Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Marcus Adams

[hujsh]

Seemed to struggle against the tall talls again this week.

[ratsmac]

I think he is trying to mark everything at the moment which is a good instinct to have, but sometimes he has to know when he is out of position and a spoil into a team mate direction is a better option.

[SquirrelGrip]

Any thoughts on the move forward tonight?

He really didn't understand the team's forward structure and didn't know where to stand nor run. Definitely worth having up our sleeve as an option and worth trying when the game was essentially over, but noticeably his training has been focused on our defensive structure not our forward one. He needs more classroom time.

[stefoid]

Hamling was solid.

In my mind the end game for us is Adams, Collins and Cordy in defence and Hamling forward.

[ratsmac]

Hamling was solid.

In my mind the end game for us is Adams, Collins and Cordy in defence and Hamling forward.

I've noticed a few people are calling for Hamling to go forward eventually. Is he a forward? Can he kick goals? Is he creative enough to set up goals? I haven't seen him play forward so I don't have an opinion. If he can play well as a forward, that would be handy and it might also extend his career if others go past him.

[bulldogtragic]

Hamling was solid.

In my mind the end game for us is Adams, Collins and Cordy in defence and Hamling forward.

Cordy - Collins - Biggs
JJ - Adams - Wood (Suckling, Webb, Dale et al)

That's one hell of a defence a year or two in particular. Mobile aggressive gorilla full back, Cordy plays tall & small and talent to burn, a couple of intercepting big bodies and creative run and dash rotating through. If Roughy lets in the ruck he's tall cover too. Hamling either end, Fletch looks a bit back now.

So now we are back to finding another good tall forward to finish of the other end of the ground. The more you look at the list and gameplans, if this list doesn't win a premiership or three, we never will.

[stefoid]

I've noticed a few people are calling for Hamling to go forward eventually. Is he a forward? Can he kick goals? Is he creative enough to set up goals? I haven't seen him play forward so I don't have an opinion. If he can play well as a forward, that would be handy and it might also extend his career if others go past him.

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/player...e/joel-hamling

kicked 6 playing forward in the VFL against frankston, according to a link above.

[Templeton31]

Seemed to struggle against the tall talls again this week.

Yeh Casboult and he would go for the mark but Casboult's 'highest point' where he marked the ball was higher than Adams. Of course Casboult is one of the better marks in the league so gonna get out marked sometimes.

[1eyedog]

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/player...e/joel-hamling

kicked 6 playing forward in the VFL against frankston, according to a link above.

Was recruited from W.A as a forward.

[bornadog]

Was recruited from W.A as a forward.

I would leave him in the backline. At this stage we don't need him forward.

[Ghost Dog]

I hope Bevo throws in the odd random switch to keep the other coach guessing. I'd love to see Stringer and Adams go at it in the forward arc.

[1eyedog]

I would leave him in the backline. At this stage we don't need him forward.

I think there's quite a few posters on here that think we do. Do you think the sole inclusion of Dickson is going to be enough to provide a viable target because at the moment Boyd can't clunk them or runs under them and Jake is out of form.

The majority of our goals are coming from the midfield.

[Ghost Dog]

I think there's quite a few posters on here that think we do. Do you think the sole inclusion of Dickson is going to be enough to provide a viable target because at the moment Boyd can't clunk them or runs under them and Jake is out of form.

The majority of our goals are coming from the midfield.

We have kicked pretty inaccurately and lots of near misses in the fwd 50

[1eyedog]

We have kicked pretty inaccurately and lots of near misses in the fwd 50

Are you happy with our forward set up / the form of who we have up forward?

[comrade]

Are you happy with our forward set up / the form of who we have up forward?

Not really but I'm VERY happy with the defensive group, of which Adams has been a huge part of.