Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

[jazzadogs]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Liked the bodywork from Khamis to outmuscle and outposition Mitch Lewis (who I rate very highly).

How strong is the wind?

[jeemak]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Shitshow run on vibe still strong!

[Mantis]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Are we doing a scenario thing where we're awesome for 25 minutes, then suck for 25 minutes?

I do feel like we've already done that quite a lot though in 2023.

We've hit the rinse & repeat button... just find ways to cough up a big lead don't we?

[G-Mo77]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Got to love these new rules. That free on Politer a complete joke!

[jeemak]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Bringing the ball offensive side when getting scored against heavily is a shit idea.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

We've hit the rinse & repeat button... just find ways to cough up a big lead don't we?

I'm not sure a team missing half of our starting lineup is the one we want to necessarily hold up for scrutiny as evidence we've improved in this area. So many guys who are not in our best 22 out there right now, we're invariably going to see some gaps.

Well that's my uneducated take at this stage.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Are both games on Kayo today?

It doesn't look to me as if the second one is on. In two hours time Foxtel is showing a different team's practice match. Not sure if that extends to Kayo too though.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Watched some of the 2nd quarter. Hawks have LOTS of space.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Lots of space in our backline for Hawks forwards.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

I'm not sure a team missing half of our starting lineup is the one we want to necessarily hold up for scrutiny as evidence we've improved in this area. So many guys who are not in our best 22 out there right now, we're invariably going to see some gaps.

Well that's my uneducated take at this stage.

Season over yhf. We had a good run.

[Happy Days]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Just left the ground. The breeze was massive and is only getting stronger.

[Vred]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

If we offered Sanders a Naughton like contract I’d be all for it.

[Mantis]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

I'm not sure a team missing half of our starting lineup is the one we want to necessarily hold up for scrutiny as evidence we've improved in this area. So many guys who are not in our best 22 out there right now, we're invariably going to see some gaps.

Well that's my uneducated take at this stage.

All we can go is what is front of us at our 1st proper look for 2024, and yep lots of players missing (for both teams), but we controlled the game in quarter 1, but as we've seen lots of over the past 2 years the basic skills errors & lack of structure for the 1st 20min of quarter 2 meant we gave up 5 goals pretty quickly.

The wind is strong though so it might just be that.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

Oh I didn't realise we were up 42-2....

[SonofScray]

Re: Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn - Practice Game 23/02/24

It sure to make it what I am seeing other than I am excited for Sanders and pleased with Darcy?s movement around the ground.

While we will still win the flag, I think we are in for a boring season. Pedestrian footy, runs of goals against. It?s going to be the worst premiership year I?ve ever had.