Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

[Eastdog]

Once the Round 6 match against St. Kilda is completed, let us know the three things you learned after watching the match.

Be constructive but be honest.

[GVGjr]

Re: Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

Bump

[bulldogtragic]

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1. Having an average team have an 11 goal turnaround is bloody awful.
2. Clay is just an unlucky guy.
3. We need some big bodies back now.

[Remi Moses]

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1) I'm hoping they don't use injuries as an excuse
2) we ain't making the eight
3) need some bigger bodies in there

[chef]

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Losing 2 players at half time and after slog last week it was always going to be a struggle in the second half. We needed a few more fresh bodies.

Ayce looks he could be a chance.

Clay will probably end up a 'what if' player.

[Greystache]

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1. A good effort last week was enough for a few.

2. Someone's going to have to explain to me the no hitout, no tag, no manning up on a +1 defender game plan. All 3 is an opposition coach's wet dream.

3. Long long way to go to having a mentally tough team.

[F'scary]

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1. Successive matches without a genuine CHF looked dodgy today, didn't get away with it. There were a lot of long bombs without the timber there. Toyd was having to rush up from the next line to try to compete.

2. Ok, Ayce did some good things but we were smashed in the ruck and the clearances again, this time it hurt.

3. Hunter is not a midfielder.

[jeemak]

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1. The mental side of our game isn't anywhere near where we believed it to be, and we need to find players who can adapt to and deal with pressure

2. Some of our poor kicks are still poor kicks, and we need to move them on if they don't improve

3. As a Dogs supporter you can't relax, and just when you think you can and enjoy some sunshine this club gets its bastard on and rubs your face in it

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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1. Poor coaching - we didn't plan for St. Kilda until yesterday according to Beveridge, we didn't tag Armitage, we didn't slow the game down. Bad. Very bad.

2. False sense of security strikes again - seems to happen with great regularity. I don't buy into "needing a reality check" - that's BS. We went into half time and thought it was game over.

3. Hunter will struggle to make the grade.

[Mantis]

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A

3. Hunter will struggle to make the grade.

That's a big change for you.. We had some discussions on said topic last year where I said the same thing.

Why the change of mind?

[F'scary]

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That's a big change for you.. We had some discussions on said topic last year where I said the same thing.

Why the change of mind?

Well, jumping in, I've never seen midfielder signs from him. Stamina, running, likes to set up for the speccie as opposed to chasing...etc. He has short legs but doesn't like it inside in the kitchen when it gets hot (like Higgins, his guernsey predecessor). His best work has been as a permanent forward.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

That's a big change for you.. We had some discussions on said topic last year where I said the same thing.

Why the change of mind?

Yeah I have defended him in the past. I thought given he was so young he would improve his glaring deficiencies, but watching today it's evident he has no interest in doing that, and in our game plan which demands hard gut running and total commitment to defense Hunter will be quickly left behind if he doesn't do a 360.

Honeychurch has half the talent of Hunter, but he'll be picked well ahead of him based purely on effort/intent/team first footy. I'd even have Grant ahead of Hunter.

[Flamethrower]

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1 Our traditional jumper is one of the best in the AFL - don't mess with it.

2 We need a plan B when the oppostion get all the momentum.

3 If Clay didn't have all this bad luck, then he would have no luck at all.

[AndrewP6]

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1. We are miles off where we want to go (although I knew that really)
2. Hunter isn't as good as I thought.
3. Bevo, like the players, has to get better.

[comrade]

Re: Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

1. It's hard to win when you're down a rotation, on the back of a slog interstate, with a team that is over a year younger on average than the opposition - even when 10 goals up.
2. Bevo needs a plan B when the tide is turning, but having just 2 guys with over 100 games experience, we still lack leaders to implement on field changes.
3. We're desperate for the grunt of Wallis in the midfield.