Round 20 Team

[Missing Dog]

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Did he do the same at Sydney?

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Yes it was the only thing my Swans mate who live in Sydney and go to all the games told me when Rocket was appointed.

[Bulldog Joe]

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I am pretty happy with the team.

Stack last week was terrible.
Everitt is brushed aside too easily. He has been given enough chances and needs to earn his spot.

Of the ins Welsh certainly provides more of a contest and demands respect from his opponent. Murphy and Picken are deservedly automatic selections.

For those calling for additional sackings

Williams - is clearly better than anyone else available for CHB and has performed much better since his return to the side than those criticising him seem to believe/understand.

Eagleton has had a problem with ball handling BUT he runs much harder to create than any of the younger players even Callan Ward. Eagle will require attention from Brisbane.

Mitch Hahn - probably the one I would be prepared to drop, because he only seems to perform against weak opposition. Unfortunately there is nobody that will provide the strength in the forward 50 that Mitch brings. I am hoping that Sam Reid will develop that. Mitch must be under threat if those returning from injury get through and we add Higgins, Cross and Gia back when they are fit and firing.

[cambo]

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Why do we seem to be the only team over the past 3 seasons to have end of year fade outs? are we the only team who increases training loads at this time of year? is that the reason? or is it that we continue to play our so called best experinced players when they have been out of form for so long?
Every year these same questions are asked of our club why why why???
Someone please help relieve my frustration
Thanks Cambo

[AndrewP6]

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I'm fine with Eade not tinkering too much at this late stage...if some of the kids were going to get a game, it would've happened by now, and we can't afford to switch things up in Rd 20 when we're trying to hang on to top four. I just think some of them mustn't be up to it at the moment. As for the "underperforming" seniors, Welsh has clearly been hampered by injury, and to be honest, I prefer the devil you know, rather than the devil you don't.

Good to see Slim back, hope Wood improves...

[GVGjr]

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Why do we seem to be the only team over the past 3 seasons to have end of year fade outs? are we the only team who increases training loads at this time of year? is that the reason? or is it that we continue to play our so called best experinced players when they have been out of form for so long?
Every year these same questions are asked of our club why why why???
Someone please help relieve my frustration
Thanks Cambo

It's a good question and it's disappointing that we are going through it again. We deliberately never had a crack at the pre-season cup to make sure our full focus was on the home and away season and yet the signs are there again that we are fading. Despite Eade saying we aren't in a heavy training programme, so that we can freshen up before the finals, it might explain why we are lacking a bit of zip at the moment.

[BulldogBelle]

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It's a good question and it's disappointing that we are going through it again. We deliberately never had a crack at the pre-season cup to make sure our full focus was on the home and away season and yet the signs are there again that we are fading. Despite Eade saying we aren't in a heavy training programme, so that we can freshen up before the finals, it might explain why we are lacking a bit of zip at the moment.

Last season we had a late season decrease in performance, which was attributed to an increase in training load for the finals

Agree that we performed OK in the finals, apart from our choke against Hawthorn, and Geelong simply outsmarting us, but considering we are fighting for positions 3-6 I wouldnt think we would be playing with form

We loose against Collingwood (again) and Geelong (again) and it will be the fitness above the shoulders that will kill us in the finals

[macca]

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Why do we seem to be the only team over the past 3 seasons to have end of year fade outs? are we the only team who increases training loads at this time of year? is that the reason? or is it that we continue to play our so called best experinced players when they have been out of form for so long?
Every year these same questions are asked of our club why why why???
Someone please help relieve my frustration
Thanks Cambo

Cambo, that is a good question. I think this idea of endurance condition come end of season is bollocks. Surely teams want to be fresh for finals, injury free, and not have fagtigue on see. This really backfired for Adelaid in the finals of 2006 or was it 2007.

We should have played more kids against the bottom . Its a wasted opportunity, as all these teams are lacking something major in their team , the tigers having too many crap players.

If you look at list of kids of last 2 years, draft, Hill has played the most 38 games and Everitt ( who played most of them in his first year). Its quite small compared to Crows, collingwood and even the saints. Kids 3rd year on the list , they should be looking to play at least 10 games, but who on our list will be ready for that next year ?

[Bornadog]

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As expected, a kid, a scapegoat and an injury. Same old same old

[LostDoggy]

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Eagleton has had a problem with ball handling BUT he runs much harder to create than any of the younger players even Callan Ward. Eagle will require attention from Brisbane.

Er, they'll just sit off him (or corral him onto his right side) and wait for the inevitable mistake.

[Sedat]

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Just as I suspected, the media (a couple of notable exceptions aside) has absolutely no idea when it comes to the Bulldogs. Fancy not mentioning the bald one as our scapegoat.

[LostDoggy]

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I am pretty happy with the team.

Stack last week was terrible.
Everitt is brushed aside too easily. He has been given enough chances and needs to earn his spot.

Of the ins Welsh certainly provides more of a contest and demands respect from his opponent. Murphy and Picken are deservedly automatic selections.

For those calling for additional sackings

Williams - is clearly better than anyone else available for CHB and has performed much better since his return to the side than those criticising him seem to believe/understand.

Eagleton has had a problem with ball handling BUT he runs much harder to create than any of the younger players even Callan Ward. Eagle will require attention from Brisbane.

Mitch Hahn - probably the one I would be prepared to drop, because he only seems to perform against weak opposition. Unfortunately there is nobody that will provide the strength in the forward 50 that Mitch brings. I am hoping that Sam Reid will develop that. Mitch must be under threat if those returning from injury get through and we add Higgins, Cross and Gia back when they are fit and firing.

Agree with all of this

Fair dinkum, calls for the inclusion of Skipper and Wight?

Give Stack another go? I doubt whether I have ever seen a recruit so out of his depth as Stack was in his first and third games. Yes, he got 4 goals in his second. Don't hold your breath till that happens again.

Claims that Eade prefers old blokes? Easton Wood?

Give GOK a go? No tank, no speed and a poor attitude?

Higgins and Gia back in and the Eagle may well struggle to keep his place but until then, he remains the best bet - unfortunately.