AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

[Eastdog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Very dissapointing today. Didn’t play well and did not take our chances. 66 to 48 inside 50s need to do better.

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

I reckon it's his aim. The ball doesn't move one way or another. Have we had his eyes tested?

Not a bad suggestion to be honest although if you are consistently pushing them left all the time you should be able to make the adjustment. Perhaps sports science department isn't allowing him to do the work on his goal kicking but surely an assistant coach can stand behind him at training and tell him what he is doing wrong.

[G-Mo77]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Very dissapointing today. Didn’t play well and did not take our chances. 66 to 48 inside 50s need to do better.

Those entries are the story nearly every week. So many entries so little to show for it. Our game plan always seems to be get it in there and hold it in at all costs until a ball eventually trickles through the big sticks or we get a free in front of goal and maybe we get lucky after that and kick it straight.

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Would there be a logical reason why Jack Macrae started on the bench in the last quarter?

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Watched the game at the Yarraville club on a massive screen. Which is fine when the team is playing well. But in an error riddled game like today's, it just magnified the nightmare. Walked into the afternoon sun feeling like i'd spent 3 hours on a psychedelic trip.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Much prefer the roof open. It didn't stop their backmen from outmarking our forwards. Both teams had to play under those conditions.

[Eastdog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Those entries are the story nearly every week. So many entries so little to show for it. Our game plan always seems to be get it in there and hold it in at all costs until a ball eventually trickles through the big sticks or we get a free in front of goal and maybe we get lucky after that and kick it straight.

The guy next to me at the game said our field kicking was awful as well. Lewis Young struggled down back today. Can’t be too hard either hasn’t played a lot still.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

The Suns were better than I gave them credit for. They were tough. Played a disciplined game plan. Got numbers around the contest and played a Swans rugby style of game. Still ... it is a game we should have won if not for some stupid football that nearly costs us in the first two rounds too.

Some key things we need to fix.

-Slow start again. Just didn't turn up with intensity in first quarter.
-Costly turnovers that again allowed a team to get out the back too easily. We need to fix this.
-Kicked long into F50 way too many times and then didn't make a contest when the ball hit the ground.

Even with all that ... if we take our chances in the last quarter we win. The difference was that they go back from outside 50m in the last quarter and slot it. We miss three easy chances from inside 40m.

[lemmon]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

When Gowers was lining up for that shot in the last, did anyone think he was any chance? I'd put the glasses down to be honest.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Would there be a logical reason why Jack Macrae started on the bench in the last quarter?

I'm sure there would be, it wouldn't happen by chance. But for the life of me I've got no idea what that reason could be.

[Rocket Science]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

When Gowers was lining up for that shot in the last, did anyone think he was any chance? I'd put the glasses down to be honest.

I do this with just about everyone except ... uhhhh, no, make that everyone.

Who do you truly trust in front of goal? Dickson? Sure, usually. Schache? Okay. Then who?

[G-Mo77]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

I do this with just about everyone except ... uhhhh, no, make that everyone.

Who do you truly trust in front of goal? Dickson? Sure, usually. Schache? Okay. Then who?

I do as well and my comment when people were celebrating when Dunkley was lining up 15 out directly infront was "He has to kick it first"

[macca]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

What are peoples thoughts on Young? I only saw a bit of the game but like last week when he has the ball he doesn't take the first option, goes back and then just kicks it down the line? Was he ok without the ball at least?

If the talent is there , he just has to play on his instinct and take the first option . Find the inner beast mode. And starting out marking Oppositions. Guess his a confidence player but his got to be more aggressive in the contest . I really hope he can find it because he could be an important part in our KPP stocks.

[Hotdog60]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Watching on the tv it looked like he had shorter options if he move it on quickly but I think he must lack confidence in his ability to hit the target.
If he missed the kick the turnover would most likely result in a score for the opposition. Instead he hesitates and then just kicks down the line. Which funny enough results in a turnover and a Suns score.

[Eastdog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 3, 2019 - Western Bulldogs V Gold Coast Suns at Marvel Stadium

Very flat from that game today. Sure we fought hard at times but we cannot afford to give teams a huge start each time and expect to come back and win every time.