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  • GVGjr
    Moderator
    • Nov 2006
    • 44337
    #76
    Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

    Originally posted by boydogs
    It was refreshing to have an interceptor on our side for a change
    Keath can do it but has had to remodel his game. Lewis Young had that ability but we preferred him in the ruck and of course Wood was very good at it a few years back.

    TOB might end up being a very nice addition to the team.
    Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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      • soupman
        Bulldog Team of the Century
        • Nov 2007
        • 5091
        #77
        Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

        O'Brien has been fine. Good enough in the air to have a point of difference to our other guys, and happy to let him settle into the side. I'm hoping he takes a big step forward in influence once we have Keath and Gardner in with him.

        There's virtually no competition for his spot so even his current level of output is sufficient.
        I should leave it alone but you're not right

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          • azabob
            Hall of Fame
            • Sep 2008
            • 15211
            #78
            Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

            O’Brien is fine as a interceptor.

            But can we have 3 key defenders who are average if not below average field kicks?
            More of an In Bruges guy?

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              • GVGjr
                Moderator
                • Nov 2006
                • 44337
                #79
                Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                Originally posted by azabob
                O’Brien is fine as a interceptor.

                But can we have 3 key defenders who are average if not below average field kicks?
                Which ones in particular Aza? Keath and Daniel are great kicks, Dale, Duryea and Williams are typically quite good and even Gardner isn't bad and Richards has potential.
                Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                  • azabob
                    Hall of Fame
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 15211
                    #80
                    Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                    Originally posted by GVGjr
                    Which ones in particular Aza? Keath and Daniel are great kicks, Dale, Duryea and Williams are typically quite good and even Gardner isn't bad and Richards has potential.
                    Gardner, Keath and O’Brien. I feel they are all very slow to dispose of the ball and make decisions which kills any attacking moves out of defence.

                    Maybe I’m being a tad harsh on Keath.
                    More of an In Bruges guy?

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                      • GVGjr
                        Moderator
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 44337
                        #81
                        Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                        Originally posted by azabob
                        Gardner, Keath and O’Brien. I feel they are all very slow to dispose of the ball and make decisions which kills any attacking moves out of defence.

                        Maybe I’m being a tad harsh on Keath.
                        I really rate Keath's kicking skills, perhaps too much
                        I'd regard Gardner's kicks as OK and he typically hits his targets. Perhaps under pressure it's another story.
                        O'Brien is a suspect kick but I guess there has to a flaw because we didn't get him for his kicking more about his ability to play as a 3rd tall defender and his athleticism.
                        Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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                          • angelopetraglia
                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                            • Nov 2008
                            • 6795
                            #82
                            Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                            O'Brien is a big upgrade to the 2021 Easton Wood model. That is a win.

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                              • MrMahatma
                                Coaching Staff
                                • Sep 2007
                                • 3966
                                #83
                                Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                To the eye… I fear Gardiner with ball in hand. Ball travels slow, feel like many of his kicks end up being shovelled OOB and any counter attack momentum is lost.

                                Keath typically plays it safe by foot, but I don’t have him as a particularly good kick.

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                                  • josie
                                    Coaching Staff
                                    • Oct 2012
                                    • 4406
                                    #84
                                    Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                    Improving each game in a new team. Promising start. Go Windscreens.
                                    Josie :)

                                    Our day will come
                                    And we'll have everything.
                                    We'll share the joy
                                    Just like '54 again.

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                                      • 1eyedog
                                        Hall of Fame
                                        • Mar 2008
                                        • 13189
                                        #85
                                        Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                        Originally posted by angelopetraglia
                                        O'Brien is a big upgrade to the 2021 Easton Wood model. That is a win.
                                        Yep TOB is actually marking the ball.
                                        But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                                          • G-Mo77
                                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                                            • Apr 2007
                                            • 9873
                                            #86
                                            Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                            Originally posted by angelopetraglia
                                            O'Brien is a big upgrade to the 2021 Easton Wood model. That is a win.
                                            Upgrade? On field, probably. A big one? Certainly not. Wood brought leadership to the group even though on field he diminished.

                                            Watching the game live, he looked taller than I thought he'd be. Plays taller anyway but I guess all our defenders have to fo that anyway.

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                                              • angelopetraglia
                                                Bulldog Team of the Century
                                                • Nov 2008
                                                • 6795
                                                #87
                                                Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                                Originally posted by G-Mo77
                                                Upgrade? On field, probably. A big one? Certainly not. Wood brought leadership to the group even though on field he diminished.

                                                Watching the game live, he looked taller than I thought he'd be. Plays taller anyway but I guess all our defenders have to fo that anyway.
                                                Wood 2015 model was well above any level O'Brien can probably aspire to. But the Wood 2021 model was a shadow of his best. I'm talking on field contribution. Yes, I think O'Brien is a big upgrade to Wood 2021.

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                                                  • Missing Dog
                                                    WOOF Member
                                                    • Jan 2007
                                                    • 8501
                                                    #88
                                                    Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                                    He recieved one coaches vote on the weekend. Good to see his performance was recognised.

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                                                      • Mofra
                                                        Hall of Fame
                                                        • Dec 2006
                                                        • 14870
                                                        #89
                                                        Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                                        Originally posted by Swoop
                                                        He recieved one coaches vote on the weekend. Good to see his performance was recognised.
                                                        For mine he kept us in it in the first half. I was a bit fan of his intercept marking, something we sorely lacked last year.
                                                        Western Bulldogs: 2016 Premiers

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                                                          • BornInDroopSt'54
                                                            Bulldog Team of the Century
                                                            • Jan 2009
                                                            • 5176
                                                            #90
                                                            Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs, Tim O'Brien

                                                            I feel really confident that with Keath back, O'Brien will complete aerial surveillance.
                                                            Footscray Football Republic.

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