JLT Practise Match 2 v Collingwood

[Bulldog4life]

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http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2018-03-10/by-the-numbers-jlt-2

Dogs midfielder Tom Liberatore was Dogs best on Saturday in Moe, grabbing 28 touches and 16 contested possessions, to go along with seven clearances, four tackles and four inside 50s. All in all, a solid day out for the 25-year-old

The ninth overall pick in the 2017 NAB AFL Draft, Aaron Naughton had a team-high eight marks on Saturday afternoon, including seven intercept marks, pressing his case hard for a Round 1 debut.

Lin Jong reminded all and sundry what he was capable of in full flight after a quiet return from an ACL injury last weekend in Ballarat, kicking two goals, taking four marks and gathering 18 touches. His third term was particularly impressive, where he led the team with seven pressure acts, four contested possessions and seven disposals at 100%. Welcome back, Jongy.

Luke Dahlhaus led the Dogs with nine tackles, and added 20 touches, four clearances, five inside 50s and a goal. It may have just been a pre-season game but there’s some encouraging numbers in there for Dogs fans.

[Twodogs]

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Impressive numbers for Dalhaus. Does anyone want to estimate how much time he spent in the midfield v the time he spent forward? If he spent a lot of time in the forward line I'm changing to super-impressive.

[SquirrelGrip]

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Impressive numbers for Dalhaus. Does anyone want to estimate how much time he spent in the midfield v the time he spent forward? If he spent a lot of time in the forward line I'm changing to super-impressive.

No-one seemed to play in the forward line yesterday. Everyone pushes up and then it’s a sprint to the finish line to score. Dahlhaus may not have started in the centre square but pushed up most of the game.

[Twodogs]

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No-one seemed to play in the forward line yesterday. Everyone pushes up and then it’s a sprint to the finish line to score. Dahlhaus may not have started in the centre square but pushed up most of the game.

Interesting. Going the zero man forward line probably won't be an option come round one though.

[hujsh]

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Can't help but feel that if we're pushing a tallish defender forward in the regular season to maintain structure and affect aerial contests then surely that role should go to Cordy as the default over Wood.

Maybe if the matchups are a certain way it might have to be Wood but as a rule Wood just has so much more ability to influence a game down back than Cordy at this point in time (and honestly Cordy looks better up front than Wood too)

[Bornadog]

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Can't help but feel that if we're pushing a tallish defender forward in the regular season to maintain structure and affect aerial contests then surely that role should go to Cordy as the default over Wood.

Maybe if the matchups are a certain way it might have to be Wood but as a rule Wood just has so much more ability to influence a game down back than Cordy at this point in time (and honestly Cordy looks better up front than Wood too)

I agree, Cordy is not a great backman at this stage, but I feel he can play forward as we saw in his last 7 games in 2016

[hujsh]

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I agree, Cordy is not a great backman at this stage, but I feel he can play forward as we saw in his last 7 games in 2016

I mean I do still like Cordy as a backman but Wood is an All-Australian potential match winner down back and Cordy is the superior defensive/structural forward.

[Bornadog]

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Stand-in coach Steven King addressed the media after the Bulldogs 33-point loss to Collingwood in Moe on Saturday afternoon, and westernbulldogs.com.au lists the five key takeaways.

1. Jordan Roughead looks to be ok after a bit of a scare
The big man fell awkwardly early on and would eventually sit out the second half, though only as a precaution.
‘’He just slipped on the cricket pitch, [and] copped a couple of knocks to the hip – it just stiffened up on him so at half time we thought there’s not point taking any risk today.
‘’He’s ok. For a precaution we thought we’d take him off for the second half and make sure we manage him ok.’

2. The recruitment of Jackson Trengove continues to look inspired
The former Port Adelaide best and fairest submitted a second impressive performance in as many outings in Bulldogs colours, picking up 24 touches to go along with 19 hit-outs, and critically stepped up in Roughead’s absence.
‘’I thought Jackson Trengove stood up really well. He gave us that bit of presence around the footy, competed on the ground and in the air and gave all Bulldogs supporters a bit of a taste of what he’ll bring to us this year.”

3. Draftee Aaron Naughton has made a strong case for the trip to Canberra
Took a team-high eight marks and collected 13 possessions in another solid display down back by the 18-year-old. Looks to be firming for a Round 1 debut.
‘’He just keeps impressing. It’s his second game for us obviously, and I think he had seven intercept marks himself. He’s got courage, he launches at the footy at the highest point and as a defender it’s a great quality.
‘’He’s obviously still got heaps of scope to improve but it’s a really exciting pick for us, and he’s put his best foot forward today to play Round 1.’’

4. Shane Biggs and Caleb Daniel should be available for Round 1
Both Biggs and Daniel were late withdrawals after being named in the initial squad on Thursday, though both are expected to be available for selection when the real stuff begins in a couple of weeks.
‘’[Caleb] had a bit of food poisoning. We got to the Club Friday and the doc said he’d rung up sick, so unfortunately him and Shane Biggs were late outs with a little bit of illness and soreness but they’d be fine to come back next week if there were a game.’’

5. What happens now?
There’s 15 days between now and the Dogs’ opening round clash with the Giants, and the focus will be on ensuring each player is ready to go if picked.
‘’The boys that didn’t play today had a five quarter hit-out at VU Whitten Oval today, trying to replicate the same workload that the boys here (in Moe) would have had.
‘’We’ll just look at the balance to see who needs the run, our VFL team will have a game on, so whoever we think needs a game we’ll work back from that to get the best side possible for Round 1.’’

[Missing Dog]

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Just left of field:
If history is any guide, the Pies beat us in the last round of the pre-season (then called NAB Challenge) in 2016.
May history repeat please!

[Missing Dog]

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Also in that game in 2016 nab we were up by 40 pts and lost our ruckman Tom Campbell in the 2 nd qtr may history repeat.

[Missing-Dog]

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Just left of field:
If history is any guide, the Pies beat us in the last round of the pre-season (then called NAB Challenge) in 2016.
May history repeat please!

And it was on the Labour Day long weekend and I was unable to watch both games as I was down on the Mornington Peninsula.

Scarily synergistic (I think I just made up a word).

[Twodogs]

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Just left of field:
If history is any guide, the Pies beat us in the last round of the pre-season (then called NAB Challenge) in 2016.
May history repeat please!

The history of a drought breaking premiership teams winning again two years later isn't an outlier;

Richmond 1967-1969 (since 1943)
West coast 1992-1994(first ever)
North Melb 1975-1977(first ever)
Carlton 1968-1970 (since 1945)
Geelong 2007-2009(since 1963)

Richmond and Carlton 1967-70 is interesting. We could do it all again nearly 50 years later with us taking Carlton's spot!