Dockers V Bulldogs - Round 7, 27/4/24 Optus Stadium, Perth 7:30PM AEST

[angelopetraglia]

Not so sure on that. Competes better 1-1 but the opposition want the ball in his hands.

Is Khamis that superior with the ball in hand?

[Rocket Science]

Nothing but solidarity with those lamenting how magnificently unlovable this mob is.

I've held much more affection for far less gifted sides in the past, even during some of the darkest stretches, but I battle to recall a group that boasts so many with a knack for giving me the shits on a weekly basis.

The product's awful and prevails in spite of itself, when it actually prevails.

[JanLorMill]

Is Khamis that superior with the ball in hand?

Not sure either. We want to intercept and maybe he is better than Gardner at that.
Freo made him defend. It?s time to give Busslinger or Cleary or both a go

[angelopetraglia]

Gullian

BENCHED BONT

The Western Bulldogs are getting good at holding reviews so they will know the process required to figure out how Marcus Bontempelli was on the bench for seven minutes late in the final quarter.

It’s a diabolical error which the Dogs will most likely look back on in four months time and think that Freo late game stuff-up is what has cost us a finals berth.

We know rotations are part of the modern game and the Bont definitely needs a breather at some point in a quarter but how you can have him not being a part of the most important 10 minutes of the year is a shocking error.

Who cares if the prearranged swap with one of his fellow midfielders wasn’t eventuating, go to Plan B and yank off anybody to ensure your best player is on the ground when it matters most.

Too often clubs are getting caught out by being governed by their set routine, sometimes you have to throw an audible and the Dogs inability to figure that out has cost them dearly.

The review will throw up a few other things, namely a shocking kicking for goal night with Bont having to own up to one of the worst – an easy shot from 12m out on a slight angle late in the third quarter.

You don’t win games kicking 2.7 goals in the third quarter.

And you don’t win games by allowing the opposition’s three prime movers in the midfield to have 104 possessions – Caleb Serong (17 clearances) and Nat Fyfe 37 each, Andrew Brayshaw 30.

[Rocket Science]

And while potting Khamis for struggling at the level is fine, who ya got in relief?

Our list depth in critical roles like the one he's been shoehorned into is putrid.

[angelopetraglia]

Caleb Serong breaks the Fremantle all time record for clearances. Surely that doesn't happen if Libba plays.

[JanLorMill]

And while potting Khamis for struggling at the level is fine, who ya got in relief?

Our list depth in critical roles like the one he's been shoehorned into is putrid.

Busslinger or cleary.

[angelopetraglia]

And while potting Khamis for struggling at the level is fine, who ya got in relief?

Our list depth in critical roles like the one he's been shoehorned into is putrid.

The cupboard is bare. Keath and Gardner if fit, would compete better.

[bornadog]

And while potting Khamis for struggling at the level is fine, who ya got in relief?

Our list depth in critical roles like the one he's been shoehorned into is putrid.

Yes I was worried about the CHB role from preseason reports. Keath is cooked, Gardner struggling, JOD inexperienced as is Buku, Buss hasn't played a game yet

[angelopetraglia]

Fyfe had not had 37 touches since 2019. We have knack for playing people into form.

[Grantysghost]

And while potting Khamis for struggling at the level is fine, who ya got in relief?

Our list depth in critical roles like the one he's been shoehorned into is putrid.

Add to that we pretty much tripped over and found Jones and JOD so our defensive planning has been pretty diabolical.

Currently a VFL forward, a kid no one wanted, and a guy who sat out 18 months and was a risk (one thats paid off).

[JanLorMill]

West a chance to be suspended?

[Rocket Science]

Busslinger or cleary.

Yes but I'm concerned replacing the guy we delisted last year with guys who've played zero and five games respectively may not be the master stroke it seems.

[angelopetraglia]

Bevo

-Without the clearances going in our favour we were haning in there and we had enough momentum to get over the top, but we had two or three critical moments where we lost the handle on it

-the most dissapointing thing in the end was in an arm wreste, ultimatley we need to measure ourselves against these moments

[Rocket Science]

The cupboard is bare. Keath and Gardner if fit, would compete better.

Look we all know Gardner tries but it'd be more helpful if every contest didn't pan out like a football was the last thing he was expecting to see.

And that Buku's been favoured over a very rickety Keath tells you how much faith the MC has in the latter.