Bailey Dale to backline

[Rocket Science]

In the replay I realised what an important role Duryea played. He was really important at critical times as he was against Collingwood when the match tightened. Let’s hope he remains injury free as I think his impact has been underestimated (by me at least)

Aye, much the same. Duryea's timing and hardness was low-key priceless in that torrid last quarter against the Eagles and without he and Williams holding their nerve back there there's no Bont-led heroics to bask in later.

A healthy indication of whether we've matured into a genuinely formidable foe is if we see that stinginess from them - and their backline mates - more consistently when contests are in the balance.

One week at a time and all, but how they fare against Brisbane will be another instructive test.

[Grantysghost]

I agree with you re Duryea but I'm wary of putting my faith in anyone that looks like Ramsay Bolton.

He loves dogs doesn't he?

[Twodogs]

Speaking of #15, how is his surname pronounced? Commentators are referring to him as Doo-ray lately but before this season he was commonly referred to as Due-ray-er. Which is it?

[jeemak]

I was really really upset with Duryea in the third quarter. We'd worked hard to stifle the Weagles forward movement in a rare moment and he fluffed his lines really badly and fumbled a ground ball and seemed to impossibly knee it to the Weagles players and it seemed at the time a bit of a pressure valve moment.

He is solid though, and I am beginning to not think he's a douche after all these years post his efforts in being a tough guy in the 2016 semi final at half time.

[SonofScray]

He is this team’s iteration of the Matthew Boyd role at half back. Not quite as hard, but better hops. Important player.

[merantau]

Against North he did this amazing spin in the last to get free from congestion - he is going well down back.

[Go_Dogs]

Liked the flexibility being able to swing him forward in the last to balance their man behind the ball. Good lead to space and finish.

[bulldogtragic]

I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I went to a function at the end of 2015. Most people got a couple of minutes with Bevo. Apart from other things I asked him about the best position for Dale. He mentioned as a forward, but with his skill sets he would make an excellent half back.

So it’s been on Bevo’s mind since his first season. I wonder why it’s taken 5 years to make the move? Looks like a good move.

[Hotdog60]

It may have had something to do about how crap we were in converting and if Bailey got enough of it he's a reliable shot for goal.

[Testekill]

He's really taken a big step, there was also one point where he hit up Bruce in the open goal square when he'd have usual blazed away and taken the shot himself. I think his arm length helps him to play taller than what he is and he's been doing a good job of keeping his feet.

[jeemak]

I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I went to a function at the end of 2015. Most people got a couple of minutes with Bevo. Apart from other things I asked him about the best position for Dale. He mentioned as a forward, but with his skill sets he would make an excellent half back.

So it’s been on Bevo’s mind since his first season. I wonder why it’s taken 5 years to make the move? Looks like a good move.

Good insight.

A bit like everything re our forward line since the Eade days or even before. We tend not to be able to put genuine forwards in there bar a few and end up using blokes who we can't squeeze into their most suited positions.

Probably like Naughton, if a player who can show himself as capable of being elite forward - which Dale has - then we try it for as long as we can until he proves he can't be.

[macca]

I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I went to a function at the end of 2015. Most people got a couple of minutes with Bevo. Apart from other things I asked him about the best position for Dale. He mentioned as a forward, but with his skill sets he would make an excellent half back.

So it’s been on Bevo’s mind since his first season. I wonder why it’s taken 5 years to make the move? Looks like a good move.

May have been a long list of players he was trying to get to play half back, finally got around to turning Bailey into one. You know:
Roarke, Hayes, Crozier ( he was a forward), Williams and some of other players we have let go: Young, Lynch, Gowers, Trengrove, Suckling.

We had a surplus at some stage.

But its worked out well so far. Keeps Dale in the game and his intensity up. As a forward I noticed he did a bit of ball watching at times.

[1eyedog]

I was really really upset with Duryea in the third quarter. We'd worked hard to stifle the Weagles forward movement in a rare moment and he fluffed his lines really badly and fumbled a ground ball and seemed to impossibly knee it to the Weagles players and it seemed at the time a bit of a pressure valve moment.

He is solid though, and I am beginning to not think he's a douche after all these years post his efforts in being a tough guy in the 2016 semi final at half time.

It was a terrible moment after Jooce had done a heap of hard work to gain an advantage.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Speaking of #15, how is his surname pronounced? Commentators are referring to him as Doo-ray lately but before this season he was commonly referred to as Due-ray-er. Which is it?

Dipthong in second syllable.

[EasternWest]

Dipthong in second syllable.

Gezundheit.