Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

[bulldogtragic]

Let's not forget turning another 40+ goal kicker (Bruce) into a VFL defender.

Also a club leading goal kicker. We can recruit them for top picks. We can get them to the club. Then we destroy them.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Also a club leading goal kicker. We can recruit them for top picks. We can get them to the club. Then we destroy them.

Yep.

There's one man responsible. As you said, we won't sack him, and that's because we just don't have the fortitude to hold him to account

[bulldogtragic]

Yep.

There's one man responsible. As you said, we won't sack him, and that's because we just don't have the fortitude to hold him to account

Sam Power. Bringing in two club leading accurate goal kickers? For just second rounders. Bit harsh. He didn’t kill/try to kill their careers. They’re capable of 60-80 goals between them. Going to maybe get 25 this year. Whoo!

[Bulldog4life]

Let's not forget turning another 40+ goal kicker (Bruce) into a VFL defender.

That was Bruce's own idea. Wasn't Bevo's.

[bulldogtragic]

That was Bruce's own idea. Wasn't Bevo's.

I think that’s a nice and convenient narrative… But it might be time to undo this now.

[Bulldog4life]

I think that’s a nice and convenient narrative… But it might be time to undo this now.

No not convenient I am just saying the truth of what happened BT.

[bulldogtragic]

No not convenient I am just saying the truth of what happened BT.

I know that’s what was reported, not intention to have a dig or anything. Im suggesting it didn’t exactly go down like that, that’s all I can say.

[kruder]

Lobb was making good space in the forward line last night, he leads well but the kicker ignores him a lot for some reason.

[bulldogtragic]

Lobb was making good space in the forward line last night, he leads well but the kicker ignores him a lot for some reason.

Who were they going to most of the time? (My memory fails me - thanks in advance if you know)

[GVGjr]

That was Bruce's own idea. Wasn't Bevo's.

Bruce apparently suggested it and Bevo saw some merit in it.

[Mofra]

I think that’s a nice and convenient narrative… But it might be time to undo this now.

The way Bruce finished last year, he's lucky to be on the list.

[mjp]

Lobb didn't play well (and really hasn't played that well) but his numbers are much the same as they've always been. We've gotten a forward-ruck - the forward-ruck position we have been trying to fill - and even at his current level of performance (or non-performance) Lobb is still amongst the better players in the comp filling this position...they simply don't exist.

[GVGjr]

Lobb didn't play well (and really hasn't played that well) but his numbers are much the same as they've always been. We've gotten a forward-ruck - the forward-ruck position we have been trying to fill - and even at his current level of performance (or non-performance) Lobb is still amongst the better players in the comp filling this position...they simply don't exist.

He's like a lot of Australian cricket all-rounders before Green arrived that could bat and bowl but really not be in the best 7 batsman or top 15 bowlers. Lobb provides some structure for us so we can accept a slightly lesser performance but what the numbers might be saying doesn't really measure up on how poorly he has performed.
If we compared him to Bruce of 2021 he's nowhere near as effective up forward and only marginally better in the ruck and I find that disappointing. I watched him a few times last year and I think the concern is that he's gone from being the number #1 forward target for Freo to the #3 target with us and that might be what we didn't allow for when we traded for him.

[kruder]

Who were they going to most of the time? (My memory fails me - thanks in advance if you know)

Generally long to a contest, first crack showed a number of our entries that either ignored the leading player or kicked it to the disadvantage of Naughty.

[bornadog]

He's like a lot of Australian cricket all-rounders before Green arrived that could bat and bowl but really not be in the best 7 batsman or top 15 bowlers. Lobb provides some structure for us so we can accept a slightly lesser performance but what the numbers might be saying doesn't really measure up on how poorly he has performed.
If we compared him to Bruce of 2021 he's nowhere near as effective up forward and only marginally better in the ruck and I find that disappointing. I watched him a few times last year and I think the concern is that he's gone from being the number #1 forward target for Freo to the #3 target with us and that might be what we didn't allow for when we traded for him.

i much prefer Lobb in the ruck than Jong, Dunkley, Bont, Hannan, and even Bruce