3 Things I've learned round 15 vs the Eagles

[GVGjr]

Lets 3 uniquie things you've learned after todays game.

[Twodogs]

One thing I have learned is to do the three things thread the day before the game

[bulldogtragic]

1. It's over. It's all over. The premiership defence, is over.
2. Our skills are very poor. Field kicking & goal kicking especially. The entries are disgusting going in, and when they're occasionally ok, we miss very gettable set shots.
3. It's time to bring in JMac even more, and give him the whole salary cap and also trade currency.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

1. Older players in Morris and Murphy are finished.
2. No structure and no gameplan, we've been worked out and in our inability to adapt is poor.
3. We have the worst skills in the league.

[DOG GOD]

1. Our skill level is the worst in the afl, and vfl most likely.
2. We aren't working hard enough and certainly not working as a team
3. If weagle had their best 22 in we would have lost by 80 points

[aker39]

1. Bob Murphy will never play in a premiership
2. Tory Dickson has gone missing
3. I shouldn't waste my valuable time overseas watching the Dogs.

PS - When the Dogs got back within a point the bar certainly new there was a game on.

[AndrewP6]

Morris is cooked.
JJ is fragile.
Our "stars" aren't really stars just yet.

[Doc26]

1. Ferocity can compensate for a general lack of skill but when we don't bring it we are a very pedestrian outfit. Viewing effort as optional or as selective at the elite level when others are after our scalp will see us fall off the perch as quick as we got there.

2. Beveridge needs help. Time for a refresh by looking to move on our institutionalised Bulldog lifers in Smith and Giansiracusa. We can no longer rely on bringing extreme intensity every week to compensate. We need to substantially lift our skill level, particularly by foot, to even compete with the bottom eight.

3. Time for others to be called out and not just leave Libba to be the lone scapegoat for not returning in the best physical and mental shape.

[Remi Moses]

1. Never ever drive if there are roadworks on Footscray rd
2. Our effort for most of the game was unacceptable
3. Pass me the barocca, we've got a ripping hangover

[Twodogs]

1. We can put a line through a few. Morris (bad, bad, naughty twodogs but I think it's true), Murphy, Suckling
2. Time to rotate some of the coaching team out
3. It's round 16 or whatever and we still think we can get away with playing a quarter a game and win.

[GVGjr]

2. Beveridge needs help. Time for a refresh by looking to move on our institutionalised Bulldog lifers in Smith and Giansiracusa. We can no longer rely on bringing extreme intensity every week to compensate. We need to substantially lift our skill level, particularly by foot, to even compete with the bottom eight.

Did we get get someone to replace Graham Lowe?

3. Time for others to be called out and not just leave Libba to be the lone scapegoat for not returning in the best physical and mental shape.

Which names spring to mind Doc?

[always right]

1. The non effort in the third quarter was insipid. Did I really see us not contest a boundary throw-in in the Eagles forward pocket that resulted in an uncontested goal?
2. Who would be a forward in our team when the only bloke who looked like hitting a target will be retiring at the end of the year.
3. What a surprise. Finally got going in the last quarter when we moved an extra tall forward to make their defenders honest.

[azabob]

Did we get get someone to replace Graham Lowe?

I thought Chris Maple took over Lowes role. Wonder why he left during the season?

[Doc26]

Did we get get someone to replace Graham Lowe?

Chris Maple I understand. Is the role outside of his pay grade ?

Which names spring to mind Doc?

Top of the tree:

Johannisen
Stringer

And apologies for the harshness of my observation but both are akin to treacle both physically and mentally with their selective efforts. Their on field vigour is not what we want to be known for and certainly not what we want our younger kids to model themselves on.

Liam for different reasons is hanging on by a thread but at least he appears to be putting his body on the line more times than not and knowing Picko is probably playing through injury.

Dickson's been quite woeful but he's coming off a very interrupted pre season. Suckling in my view is how he is, a cream on top player which right now it's the cake that's gone flat.

[anfo27]

Did we get get someone to replace Graham Lowe?



Which names spring to mind Doc?

Surely Dahlhaus needs to be mentioned! My favourite player but is just not that player this year. I had him as our most important player because he simply gets us going when we are down through sheer guts & determination. Dahl has always lacked polish but his guts & determination more than made up for it. Lets be honest, he is a GUN! But now the guts & determination has gone down a few notches & now his lack of polish stands out.