Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

[Greystache]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Higgins is a Dud

Subbed out, and he's in the leadership group.

[Jasper]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Higgins subbed off, very happy for Shaun and club that Shaun wanted to play this week....as opposed to Lake who knows he isn't right and doesn't play. Why do people question Lake's committment when we see the outcome of playing underdone players...oh wait hang on didn't we see that with Higgins in last yrs final against the Pies??

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Well, those two goals have stuffed it now. Very poor performance by the dogs.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

I always enjoy your analysis of how we're going but this is a team in transition. Your expectations are way too high for a team that has Markovic at full back, Jones at full forward and Liberatore in the guts.

It's the work rate and ability of the senior guys which worries me the most.

I know this is going to sound like a crack at the club but after 3 top 4 finishes and a president saying we had the side to go further I can't buy that we are a team in transition evening allowing something for injuries.
If we are, then a fair portion of this is of our own doing.

[MrMahatma]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We're getting out muscled as well.

We're really poor. Panic. Rushed. Miss tackles. Fumble. Pushed off the ball.

Not. Good. Enough.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Far out this is horrendous.

[Prince Imperial]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

A total debacle.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We look completely lost with the modern game. I know there's a lot of influential posters who won't have a bar of this but I think Eade is cooked.

[ledge]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We dont care and we are not playing as a team, the drums will be beating,

[Twodogs]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Far out this is horrendous.

That's about the nicest way you could put it.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We................are nothing short of a disgrace!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ledge]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

And we thing WS will be bad, they will beat us

[MrMahatma]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We look completely lost with the modern game. I know there's a lot of influential posters who won't have a bar of this but I think Eade is cooked.

It's pretty stark.

Pies, Bomber, Eagles... anyone who can pressure the ball carrier completely destroys us.

There comes a point that you have to suggest it's tactics as much as anything. We're not equipped to handle the modern game.

[comrade]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

I know this is going to sound like a crack at the club but after 3 top 4 finishes and a president saying we had the side to go further I can't buy that we are a team in transition evening allowing something for injuries.
If we are, then a fair portion of this is of our own doing.

In my eyes, Smorgon is a fan first, president second and is desperate to see us win a flag as anyone. He couldn't have imagined how much our personnel would change or anticipate the sudden decline of some of our senior players (Hudson, Gia, Gilbee).

We rolled the dice over the past 3 years to try and win a flag. They're so hard to win and we got close, but didn't get there. I don't begrudge them for having a crack (if that's what you imply when you say its out own doing).

[The Pie Man]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Interesting times.

The media blow-torch I suspect will be applied tomorrow, with a week of soul searching to follow. I can almost hear Mark Robinson talk about Eade's situation next year already