Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

[Eastdog]

If you were on the Bulldogs match committee what changes would you make for our round 19, 2017 match against Essendon at Etihad?

As always a brief explanation for your changes would add a lot of value to the discussion.

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Bump

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Ins/Outs:

Webb - Honeychurch (Webby BOG today, Honey not doing enough as a mid or a forward)
Cloke - Morris (Morris injured, Wood moved into defence and Cloke up forward)
Suckling - M. Boyd (Suckling is a net negative right now)

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Ins/Outs:

Webb - Honeychurch (Webby BOG today, Honey not doing enough as a mid or a forward)
Cloke - Morris (Morris injured, Wood moved into defence and Cloke up forward)
Suckling - M. Boyd (Suckling is a net negative right now)

Gee you are a bit rough on Honey BT. Thought he played well. Better than Libba if you want to drop someone. One change for me is Morris out.

[chef]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Not sure I'd have Cloke and Redpath in the same team either.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Out - Morris
In - Dickson

Wood to spend more time in the back half than he did today.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Against a lightening quick Essendon......
In: Dickson, Webb
Out: Morris, Libba

[The Underdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Against a lightening quick Essendon......
In: Dickson, Webb
Out: Morris, Libba

Their speed and height is going to be an issue

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Gee you are a bit rough on Honey BT. Thought he played well. Better than Libba if you want to drop someone. One change for me is Morris out.

To me, if he's a small forward he needs to score goals. 1.8 this year tells me he's not effective. If he's a midfielder, he needs to be racking up bigger numbers and not making the mistakes he is. Or he's neither. The question is if he's a forward is he better than Dickson, or if he's a midfielder is he better than say Webb? I think both are better are players, and make the team better. I actually think he's getting some unfounded support akin to a 'participation ribbon'. I just don't see how he's holding a spot in our best 22. According to the stats and watching, he's a mid level accumulating midfielder who is not clean by disposal and who isn't kicking goals either. If he's best 22, then we are in trouble to my view.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

He's a small forward who is clearly being judged on various measures of which goals is one of them but not the major one. His fowardline pressure has been excellent the last couple of weeks. TBH...when Dickson was playing we were getting neither goals or pressure.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

He's a small forward who is clearly being judged on various measures of which goals is one of them but not the major one. His fowardline pressure has been excellent the last couple of weeks. TBH...when Dickson was playing we were getting neither goals or pressure.

Clearly the MC rate his output higher. A forward with the games he's had should have kicked more than 1 goal. And I just don't see the balance of his contribution meaning he should be playing next week. If Cloke had kicked 1.8 in 4 weeks I'd say the WO would've been burned down. It just seems the standards applied to younger players over the past couple of years, Hrovat, Webb, Dale, Tutt, Jones etc. was you needed to do something well and consistently. He's not playing midfield overly well, he's not playing forward well and he's not consistently reaching a standard that's been applied to others.

If he's best 22, based on the last month, then we are in strife. But that's just my take.

[josie]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Webb and Dickson for Suckling
And Morris

If Red is suspended for jumper punch Cloke in

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Not sure why posters want Suckling out. One bad clanger, 23 disposals at 70% efficiency, 8 inside 50s.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

Not sure why posters want Suckling out. One bad clanger, 23 disposals at 70% efficiency, 8 inside 50s.

He is the anti-dog.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 19, 2017 vs Essendon

I think red is going to go so Cloke
Probably Webb for Morris

I kind of liked woody having a turn up forward.