Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

[josie]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Good news. Hopefully club heads in right direction through 2025/26 so he stays longer.

Onya Marra!!

[kruder]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Keeping his options open, we need to get our shit together.

Rapt to have him I think its wise not taking the massive deal elsewhere yet, he is well off the finished article and this gives him a chance to continue to improve without the pressure of a big move.

I really do think he wants to stay at the dogs longer we just need to make sure the environment is right to take advantage of this elite tall timber and the best player the club has ever produced.

[1eyedog]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Keeping his options open, we need to get our shit together.

Rapt to have him I think its wise not taking the massive deal elsewhere yet, he is well off the finished article and this gives him a chance to continue to improve without the pressure of a big move.

I really do think he wants to stay at the dogs longer we just need to make sure the environment is right to take advantage of this elite tall timber and the best player the club has ever produced.

I didn't think EJ was still playing.

[Dazza]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Great news

[D Mitchell]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Keeping his options open, we need to get our shit together.

Rapt to have him I think its wise not taking the massive deal elsewhere yet, he is well off the finished article and this gives him a chance to continue to improve without the pressure of a big move.

I really do think he wants to stay at the dogs longer we just need to make sure the environment is right to take advantage of this elite tall timber and the best player the club has ever produced.

Bolded bit. The lad's 4th year at the club. He's kicked 71 goals in his first 51 games, a real elite tall timber, Franklin, scored 127 in his first 51. Statistically, he's not much better in his 4th year than in his 2nd year. Each of the last 2 years he's had a couple of games where he's scored up to 5 goals but usually 1 or none. He was particularly poor on Sunday, he's not good enough to come straight back in after a 2 week lay off, during which Lobb had been good, but he was selected. The Club's leaned over backwards. It's the other way 'round, he owes the Club.

[ledge]

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Bolded bit. The lad's 4th year at the club. He's kicked 71 goals in his first 51 games, a real elite tall timber, Franklin, scored 127 in his first 51. Statistically, he's not much better in his 4th year than in his 2nd year. Each of the last 2 years he's had a couple of games where he's scored up to 5 goals but usually 1 or none. He was particularly poor on Sunday, he's not good enough to come straight back in after a 2 week lay off, during which Lobb had been good, but he was selected. The Club's leaned over backwards. It's the other way 'round, he owes the Club.

I’m not sure you can compare the two . Jamarra had two of his years he practically couldn’t play due to covid.

[lemmon]

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Bolded bit. The lad's 4th year at the club. He's kicked 71 goals in his first 51 games, a real elite tall timber, Franklin, scored 127 in his first 51. Statistically, he's not much better in his 4th year than in his 2nd year. Each of the last 2 years he's had a couple of games where he's scored up to 5 goals but usually 1 or none. He was particularly poor on Sunday, he's not good enough to come straight back in after a 2 week lay off, during which Lobb had been good, but he was selected. The Club's leaned over backwards. It's the other way 'round, he owes the Club.

Speaking more broadly than just the game against the Hawks, we're paying Marra a lot of money over the next two years on potential. I think he probably gets some grace this year, but next year probably has to be 50+ goals to justify a 7-figure contract.

Our hands were tied because of what other clubs were offering, but he really needs to perform.

[ledge]

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Speaking more broadly than just the game against the Hawks, we're paying Marra a lot of money over the next two years on potential. I think he probably gets some grace this year, but next year probably has to be 50+ goals to justify a 7-figure contract.

Our hands were tied because of what other clubs were offering, but he really needs to perform.

Maybe if the coaches get together and stop teaching the players to run into each other and actually lead in different directions he will kick 50 plus but if Naughton Darcy, Lobb and English keep leading together like a pack, crowding him and jumping all over him he won’t and that’s not from his lack of trying.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

It'd be ace if half of Marra's 2nd efforts lately didn't involve spewing at the umpires or a teammate.

[Danjul]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Maybe if the coaches get together and stop teaching the players to run into each other and actually lead in different directions he will kick 50 plus but if Naughton Darcy, Lobb and English keep leading together like a pack, crowding him and jumping all over him he won?t and that?s not from his lack of trying.

You left out Weightman. His injury came from trying to climb over Lobb and Jackson. Undisciplined and probably cost us the game. And I have seen West in the marking contest instead of crumbing.

[ledge]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

You left out Weightman. His injury came from trying to climb over Lobb and Jackson. Undisciplined and probably cost us the game. And I have seen West in the marking contest instead of crumbing.

So there lies the problem. Too many going for the same ball.
Too many mids not lowering eyes and too many forwards leading to the same spot.
Forward pockets thinking they are tall forwards .
Let’s face it all these players are extremely good players but if the game plan is stuffed this is what’s happening.

[D Mitchell]

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I’m not sure you can compare the two . Jamarra had two of his years he practically couldn’t play due to covid.

I year, 2021 and how interrupted ? He played 5 senior games, the rest where you'd expect a first year player to be anyway, the VFL. I wasn't comparing, just adding perspective to Kruger's use of the word elite. There's no comparison.

[hujsh]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

Bolded bit. The lad's 4th year at the club. He's kicked 71 goals in his first 51 games, a real elite tall timber, Franklin, scored 127 in his first 51. Statistically, he's not much better in his 4th year than in his 2nd year. Each of the last 2 years he's had a couple of games where he's scored up to 5 goals but usually 1 or none. He was particularly poor on Sunday, he's not good enough to come straight back in after a 2 week lay off, during which Lobb had been good, but he was selected. The Club's leaned over backwards. It's the other way 'round, he owes the Club.

Franklin isn't just elite, he was a generational talent. I'm sure there are numerous elite key forwards Jamarra would compare favorably to. One example Curnow in his first 4 years had less goals from more games.

Call for better efforts or whatever but don't attack him for not being as good as Franklin as quickly as Franklin was.

[bulldogtragic]

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Franklin isn't just elite, he was a generational talent. I'm sure there are numerous elite key forwards Jamarra would compare favorably to. One example Curnow in his first 4 years had less goals from more games.

Call for better efforts or whatever but don't attack him for not being as good as Franklin as quickly as Franklin was.

But Lockett kicked 233 goals though in four seasons. Quiet first season from plugger too.

[weltschmerz]

Re: Welcome Jamarra Ugle-Hagan to the Western Bulldogs

JUH on the left, Tom Hawkins at the same age on the right.

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