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    3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Lets hear three new things you've learned after this afternoons game vs the Port Power?
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    I didn't know that hand and toe warmers would be necessary kit to be packed for a football match ever before!

    Or maybe even those tennis racket things people put in their feet to get through the snow.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. This was a really bad premiership defence.
    2. We have a top 10 draft pick to go fishing for Kelly &/or Lever.
    3. We have 22 premiership heroes, but that was last year. Decisions for next year have to be about where we currently are.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. If we don't improve our skill level we won't be anywhere near the 8 next year
    2. Dale can be a very dangerous player for us next year
    3. We need a mini list rebuild; Morris, Boyd, Murphy, Dickson to go with Picken and Cloke not far behind.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Not sure about Dickson and Picken , and if you got rid of every player who has had down years , we'd be left with about 4 players .

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Remi Moses View Post
    Not sure about Dickson and Picken , and if you got rid of every player who has had down years , we'd be left with about 4 players .
    Dickson played maybe 1 decent game all year and is 30 next year from memory.

    Picken we'll keep because he's contracted but shouldn't be guaranteed a game.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. The efforts just been to inconsistent through the year .
    2. To many players down, and not enough contributors.Lack of even effort
    3. Big decisions in the off season .

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by The Bulldogs Bite View Post
    Dickson played maybe 1 decent game all year and is 30 next year from memory.

    Picken we'll keep because he's contracted but shouldn't be guaranteed a game.
    Dickson's barely played , and looks underdone . Turning 30 is irrelevant

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by Remi Moses View Post
    Dickson's barely played , and looks underdone . Turning 30 is irrelevant
    Best footy is well and truly behind him - his age in this case is relevant.

    Played most of the year and never fired a shot even at vfl level.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by The Bulldogs Bite View Post
    Best footy is well and truly behind him - his age in this case is relevant.

    Played most of the year and never fired a shot even at vfl level.
    Had a bad year . Should we list every player who's had a poor year? You can't discard everyone , as they are contracted .
    Going to be difficult to judge players re- hangover or downward spiral .

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Dale is our new Dickson....quicker, better skills, and prove he can take a mark and kick a goal.
    Tori has had a shocker, injuries and form.

    Yes, it's a hard decision.
    I will never see #16 the same!!

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by The Bulldogs Bite View Post
    Best footy is well and truly behind him - his age in this case is relevant.

    Played most of the year and never fired a shot even at vfl level.
    He played 9 games this year
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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    1. We were backfiring all season and need a tune up, not an overhaul, going into 2018. Barely fired a shot.
    2. Dale, McLean, Williams and Young provide the hope that we will start to lift our overall skill level
    3. Roughy is struggling to hold down the ruck position. Assuming Campbell will not get to the next level, we may need to prioritise a search for our own Jarrod Witts, Nathan Vardy type for 2018, to give Tom English enough time to develop without breaking him.

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by The Bulldogs Bite View Post
    1. If we don't improve our skill level we won't be anywhere near the 8 next year
    2. Dale can be a very dangerous player for us next year
    3. We need a mini list rebuild; Morris, Boyd, Murphy, Dickson to go with Picken and Cloke not far behind.
    I thought Clokey was really good today. Today we saw what he can do without all the weight Collingwood had on him. He looked agile, was tackling hard and getting the ball at ground level with two very good goals, and 1cm of another third running/snap goal. I'm filthy on Ziebell because he's finally put two good games in the Bevo made role but too late to change anything.
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    Re: 3 Things I've learned. Round 22, 2017 vs Port Power

    Quote Originally Posted by bulldogtragic View Post
    I thought Clokey was really good today. Today we saw what he can do without all the weight Collingwood had on him. He looked agile, was tackling hard and getting the ball at ground level with two very good goals, and 1cm of another third running/snap goal. I'm filthy on Ziebell because he's finally put two good games in the Bevo made role but too late to change anything.
    Agree that he was good at ground level but it's not what he's there for. He hasn't taken a mark for the day and Bonti was doing the grunt work in the air as that mobile centre half forward.

    He moved well and finished those few goals but Bailey Dale and Dunkley looked more likely to stick a mark in the last term.

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