Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

[Twodogs]

It's back and so are we!

Tell us three things you know now that you didn't know before the game started.

[GVGjr]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

Count them down, 3, 2 and 1

[Grantysghost]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

- English looks better this season.
- Whatever motivation we took from GF loss fell flat immediately. We really didn't come out with any intensity whatsoever
- Melbourne disrespect us so much they can't even bother sledging now.

[EasternWest]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

Libber is cooked.
Vandermeer isn't going to make it.
Cordy can't play again.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Williams isn't up to big games. Deserves to be dropped and needs to prove himself again.

2. Weightman shouldn't play until he improves his fundamentals. Keep your feet, lay tackles, don't play for free kicks. Simple under 9s stuff.

3. English was impressive as was Naughty. Both need help.

[DOG GOD]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Nothing seems to have changed from 2021
2. Can’t hold tackles against the bigger bodies
3. If we are going to rely on Schache and Cordy to make a functional fwd line, we won’t make the 8.

[MrMahatma]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. English will have a break out year. Relax… he’s a gun.
2. We shit the bed so much and dropped so many marks. We’re not “tough” enough in some ways.
3. JUH needs to play. We won’t win a flag with that fwd line but with another 20 games under JUH belt, what could happen?!

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. We’re going to be around the mark again in 2022, plenty of positives tonight

2. Naughton is the big banana - Coleman coming his way, the swagger is great

3. Melbourne and their supporters are a bunch of flogs and I hope we do them over in a big final this year. Man I hate them.

[comrade]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. English will have a break out year. Relax… he’s a gun.
2. We shit the bed so much and dropped so many marks. We’re not “tough” enough in some ways.
3. JUH needs to play. We won’t win a flag with that fwd line but with another 20 games under JUH belt, what could happen?!

Your 2nd point is disappointingly true. Melbourne are way harder than us. This side doesn’t hold a candle to the 2016 bunch when it comes to toughness.

[josie]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

Richards looked ok and at least attacked the ball
English rucked ok-that’s not where we lost it, well done Tim
Naughts and Treloar are just class

Cannot add to others’ good insights about who was poor etc.

[Bornadog]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Turnovers kill you, and we gifted too many goals due to poor skill errors.

2. Schache is only playing because he is tall

3. Need a rethink n forwards, VDM, Weightman, and mids playing forward is not working

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. English has made some solid progress. I really think that stray knee from Astro last year really derailed his season.

2. Shaq was super disappointing tonight. That dropped mark shifted the momentum in the third quarter and he just didn't do enough when he had chances outside of that either.

3. We are devoid of any forward line threats except for Astro. The lack of forward options contributed to our poor ball use going forward too. Trying to make something out of nothing as there are no genuine options.

[kruder]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Turnovers kill you, and we gifted too many goals due to poor skill errors.

2. Schache is only playing because he is tall

3. Need a rethink n forwards, VDM, Weightman, and mids playing forward is not working

I'd consider moving Dale to the forward line he is an absolute natural around goal unlike VDM. VDM is a back pocket, blinkers on straight lines kind of player who is suited behind the ball at best.

[The bulldog tragician]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Melbourne are the benchmark. But if we can match them and beat them for periods of the game, then there is plenty to work on. (We had a lot of underdone players. Surely Keath could never play as bad again).
2. Skill errors and dumb decision making were where we lost it.
3. We’d noticeably improved in locking up the centre clearances, our work there seemed much fiercer, and kudos for Tim for battling so hard.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Three things you've learned Round one 2022 v Melbourne

1. Melbourne are the benchmark. But if we can match them and beat them for periods of the game, then there is plenty to work on. (We had a lot of underdone players. Surely Keath could never play as bad again).
2. Skill errors and dumb decision making were where we lost it.
3. We’d noticeably improved in locking up the centre clearances, our work there seemed much fiercer, and kudos for Tim for battling so hard.

Never seen Keath that poor. He was a metre short all night and just didn't read the ball in the air at all. Hopefully it is just a one off as he is our rock back there.