AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Spot on.

I like the fact that you keep it simple, no need to look any deeper until we have the right list profile and a moderate level of injuries

[bulldogtragic]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

I like the fact that you keep it simple, no need to look any deeper until we have the right list profile and a moderate level of injuries

But keep Chris Bell and the sports team around him who've seen these injuries on their watch. The injuries under the close eye of the same people doing the same things will result in different outcomes.

[Bullies]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Adams is a very ordinary defender

He can't play one on one. Never has been able to. If he can't play goal keeper role he is as you say ordinary.

[Bullies]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Yep, your committed to it no doubt. That and an inexperienced list.

And an inexperienced list that looks like it is no good. I would love to be optimistic but a lot of these inexperienced "young" guys are not going to make it.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Because I am realistic unlike others. We played a side with KIDS, 11 less than 50 games and they had 8 with more than 150. Our average games were 71 to 122.

There are lots of players I wouldn't be playing right now, but we have little choice. There are only 27 players available for Bevo to pick from.

I could cop that if it weren’t for the fact that our more experienced players are the ones looking totally inept and uncompetitive

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

And an inexperienced list that looks like it is no good. I would love to be optimistic but a lot of these inexperienced "young" guys are not going to make it.

As I said we are currently not good enough. It's too easy to blame coaches, but the players we have at our disposal aren't up to it

[merantau]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

I listened to the last quarter. It sounded dismal. We didn't come within a cooler of troubling the scoreboard. That's a big worry. Inside 50s? What are they? Glad I'm in Indo and not Bendigo. If I was home I would've gone to the game. Dodged a bullet. Come on Dogs. Surely we are better than this?

[ratsmac]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

And an inexperienced list that looks like it is no good. I would love to be optimistic but a lot of these inexperienced "young" guys are not going to make it.

I remember throughout the McCartney years I always felt that we were heading in the right direction even though we were being beaten easily every week. I don't have the same optimism with this group right now. I might be bitter after another shitty loss but right now thats how I see it.

[Bullies]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

I remember throughout the McCartney years I always felt that we were heading in the right direction even though we were being beaten easily every week. I don't have the same optimism with this group right now. I might be bitter after another shitty loss but right now thats how I see it.

Agree with this. Very well put.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

I’m actually more bullish about our young kids than others. We’ve got some talent coming through. We’ve got a lot of holes on the list and it’s seriously unbalanced but we’ve got some good kids. It’s the experienced players I’m concerned with

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

I remember throughout the McCartney years I always felt that we were heading in the right direction even though we were being beaten easily every week. I don't have the same optimism with this group right now. I might be bitter after another shitty loss but right now thats how I see it.

There is no doubt that the popularity of our coaches plays a huge part in the conversations. Would B-Mac have been given the same latitude if he had the same injury list Bevo has? No way
Nor was he with strange MC selections. The buck stopped with B-Mac

[Eastdog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Another disappointing result today. It really has been an ordinary being a Doggies supporter. Not many positives.
The big positive I think has been our young players who have come in this year. Our more experienced players have struggled.

Macrae and McLean have had great seasons. Wallis has been very good for us in the forward line and Schache is showing a bit up there - will take time with him along with our ruck hope in Tim English who has shown something when he has played. Hayden Crozier has come on in recent weeks.

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Did anyone catch the details of the crowd numbers?

[AndrewP6]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

Did anyone catch the details of the crowd numbers?

6450.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 19, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide at MARS Stadium, Ballarat

6450.

Really. Ouch.