Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

[Eastdog]

Welcome to the Always Right Match Committee Thread. This has been named after a long time WOOF member who tragically passed away in March 2018.

Always Right

If you were on the Western Bulldogs match committee what changes would you make for our round 17, 2018 match against Melbourne at the MCG?

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

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Bump

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

In

Greene (someone who can kick goals)
English (or another ruck, Boyd will get ripped a part against Gawn by himself with Cordy helping. Hoping in vein.)

Out

Biggs (trade or delisted from here. Enough)
Naughton (injured)

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Macrae will be back.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Macrae will be back.

Lipinski rested.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

I can’t really recommend anyone from the VFL

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Macrae and Young in
Smith and Naughton out
I'll have a rethink shortly

[DOG GOD]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

In - macrae, Campbell and Greene
Out- lipinski, naughton and Biggs

[westbulldog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

In
Macrae, Young, Campbell

I haven't seen Greene but some woofers think he is worth a go , if so then Greene for Lipinski or Daniel

Out
Biggs (trade/delist) , Naughton, Smith (on the cusp of a delist imo)

[Twodogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

In J. Macrae, A. Ruckman, F. Greene
Out A. Naughton, P. Lipinski, R. Smith.

I'm not 100% sold on dropping Smith, there's the side of the equation where he's an ordinary footballer with lots of limitations but by gee he has a dip and his game last night was the best I've seen from. him. Biggs is next in the gun and I'm looking for positives from his game last night, he had a couple of shots on goal that he shanked (played the Honeychurch role perfectly)but the fact he had a couple is the positive. It's getting to the point where we are drooping/retaining players who are the least worst rather than on merit. That can't be good.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Out: Naughton, Lipinski
In: Young, Macrae

[Rocket Science]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Out : the rabble that played last night's second half
In : the mob that played last night's first half

Not sure whether that a joke or a reasonably accurate summation of how we're going.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Out : the rabble that played last night's second half
In : the mob that played last night's first half

Not sure whether that a joke or a reasonably accurate summation of how we're going.

What is our solution for centre clearances?

I would bring in Campbell to Ruck, and Boyd replaces Naughton in the forward line.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

What is our solution for centre clearances?

I would bring in Campbell to Ruck, and Boyd replaces Naughton in the forward line.

It's the million dollar question right now isn't it?

Injury and inexperience means our hands are tied for the most part. Good thing everyone's so 'versatile'.

Is Campbell crying out for a shot? Probably not but I'd rather he wore an afternoon of Gawn's knees than Boyd. I suspect the outcome would be roughly the same for us.

On Boyd, I get he's trying hard in a pretty tough gig, and in a side that's struggling mightily to boot, but I've never been less enthused about his prospects to be a difference maker for us.

He doesn't look mobile nor nearly fit enough for the role we're shoehorning him into. Maybe that'll come ... His tap work is spotty and fair at best. His ground work is likewise. Neither quality provided with the sort of calibre a grunt like Campbell couldn't give us anyway.
Why have we got our big ticket tall flailing around the bottom of packs to stuff all effect? Maybe that's because he can't bloody catch it in the air, but that's a story for another time.

I honestly don't know how best to structure up against Melbourne's mids.

Of our core, the Bont is buggered, McLean trying hard but increasingly overworked, Wally will try his guts out but needs better outside support, Dunkley same, give him another job? Then we're down to cameos from the likes of Richards, Lipinski & Gowers.

In this state I fear the other pricks will just use us for the sort of soft-target tune-up they love.

Unless we get a few back soon I still maintain we'll struggle to win another one for the year. Thank god we're fixtured against the Blues at some point.

[chef]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 17, 2018 vs Melbourne

Did Boyd take a mark last night?