Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

On draft night Kevin Sheahan said that Schofield was a lot like Josh Carr in his apporaoch to the game. I took that to mean that he would do jobs that noone else wanted to do and would do anything to get his team across the line.

I don't think he will do that. What I am saying is he is very aggressive and very team focussed - some of the things Carr did in Port's premiership year were heroic and I think Schofield has a bit of that in him.

Behind play? No - but he would enjoy a bit of niggle.

Sounds good to me.

We lack a killer edge, which is why we appreciate Picken so damn much. Another fierce competitior with a 'win at all costs' attitude would be more than welcomed, provided Schofield can play the game - which by all reports, he can.

Carr was a very good footballer for Port Adelaide. He went downhill extremely quickly after 2004, but he was one of their better players in their successful era.

[Twodogs]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Or the reverse? Barry Hall decked Chris Grant off the ball right in front me at the SCG.

I was sitting right alongside you that night. Some of the things you said about Barry werent that gentlemany!

[LostDoggy]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Or the reverse? Barry Hall decked Chris Grant off the ball right in front me at the SCG.

Of course, he's a perfect gentleman now in my eyes.

I don't know that most of us are really so one-eyed that we can't have some measure of objectivity -- if Bazza had gone bonkers in 2010 and decked a few people I don't think we would still think of him as a 'perfect gentleman'. It's only because he pulled his head in and behaved like a perfect gentleman (and I include his light sleeper hold on North Melbourne's backline) and performed brilliantly over the year that we give him so much credit.

Aker played for us, but we always knew he was a wanker when he said the wrong thing (regardless of whether or not the media overreacted everytime he opened his mouth), even when we supported him on the field.

Chris Grant, on the other hand, goes down in history as a legend because he was a brilliant human being on and off the park. Ditto other great human beings who play for other clubs. Libba is the only Dogs player I can think of who was genuinely dirty towards the end of his career but that we overlooked, but I think more because of the uniqueness and competitiveness of his character (and size) than just because he was a dirty bastard towards other teams -- and he HAS gotten into unsavoury disputes with the club on several things, so being a genuine dickhead eventually bites you in the bum somewhere down the line. I don't think Picken or Addison fall into the dickhead category, no matter how close to the line they skate regularly with their hardness -- it's a character issue, and Liam and Dylan have it in bucketloads, whereas a genuine dickhead like Clinton Jones doesn't. I mean, people who don't support Sydney or Geelong don't hate Brett Kirk or Cameron Ling.

I hope Schofield is hard and aggressive, but develops a good character as well and becomes one of the proud ambassadors of the next generation of Bulldogs.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

I was sitting right alongside you that night. Some of the things you said about Barry werent that gentlemany!

Yes, I wasn't happy. IIRC you said a couple of interesting things too.

Given that the ball was up the other end in Swans goal mouth, it has to one of the more off the ball off the ball incidents!

IIRC, was that the time Hargrave tried to do some damage with some weird scissor kick at Hall's head?

[Mofra]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Libba is the only Dogs player I can think of who was genuinely dirty towards the end of his career but that we overlooked, but I think more because of the uniqueness and competitiveness of his character (and size) than just because he was a dirty bastard towards other teams -- and he HAS gotten into unsavoury disputes with the club on several things, so being a genuine dickhead eventually bites you in the bum somewhere down the line.

I understand your point, but that may put Jose Romero in a unique category. He was as dirty as Libba on the filed, just lacked the exposure and the Paul Kelly blow up (Wallace mentioned his fingernails were as long as Libba's IIRC). To my knowledge Romero has served the club well and hasn't had any public dramas with the current board/football management team.

It will be interesting to watch how Schofield goes off field too - Picken barely says a word by all accounts yet will do anything to win a contest (as Delideo's face will attest to) - some blokes just get a bit of white line fever (should it be renamed Kennedy fever?) yet are nice as pie off the field.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Yes, I wasn't happy. IIRC you said a couple of interesting things too.

Given that the ball was up the other end in Swans goal mouth, it has to one of the more off the ball off the ball incidents!

IIRC, was that the time Hargrave tried to do some damage with some weird scissor kick at Hall's head?

Hargrave got Hall with a "spoil" that missed the ball by about 18 inches

[Twodogs]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Yes, I wasn't happy. IIRC you said a couple of interesting things too.

Given that the ball was up the other end in Swans goal mouth, it has to one of the more off the ball off the ball incidents!

IIRC, was that the time Hargrave tried to do some damage with some weird scissor kick at Hall's head?

I rermeber being angrier with our blokes than Hall. Not one of them flew the flag while Grant was spreadeagled on the ground. Until Shaggy took his chance.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

I rermeber being angrier with our blokes than Hall. Not one of them flew the flag while Grant was spreadeagled on the ground. Until Shaggy took his chance.

Agree, and perhaps that persists till today which will prevent us winning a flag?

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Agree, and perhaps that persists till today which will prevent us winning a flag?

That is the most over-rated act in football. No-one pays any attention, there's 43 cameras pointed at you and everyone knows there's bugger all you can do.

Much better to let it go, bide your time and when most have forgotten, mis-time a spoil.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Or the reverse? Barry Hall decked Chris Grant off the ball right in front me at the SCG.

Of course, he's a perfect gentleman now in my eyes.

I rermeber being angrier with our blokes than Hall. Not one of them flew the flag while Grant was spreadeagled on the ground. Until Shaggy took his chance.

That is the most over-rated act in football. No-one pays any attention, there's 43 cameras pointed at you and everyone knows there's bugger all you can do.

Much better to let it go, bide your time and when most have forgotten, mis-time a spoil.

Sorry, but whatever the timing or the availablbitly of cameras over the years or the relevant players, I don't remember post 2004 of too many of our guys taking other players out or supporting their guys when they got dealt with.

[stefoid]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

That is the most over-rated act in football. No-one pays any attention, there's 43 cameras pointed at you and everyone knows there's bugger all you can do.

Much better to let it go, bide your time and when most have forgotten, mis-time a spoil.

Disagree. I think a physical remonstration has to be done to show you arent going to sit for it, especially as a signal to the guy who has been put down that he isnt out there alone.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

At the intra club on the weekend I had trouble putting names to faces on our new recruits.

Would it be fair to say that Jayden has a little bit of the Gladstone Smalls about him in the neck region?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

We have a few Gladstones at the club

[LostDoggy]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

Lol yeah. I think Vez fits into that category too.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Welcome to the Dogs Jayden Schofield

I really like what i saw of this kid at the inter club game, he definitely has a hunch about him too. Looked exhausted every time he came of the ground, looks like desire is something he does not lack.