Making 2010 GF a must for Dogs: Eade

[LostDoggy]

Woohoo they start preseason the day after i get back form overseas......Yay ill sleep all day Sunday when i get back, then head to training on the Monday.....im sure if its a closed session they will open it jsut for me...hahahahaha.....

[LostDoggy]

WIth the coach making this statement so early, would this put extra pressure on the player?
There are a dozen or so players having operations, and can not do a full pre season.

But this article does bring a little excitment for me though.

Bring on 2010 season.

[GVGjr]

just stating the obvious I'd think. After 2 Prelims we expect to make the last dance.

I think anything less will be a letdown. We have proven we can match it with the other top sides so now with Hall and a steady list it's over to Eade and the players to take another step.

[Mantis]

WIth the coach making this statement so early, would this put extra pressure on the player?
There are a dozen or so players having operations, and can not do a full pre season.

But this article does bring a little excitment for me though.

Bring on 2010 season.

You would find that the number of players at most clubs who are having some sort of surgery or another would hit double figures.

Reid & Tiller are the only ones who will have extended breaks and they aren't members of our best 22 as yet, although I expect Reid to become one by the end of the 2010 season.

[azabob]

I think anything less will be a letdown. We have proven we can match it with the other top sides so now with Hall and a steady list it's over to Eade and the players to take another step.

Hopefully the players dont think (like 2007) that now we have Hall everything will fall into place and they drop off training intensity etc and fall back into the pack.

[GVGjr]

Hopefully the players dont think (like 2007) that now we have Hall everything will fall into place and they drop off training intensity etc and fall back into the pack.

No chance of that. We have a mature list who realise that their chances of getting into the grand final depend on them playing at their best. There's plenty of incentives for them to attack the season very positively

[KT31]

No chance of that. We have a mature list who realise that their chances of getting into the grand final depend on them playing at their best. There's plenty of incentives for them to attack the season very positively

Little bit of an understatement.

[Bulldog Revolution]

No chance of that. We have a mature list who realise that their chances of getting into the grand final depend on them playing at their best. There's plenty of incentives for them to attack the season very positively

That said, there is so much room for improvement on 2009

And we really shouldn't get carried away with where we are at: sure we played well in the last 3 weeks of the home and away season as well as the 2nd final and the prelim.

We showed we could play at a high level, but really we were not able to do that often enough.

We had too many games where we were very poor and have a fair gap to close in terms of playing at a high intensity week in, week out

Whilst it might be considered to be stating the obvious I think there are big question marks over us in 2010 to get where we want to go

[GVGjr]

That said, there is so much room for improvement on 2009

And we really shouldn't get carried away with where we are at: sure we played well in the last 3 weeks of the home and away season as well as the 2nd final and the prelim.

We showed we could play at a high level, but really we were not able to do that often enough.

We had too many games where we were very poor and have a fair gap to close in terms of playing at a high intensity week in, week out

Whilst it might be considered to be stating the obvious I think there are big question marks over us in 2010 to get where we want to go

I was reading some analysis of our list the other day and the amount of players not expected to perform at last years level was daunting. It's up to the likes of Hill, Ward, Stack, Harbrow, Griffen, Higgins, Minson, Murphy and Cooney to really step it up.
Johnson, Akermanis, Eagleton and Hudson need the others contributing more than previous seasons.

Player management through the 2010 season becomes an important task for Eade. Last year we planned to rest Johnson and Akermanis at various stages but for some reason didn't. (Aker missed some time by being reported though)

I suppose how much Hall brings us is one of the keys. He won't be able to carry the side but a 2 or 3 goal a game return most weeks will be a great help for us.

[Bulldog Revolution]

I was reading some analysis of our list the other day and the amount of players not expected to perform at last years level was daunting. It's up to the likes of Hill, Ward, Stack, Harbrow, Griffen, Higgins, Minson, Murphy and Cooney to really step it up.
Johnson, Akermanis, Eagleton and Hudson need the others contributing more than previous seasons.

Player management through the 2010 season becomes an important task for Eade. Last year we planned to rest Johnson and Akermanis at various stages but for some reason didn't. (Aker missed some time by being reported though)

I suppose how much Hall brings us is one of the keys. He won't be able to carry the side but a 2 or 3 goal a game return most weeks will be a great help for us.

I think you have hit the nail on the head identifying the guys we need to improve. I have Griffen at number 1 on that list, with Murphy, Cooney and Higgins forming an important quartet in terms of us getting to the promised land.

I was hoping that Eade would be able to rest a few more in 09, but the poor start (3 & 3 but ordinary form against Rich & North) and the pressure of needing to win the last 3 for the double chance.

I want to see our regular season form improve so that we can rest senior players when needed and blood more kids. Maybe thats an unrealistic goal, but I think we need to take more the approach Geelong took in 2010 in being very cautious with players. To be able to do this we need our best players fit and firing (Murphy and Cooney are vital)

[Twodogs]

Making every GF is a must for the Bulldogs. No single year is different.

What's with the signature?

I think Easton will become an integral part of our side. Just trying to making the call early. Reminds me of Gilbee and i hope he'll blossom.

Can you do me a favour and change it to the correct tense as well please? Usually it doesnt bother me but for some reason 'be' instead of 'been' stands out like dog's balls!

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

I was reading some analysis of our list the other day and the amount of players not expected to perform at last years level was daunting. It's up to the likes of Hill, Ward, Stack, Harbrow, Griffen, Higgins, Minson, Murphy and Cooney to really step it up.
Johnson, Akermanis, Eagleton and Hudson need the others contributing more than previous seasons.

Player management through the 2010 season becomes an important task for Eade. Last year we planned to rest Johnson and Akermanis at various stages but for some reason didn't. (Aker missed some time by being reported though)

I suppose how much Hall brings us is one of the keys. He won't be able to carry the side but a 2 or 3 goal a game return most weeks will be a great help for us.

The key to our success in 2010 will again be in our midfield, Cooney, Griffen, Boyd, Cross, Higgins and Ward who all need to stand up to the rigors of the likes of Geelong's Ablett, Bartel, Selwood, Ling, Corey and Kelly.Let's face it the Cats are the benchmark. This is where the games are won or lost. Tardy starts like season 2009, where we were often down by 2,3 and 4 goals at quarter time will not be good enough.

[LostDoggy]

I think you have hit the nail on the head identifying the guys we need to improve. I have Griffen at number 1 on that list, with Murphy, Cooney and Higgins forming an important quartet in terms of us getting to the promised land.

I was hoping that Eade would be able to rest a few more in 09, but the poor start (3 & 3 but ordinary form against Rich & North) and the pressure of needing to win the last 3 for the double chance.

I want to see our regular season form improve so that we can rest senior players when needed and blood more kids. Maybe thats an unrealistic goal, but I think we need to take more the approach Geelong took in 2010 in being very cautious with players. To be able to do this we need our best players fit and firing (Murphy and Cooney are vital)

BR, think you meant Geelong's year in 2009.

[Bulldog Revolution]

BR, think you meant Geelong's year in 2009.

Correct

Getting carried away with the years

Basically we need to be able to more consistently produce our 'A' game

[alwaysadog]

Basically we need to be able to more consistently produce our 'A' game

Yes, the idea of focussing on an end point can take attention away from the means needed to get there.

At this stage I'm not convinced a GF is what we should be focussing on. We were pretty poor at times in 2009 although at others we showed a capacity to match the best over a number of weeks.

Unless we focus on playing at that level consistently talk of a GF IMHO is meaningless. Some would argue we went close this year, but we didn't have the necessary base and it showed when push came to shove.