Where are the Western Bulldogs at?

[BulldogMuscle]

Everything hinges on coaching appointments. Everything.

Defensive stocks aren't as bad as what people think, our system does nothing to protect them and in turn they're left as exposed as any team in the league.

Coaching changes will be the lynchpin of either a bottom 4 or top 4 finish, don't nail these changes and you'll see Bevo sacked by midyear.

 

[Angus Young]

Massive underachievers.

How the hell did they not make finals with that list and that easy draw last year.

 

[Clark G]

Hopefully we can get a senior assistant with the balls to pull Bevo into line (seems no one has been able to since the highs of 2016) and make some game day moves.

2023 was a terrible year for us and easily the least enjoyable season of footy I've watched. It might be a blessing and a trigger for the club to have a look at themselves and get their s**t together.

Honestly think we can and will win the flag next year.

Could Egan be this person? It has been reported that you guys are after him after Leppitsch said no.

Dogs target Cats mentor after missing out on Leppa

The Western Bulldogs have been looking to revamp their coaching panel, with Geelong's Matthew Egan their latest target

www.afl.com.au

 

[rolling01]

Really wish we could have gotten Leppa, probably would have been our new coach by the end of next year.

 

[Dazb86]

Massive underachievers.

How the hell did they not make finals with that list and that easy draw last year.

Partially coaching partially not fit enough. We lost 6 games by less than 2 goals.

Kind of the anti Collingwood

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Bevo used up all of his 'get out of jail free' cards in 2023...
He needs to get the team purring deep into finals or he is gone.
Its as simple as that. The list is not overrated at all.

 

[Colonial]

Where they always are.

 

[Dazb86]

Where they always are.

 

[Colonial]

Your club literally changed their name due to focus groups by the board.

 

[Bald]

Your club literally changed their name due to focus groups by the board.

There is a fair degree of difference between a club changing it's name and a club being created..

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

Naughton needs to deliver. No more of this missing from 10m s**t. Stand up and be the key forward you were signed to be.

If he can do that and Ugle-Hagan, Bont, English, Libba etc can fire then they're a very dangerous bunch capable of beating anyone on their day. Bu they have to remove the demons from last season wheere they could lose to anyone on their day too.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

They keep failing to deliver

 

[Colonial]

Was an unfortunate result

 

[citizen-erased]

Top shelf is some of the best in afl
Bont, english, juh, libba.

Depth needs work
Not sure what they cost in terms of players picked, but juh and darcy set them back a few picks.

 

[PerthBoy86]

Your club literally changed their name due to focus groups by the board.

As an adopted Footscrayite with the Dogs as my Melbourne team I still hate the fact they changed the name.

 

[AndyLucimitis]

They are at a half-full MCG

 

[Colonial]

As an adopted Footscrayite with the Dogs as my Melbourne team I still hate the fact they changed the name.

No doubt. Think most of them do.

Which proves my point of a board room and focus groups

 

[Toppa]

They look to me like they have all they need to be making deep runs at the flag. Should sit inside top 6 comfortably with current list.
There are structural changes I'd make and stop the unnecessary over possession of the ball to get back on track.
Certainly not panic stations but they have without doubt underachieved

 

[Dazb86]

Top shelf is some of the best in afl
Bont, english, juh, libba.

Depth needs work
Not sure what they cost in terms of players picked, but juh and darcy set them back a few picks.

English is a very odd A.A ruckman. He doesn't physically impose himself on the contest at all. Good for 20 touches a game though.

Not worth whatever he is chasing at the moment.

 

[Chism]

On paper they can beat anyone.

Game is not played on paper though and you will struggle to see a list that has been more underwhelming.

Bevo needs to go.

 

[CarnTheScray]

We will be bottom 6/4 this year at this rate. Who else looks this bad?

West Coast, North, Hawthorn you would say are down there, Richmond likely too, cant say we finish higher than any other of the unmentioned teams.

 

[CarnTheScray]

English is a very odd A.A ruckman. He doesn't physically impose himself on the contest at all. Good for 20 touches a game though.

Not worth whatever he is chasing at the moment.

Hope we trade him, get rid of all that held up cash and get a great pick and use that money to get someone if need in.

 

[Shade]

Top shelf is some of the best in afl
Bont, english, juh, libba.

Depth needs work
Not sure what they cost in terms of players picked, but juh and darcy set them back a few picks.

Hit the nail on the head the A graders they have are the best of the best.

The bottom 12 or so they trot out every week is ******* horrendous.

They need more B grade talent they lack it desperately.

 

[citizen-erased]

English is a very odd A.A ruckman. He doesn't physically impose himself on the contest at all. Good for 20 touches a game though.

Not worth whatever he is chasing at the moment.

Good user and decision maker too imo

Im a fan of his around the ground work too. Probably not worth the $$ being bandied about, but for a free hit (see McKay last year), i'd love the Dons to pick him up.

Hit the nail on the head the A graders they have are the best of the best.

The bottom 12 or so they trot out every week is ******* horrendous.

They need more B grade talent they lack it desperately.

This will be a big year for the Dogs.
Bevo has a ? on him.
The list has 3 big names OOC (JUH, English, Smith)
The cream isn't exactly young - Libba & Macrae replacements will be needed. Treloar no spring chicken and Bont will be 29 at years end.

That said - Darcy, Croft, JUH, Naughton is a spine to build around.

 

[Tandy]

They've got one of the best lists in the league and have done for a few years now. They've gone stale and Bevo needs to go. Only hurting his chances of another gig at this point, should be want it.