions defence.

The worst coached teams. i.e. us. Continue to play a stodgy game of chipping it out wide and barely 15 metres at a time. They play without any players constantly leading at the ball carrier from 5o metres away and with zero run from behind. Thus allowing one of the games best defensive outfits to work back in numbers. Have a bit of a drink and a chat and wait for the inevitable panicked high kick to their advantage.

Beveridge has NFI what he's doing. It's going to be a long season of watching crosses to the coaches box where he has the look of a constipated man looking out over what he has created. Like we saw today.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Positives:

 

[Astro_]

F off Bevo

 

[HELMET!]

Bye!

 

[MaxiBont]

Same structural problems, same bottom 6 problems and same lack of ability to stop any momentum.

Bevo (and staff) managed to pick VDM and McNeil over two players who deserved it way more.

I was prepared to give Bevo a chance but it is clear that we are getting nowhere with him. Keeping McNeil on was a shocking decision let alone taking off Sanders.

It isn’t just RD1, we have been on the decline since the 2021 GF with no signs of improvement.

Also, I’m really not sure if I can get behind giving Tim a big contract when he gets worked by every physical ruck.

 

[ScragCity]

For Dees fans it's just the fixture that keeps on giving

 

[cherrypie]

Transfer Naughts contract to Bramble

 

[Bulldog in Kiev]

When does the season proper start?

No way we dished that crap up in rd 1 again

 

[GreatSouthWest]

Avert your eyes mere mortals. You're not worthy of the greatest football mind of all time - Lord Beveridge

 

[Chicago1]

Unacceptable. Embarrassing.

It's going to be a long winter.

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[0utsider]

Bevo decided before the game that Sanders would be subbed and refused to change his mind despite multiple players having absolute stinkers.

Sums him up as a coach. Once he’s got an idea he refuses to deviate and adapt.

 

[Hutchymundo]

Did we do anything to address transition from the other teams defence, how easy was it for em just to chip through countless times, and McNeil not being subbed out, what in there right mind thought taking sanders off was a good idea, had 15 and effort was huge.
Man it’s gonna be along year isn’t it

 

[Mojorisin]

Post game press conference will go a long way to showing us what to expect for the rest of the year.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Positive- JUH our best Forward today and Bramble played well today

The Bad - McNeil just a shocking game

 

[geoffjennings79]

Glad we kept it to 45 points, well done team!

 

[dergert]

A loss next week at Ballarat would be curtains for our season and Bevo.

 

[Doggy Dan]

Don’t think i’ve seen a worse performance from Naughton. Steve Miller needs a re-mix….”Take the money and stroll”

 

[Doggies7]

Selection committee too cute with the McNeil and VDM over guys like Macrae and Caleb Daniel

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Caleb Daniel

Age

27

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

. First game up so need a few weeks to judge, but the boys seemed to be really struggling fitness wise in the heat. The run through the middle was almost non existent.

Forward line looked pretty good at times and dangerous, but Demons got on top as the game went on. Still felt too small down back with Buku / Coffield more suited to 3rd tall roles, JOD would have been a nice option but might have to bring Keath in next week if we want a bit more height.

 

[ScragCity]

Tassie team can't come soon enough for me and Sanders.

 

[Sentinel]

We beat ourselves and North last preseason and started 2 weeks later than the rest of the competition. This year we play another bottom 4 side twice and go in underprepared.

Poor selection, poor preparation, clearly outworked. I wish it was a surprise but entirely predictable.

 

[Doggy]

Post game press conference will go a long way to showing us what to expect for the rest of the year.

Noone is sitting through that s**t

 

[fargy]

Positives:
Bramble had a great first game in our colours.
I can see it with Gallagher.
Jamarra looks like he’s about to explode. Hopefully the kicking at goal coincides.

Negatives:
Pretty much everything else.
The two things I wanted to see were ball movement & closing down of space, both were non-existent today.
I agree there are plenty of changes needed, but some of our top players were as bad/worse as those that should be dropped.
Naughton isn’t a full forward. I’d like to see him as a Centre Half Forward, if not in the backline.

 

[Gollo]

A very quick rebuttal of a couple of outrageous selection choices. A bit of a blessing how obvious the underperformance was.

 

[dergert]

Lobb was a liability today. He cannot get a game next week

 

[MJG14]

Looks like not much has changed really.