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    Question Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    Three things you've learned today.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. To quote Plough's texta on his forehead in 1997 prelim review to the players: We blew it.
    2. If Bonts got treated like Dangerfield, or even a Pendlebury, he'd actually get a lot frees and be even more damaging.
    3. Picken & Boyd gone. Morris 38 next year, two years out, 3 ACL injuries recently - retire our hero. Dicko should retire, his class touch is failing. Webb is made from whatever Tommy Williams body was made out of and unfortunately it's not made for afl. Suckers go do the NFL thing. Roberts thanks for your service, and being a premiership player. Williams papers look stamped too. Wood you have a contract expiring next year, lift your bloody game.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Our defensive group is overall one of the worst in the competition. Shocking foot skills, vulnerable one on one, slow (outside of JJ). We need to inject some talent because Trengove, Cordy & Wood just wont cut it as a collective.

    2. Bont is a freakazoid. 7+ goal loss without him

    3. He was able to keep me quiet for the first half of the year, but I don’t think I’ve ever disliked watching a Bulldogs player more than Suckling.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Schache and Naughts is going to be a very potent forward combo, especially if Naughts can improve his goalkicking.
    2. Until we can stop having regular halves or quarters of footy where we just crap our pants, no amount of heroics after the fact are going to regularly see us win enough games of footy.
    3. Suckling is cooked.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    The first time I saw Suckling near the ball was when he took a kick in late in the second quarter. I think his time is up.

    We simply butcher the ball going inside 50.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    repeat repeat, Trengove and Cordy try hard but are not up to it as KPD's, we need to recruit one or two.
    11.14 and still no specialist goalkicking coach.
    Either Bontempelli or Cripps will win the brownlow.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by westbulldog View Post
    repeat repeat, Trengove and Cordy try hard but are not up to it as KPD's, we need to recruit one or two.
    11.14 and still no specialist goalkicking coach.
    Either Bontempelli or Cripps will win the brownlow.
    This is something we seriously we need. We have to get someone to teach our guys how to kick for goal - get back to basics. Our delivery into the forward 50 was poor in the 1st half just bombing it long but much better in the 2nd half kicking it to more short targets which made it easier. So it is both really that need work.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Our disposal forward of centre on the break is still a major weakness. Even the kicks that do find a way to a target are often sluggish or slightly off the mark, and it drops us back to behind the transition of the opposition defence and makes it just that bit easier to score. I thought we were working our way out of this gradually, today was a step backwards

    2. When both Dickson and Lloyd are off their food at the same time the forward line looks impotent. There just wasn't that feeling of danger for Brisbane and it shows how much we need a zippy forward who can frighten the willies out of and spread defences with forward run or crumbing ability. Both Dickson and Lloyd applied themselves and tackled, but they are a bit samey with each other pace wise and were easily accounted for by an organised Lions defence close to goal

    3. In games and now in season we are genuinely the masters of our own destiny. Because of our structure we need full commitment to concentration on team defence and ball use, because we're vulnerable back and forward but elite in the middle. Get the focus right and we can take our opportunities when they present, and that eases pressure on the defence. We didn't do that early today and that set the tone for the game. If we do it for the coming three matches we're still a chance at finals
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Our forward line disfunction is caused by kicking the ball to our small forwards on the lead and ignoring our talls. That means no crumbers and our talls become irrelevant.

    2. When you know your not good enough, you give away a lot of frees by holding the oppositions jumper or you blaze away because you just need to be rid of it.

    3. When you have a height advantage in the ruck, in the middle just get under the ball and jump vertically rather that try to jump over someone.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Brisbane are the real deal. Top end talent all over the ground - we are their measure. That was a very winnable game and I feel we lost that game more than they won it.

    2. Some really poor performances from some of our more senior defenders. In part caused by skill errors further up the ground

    3. Tory Dickson is such a clever player. If he can maintain his presence and fitness then I think he deserves another year. Don’t see it happening though



    Bonus gripe: the umpires didn’t cost us that game but god does naughton get held/pushed out of marking contests and bont get held at the stoppages!!

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1. Have been saying for a long time Cordy is not a Key PP, rather should take the third tall, but, we have no choice. Having said that, Cordy gives his all.

    2. Dickson, Dale, Lloyd - doesn't work together.

    3. We panick when we get anywhere near the F50.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    Coulda shoulda won this game. But we didn't.

    Cordy should train over summer as a forward.

    This has to be Suckers last season.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by AutoFill View Post
    1. Our forward line disfunction is caused by kicking the ball to our small forwards on the lead and ignoring our talls. That means no crumbers and our talls become irrelevant.

    2. When you know your not good enough, you give away a lot of frees by holding the oppositions jumper or you blaze away because you just need to be rid of it.

    3. When you have a height advantage in the ruck, in the middle just get under the ball and jump vertically rather that try to jump over someone.
    An astute observation. The lead often puts them too wide and on their kicking limit.

    Also, a spill allows the defenders to clear the 50 easily.

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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    1, I think we miss a Gowers, Stringer type in the forward 50. What has gone wrong with Gowers. Has he lost motivation, does he have behaviour issues. See s strange that after last year he can’t get a game now.

    2, why are our players not right between the ears. We just seem to be fragile and have no mental toughness

    3, since the flag. We have uncovered some ripping kids and a lot of talent, so why are we not a force. We don’t have a huge injury list. We trade and seem to do Ok but it’s not showing on the field. If you look at Brisbane we finished why higher than them three years ago. Have they traded better than us? Have the a better coaching staff? Do the have better facilities?
    Surely they can’t be sitting second on the ladder and gone past us with out the club screaming out fir a review on the footy department.
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    Re: Three things you have learned-round 20 v Brisbane 2019

    Quote Originally Posted by Bumper Bulldogs View Post
    1, I think we miss a Gowers, Stringer type in the forward 50. What has gone wrong with Gowers. Has he lost motivation, does he have behaviour issues. See s strange that after last year he can’t get a game now.
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    2, why are our players not right between the ears. We just seem to be fragile and have no mental toughness

    3, since the flag. We have uncovered some ripping kids and a lot of talent, so why are we not a force. We don’t have a huge injury list. We trade and seem to do Ok but it’s not showing on the field. If you look at Brisbane we finished why higher than them three years ago. Have they traded better than us? Have the a better coaching staff? Do the have better facilities?
    Surely they can’t be sitting second on the ladder and gone past us with out the club screaming out fir a review on the footy department.
    Gowers was given a new role when Naughton became the forward line.

    Like others, he did not successfully manage his transition.

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