Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

[Bornadog]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

You need to do more than run in this game. His effort is great, but a lot of his running is dumb running. It's not actually pressuring the opposition when you run past the player , or make yourself the 'over the top' handball cone.

If we want a runner, let's go get a marathon runner.

But VDM can play football better than marathon runners, so we should keep him until we find someone who can run like he can and play football better than he can.

[kickit2Koly]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

That was never a mark. Why review when you still guess? Should always take the lesser.

what I don’t understand is why it was reviewed in the first place. The goal umpire didn’t call for it, he was waving the flag when Richo was kicking in.

[whythelongface]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

He annoys me in the lethargic way he moves. One passage of play he lets Cameron go past him and didn't move at all to put any sort of pressure on him just kept jogging in a straight line with arms flapping.
If he doesn't get pill there's not much happening after that. It might be because of all the injuries he's had in the past who knows.
I don't see live game so my perspective is narrow.

Whom are you referring to?

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Treloar

37 touches
A great goal under pressure to give us a chance
5 tackles
561 metres gained (only behind Bont)
6 clearances (only behind Libba and Bont)
6 inside 50m
11 contested possesions (only behind Libibba and Bont)

Yes, he does rush a few kicks around the corner at times for easy turnovers. His disposal effeciency was only 60%. But Libba is 65% and Bont is also 60% yet they don't get the same scrunity for it. His possesions are generally in traffic and under pressure.

He had a fantastic game, as did Libba.

But both did things at times I didn't like, particularly in the area of not locking the football in and creating another stoppage. The Cats were killing us on the spread in the first half and these guys should have done everything they could to stop that.

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Whom are you referring to?

Flappy McFlapface. Who else?

[Hotdog60]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Whom are you referring to?

My comment on Treloar

[whythelongface]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

what I don’t understand is why it was reviewed in the first place. The goal umpire didn’t call for it, he was waving the flag when Richo was kicking in.

Good point. Was it the field umpire that referred it or was it a directive from the VAR/ DRS (or whatever they call it) umpire

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Now to watch NUFC shit the bed!!! Yay, team sports!!!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

But VDM can play football better than marathon runners

I need convincing on that.

Tongue in cheek I know, but he ain't good enough. Let's move on. We need a small forward who can actually hit the scoreboard (Stengle would have been nice).

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

How did you like the bit where the Cats were sixty out and he didn't put any frontal pressure onto the ball carrier and Henry got the easy lead up mark?

That was unbelievably bad.

However, his output outweighs the negatives, but he should still be subject to criticism like everyone else.

Yes. That looked bad. However, I just think he was absolutely cooked. We probably are not rotating enough of the midfield time.

Treloar on his podcast this week. He said he played better against the Eagles as Jacko coming in meant they could share the midfield time better, he said he plays his best footy when he has more burst energy rather than trying to play the entire game in the midfield. He said the balance was much better against the Eagles than against Melbourne.

This week against Cats. Centre Bounce Attendances.

English 27
Bont 26
Libba 25
Treloar 23


Sanders 12
Darcy 5
Gallagher 5

I don't think we are getting this right.

[Bornadog]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Good point. Was it the field umpire that referred it or was it a directive from the VAR/ DRS (or whatever they call it) umpire

They check every score, so yes video checkers

[mighty_west]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Unfortunately we've seen this movie time and time again and the ending never changes, a few umpiring decisions here and there, Stengles mark (was ALWAYS going to be a mark as much as we hate it as the side view showed it had slotted in Stengles hands with a bee's thingy still in front of the line) but then Williams clear push in the back with that last goal......... as for Richo to go on about having controlled it? he doesn't have to control it in that split second as long as it hits the mits and doesn't bobble out at any time, love Richo but c'mon.

A lot to like about the game as like others said, we get beaten by a few goals if it's 2023, our fitness and willingness is there but i'm still not convinced with our fast running game style especially against the better sides and in big finals because once we turn it over it can get ugly on the rebound, quite often also in pack situations far too many times we just watch them take an easy grab and not contest it, that's frustrating, those easy goals a few times straight after we slot one plus that end to end without touching the ball are inexcusable.

Have wanted Garcia in since round 1 and still want him in, he will be manic with his pressure and go hard for anything, players like Dale just don't, old man Duryea put his body on the line copping a big hit, not sure Dale would have done that, if we play Dale it has to be on a wing where he can just roam free.

Geez i hate losing to those clowns.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

He had a fantastic game, as did Libba.

But both did things at times I didn't like, particularly in the area of not locking the football in and creating another stoppage. The Cats were killing us on the spread in the first half and these guys should have done everything they could to stop that.

Agree. I think we need to give them more rest and rotate more players through the midfield. See my other post. It is an energy thing. They are such passionate, win at all cost beasts.

[kickit2Koly]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Good point. Was it the field umpire that referred it or was it a directive from the VAR/ DRS (or whatever they call it) umpire

no idea but I thought only the goal umpire can call for a review?!