Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

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  • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Jan 2007
    • 8961

    Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

    This is the Round 19, 2023 edition of the weekly Bankers and Anchors thread. Once this evening's game against Essendon is concluded post your nominations for:

    The Bankers = 3 guys/aspects of the game that we banked on to do the right thing during the game
    The Anchors = 3 guys/aspects of the game that weighed us down by their errors or poor play

    Please limit it to no more than three of each player or aspect of the game, but feel free to make honourable/dishonourable mentions. As usual try to make it constructive criticism.

    Try and restrict it to individual players rather than aspects of the overall match - I will allow more freedom now as the thread seems to be going down more of the aspects of the game path so you can have 3 for each made up of aspects of the game and individual players.

    The thread is named in honour of a popular WOOF Contributor, The Banker, who passed away on 22/04/2012 after a six month battle with cancer
  • bulldogtragic
    The List Manager
    • Jan 2007
    • 34289

    #2
    Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

    B

    6 goals vs 13 goals after the first minute (lucky it wasn’t bigger)
    Bont
    Smith


    A

    Lack lustre start
    Dominated the first half of the third quarter for 1 point
    Essendon in general
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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    • Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
      Bulldog Team of the Century
      • Jan 2007
      • 8961

      #3
      Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

      Bankers

      Libba - absolute herculean performance tonight.
      Bont - that was a real Captain's knock. So many moments from him all night in offense, in defense at crucial times too.
      Daniel - his calmness and sureness by foot tonight was important

      Anchors.
      Marra's goalkicking . He could've, should've had a monster night
      The first quarter. I thought we were cooked.
      Bruce could've ended up with 7 or 8 kicked on him, if Essendon hadn't decided their best chance of winning was playing kick to kick in the back half.

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      • GVGjr
        Moderator
        • Nov 2006
        • 44631

        #4
        Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

        Bankers

        Midfielders answering the challenge at Quarter time.
        A good spread of goal kickers
        Disciplined but also an attacking defensive effort.

        Anchors

        We still haven't solved our 2nd ruck role
        Our slow start
        Essendon supporters
        Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"

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        • westbulldog
          Senior Player
          • Sep 2009
          • 1822

          #5
          Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

          Bankers
          Tom Liberatore and Marcus Bontempelli , two classical displays, should split the brownlow vote for tonight.
          The return to form of Bailey Smith.
          Cody Weightman, maximized his opportunities.


          Anchors
          Josh Bruce, too slow, looks past it imo.
          Buku Khamis, tried hard but looked far too slow for the AFL pressure.
          Alex Keath, a serviceable game but indecisive in releasing the ball.

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          • bulldogsthru&thru
            Bulldog Team of the Century
            • May 2011
            • 7697

            #6
            Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

            Originally posted by GVGjr
            Bankers

            Midfielders answering the challenge at Quarter time.
            A good spread of goal kickers
            Disciplined but also an attacking defensive effort.

            Anchors

            We still haven't solved our 2nd ruck role
            Our slow start
            Essendon supporters
            The midfield were impressive tonight. It was about as good an effort as I've seen from them this season (1st qtr aside)

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            • Scorlibo
              Coaching Staff
              • Oct 2007
              • 3087

              #7
              Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

              Bankers

              Bont's all-field game. Has there ever been a better all-field player when on song? Takes intercepts down back, plugs holes, wins clearances in the middle and kicks goals up forward. Sometimes within the same play. That goal was sublime by the way.

              Intensity right to the final siren, after our concentration lapsed early it didn't again for the rest of the game. Impressive and something that's been missing.

              Poulter's composure and decision making at AFL level, he's making a very strong case for continued inclusion towards the pointy end.

              Anchors

              Essendon fans howling at every potential free kick.

              Allowing the Bombers to dominate in the air early.

              Baz's set shot, he deserved a goal with his fierce tackling tonight.
              'And the Western suburbs erupt!'

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              • Bornadog
                WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                • Jan 2007
                • 66696

                #8
                Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

                Bankers

                1. Libba was every where, 36 disposals including 12 clearances

                2. Bont - what a performance. His goal in the third was special

                3. Team - Great second quarter performance

                Anchors


                1. Third quarter turnovers - we just kept kicking the ball long and straight to Essendon players. Lucky they weren't good enough to make us pay.

                2. Like others said the Essendon supporters were annoying - crying for frees

                3. Set shots - we missed some easy ones.
                FFC: Established 1883

                Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                • Eastdog
                  WOOF Communtiy Organiser
                  • Feb 2012
                  • 18286

                  #9
                  Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

                  Originally posted by GVGjr
                  Bankers

                  Midfielders answering the challenge at Quarter time.
                  A good spread of goal kickers
                  Disciplined but also an attacking defensive effort.

                  Anchors

                  We still haven't solved our 2nd ruck role
                  Our slow start
                  Essendon supporters
                  Can vouch for this for sure. Was right next to our cheer squad but sitting next to an Essendon supporter. Always good when we beat them. A local derby as well.
                  "Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"

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                  • SonofScray
                    Coaching Staff
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 4234

                    #10
                    Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

                    B

                    Faithful, good sport Bulldog angels

                    A

                    Scum bucket loser fickle Essendon fans.
                    Time and Tide Waits For No Man

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                    • BornInDroopSt'54
                      Bulldog Team of the Century
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 5254

                      #11
                      Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

                      Bankers:
                      Our mids, our forwards, Bevo
                      Anchors.
                      Baker does not inspire, josh bruce not quite up to it, not coming to play until 2nd quarter.
                      Footscray Football Republic.

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                      • Dry Rot
                        Bulldog Team of the Century
                        • Jan 2007
                        • 6444

                        #12
                        Re: Bankers & Anchors: Rnd 19, 2023 vs Essendon

                        Bankers

                        Bont, Libba, Daniel
                        JUH's increasing danger means that opportunity sides can't triple team Naughton any more
                        Some bottom six guys played played quite well, eg Poulter, Scott, West

                        Anchors

                        Kharmis looked lost
                        Bruce terrible
                        Mids switching off in quarters
                        The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.

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