Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

He’s staying. No club watching his season surely wants him. So he’s ours for two more years.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

He was poor tonight. Especially when the ball hits the ground. Naughton is a beast around the ball, in particular when it hits the deck. Lobb is the opposite. It really hurts you.

[Bornadog]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

Very poor game, my mate kept saying to sub him off and bring Buku in

[jeemak]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

No supply, or at least what you might call clean supply.

He is what he is, a competent second ruck and that's it unless he's the main focal point who is isolated.

Tonight was probably the worst conditions he's played in for us for a while and he didn't stand up, and it is what it is.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

Inside 50s 45-64. We were smashed. We didn't get an clean looks all night. So it is a good point jeemak.

[SquirrelGrip]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

He’s not 100% fit and probably shouldn’t have played, hence why we had Buku as sub. I guess we felt a 60% Lobb was a better option than a 100% Buku.

[josie]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

No supply, or at least what you might call clean supply.

He is what he is, a competent second ruck and that's it unless he's the main focal point who is isolated.

Tonight was probably the worst conditions he's played in for us for a while and he didn't stand up, and it is what it is.

He’s a leading forward, not a pack mark type. Our delivery &/or our positioning inside 50 was off. And there was no Darcy or Naughts to make up for it. We also really missed Darcy & Naughts & English (who was not very good tonight) marking down the line. Lions pinpoint kicks and marks all over ground killed us all night.

[jeemak]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

He’s a leading forward, not a pack mark type. Our delivery &/or our positioning inside 50 was off. And there was no Darcy or Naughts to make up for it. We also really missed Darcy & Naughts & English (who was not very good tonight) marking down the line. Lions pinpoint kicks and marks all over ground killed us all night.

Good post josie.

I'd stay away from the Game Day thread if I wasn't posting in it, but I did point out we just seemed all over the place with our forward structure and it was obvious from the limited TV perspective. Three of our best forwards were out tonight and while that makes a difference for hitting the scoreboard, it also makes a huge difference to how we respond to the game.

[soupman]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

No supply, or at least what you might call clean supply.

He is what he is, a competent second ruck and that's it unless he's the main focal point who is isolated.

Tonight was probably the worst conditions he's played in for us for a while and he didn't stand up, and it is what it is.

This was my take. Thought the Bronx cheers were dissapointing considering how little good opportunity he was actually being afforded and that he did seem to be trying hard.

It's not like our other forwards were showing how easy it was.

[merantau]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

Disappointing night all round. Lobb just couldn't take a trick and is now possibly injured. Still, we are paying him a lot and the returns have been fairly meagre to date.

[Happy Days]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

Nah Lobb was dismal last night. Him hitting the ball into space inside D50 with 4 seconds left in the 2nd quarter was one of the dumbest things I’ve seen a player do all year.

[Stevo]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

We have to stick with Lobb and it's a shame he's lost his confidence.

[1eyedog]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

This was my take. Thought the Bronx cheers were dissapointing considering how little good opportunity he was actually being afforded and that he did seem to be trying hard.

It's not like our other forwards were showing how easy it was.

Don't let that save him he's been Bronxed cheered fairly consistently at three clubs now.

[SonofScray]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

As an athlete, Lobb is a mentally fragile, weak footballer. Can perform when it’s on his terms, but falls away as soon as it gets tough.


Was always going to be hard to warm to given the GWS connection.


I am certain he’s a good fella, has a good sense of humour and tries though. Doesn’t pick himself and would want to do better. No need to jeer him.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs Rory Lobb

I'm still inclined to get more ruck work out of him and spell Tim up forward for longer stretches. I'm also inclined to drop him after last night, he was pathetic.