Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

[Grantysghost]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Great running by English. Not many rucks work that hard.

[azabob]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Great running by English. Not many rucks work that hard.

Bro, he’s resting forward.

[josie]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

We've been patient with him since he arrived at the club and now when he has his best season I don't get the logic of trading him for an unknown prospect. He could get even better next season.

I thought the same but think I was swayed by sunk cost bias. I like him and think he is good but I think we?d be better serviced by a Hudson type ruck. I hope if he stays I have to eat humble pie.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Bro, he’s resting forward.

Ha. I knew that.

I'll stop talking about Tim. He's somehow the AA ruck and whipping boy.

Amazing.

He never rests forward either.

[hujsh]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

We've been patient with him since he arrived at the club and now when he has his best season I don't get the logic of trading him for an unknown prospect. He could get even better next season.

Sell high, before everyone else sees what we do

[hujsh]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

I?d be ok with him leaving if we can obtain a top pick and recruit a serviceable ruck (2 if Sweet is leaving).

Looks like Lobb can ruck just as well

[Testekill]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

We're seeing that Lobb is actually a significantly better tap ruck than English. We actually took control of the game when Lobb went in

[josie]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

We're seeing that Lobb is actually a significantly better tap ruck than English. We actually took control of the game when Lobb went in

Been thinking this for a while. Oppo shark English’s taps or he taps straight to them quite a bit. Plus English is not that good vs physical rucks.

[jeemak]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

The message to Tim needs to be that we need a mix of two competent rucks and second/ forward rucks doing the best thing for the team.

Lobb hasn't wanted to play ruck mostly, and I hope tonight shows him how valuable he can be for the team if he takes on more responsibility in that area.

Conversely, I really hope Tim understands that the team requires him to be flexible and play forward and let Rory have a go when the team needs it.

It's not much to ask of both of these guys.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

The message to Tim needs to be that we need a mix of two competent rucks and second/ forward rucks doing the best thing for the team.

Lobb hasn't wanted to play ruck mostly, and I hope tonight shows him how valuable he can be for the team if he takes on more responsibility in that area.

Conversely, I really hope Tim understands that the team requires him to be flexible and play forward and let Rory have a go when the team needs it.

It's not much to ask of both of these guys.

Absolutely agree.
Are we sure he made playing first ruck a stipulation before signing his last contract?

Hearing him speak, and rave about Lobb's ruckwork tonight, seemed to indicate he appreciates how that potential mix with Lobb could benefit the team.

[Bornadog]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Lobb hasn't wanted to play ruck

Another myth on WOOF, disputed by Bevo in his Presser after the game.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Finally Lobb plays ruck and Tim goes forward.
Hope it is not the last time this season.

[lemmon]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

The message to Tim needs to be that we need a mix of two competent rucks and second/ forward rucks doing the best thing for the team.

Lobb hasn't wanted to play ruck mostly, and I hope tonight shows him how valuable he can be for the team if he takes on more responsibility in that area.

Conversely, I really hope Tim understands that the team requires him to be flexible and play forward and let Rory have a go when the team needs it.

It's not much to ask of both of these guys.

Spot on. I'm a huge English fan, think he's had an exceptional season and if he goes, it'd be a big loss for us BUT he's not always the best option in there and he can have a huge impact playing as a forward. Plus, Lobb's ability to scrap at centre clearances and his follow-up work was very good - pulling that lever made a big difference for us.

Tonight doesn't say to me that we'd be okay with English going because Lobb could go in there, but it does say that we haven't got the mix right this year and there are times where Lobb provides a point of difference which can give our midfield an edge.

I hope we get the chance to see that more in 2024 - that combination could be the best 1-2 punch in the league.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

It is no coincidence for me that the best footy we have played in the last few seasons in the first half of 2021 was when we English was playing the secondary ruck role and playing foward time.

[jeemak]

Re: Welcome to the Bulldogs - Tim English

Another myth on WOOF, disputed by Bevo in his Presser after the game.

Absolutely agree.
Are we sure he made playing first ruck a stipulation before signing his last contract?

Hearing him speak, and rave about Lobb's ruckwork tonight, seemed to indicate he appreciates how that potential mix with Lobb could benefit the team.

BAD - if it's a myth then I'm the one who has perpetuated it and I wouldn't do that unless I had some reason to think it wasn't a myth. Bevo protects his players.

YHF (Purps from another time) - it's been done to death, and was the basis of an article that came out early season last year. Tim wanted to be number one, and Bevo confirmed that when refusing to play others in the spot at that time -verbatim

We can do the Nets if it's easier, both of you.