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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
If you saw some Richmond supporters being escorted away by the cops at 1/4 time we were the guys standing next to them.They say Burt Lancaster has one, but I don't believe them.Comment
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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
Finally got to watch most of the game, though decided to not to put myself through the first quarter as I feel as if I've already seen it before this season more than once. It's probably why I didn't think Moyd was as bad as others. There really were times in the last few quarters where his input was invaluable, especially in a play that led to Suckling hitting up Bont for a missed set shot. I thought a lot of his work was really good.
Bont seems to be a player really working hard to do what the team needs of him with close checking from the opposition. Once we get our forward structure settled and can free him up to spend more time outside of the forward 50m he'll rack up more touches and possibly kick more goals.......which seems like a strange thing to say, but in my view he'll be able to make the most of a miss match if going forward is the secondary option for him rather than what we do with him more often than not. His performances this year have been fantastic, I pinch myself about how good he could be if we had our full compliment around him and didn't need him to be Johnny on the spot for the sake of the team.
With a full compliment of defenders Adams could become a genuine swing man. With confidence and continuity as that type of player he could fulfil that role with aplomb. His AFL journey so far is one still in its infancy, we really need to work hard to keep him on our list.
Jacko, like many others in this thread, really impressed me with his work in close. Looking at him now he's clearly worked so hard to be the strong worker that he is today. He's gotten a lot bigger and a lot fitter, and there's still more to come. A player like him will always be around to do the hard work he did in the second and third quarters and he was a massive reason why we chipped away at the Tigers.
It's a testament to the playing group that they can follow the non-conventional approach to how anyone should traditionally play placed on them by the coaching group. We are clearly mixing things up when it comes to playing players in different positions - versus their strengths - due to our personnel issues and coach's penchant for experimenting. That we continue to win games under these circumstances leaves me with a lot of comfort that we are building a team that will be more resilient over time.
Some of the non-throw calls against Richmond, especially the one that landed Riewoldt's last goal were bewildering. Some of the game calling throughout was ordinary.
Dusty Martin if he finished his work would have won the Tigers the game. He's an absolute gun, and will be the best player in the comp alongside the Bont for the next few years.TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
As for the Tom Boyd non-mark in the last when things were tight, cast your mind back to our elimination final at Subiaco when Liam stood up and took a really strong contested mark over numerous grabs in the first quarter for our first goal and tell me how different it was from that............TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.Comment
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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
As the commentators said it was touched but they usually get paid.
I agree but technically it wasn't a mark.
I think we could dissect plenty of decisions either way, the rules are so grey and stupid nowadays.
Seriously it's that bad a bloke gets a free kick then gets a week suspension for the same play.
I would hate to be trying to teach a foreigner the rules of the game.Bring back the biffComment
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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
Moyd's game looked better on replay than live.. Lot's of in-decision on when to peel off his opponent and rarely made the right choice in this area.. I also thought his inability to affect the Grigg mark was poor.. he needed to make soem body contact and it was a futile attempt to swipe the ball... He no doubt did some good things, but he I think the balance is heading in the wrong direction
He was the player who was really trying to lift us when we were struggling... As 'comrade' mentioned somewhere he gave a fair old spray to Jongy after he made an error.. He has high standards and wants the rest to follow.
We are all over the place at present, but we have simply found a way to get to 5-2.. If we somehow ever get our full compliment on the ground together we are in for some fun... you know, like that time last year when we finally had something like our best 22 on the park.
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Re: Game Day Round 7, 2017 - Western Bulldogs V Richmond
I definitely didn't see it this way. Thought Boyd showed fantastic judgement a number of times, and was pretty crucial coming off his player to affect contests. Must admit, I don't recall the Grigg contest. But I do recall him coming off his opponent to spoil Riewoldt late in the game, as well as the ball he read well to mark Cotchin's kick and rather than blazing away (as we've seen him do before) he chipped sideways to JJ who had a shot.
Personally, I think the reaction on here to how Boyd is going this season is well off the mark.Comment
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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.Comment
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