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19-06-2023, 08:42 PM
#376
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
We really needed a crumbing forward and he just isn't what we need.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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19-06-2023, 09:12 PM
#377
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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19-06-2023, 10:43 PM
#378
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Plays tall like for like Jones replacemt.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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20-06-2023, 03:08 AM
#379
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Doesn’t earn his goals, only gets them if he gets a free kick.
More of an In Bruges guy?
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20-06-2023, 10:14 AM
#380
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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20-06-2023, 01:01 PM
#381
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Enjoy his six goals
Did you see John Schultz at the fence behind Cody when he kicked his 5th? Cody turned and gave him the thumbs up
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21-06-2023, 04:15 PM
#382
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Hes had a number of very good games since he arrived at the club but his effort on Sunday might have been his best.
Hes more athletic than I gave him credit for.
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21-06-2023, 04:24 PM
#383
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Originally Posted by
Curly5
Did you see John Schultz at the fence behind Cody when he kicked his 5th?
Cody turned and gave him the thumbs up
It was a phone call celebration and doubt it had anything to do with John. Some soccer players do it after scoring. Not sure if there was any particular reason why Cody pulled it out.
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21-06-2023, 06:07 PM
#384
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
It was a phone call celebration and doubt it had anything to do with John. Some soccer players do it after scoring. Not sure if there was any particular reason why Cody pulled it out.
Right in front of me. The rare phone call into the shaka.
Gentleman John gave it a hearty, respectfully vigorous clap.
Not so Gentlemanly SOS and friends were giving it to the North Melbourne defender with an array of two fingered salters, up yours fist pumps and crotch chops.
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27-06-2023, 09:22 AM
#385
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Originally Posted by
SonofScray
Right in front of me. The rare phone call into the shaka.
Gentleman John gave it a hearty, respectfully vigorous clap.
Not so Gentlemanly SOS and friends were giving it to the North Melbourne defender with an array of two fingered salters, up yours fist pumps and crotch chops.
The old crotch chop - timeless language
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07-09-2023, 10:34 AM
#386
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
So I had a thought:
What if we left defenders in defence (JJ, VDM etc), left mids to play mids, and forwards in the forwardline. Crazy I know. But we like to have a HF that can take some time on ball. Call it the role West had at the end of the season that no one else took this year.
What if we recruited two small forwards (say for example Lohmann & Ginnivan). With Clarke as the small forwards group and let Arty go back higher. Then use Weightman in the West role? Let him bring some burst energy on ball and up the ground, but still spend a lot of minutes forward.
It seems the gap between when Cody is firing and when he can?t get a sniff is pretty big sometimes. So could we trade in for some small forward pressure to have that covered, then free up Cody to have more ability to get involved. Clearly if he?s in a mood in front of goal, he stays there.
Then we are looking at:
Naughton, Marra, Lobb
Cody as above
Resting mid (Bonts, Adz are dangerous forward)
Two small pressure forwards (three on the list)
Would this work? Would this stop the MC shoehorning guys getting 25+ midfield touches and then playing on a flank, usually without effect (less West finish). Then give us another wing option with Arty and have guys like West & Garcia playing mid or not at all.
Or is Cody to important to the forward structure?
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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07-09-2023, 11:08 AM
#387
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
So I had a thought:
What if we left defenders in defence (JJ, VDM etc), left mids to play mids, and forwards in the forwardline. Crazy I know. But we like to have a HF that can take some time on ball. Call it the role West had at the end of the season that no one else took this year.
What if we recruited two small forwards (say for example Lohmann & Ginnivan). With Clarke as the small forwards group and let Arty go back higher. Then use Weightman in the West role? Let him bring some burst energy on ball and up the ground, but still spend a lot of minutes forward.
It seems the gap between when Cody is firing and when he can?t get a sniff is pretty big sometimes. So could we trade in for some small forward pressure to have that covered, then free up Cody to have more ability to get involved. Clearly if he?s in a mood in front of goal, he stays there.
Then we are looking at:
Naughton, Marra, Lobb
Cody as above
Resting mid (Bonts, Adz are dangerous forward)
Two small pressure forwards (three on the list)
Would this work? Would this stop the MC shoehorning guys getting 25+ midfield touches and then playing on a flank, usually without effect (less West finish). Then give us another wing option with Arty and have guys like West & Garcia playing mid or not at all.
Or is Cody to important to the forward structure?
I like it BT and I think Cody would still kick his 30 odd goals.
FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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07-09-2023, 11:20 AM
#388
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Had a conversation with a blues supporter about Weightman and he was trying to say Weightman really dropped off this year and was over rated but admitted last year he was really good.
I enjoyed pointing out he had no idea eg AA under 22 team, then I bought out the stats on this year and last year they are basically the same and I also pointed out 30-40 goals a year is a good return for a small forward.
Only thing I conceded was he flies for marks he sometimes shouldn’t go for.
Cody does his job and will only get better.
Bring back the biff
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24-01-2024, 08:56 AM
#389
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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24-01-2024, 02:45 PM
#390
Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Cody Weightman
Flea’s our Tory Dickson of the 2020s. If we think pf him as a great medium forward rather than a failed crumbing forward we’ll get a lot more joy out of the great things he brings to the side.
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