3 things learned from Rd5 2023

[GVGjr]

Gather round lads and lasses it's time for you to list the 3 things you learned from our game against Port Power.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. We've legit got a label as uber chokers within the minds of other teams in the comp, of that I'd be positive. In most games, unless we're absolutely 15 goals ahead, other teams must always still have a kernel of belief that they're still a sniff against us. That's not a place you want to be in as a professional team. We've got a lot of work to do to earn back respect.

2. We really wasted (as bulldogsthru&thru said in the gameday thread) stellar performances from English, Bont, Weightman Jones, and I'd also add Treloar. They were inspirational across the game, and should've been rewarded by their teammates with an even spread of effort and execution to get the win tonight.

3. English can definitely be the best player in the competition if he sustains this level of performance.

[westbulldog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. Hannan needs to be back on a plane heading east and not west.
2. Weightman makes such a positive difference to the forward line.
3. We cannot beat Freo based on that effort which will take us to 2-4, season over.

[Grantysghost]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. There's too big a gap in our list age profile. Our midfield looks old and slow. Our forwards too raw and young.
2. Our best isn't top 8.
3. Weightman is worthy of the #3

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. English is the best ruck in the comp right now. Noticeable when he goes off.

2. Hannan, Scott, McLean, Williams, McComb routinely give us little. I'd rather play others if possible.

3. This is going to be a long year.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. Weightman makes a big difference. He is only going to get better.
2. Our fringe players are a long way off it. Carrying too many.
3. Treloar was immense again. Treloar > Dunkley in the middle.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. English is the best ruck in the comp right now. Noticeable when he goes off.

2. Hannan, Scott, McLean, Williams, McComb routinely give us little. I'd rather play others if possible.

3. This is going to be a long year.

Our lack of depth as you have pointed out is a concern. Getting Gardner and Bailey Smith and eventually Darcy, will help, but tonight showed
that we are vulnerable against spirited and quicker opposition as experienced tonight.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. English is the best ruck in the comp right now. Noticeable when he goes off.

2. Hannan, Scott, McLean, Williams, McComb routinely give us little. I'd rather play others if possible.

3. This is going to be a long year.

This is the kicker. Who else is there?

[Bornadog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. Stats do lie when you look at the sheet and Treloar has 35 disposals. Look deeper and he has butchered 51.4% of them.

2. I still can't fathom why we recruited Hannan. I said this from day 1 and he has been a big bust. 1 good game in three seasons. Bevo, get rid of him.

3. English proving the old adage " Big men taker longer to mature" - he is on fire.

[macca]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. English dominated in the ruck and around the ground im WET conditons
2. Teams have worked out how to block our midfield, make us kick long to fwd contests and wait to score us off the rebound .
3. Can we start the rebuild now ??? Seriously we had this game 9 mins in last quarter and all the cracks we have in our list get exposed. Maybe Bruce injury was telling ?? Maybe our midfield list is ageing ?? This is a port side with youmger players in their midfield that beat us tonight

[GVGjr]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. Stats do lie when you look at the sheet and Treloar has 35 disposals. Look deeper and he has butchered 51.4% of them.

2. I still can't fathom why we recruited Hannan. I said this from day 1 and he has been a big bust. 1 good game in three seasons. Bevo, get rid of him.

3. English proving the old adage " Big men taker longer to mature" - he is on fire.

Did you give Bont votes over the previous 2 weeks because he racked up some very high clanger numbers?
If so I'd ask the question if his skill errors are overlooked because he is Bont whereas others it's more of a focus?

This week he used the ball vastly better.

[1eyedog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

This is the kicker. Who else is there?

Cleary, West, Bedendo and Garcia I assume?

[1eyedog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

1. English is the best ruck in the comp right now.

2. It's true. Rory Lobb can't ruck but is he even a forward or just a tall dude?

3. Weightman nearly won it for us last night and Jones nearly saved it. Too much left to too few.

[azabob]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

Cleary, West, Bedendo and Garcia I assume?

West and Garcia have been horrible this year and Benendo might as well be on the long term injury list.

[Bornadog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd5 2023

Did you give Bont votes over the previous 2 weeks because he racked up some very high clanger numbers?
If so I'd ask the question if his skill errors are overlooked because he is Bont whereas others it's more of a focus?

This week he used the ball vastly better.

That is way wrong, I did not give him votes because he was Bont. Last week Bont ran at DE 80%. Yes he made a few errors like all players do. Bont was very influencial and also had 12 tackles, 17 CP, 11 clearnaces and acredited with just 4 clangers.

Treloar was purely woeful with 9 clangers, 25 handballs that went to no one.