3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

[GVGjr]

Please list the 3 things learned from our game against Melbourne.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. We are smashing good teams with just 40% goal kicking accuracy. Just get it to even 50% and watch out.
2. Barrass would make us unstoppable playing like this. A mega upgrade on Coffield.
3. I love beating them up

[westdog54]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. Darcy should be our first ruck.
2. Garcia is doing a nice apprenticeship under Libba.
3. This team is more balanced and talented than our premiership team.

[ledge]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1 Jamarra will destroy teams in the future
2 English isn’t going anywhere
3 Kane Cornes next article will be why haven’t we signed Bevo longer.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1 VDM is not getting anywhre near enough love for what he's doing. He is gut running, and drawing the defender away to the side of the ground creating space for our forwards to run into. We often lament lack of forward connection, but he's one of the reason's why we're getting lots of shots on goals. He's owning the most important statless role right now on field (with some hyperbole mayo on top for winners sake here)

2. BT might need to get working on how best we utilise the currency on Smith to Geelong outside of Barass because not only are the Hawks looking more likely to land him, based on what Rory's done this past month, and Buku, I'm not sure we need to really spend the capital on a Barrass type now? I'm not saying we don't need some more defensive cover, but Rory, Jones, Buku, and then O'Donnell and hopefully increasingly Busslinger and maybe Croft in time.

3. Beveridge is coaching as well as ever, and the versatility of the squad, coupled with their predictability to one another is really allowing the coaching team to play their style. The turnover game is just huge, and our movement by hands, might make some old purist fuddy-duddies tut-tut, but it absolutely broke Melbourne's defensive set up apart tonight.

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[hujsh]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. Darcy should be our first ruck.
2. Garcia is doing a nice apprenticeship under Libba.
3. This team is more balanced and talented than our premiership team.

Mainly in getting under the skin of opposition players

[bulldogtragic]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

If anything, tonight for me shows just how amazing we could be with Barrass next year and going ahead.

I don’t get why he wants to play on Naughton, Marra or Darcy (at Hawks) when he could be playing on Chol or a one leg Gunston.

[meenies]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

Someone picked up last week that West starts some centre bounces from backline. Happened again a lot tonight. Also Richards. And the winger on city side frequently near the back of the square. Loooked like they were ready for Malebourne to break out the front as they usually do against us.

[Mofra]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. Even in a smashing, I have concerns at how we defend opposition small forwards
2. Garcia & VDM make us better. The whole > the sum of our parts when guys like that play
3. Lobb's groundball game is outstanding for his size

[Grantysghost]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

Someone picked up last week that West starts some centre bounces from backline. Happened again a lot tonight. Also Richards. And the winger on city side frequently near the back of the square. Loooked like they were ready for Malebourne to break out the front as they usually do against us.

Yep it was definitely a defensive move for that winger to sweep the back of the centre for us with the mid playing HB coming through as well who can pivot either way.
We gave it up about 5 mins in to last.

Langdon chose not to man up on it.

I like the tactic. Some left field thinking.

[comrade]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. We?ve learnt our lessons in getting torched out the front of stoppage. It?s like a wall now.

2. Poulter might be very good.

3. Would love our pressure forward to be better finishers but beggars can?t be choosers.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

Someone tell me what the hell is going on?

I've been away since the dreadful port loss and somehow we've beaten blues, cats, Swans and dees in succession. Should I not come home?

Is Lobb in defence a magic pill?

[AshMac]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. We are playing as a team. Sharing the load and able to maintain intensity for longer as the many carry the burden

2. Our scoring is a joke. 3 weeks in a row now with absolutely dominant in field performances

3. We owed them a thrashing

[Bornadog]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. Our defense has been outstanding. I saw a stat we have only conceded 23 goals in 3 games

2. Our pressure has gone up incredibly over the past 4 weeks.

3. Port game was a wake up call to work harder and you are rewarded

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: 3 things learned from Rd 21 vs Melbourne 2024

1. Lobb could be an AA CHB. Not even joking.

2. Still think we're carrying a few too many weaker links than what is ideal. Coffield, Khamis, McNeil and Vandermeer have their challenges. It's probably more noticeable because 2 & 2 play similar positions and roles. It's a shame Arty or Clarke haven't put themselves in the frame, but I think we should move to a JOD/Freijah combo over Coffield/Khamis.

3. Poulter seems to understand his role well and is becoming a solid fit. It makes such a difference when you get roleplayers like this consistently contribute. Makes some errors at times but he's been finding the ball since coming back in.

Extra - I knew it already but Garcia just has to play every week. Built for finals and big games too. He isn't perfect but I just love his combativeness.