Rocket - On The Couch

[always right]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Are some players still working through injuries and interrupted pre-seasons = Lake, Cooney. If not what does he put Cooney's lack of form down to?
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This is the biggest question? I would also like hear from Eade who he thinks amongst our senior players is closest to being dropped back to Willi.

[Desipura]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Rocket, how do you instill four quarter intensity at the ball/ball carrier?

It all comes down to having pace, look at our midfield.

Ward, Libba, Wallis, Cross, Boyd, Gia & Higgins = very little pace
Picken, Cooney (has not used it), Sherman & Griffen have pace

[Topdog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

It all comes down to having pace, look at our midfield.

Ward, Libba, Wallis, Cross, Boyd, Gia & Higgins = very little pace
Picken, Cooney (has not used it), Sherman & Griffen have pace

No side has 4 quarter intensity at the ball / ball carrier.

[Maddog37]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

I would like them to ask what our best 22 looks like assuming all players are fit and available.

I would also like to know what he thinks will make the difference between how we are playing now and how we need to play to beat top 4 teams.

[Desipura]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

No side has 4 quarter intensity at the ball / ball carrier.

Thats true, Collingwood are able to run hard in the last qtr, we do not have this ability currently. Cooney's lack of form (injury?) does not help.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

I would like the following to be asked of Rocket:
"In your previous 2 games, you have commented that you've been pleased with your sides effort and intent [at times]. At what point do you demand that effort and intent alone are not enough without wins?"

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

These reports of woofers going to training, watching goal scoring practice like it's some blokey kick to kick sessions really concern me. What exactly is Rocket doing to improve kicking efficiency?It's a matter of real urgency and could be argued, has cost us 8 points so far as I firmly believe it was scoreboard pressure last night that caused a rout.

[Kelso @ Mt Eliza]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Rocket must go... the game has passed his style of play.. yet he fails to adapt... we have the list, we have a skill, we have the passion, we simply lack the strategy, knowledge and confidence which stems from the top... Damien Hardwick and Brad Scott are prime examples, as was Paul Roos when he replaced Rocket... we need to be aggressive in getting the next best assistant.. and get him in early... forum should be... who should replace rocket?

[Mantis]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

These reports of woofers going to training, watching goal scoring practice like it's some blokey kick to kick sessions really concern me. What exactly is Rocket doing to improve kicking efficiency?It's a matter of real urgency and could be argued, has cost us 8 points so far as I firmly believe it was scoreboard pressure last night that caused a rout.

If Collingwood had kicked straight in the 2nd qtr there would have been no comeback as we would have been 5+ goals down at 1/2 time... and even more when Collingwood drew away thru the middle stages of the 3rd qtr.

Further more kicking straight in the first 10min kept us in the game for longer than we probably deserved.

[always right]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Rocket must go... the game has passed his style of play.. yet he fails to adapt... we have the list, we have a skill, we have the passion, we simply lack the strategy, knowledge and confidence which stems from the top... Damien Hardwick and Brad Scott are prime examples, as was Paul Roos when he replaced Rocket... we need to be aggressive in getting the next best assistant.. and get him in early... forum should be... who should replace rocket?

Cn you explain what Brad Scott has brought to his club?

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

One question I would be asking him is as follows.........

"Rocket, given that David Smorgan publicly said preseason that anything short of a Grand Final is considered a failure, and given how the Bulldogs have performed so far this season, does that make you worried about your job security?"

[1eyedog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

No side has 4 quarter intensity at the ball / ball carrier.

Well that would depend on how you define intensity I guess. Collingwood have it enough through a game to sit on top of the ladder and have last year's premiership under their belt.

I should rephrase. How do we get our intensity up to challenge Collingwood, possibly Geelong for this year's flag? I agree that it is in part due to pace, but Ling, Corey, Chapman, Bartel and to a lesser degree Selwood are hardly pacy mids.

Same with Mitchell, Hodge, Sewell and Lewis.

Who has pace in Hayes, Jones, Montagna and Da Santo and they made two Grand Finals with those mids (and drew one last year!).

Collingwood still use the boundary a lot and do not go through the middle as much as you would think with a team consisting of Swan, Wellingham, Sidebottom, Shaw and Thomas.

There are more dimensions to intensity than just speed.

[BulldogBelle]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

Well that would depend on how you define intensity I guess. Collingwood have it enough through a game to sit on top of the ladder and have last year's premiership under their belt.

I should rephrase. How do we get our intensity up to challenge Collingwood, possibly Geelong for this year's flag? I agree that it is in part due to pace, but Ling, Corey, Chapman, Bartel and to a lesser degree Selwood are hardly pacy mids.

Same with Mitchell, Hodge, Sewell and Lewis.

Who has pace in Hayes, Jones, Montagna and Da Santo and they made two Grand Finals with those mids (and drew one last year!).

Collingwood still use the boundary a lot and do not go through the middle as much as you would think with a team consisting of Swan, Wellingham, Sidebottom, Shaw and Thomas.

There are more dimensions to intensity than just speed.

Its the will to run hard in both directions...

[AndrewP6]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

One question I would be asking him is as follows.........

"Rocket, given that David Smorgan publicly said preseason that anything short of a Grand Final is considered a failure, and given how the Bulldogs have performed so far this season, does that make you worried about your job security?"

He's answered that one a number of times.

[Topdog]

Re: Rocket - On The Couch

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Its the will to run hard in both directions...

yep, we dont have it and our main players don't buy into it.