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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
Remind me why JJ is not playing half-back?
Daniel, Williams, Dale, Duryea, Crozier, Wood.
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Daniel, Williams, Dale, Duryea, Crozier, Wood.
Is he that much worse than Duryea?
If so, then trade?
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
Is he that much worse than Duryea?
He has Duryea for speed, and that's about it. Duryea has been doing a pretty good job on dangerous small forwards this year and is a far better defender than JJ. He is also a more reliable kick.
Daniel, Dale and Williams have all gone past JJ as rebounding defenders.
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
He has Duryea for speed, and that's about it. Duryea has been doing a pretty good job on dangerous small forwards this year and is a far better defender than JJ. He is also a more reliable kick.
Daniel, Dale and Williams have all gone past JJ as rebounding defenders.
Far superior decision maker.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Far superior decision maker.
Who is?
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
I haven't been as enamoured with Duryea as others have, to be honest. He's definitely a better one on one defender than JJ, though that's not to say he's offering much more than JJ could in the position.
With Williams out I think we're missing a bit of dash off the half back line and I think that's something JJ can help with providing his head is in it. He featured highly in our best and fairest two years and won a Norm Smith playing that role, and it's not as if he didn't have to defend then like he does now.
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
jeemak
With Williams out I think we're missing a bit of dash off the half back line and I think that's something JJ can help with providing his head is in it. He featured highly in our best and fairest two years and won a Norm Smith playing that role, and it's not as if he didn't have to defend then like he does now.
Williams and Dale are different to JJ in that they can also play as the third tall and are more competent in the air. Once Caleb sewed up half-back, that was really the end of JJ.
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
MrMahatma
Who is?
Duryea without question.
"It's over. It's all over."
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
Ghost Dog
Is he that much worse than Duryea?
If so, then trade?
It's not that he's worse than Duryea, it's that the role he plays has been taken by Dale, Daniel and Williams.
"It's over. It's all over."
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Re: Where does JJ fit into the 2021 Bulldogs team?
Originally Posted by
MrMahatma
Who is?
Doc is
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.