Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

What about Ricky Bobby or Jackie Moon?

Seriously though didn't Smorgan say that a grand final berth was the only result that would be acceptable?

I'd like Mick Malthouse when hs is done at the pies but that is 12 months away still. I guess i'm saying I don't know who you replace him with but are you happy to keep going with him?

Yes he said it but I wonder to what degree he meant it?

I can't see the sense in changing coaches especially since Eade is a good one.
Perhaps the answer is a chairman of selectors/list manager who will make the hard call on players at both the selection table and at the end of the season.
I've saying for a while now that we didn't move on enough players over the last two years and despite the success of Williamstown, the cupboard just isn't overflowing with talented players.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

Yes he said it but I wonder to what degree he meant it?

I can't see the sense in changing coaches especially since Eade is a good one.
Perhaps the answer is a chairman of selectors/list manager who will make the hard call on players at both the selection table and at the end of the season.
I've saying for a while now that we didn't move on enough players over the last two years and despite the success of Williamstown, the cupboard just isn't overflowing with talented players.

This is the downside of not having a reserve competition, to have a team that you can experiment with. Like put Hill in defense to work on his accountability and put Stack in the midfield to make him win the ball and to try things you can't afford to do now.

Williamstown are their own club and are striving for success and you cannot stuff around with games.

With the compromised draft over the next couple of years we may well have to blood what we have and see if any of them are worth keeping. Next year could be a long one regardless of what happens this year.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

This is the downside of not having a reserve competition, to have a team that you can experiment with. Like put Hill in defense to work on his accountability and put Stack in the midfield to make him win the ball and to try things you can't afford to do now.

Williamstown are their own club and are striving for success and you cannot stuff around with games.

With the compromised draft over the next couple of years we may well have to blood what we have and see if any of them are worth keeping. Next year could be a long one regardless of what happens this year.

We have known about this for a few years and that we also had father son selections as good as locked in. Why didn't we cut deeper into the list over the last 2 years?

The Williamstown alignment is what you make of it and isn't an excuse for the list not developing. I just don't think it's been well managed.

[mighty_west]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

We have known about this for a few years and that we also had father son selections as good as locked in. Why didn't we cut deeper into the list over the last 2 years?

The Williamstown alignment is what you make of it and isn't an excuse for the list not developing. I just don't think it's been well managed.

Obviously the clubs mindset was locked on a Premiership, with bringing in the likes of Hall & Akermanis, the draft last year bringing in mature aged recruits, Markovic & Thorne, and trying to give the club it's best chance of having that success whilst the like of Johnson, Eagleton & co were still playing good footy [no one could have predicted Johnno's season from hell after a very good season last year].

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

Obviously the clubs mindset was locked on a Premiership, with bringing in the likes of Hall & Akermanis, the draft last year bringing in mature aged recruits, Markovic & Thorne, and trying to give the club it's best chance of having that success whilst the like of Johnson, Eagleton & co were still playing good footy [no one could have predicted Johnno's season from hell after a very good season last year].

It's OK to put all the eggs in the same basket if a result is delivered. I'd still argue that we should have seen that maintaining Eagleton and Akermanis whilst recruiting Hall had the potential to age the list quickly.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day - R21 Western Bulldogs vs Sydney

It's OK to put all the eggs in the same basket if a result is delivered. I'd still argue that we should have seen that maintaining Eagleton and Akermanis whilst recruiting Hall had the potential to age the list quickly.

The club must have seen this year as the best chance with the list we have and although it's not over, on the last couple of weeks it doesn't look promising. Do you think the club may have realized that things weren't going well with the senior players and thats why we have see more young guys get extended time.
This is properly isn't the place for this and could be a tread on it's own, but on your thoughts that we should have cut into the list 2 years ago is pasted now. What do we do for the future, can we remain competitive for the next few years. One would think that there will be retirees at the end of this season so spots will be there, but will the team able to compete at a top 4 level or are going to go backwards.