Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

[Critter]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

Does the role of Khamis change at all with JOD in the team? JOD is 197cm. Khamis is 191cm.

I certainly hope so

[Go_Dogs]

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Hope we get Garcia in soon.

JOD back is good.

[mighty_west]

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Good to have JOD back so Buku can play as the third key defender although the Bombers don't exactly have a tall forward line, Garcia stiff although with Daniel omitted was probably no chance with VDM holding his spot.

[GVGjr]

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Reading various articles and comments on X etc it reminds me that so many of our fans live in the moment.
For years the MC has copped a number of sprays, and I've done it myself, but the moment we go into teams selections largely based on displayed form then many aren't equipped to cope with high profile names being dropped or not being automatic selections.
All of a sudden the likes of Macrae, Lobb, Harmes and Daniel are seen as either victims or players that should be looking for other sides.

We've almost got a full list of players and the MC is picking players on form not just reputation and a couple of players have to now earn their way back on. It's actually a good problem to have and it will sort itself out over the next few weeks.

[jDogs]

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Looking at the team, I still feel it's not quite right with the balance. Williams named back but with no many backs named, no doubt spends time on the wing... I feel like I would prefer Williams to stay back, get rid of one of the half backs, play Gallagher more outside and bring in Garcia to be in that midfield rotation.

[GVGjr]

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Looking at the team, I still feel it's not quite right with the balance. Williams named back but with no many backs named, no doubt spends time on the wing... I feel like I would prefer Williams to stay back, get rid of one of the half backs, play Gallagher more outside and bring in Garcia to be in that midfield rotation.

Pretty confident that they will shuffle some players around. I didn't mention it on the Doggy-Bag Takeaways but Williams was up on the wing in the brief match sim yesterday.

[Ozza]

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I know they want to get JOD back in.....but strange to bring him in this week when Essendon have no talls. Sure they play Draper forward when Goldy is on, but Jones can pick them up if deep. Jake doesn't play tall. Langford effective but certainly no beast.

Geez I reckon Caleb's runs on the board gives him the opportunity to slice and dice Essendon with his kicking.

Amazing that VDM is a walk up start.

[Vred]

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I know they want to get JOD back in.....but strange to bring him in this week when Essendon have no talls. Sure they play Draper forward when Goldy is on, but Jones can pick them up if deep. Jake doesn't play tall. Langford effective but certainly no beast.

Geez I reckon Caleb's runs on the board gives him the opportunity to slice and dice Essendon with his kicking.

Amazing that VDM is a walk up start.

Probably telling Buku to be a 100% interceptor, allowing Jones and JOD to lock down talls.
VDM still perplexes me, really want to see Charlie C get a debut.

[Pleather Sole]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

Reading various articles and comments on X etc it reminds me that so many of our fans live in the moment.
For years the MC has copped a number of sprays, and I've done it myself, but the moment we go into teams selections largely based on displayed form then many aren't equipped to cope with high profile names being dropped or not being automatic selections.
All of a sudden the likes of Macrae, Lobb, Harmes and Daniel are seen as either victims or players that should be looking for other sides.

We've almost got a full list of players and the MC is picking players on form not just reputation and a couple of players have to now earn their way back on. It's actually a good problem to have and it will sort itself out over the next few weeks.

Good point. Competition for spots is great. Everyone has to lift, no complacency.

[Pleather Sole]

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Probably telling Buku to be a 100% interceptor, allowing Jones and JOD to lock down talls.
VDM still perplexes me, really want to see Charlie C get a debut.

Agreed re VDM. Charlie must be close to debut. Was never gonna happen this week after a VFL bye on the weekend but if he performs very well tomorrow afternoon at Docklands then the heat is on and he might get a chance against St Kilda.

[GVGjr]

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Good point. Competition for spots is great. Everyone has to lift, no complacency.

And from my limited view what I can tell at training is that none of the likes of Lobb, Macrae, Harmes or Daniel have cracked the sads or anything negative. The media and our fans just need to accept that there have been some subtle changes and the better performed players are being rewarded.

[The Doctor]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

BULLDOGS

B: E.Richards, L.Jones, B.Williams

HB: T.Duryea, B.Khamis, J.Johannisen

C: O.Baker, A.Treloar, H.Gallagher

HF: L.Vandermeer, A.Naughton, R.West

F: S.Darcy, J.Ugle-Hagan, C.Weightman

FOLL: T.English, M.Bontempelli - C, T.Liberatore

I/C: L.Bramble, B.Dale, J.Macrae, J.O?Donnell, R.Sanders

EMG: C.Daniel, R.Lobb, R.Garcia

IN: J.O?Donnell

OUT: C.Daniel (omitted)

I think our team is unbalanced. On the bench we have 3 defenders and 2 midfielders. No forwards. We have a half forward line of manufactured rather than natural forwards. We simply do not have enough quality small and medium forwards on our list.

[GVGjr]

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I think our team is unbalanced. On the bench we have 3 defenders and 2 midfielders. No forwards. We have a half forward line of manufactured rather than natural forwards. We simply do not have enough quality small and medium forwards on our list.

It's a shame that Arty hasn't come on like we would have hoped and his shoulder surgeries would have slowed down his preseason plus Clarke copping that knock to his knee after making so much progress with his running over the summer.
Hopefully in the coming weeks they will put some pressure on the MC for their inclusion.

[Ozza]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

Probably telling Buku to be a 100% interceptor, allowing Jones and JOD to lock down talls.
VDM still perplexes me, really want to see Charlie C get a debut.

Which is really Ed Richards. And Jones intercept marks also. I get that we are trying to address our previous deficiency there - just not convinced this is the right balance for Essendon.

[Critter]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 5 vs Essendon

Probably telling Buku to be a 100% interceptor, allowing Jones and JOD to lock down talls.
VDM still perplexes me, really want to see Charlie C get a debut.

Exactly.