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  • Ghost Dog
    WOOF Member
    • May 2010
    • 9404
    #31
    Re: Luke Beveridge ...

    Originally posted by Sedat
    Biggs is a good kick - he takes risks with his kicks which can result in the occasional clanger but it also opens up the game for us. I think he can help partially fill the Bob breach in terms of damaging disposal off half-back. I'm also confident that Webb can come in and take over the previous Biggs support role.

    JJ is a different story with his line-breaking ability - we don't really have anyone on our list capable of replicating his fantastic run and carry. Williams and Lynch look like two long-term prospects in this area but they aren't ready.

    Kicking efficiency is a bit of a misnomer - Richmond has a high in kicking efficiency because they chip it from one half-back line to the other like a crab, which is not much help when you're getting the ball inside forward 50 less than 10 times in a half.
    Easton Wood at full flight is not a bad replacement for JJ, although not as evasive, a bit stronger in the upper body.
    You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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      • Mantis
        Hall of Fame
        • Apr 2007
        • 15449
        #32
        Re: Luke Beveridge ...

        Originally posted by Ghost Dog
        Easton Wood at full flight is not a bad replacement for JJ.
        Kicking the ball is one thing that Easton does poorly.. It's one of JJ's greatest strengths.

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          • Ghost Dog
            WOOF Member
            • May 2010
            • 9404
            #33
            Re: Luke Beveridge ...

            Have to be well organised to cover both Bob and JJ. Massive hole and a huge challenge for the coach, for sure.
            This is one of Luke's biggest challenges as a coach so far I would say. Captain down, serious outs in the side.
            You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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              • always right
                WOOF Member
                • Nov 2007
                • 4189
                #34
                Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                Originally posted by Mantis
                Kicking the ball is one thing that Easton does poorly.. It's one of JJ's greatest strengths.
                I think you're exaggerating. Whilst not as good as JJ, Easton's kicking is fine when he passes. It's improved dramatically although he sometimes has a tendency to bomb when he is forward of centre.
                I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

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                  • Ghost Dog
                    WOOF Member
                    • May 2010
                    • 9404
                    #35
                    Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                    Originally posted by always right
                    I think you're exaggerating. Whilst not as good as JJ, Easton's kicking is fine when he passes. It's improved dramatically although he sometimes has a tendency to bomb when he is forward of centre.
                    I think so too. And you ARE always right!
                    Accuracy stat please stat boffins.
                    Last edited by Ghost Dog; 21-04-2016, 10:12 PM.
                    You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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                      • Mantis
                        Hall of Fame
                        • Apr 2007
                        • 15449
                        #36
                        Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                        Originally posted by always right
                        I think you're exaggerating. Whilst not as good as JJ, Easton's kicking is fine when he passes. It's improved dramatically although he sometimes has a tendency to bomb when he is forward of centre.
                        He is good in a Dale Morris sense, can safely pass it to a free man, but it isn't an attacking weapon going forward, in that as stated he bombs it or kicks helicopters.

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                          • 1eyedog
                            Hall of Fame
                            • Mar 2008
                            • 13236
                            #37
                            Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                            Originally posted by Ghost Dog
                            I think so too. And you ARE always right!
                            Accuracy stat please stat boffins.
                            In the 41 times he's had it in his two games this season he's going at 85.7%. I would say a lot of those have been handed off to Biggs, Murph, JJ et al.

                            I tend to agree that the ball can take on strange shapes when he kicks it long at times.
                            But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                              • Bornadog
                                WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                                • Jan 2007
                                • 66739
                                #38
                                Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                Originally posted by 1eyedog
                                In the 41 times he's had it in his two games this season he's going at 85.7%. I would say a lot of those have been handed off to Biggs, Murph, JJ et al.

                                I tend to agree that the ball can take on strange shapes when he kicks it long at times.
                                Mantis is correct, they both deliver the ball differently and in no way is Wood's kicking a replacement for JJ's.
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                                  • Ghost Dog
                                    WOOF Member
                                    • May 2010
                                    • 9404
                                    #39
                                    Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                    Originally posted by Mantis
                                    He is good in a Dale Morris sense, can safely pass it to a free man, but it isn't an attacking weapon going forward, in that as stated he bombs it or kicks helicopters.
                                    Fair comment Mantis. A few years ago, even when he did have the short option he would cannon the thing and hail mary into the forward line. My couch used to take a beating in those days because of this.
                                    You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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                                      • ledge
                                        Hall of Fame
                                        • Dec 2007
                                        • 14313
                                        #40
                                        Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                        I thought this was about Luke Beveridge ?
                                        Bring back the biff

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                                          • Before I Die
                                            Senior Player
                                            • Jul 2008
                                            • 1032
                                            #41
                                            Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                            I think Bevo has been copping some unfair criticism recently. After the first two weeks, when he acknowledged that he had the structure and game plan wrong, we have won 9 and lost 4. He is the most successful coach the club has ever had. Most wins, highest win/loss percentage, most grand finals. I think that’s pretty strong evidence that he knows what he is doing and vindicates his game structures and selection choices.

                                            The article below was published in May so is a little out of date. But gives some excellent insights.

                                            How Luke Beveridge and the Bulldogs have adjusted on the fly this AFL season
                                            https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-11/luke-beveridge-afl-western-bulldogs-resurgence/102330980
                                            Luke Beveridge ended a 62-year premiership drought for the Western Bulldogs, but the polarising coach is not resting on his laurels seven years later, write Cody Atkinson and Sean Lawson.
                                            The Angels have the phone box. [SIZE="2"]Don't blink![/SIZE]

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                                              • azabob
                                                Hall of Fame
                                                • Sep 2008
                                                • 15321
                                                #42
                                                Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                                Channel 7 reporting Bevo broke his hand at half time of the swans game when he punched the whiteboard!
                                                More of an In Bruges guy?

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                                                  • Grantysghost
                                                    Bouncing Strong
                                                    • Apr 2010
                                                    • 18968
                                                    #43
                                                    Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                                    Originally posted by azabob
                                                    Channel 7 reporting Bevo broke his hand at half time of the swans game when he punched the whiteboard!
                                                    That's a strange name for Lachie McNeil.
                                                    BT COME BACK!​

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                                                      • Bornadog
                                                        WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                                                        • Jan 2007
                                                        • 66739
                                                        #44
                                                        Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                                        Originally posted by Grantysghost
                                                        That's a strange name for Lachie McNeil.
                                                        So Rampe was right to get acquitted as he didn't cause the concussion
                                                        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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                                                          • MrMahatma
                                                            Coaching Staff
                                                            • Sep 2007
                                                            • 3966
                                                            #45
                                                            Re: Luke Beveridge ...

                                                            Originally posted by azabob
                                                            Channel 7 reporting Bevo broke his hand at half time of the swans game when he punched the whiteboard!
                                                            And we were winning! Imagine how he was tracking halfway through the 3rd and his busted hand was no good for bashing out the frustration?!

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