Three things you have learned-round 8 v the Suns

[Twodogs]

OK tell us what you have learned.

[GVGjr]

Bump

[1eyedog]

1. There you go. We just became a side that can win ugly rather than polar opposite results. An important step forward for a young, inexperienced group.

2. Alex Keath vs Hayden Crozier. Who's better? Worthy of a thread of its own.

3. Vandermeer has other things but he has poise and calm in high pressure situations. A worthy finals trait.

[Mofra]

1. Cheap trades for defenders can be very, very lucrative.

2. The fact we can win ugly with a handful of players who were "carried" tonight is a massive bonus

3. Vandermeer believes he's a best 22 player, and plays like it. Has some real mongrel too.

[Testekill]

1. We are capable of winning ugly.

2. For all the talk by supposed experts of our defense not being great, they shut out their full forward and kept players like Rankine from taking easy shots. The only Suns forward that won his position was Sexton and he's a bloody good player who doesn't get talked about enough.

3. Keath has to be All Australian this year.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

1. Keath came to us as an intercept defender... which seemed superfluous to our structure... he's now managed to turn in some very top shelf performances as a lock down.

2. Vandermeer.. he's got some kinks to iron out.. but there's some real gold to be mined.

3. English lost the hitouts convincingly (about 3 and a half to 1 ratio)..yet still had the same hit outs to advantage than Witts... Not a game winning performance, but starting to gap the distance between his worst and his best.....and his best we know is very good. Him lifting the floor on his lesser performances will help us big time going forward.

[ledge]

Vandemeer reminds me of a very young Johnno.
Weightman was running around in circles but is learning, probably get rested for Lloyd.
Bruce did a lot of bullocking tonight, he is a hard player.

[hujsh]

1. Keath came to us as an intercept defender... which seemed superfluous to our structure... he's now managed to turn in some very top shelf performances as a lock down.

2. Vandermeer.. he's got some kinks to iron out.. but there's some real gold to be mined.

3. English lost the hitouts convincingly (about 3 and a half to 1 ratio)..yet still had the same hit outs to advantage than Witts... Not a game winning performance, but starting to gap the distance between his worst and his best.....and his best we know is very good. Him lifting the floor on his lesser performances will help us big time going forward.

English has mentioned he struggles against other taller ruckmen and it showed early but I thought he did well in adapting his approach later in the game despite the conditions not suiting him.

[Twodogs]

Keath. Unbelievable pick up. Has some great qualities
Vandermeer has a lot to work with. He could be quite a player
Bruce wasn't having a good night but still made a difference.

[westbulldog]

1. Bailey Williams increasingly shows poise and skill in his game.
2. Vandermeer will be a player, I keep saying that.
3. Bruce is unsuited to a game in the wet, didn't get a kick, didn't take a mark and didn't trouble the scoreboard.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

1. Keathy. Say no more. AA.

2. Libba might be our best user by foot.

3. Williams has improved dramatically.

[The bulldog tragician]

1. Libba’s importance can’t be overstated. This was his kind of night.

2. I like the chemistry in our backline. They work so hard for each other.

3. Williams has really become an important player. It’s always so good to see a player whose career might go either way finally play to his ability.

[jazzadogs]

1) We've done very well to get to 5-3 with minimal contributions from Dunkley and Hunter, plus a below-standard season from Bont who has laboured. Add in Naughton's injury, and I would not have been predicting this at the (almost) halfway mark of the season.

2) Keath and Crozier have been amazing trade-ins. Unbelievable games from both of them tonight.

3) I am going to be frustrated by the inconsistent holding the ball decisions, and lack of holding the man, for the rest of the year. It is infuriating watching Bont and Macrae collect the ball one-handed at stoppages because the other arm is being held.

[ratsmac]

1. We can win a close game again

2. Playing too many young inexperienced players all at once is not good for my in game anxiety. It could of cost us tonight. I understand we need to spread the load this season but we must be careful not to spread it too far.

3. Libba's just might be the best inside mid in the game right now (trying not to use my rwb glasses). And it's not the first time he has held that title

[The bulldog tragician]

One thing I WISH I could learn...how to post photos on Woof. I attempted to post a humorous photo of myself wearing a Bulldogs mask. It appeared sideways and I had to hastily delete it, thinking who am I to ever criticise players when I can’t get this basic fundamental right.