- Aug 17, 2014
- 6,330
- 4,280
- AFL Club
- Western Bulldogs
- Other Teams
- Not a fan of overseas teams.....
So would we without MorrisLions would be even younger and less experienced without Hodge.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
So would we without MorrisLions would be even younger and less experienced without Hodge.
he struggles big-time with balls below his knees in particular.
They would all reasonably expect to improve, but that's unlikely unless one of the top dozen from last year crashes. The Bulldogs are well ahead of the development clock but may just need another year to balance up. Surely this is the year Brisbane makes a move.
Can you link me to the previous years where Brisbane has polled well?Brisbane do well in these polls every year - and every year they finish bottom 4.
Any year now and they'll make their move.
Brisbane do well in these polls every year - and every year they finish bottom 4.
Any year now and they'll make their move.
Brisbane do well in these polls every year - and every year they finish bottom 4.
Any year now and they'll make their move.
Well there you go!It'll be this year. Not only will they make the eight, they will bash a bunch of teams into submission along the way.
Have opinions changed after JLT1 or does JLT1 not mean anything?
For one thing, you'd have to think there are pretty big questionmarks over WB's forwardline and where their goals are going to come from, given that from memory Boyd is out indefinitely, and Schache and Dixon were in the squad, but didn't make the final extended team on the weekend (are they, especially Schache, just returning from injury or something?).Have opinions changed after JLT1 or does JLT1 not mean anything?
There’s no evidence that Fremantle are a 2-3 goal better side because of Hogan and Lobb. It’s more about the gameplan rather than key forwards when it comes to their scoring.Not many peope tipping Fremantle to make the top eight. I think they will play finals and finish maybe 7th or 8th.
What I like about Fremantle is their key position stocks. Hogan (23), Lobb (26), Pearce (23), Cox (20), Hamling (25), Logue (20) and Darcy (20). That’s a good spine to build around.
The addition of Hogan and Lobb makes Fremantle a 2-3 goal better team compared to last year. Add to that the continued improvement from the likes of Brayshaw, Blakely, Tucker, Cox, Cerra, Langdon, Duman, Ryan, Banfield etc. A fit Sandilands, Fyfe, S.Hill makes them dangerous.
I dont think that's entirely true.There’s no evidence that Fremantle are a 2-3 goal better side because of Hogan and Lobb. It’s more about the gameplan rather than key forwards when it comes to their scoring.
Schache and Dixon were in the squad, but didn't make the final extended team on the weekend (are they, especially Schache, just returning from injury or something?).
.
That's a pretty big if. They've lost their b and f winner and their midfield looks very thin to me. Many of the players you've mentioned, Brayshaw Cerra etc, they're second year players and not in a position to carry a large midfield workload. I see them as a bottom 4 side but who knows.Not many peope tipping Fremantle to make the top eight. I think they will play finals and finish maybe 7th or 8th.
What I like about Fremantle is their key position stocks. Hogan (23), Lobb (26), Pearce (23), Cox (20), Hamling (25), Logue (20) and Darcy (20). That’s a good spine to build around.
The addition of Hogan and Lobb makes Fremantle a 2-3 goal better team compared to last year. Add to that the continued improvement from the likes of Brayshaw, Blakely, Tucker, Cox, Cerra, Langdon, Duman, Ryan, Banfield etc. A fit Sandilands, Fyfe, S.Hill makes them dangerous.
The players you mention will take some benefit from an off season though. To me it's illogical they'll go backwards.That's a pretty big if. They've lost their b and f winner and their midfield looks very thin to me. Many of the players you've mentioned, Brayshaw Cerra etc, they're second year players and not in a position to carry a large midfield workload. I see them as a bottom 4 side but who knows.
Yeh well even when Lyon has had super strong sides they haven’t been renowned for being a super high scoring team. Not sure why people think this will all of a sudden change because Freo have Hogan and Lobb. I don’t think they have the midfield to be allow those guys to make them be a 2-3 goal better team anyway. Obviously I could be wrong but I think Freo are a couple years away from pushing for finals.I dont think that's entirely true.
Lyon has said they were forced to play McCarthy as a key forward last year, a role for which he's not really suited. If you dont have the cattle your options are limited as to the gameplan.
From what I've seen Lyon has favoured using tall forwards who can get up the ground and even contribute in defence at times in the past. Many teams do this though.
Brisbane: 37, (30.89).
St Kilda: 39, (38.01).
Western Bulldogs: 41, (38.07).
Fremantle: 42, (35.67).
Well there are two sets of meaningless numbers that will frustrate.
The core method needs some work for all of them to be honest.