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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Mofra, I was referring to the Boyd comments. The Lake comments were clearly misguided.
Just for the sake of it, here's what Monty said:
"He needs to find his athletic side,"
"He came to us as a power forward, as a kid that didn’t move a lot. He was able to dominate one player, who was able to see a good share of entries come his way and not have to move up the ground too far.
"That’s just not how AFL’s played. He’ll need to adapt and he’s well aware of that."
"Tom’s going to have to grow his time in the ruck, which can only assist him getting into the game," Montgomery said.
"The game’s come a long way just in the last 18-24 months and (from) what we really expect out of our key forwards.
"They need to play time in the ruck - there’s only one or two clubs that buck that trend."
This answer could be a perfectly reasonable response to a perfectly reasonable question, such as, how do you think Tom Boyd can improve his game?
What do we want as an alternative? An assistant coach patronising us with clichés?
If it happens to be a small whack directed at the kid, perhaps he's earned it.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Monty didn't say anything new that most footy followers didn't know already. No big deal.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
I'm with others, I am not a wrap for when Monty seems to be using the press as a tool to get his message across.
It's better to die on our feet than live on our knees.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
Monty didn't say anything new that most footy followers didn't know already. No big deal.
Exactly B4L
FWIW IMO There's nothing to see here.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Sounds OK to me. Sounds like a coach telling it like it is. That Boyd needs to increase his fitness is no secret. He's dropped kgs and has been earmarked for some ruck duties so obviously we are looking at creating an animal that can cover ground and get to as many contests as possible. Monty said Boyd knows everything that was said about him. He's on a mill a year now and is strong mentally, he can handle this type of commentary.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Last preseason, I stood on the fence at the interchange during the intraclub match. Monty was next to me on the other side of the fence. The players running off had Monty's eyes to meet as they came off. Monty seemed intimidating to me, most players had their eyes down as they came off. Monty no doubt has a hardness about him.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
It might be why makes a great assistant but struggles to land the senior role.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Month seems like a blunt instrument.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
BornInDroopSt'54
Last preseason, I stood on the fence at the interchange during the intraclub match. Monty was next to me on the other side of the fence. The players running off had Monty's eyes to meet as they came off. Monty seemed intimidating to me, most players had their eyes down as they came off. Monty no doubt has a hardness about him.
Perfect. You need a hard bastard at the club, it works for some players but not all and that's why I think Bevo and Monty will make a great team and possibly why Bevo chase him down to try and convince him to stay at the club. Bevo has the wise cracks and seems like a mate, a general that most can relate to and Monty seems like the hardened drill sargeant who ensures the mess hall is neat and tidy.
Bearing in mind I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Bevo that's for sure.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Bearing in mind I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Bevo that's for sure.
Bevo looks like a scary bastard to me.
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Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Bevo looks like a scary bastard to me.
Yeah he has that wild I'll do anything look.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Yeah he has that wild I'll do anything look.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
bornadog
"Is this ****ing microphone on?"
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
comrade
"Is this ****ing microphone on?"
Did he say that when trying to read out our draft picks?
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Re: Bulldogs forward Boyd needs to find his athletic side
Originally Posted by
azabob
Did he say that when trying to read out our draft picks?
Haha, no.
But I'm sure his moustache wanted to.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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