Originally posted by Dry Rot
I grimly look forward to your reports.
Just back from the great place and it was a very poor game by the Dogs again today. We also got a touched up in the curtain raiser between Werribee and Bendigo/Essendon.
A lot of our youngsters hardly touched the ball however, Wight was good along with Hahn. Boyd was also good along with Eagle
and Cross. Walsh hardly sighted. I think Picken injured himself.
Skipper was serviceable without doing too much although it really wasn't a good day for the taller players. BTW, I doubt that Skipper is his 196cm listed height, more like 193cm.
Back to the main game Big crowd, 7,000 plus, and very windy.
The Dogs started with first use of the wind and never really capitalised on a fairly strong wind favouring the scoreboard end.
Match-ups Hargrave on Hird, Bassett on Lloyd, Guido in the centre, Robbins in defence.
Smith laid a crunching tackle and then kicked to the leading Brown who got our first goal. Grant was doing well across half back.
Bassett was finding Lloyd very difficult although Lloyd was on the receiving end of some decent passes.
We struggled in the first q got thrashed in the second and it was pretty much an exhibition match after that. No real positives out of the game for us.
The Bomber would be happy with Laycoc k's effort and he looked a decent prospect.
Will write a bit more shortly