Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

In the middle of last year would you have believed those who said Ray is good enough to be in the best 22 of a side which has won 17 in a row? Before the season started would you have believed that the Saints with the essentially the same list as last year would be that side?

We lost to Gellong by 2 points and Collingwood by 1 point. Are they the other top teams you refer to? I think our system is very good and our forward line is viable, but I also believe that if Grant has a reasonable game tomorrow he should come in for Welsh.

On Ray....in a word. Confidence. In himself. In his team. Its also amazing how everyone on a winning side can look pretty good.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

It's all well and good but we could have had Barry Hall, Tony Lockett and Dunstall in our forward line tonight and still only kicked 10 goals. We were just booting it into our forward line without looking most of the time and it was always going straight to one of the 5 loose defenders the Saints were playing.

I watched some pretty crappy forward 50 entries this afternoon but Roughead coped.

But I agree that our midfield melts under pressure.

[Topdog]

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I watched some pretty crappy forward 50 entries this afternoon but Roughead coped.

But I agree that our midfield melts under pressure.

The same Roughead who lost Hawthorn the game with his ineffectiveness in the last quarter. Dropped some absolute sitters today and has been pretty crap in a lot of games. Certainly not what I'd be using as an argument.

Anyhow Hawthorn's entries into the F50 were a heck of a lot better than most of ours. We need to be telling our forwards to stay in the forward line and make the defenders stay there. This is essential esp. against sides like St. Kilda who use their spare backmen to switch play.

[BulldogBelle]

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-Our midfield just didnt work hard enough all night....Cooney has gone backwards to his 2005 form...

-Our disposal was terrible. The amount of times that we blasted the ball into the F50, pretty disgusting how the Saints defenders took probably double the amount of marks that we did in our own F50....instead of looking to play on everytime we get the ball we needed to stop, prop and look for the right option in the F50

-Our forwards were sucked in too far up the ground many times. There were heaps of occasions when there was no one in our F50, or from the centre square forwards....

-Our skills were woeful at times. Minson just kept dropping marks he should have took...does the guy need to wear gloves or put some tape on his hands? The amount of clangers, the amount of times our guys dropped the ball cause they were affraid of being thumped...GRR

-I watched the game on TV...from the first bounce the Channel 10 commentators were masturbating over the St Kilda players and absolutly rubbishing ours....I know its standard for that to happen to an undefeated side...annoying though

At least we are playing the Shockers next week

[Missing-Dog]

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Why didnt they have a defensive forward to Goddard?? Did he kill us earlier in the year also?
Forwards not big enough/cant mark and the smalls dont put enough defensive pressure/too slow for my liking.
Where was the brownlow medalist??...injured?

[Dry Rot]

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The same Roughead who lost Hawthorn the game with his ineffectiveness in the last quarter. Dropped some absolute sitters today and has been pretty crap in a lot of games. Certainly not what I'd be using as an argument.

Anyhow Hawthorn's entries into the F50 were a heck of a lot better than most of ours. We need to be telling our forwards to stay in the forward line and make the defenders stay there. This is essential esp. against sides like St. Kilda who use their spare backmen to switch play.

So on the general point you believe that pinpoint delivery by the midfield to small forwards is a recipe for success in the furnace of finals?

I don't.

Things would also be better for us if Minson could hold a mark.

[BulldogBelle]

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So on the general point you believe that pinpoint delivery by the midfield to small forwards is a recipe for success in the furnace of finals?

I don't.

Things would also be better for us if Minson could hold a mark.

If Will manages to hold a mark I wouldnt be sure that he could kick it through in a finals atmosphere...

[Topdog]

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So on the general point you believe that pinpoint delivery by the midfield to small forwards is a recipe for success in the furnace of finals?

I don't.

Things would also be better for us if Minson could hold a mark.

If we are the team applying the relentless pressure than yes it can work. We have enough players able to take contested marks anyway.

Minson tonight let himself down and took away a few weeks of very good work by him.

[Topdog]

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If Will manages to hold a mark I wouldnt be sure that he could kick it through in a finals atmosphere...

He has seemed like a pretty good kick in general. What makes you think he would crumble in finals?

[Missing Dog]

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-The amount of times that we blasted the ball into the F50,

As if thats something new. Its been the game plan for more games than not this season.

for mine, the important questions have been answered: 1. No this list won't win a Grand Final 2. A forward line without a tall key forward won't win a premiership. 3. We know we are not top 2 material.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

Our structure is majorly flawed, which is why i don't think we can win the flag.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

I was the idiot who made a fool out of himself at 3 qtr time with the coke promo =D

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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He has seemed like a pretty good kick in general. What makes you think he would crumble in finals?

Not sure about others but Minson missed quite a few in last years finals series, especially v Geelong in the PF.

Aside from that he's been fairly accurate though.

[comrade]

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I was the idiot who made a fool out of himself at 3 qtr time with the coke promo =D

You never had a chance against that 'classy' lady.

[The Coon Dog]

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I was the idiot who made a fool out of himself at 3 qtr time with the coke promo =D

Well done!

Silly idea voting using the crowd, she could have burped, sneezed & farted & still won because she was representing the 'home' team. They were always going to vote for her. I would have too, she was a looker!