Sharp Axes

[GVGjr]

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A great result today for our record breaking coach but we have to put up some fight during the finals.

[josie]

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Yep. It?s such an open year that it would be a travesty if we don?t make the absolute most of our chances. We have the players and coaches to pull off something remarkable or damn close to it. My hope is with new assistant coaches Bevo is more open to a tag on oppo or tweak to tactics when oppo are cutting us to shreds through middle. I think we?ve already seen some improvement in this area this year. Go Dogs!!

There was a few mins in 2nd or 3rd qtr today when Bont, Richards and possibly Treloar were off ground and GWS made most of it. Hoping we can reduce instances of this by clever rotations, easier said than done. Turnaround when Bont went off in Q3 of ?21 GF still haunts me.

[bulldogtragic]

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Not about the sharp axe.

But Bevo will keep pushing Tim as first ruck. Will keep with forwards who don’t kick goals. Will prioritise Gags while others with real or better numbers do t play and won’t tag properly and nullify blokes getting career best numbers each week against us.

I’m not saying sack him. But I’m saying I don’t think anything’s going to change while he’s in charge. So bring on 2025.

[JanLorMill]

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The club isn’t ruthless enough. Which is one reason we are going nowhere. He needs to jump.

[SonofScray]

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Season was a failure.

Results matter.

1 year to go on the contract, hasn’t earned an extension.

Will coach out the year because we won’t sack him.

Not a great scenario really.

[angelopetraglia]

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We have a decent body of work to look back on now with Bevo

10 seasons
7 finals appearancs
1 only a single season with a losing game record (2018)
5 elimination finals losses
2 seasons where we won a final (2016 & 2021)
13 finals
7 finals wins
6 finals losses
2 GFs
1 Premiership

In the history of our club it is an incredible 10 years anway you judge it.

[JanLorMill]

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We have a decent body of work to look back on now with Bevo

10 seasons
7 finals appearancs
1 only a single season with a losing game record (2018)
5 elimination finals losses
2 seasons where we won a final (2016 & 2021)
13 finals
7 finals wins
6 finals losses
2 GFs
1 Premiership

In the history of our club it is an incredible 10 years anway you judge it.

Judge the past. Predict the future. Not winning another under Bevo.

[jeemak]

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I feel we're building again, a bit like 2019 and 2020, but I'm afraid we don't have the middle age bracket players to supplement the decline in some of our older brigade.

We also get a lot out of some lower skilled players when things are going well, but get badly exposed when they're not.

Beveridge gets his chance next year, I wouldn't be extending him until we see how things progress.

[macca]

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We lack speed and elite kicks

We don't have crumbing forwards banging on the door. Harmes is not the answer

English is not a first ruck.
Also, not tagging Newcombe and Sicily tonight really hurt us.

[SonofScray]

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I feel we're building again, a bit like 2019 and 2020, but I'm afraid we don't have the middle age bracket players to supplement the decline in some of our older brigade.

We also get a lot out of some lower skilled players when things are going well, but get badly exposed when they're not.

Beveridge gets his chance next year, I wouldn't be extending him until we see how things progress.

It’s out of whack, and will take time to sort out.

How much time?

Longer than I reckon Bevo has left.

[Rocket Science]

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In quiet awe at this mob's abject refusal to meet the moment whenever the stakes rise.

[angelopetraglia]

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I feel we're building again, a bit like 2019 and 2020, but I'm afraid we don't have the middle age bracket players to supplement the decline in some of our older brigade.

We also get a lot out of some lower skilled players when things are going well, but get badly exposed when they're not.

Beveridge gets his chance next year, I wouldn't be extending him until we see how things progress.

It does feel like at the moment, if we don't get dominant Brownlow medal voting games from a couple of Bont, Treloar or Richards we simply can't compete.

At least Richards being added to that mix has helped our age profile. Bont still has a couple of years left of elite footy and probably at least another three of very good football left in him. Treloar will be lucky to have one more elite year left. He is getting older and has a history of soft tissue. Hopefully he doesn't need any surgery and cang have another good preseason.

[Go_Dogs]

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In quiet awe at this mob's abject refusal to meet the moment whenever the stakes rise.

It felt like this version could / would do better but it didn’t. Not when it counted most.

We just need to start the season better and not be racing to the finish line.

We have growth we have talent

[FrediKanoute]

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It felt like this version could / would do better but it didn’t. Not when it counted most.

We just need to start the season better and not be racing to the finish line.

We have growth we have talent

Guys e are all hurting, best to give this time to settle and reflect.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Ok the day after we now out after a season that could have been but wasn?t. For me we showed we have it but we need to manage this lost in translation to the new gen. We had big name players all have shockers. Bont, Adz, JUH, Flea, English etc.

I?m looking forward 12 months and I can?t see Libba, MaCrea and Daniel playing in our next finals campaign. Libba is heart and soul but we n Ed to move on to life after the Camp. We love him but all three need to move on to allow others to flourish.