Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

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  • Sedat
    Hall of Fame
    • Sep 2007
    • 11451

    #46
    Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

    Originally posted by bornadog
    Buckley really pushed to get a top midfield in and he was right.
    Meanwhile we've drafted/rookied/traded in one genuine midfielder in the last 3 years, and only because we delisted and re-rookied Roarke Smith to give us an extra late pick last year.
    "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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    • Bornadog
      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
      • Jan 2007
      • 67308

      #47
      Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

      Originally posted by Sedat
      Meanwhile we've drafted/rookied/traded in one genuine midfielder in the last 3 years, and only because we delisted and re-rookied Roarke Smith to give us an extra late pick last year.
      Very difficult to draft a top line midfielder when you have draft picks outside the top ten. Instead you have to try and entice mature players from other clubs, which as you know is not easy.
      FFC: Established 1883

      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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      • Twodogs
        Moderator
        • Nov 2006
        • 27664

        #48
        Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

        Originally posted by bornadog
        Very difficult to draft a top line midfielder when you have draft picks outside the top ten. Instead you have to try and entice mature players from other clubs, which as you know is not easy.

        Other clubs seem to manage it. Getting one who wants to come is the trick.
        They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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        • macca
          Coaching Staff
          • Sep 2007
          • 2384

          #49
          Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

          Originally posted by Twodogs
          Other clubs seem to manage it. Getting one who wants to come is the trick.
          Just going through R13 teams for some of the other teams , midfield pickups

          Geelong found - Menegola and Kelly
          Richmond - Caddy, Lambert, Graham, MacIntosh, Grigg ( they have incredible luck to recruit mid fielders and small forwards)
          Eagles - Redden, Jetta
          Carlton - Darcy Lang, Kerridge
          ST kilda - dunstan, sinclair11
          Adelaide - Gibson, Ellis-Yeoman, Lachlan Murphy

          there are probably more who I missed. Where are the gun midfielders in state leagues? Who have we in our rookie list is the emerging midfielder?

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          • jeemak
            Bulldog Legend
            • Oct 2010
            • 22011

            #50
            Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

            I think we have specifically looked for flanker type utilities at the draft with a view to putting them into the midfield eventually.
            TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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            • Twodogs
              Moderator
              • Nov 2006
              • 27664

              #51
              Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

              Originally posted by macca
              Just going through R13 teams for some of the other teams , midfield pickups

              Geelong found - Menegola and Kelly
              Richmond - Caddy, Lambert, Graham, MacIntosh, Grigg ( they have incredible luck to recruit mid fielders and small forwards)
              Eagles - Redden, Jetta
              Carlton - Darcy Lang, Kerridge
              ST kilda - dunstan, sinclair11
              Adelaide - Gibson, Ellis-Yeoman, Lachlan Murphy

              there are probably more who I missed. Where are the gun midfielders in state leagues? Who have we in our rookie list is the emerging midfielder?

              North have a few. They seem to have moved their old midfielders into the forward line and imported a new one from other clubs-Higgins, Anderson, Hartung.
              They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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              • Dry Rot
                Bulldog Team of the Century
                • Jan 2007
                • 6469

                #52
                Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                Piss weak again.

                On top for the first quarter, then just slowly but surely shat their pants.
                The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.

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                • Dry Rot
                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 6469

                  #53
                  Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                  Full of faux tough guys.

                  Viney is a ****.
                  The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.

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                  • GVGjr
                    Moderator
                    • Nov 2006
                    • 45028

                    #54
                    Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                    Originally posted by Dry Rot
                    Piss weak again.

                    On top for the first quarter, then just slowly but surely shat their pants.
                    Port at home is a tough test. I don't think they are as bad as you think. We have them in a few weeks so I hope we are more competitive against them.
                    Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                    • G-Mo77
                      Bulldog Team of the Century
                      • Apr 2007
                      • 9895

                      #55
                      Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                      They fell over when it counted last night but they'll be a player come finals time.

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                      • The bulldog tragician
                        Senior Player
                        • Apr 2013
                        • 1975

                        #56
                        Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                        I’m not sure about the answer to the original post but I’m super glad to see them not doing well. They are much smugger and on better terms with themselves than their actual record indicates.
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                        • Sedat
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Sep 2007
                          • 11451

                          #57
                          Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                          Originally posted by G-Mo77
                          They fell over when it counted last night but they'll be a player come finals time.
                          Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
                          "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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                          • G-Mo77
                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                            • Apr 2007
                            • 9895

                            #58
                            Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                            Originally posted by Sedat
                            Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
                            I'd rather them in than both those clubs.

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                            • Twodogs
                              Moderator
                              • Nov 2006
                              • 27664

                              #59
                              Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                              Originally posted by Sedat
                              Would be very amusing if they finish 9th again. Hawtborn and North have a cushy draw and could easily overtake them in the run home.
                              It certainly would. Not that their supporters particularly care.
                              They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.

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                              • Dry Rot
                                Bulldog Team of the Century
                                • Jan 2007
                                • 6469

                                #60
                                Re: Why are the Demons still so piss weak in 2018?

                                Bump.

                                Beaten by the Saints....
                                The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.

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