Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

[bornadog]

Bevo on 774 discussing the GF and general football.

Says he is still hurting over loss to Adelaide. I love this bloke, it is burning and will only make us more determined next year.

Also mentioned his paternal Grand father played for Collingwood. Played in 4 consecutive premierships.

[LostDoggy]

Bevo on 774 discussing the GF and general football.

Says he is still hurting over loss to Adelaide. I love this bloke, it is burning and will only make us more determined next year.

Also mentioned his paternal Grand father played for Collingwood. Played in 4 consecutive premierships.

His father, John, is also a significant figure in AFL/VFL history, having been a key recruiter/list manager at StKilda for over 30 years. Hell of a family.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

I wasn't concerned with the last passage of play - we didn't do a hell of a lot wrong except lose the initial clearance in our forward line (which shouldn't have been a stoppage anyway as we butchered a clear goal scoring opportunity through Hunter/Crameri which caused the stoppage).

The lack of defensive running was far more of an issue from about 10 minutes into the 1st qtr until half time. So many ridiculously easy goals conceded because we let the likes of Sloane and Cameron run past us and deliver unopposed into Adelaide's forward 50 for Betts to gobble up.

Our inability to play tight and play shoulder to shoulder with Eddie Betts was a key factor in the defeat. Hawthorn's defence hardly gave Betts a touch the following week which was a huge contrast to the 5 easy goals we gifted him.

[comrade]

Our inability to play tight and play shoulder to shoulder with Eddie Betts was a key factor in the defeat. Hawthorn's defence hardly gave Betts a touch the following week which was a huge contrast to the 5 easy goals we gifted him.

Helps when you know the game plan

No doubt the Hawks saw our game and gave more focus to stopping Betts. He's such a barometer for the Crows, that if he's quiet, they probably won't win. We'll be better next time.

[Mantis]

No doubt the Hawks saw our game and gave more focus to stopping Betts. He's such a barometer for the Crows, that if he's quiet, they probably won't win. We'll be better next time.

Before our game with the Crows we all knew that it was extremely important that we keep Betts quiet.. But seems no-one with the club agreed with those thoughts.

[1eyedog]

It seemed it was a structural issue rather than a man on man issue. We certainly needed to be more aware of Betts but we seemed intent on pushing up. Betts is a smart footballer and saw the opportunities presented out the back.

[Twodogs]

Before our game with the Crows we all knew that it was extremely important that we keep Betts quiet.. But seems no-one with the club agreed with those thoughts.

I remembember devoting a heap of bandwidth to options to deal with Eddie Betts. I spent so much time talking about that I devoted a whole post to the idea of playing Caleb Daniel on Eddie.

[bornadog]

Our inability to play tight and play shoulder to shoulder with Eddie Betts was a key factor in the defeat. Hawthorn's defence hardly gave Betts a touch the following week which was a huge contrast to the 5 easy goals we gifted him.

Before our game with the Crows we all knew that it was extremely important that we keep Betts quiet.. But seems no-one with the club agreed with those thoughts.

Betts wasn't the reason we lost the match, yeah he kicked 5 so did Dickson.

Our inability to kick goals, especially in the third quarter when Bonti twice, Grant twice and Wallis missed the easiest goals ever. My mother could have kicked those and she is 86.

[LostDoggy]

Betts wasn't the reason we lost the match, yeah he kicked 5 so did Dickson.

Our inability to kick goals, especially in the third quarter when Bonti twice, Grant twice and Wallis missed the easiest goals ever. My mother could have kicked those and she is 86.

You're right mate. Mrs. BAD at full forward in 2016 and the puzzle will be solved.

[Mantis]

Betts wasn't the reason we lost the match, yeah he kicked 5 so did Dickson.

Our inability to kick goals, especially in the third quarter when Bonti twice, Grant twice and Wallis missed the easiest goals ever. My mother could have kicked those and she is 86.

We lost the match in the first qtr when we conceded 5 goals from Adelaide's first 6 inside 50's... Betts was left to waltz around and do as he pleased thru this period.

The 3rd qtr misses weren't great, but we should have been 4 goals up at qtr time, but instead we were playing catch up.

[bornadog]

We lost the match in the first qtr when we conceded 5 goals from Adelaide's first 6 inside 50's... Betts was left to waltz around and do as he pleased thru this period.

The 3rd qtr misses weren't great, but we should have been 4 goals up at qtr time, but instead we were playing catch up.

There was only a goal or two in it the whole match - hardly catch up football.

[1eyedog]

I wish I could get over this game to be honest. Bont's errant shots on goal, Fletcher falling over, Hunter's errant handball to Crameri with Grant running into goal, Stringer not dishing off to Wally, not tightening the screws on Betts... and the list goes on FFS. Could we have tried to lose this match any better than what we did?

[boydogs]

I wish I could get over this game to be honest. Bont's errant shots on goal, Fletcher falling over, Hunter's errant handball to Crameri with Grant running into goal, Stringer not dishing off to Wally, not tightening the screws on Betts... and the list goes on FFS. Could we have tried to lose this match any better than what we did?

Not so much the goalkicking, but there will always be errors when you take the game on. You take the good with the bad. We had 32 scoring shots with Redpath (4 hitouts) & Minson (0.0) as our rucks and big forward targets

[LostDoggy]

I'm sure the Eagles are saying the exact same things today. Might go check out one of their forums.

[bornadog]

I'm sure the Eagles are saying the exact same things today. Might go check out one of their forums.

Eagles got smashed, were never in the hunt.