Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

[comrade]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

For the short term not much but our list management from a couple of seasons back is the reason why we aren't flush with options.

We took mobile ruckmen with 2 of our first 3 picks in 2008. They've been by decimated by injury since they were drafted and had they had a clean run at it, we'd have some options perfectly suited to the modern game.

Pretty hard to judge the list management when it comes to our ruck situation.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Have been thinking this myself. Is it maybe time to have Minno rucking most of the day and using Barlow as Rocco's mobile part timer? I wouldn't throw Cordy in there too early personally but Huddo is cooked, we have to get some game time into Minno as a no.1 ruck i think. Huddo should be just back up in case of injury for the rest of the year.

This isn't a potshot at Huddo either, i love him and what he brought to the club but we have to look at the future and now is Minsons time.

With Hargrave back this can't be done at the moment.
If we lose against the Hawks next week would we really want to fill a spot with Barlow after round 11?

[Missing Dog]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

that was abysmal. particularly last quarter. season over.

[ledge]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Well the club can hardly ask for more members to join after this

[Doggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Thank god that's over

[SonofScray]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

Frustration levels are going through the roof. I do not want to go through another few years of insipid football, I want a premiership. Not another false dawn, I want a team in red, white and blue to make their mark and etch their names in history. I'll never not show up, or pay my membership etc but geez we deserve better.

This group, under current leadership and whatever trademarks they invest in will never do it. Change one the the leadership, the trademarks, the personnel. As a Club we need to find out exactly what it is about our team that seems to be stuck and never take that extra step, never stamps themselves as elite.

I would love to see some real heat turned on the Club right now. No excuses, no spin, some real hard home truths from all angles. Do something.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

They lost to Essendon who lost to Richmond who we beat comfortably. Weird.

Yep. And the worst thing is that we're about as far away from the top teams as any other side in the comp.

These two say it all.
Below Geelong and Collingwood the other teams are just unconsistent. Showing glimpses of qualitiy.

[comrade]

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With Hargrave back this can't be done at the moment.
If we lose against the Hawks next week would we really want to fill a spot with Barlow after round 11?

Roughy's injury could be an 8 week plus. Would that allow us to upgrade a rookie now (Barlow to play as a pinch hitting ruck for example), and another after round 11 (Dahlhaus for example)?

IMO, upgrading Barlow won't make any difference and I can't see him helping us move forward. But what do I know.

[ledge]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

I like to think I am pretty patient and dont like to comment after a loss but there comes a time ......

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

So where is Mantis, what have you got to say about a top four team last year, being smashed by the wooden spooners from last year???? More defensive excuses I suppose.

Love Rocket, he has fulfilled his purpose but it is time to go. The recruitment team needs to be reviewed, we recruit Everett and the Tigers recruit Riewoldt after our pick.

The development of our players is behind every other team, they are skinny, lacking in confidence, lacking in leadership, and until supporters like Mantis stop support mediocrity, we will always be the support act for the star teams.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

It's hard to fly with Eagles when you play like Turkeys

Totally destroyed , media pressure on the Club this week will be hard to take

MC will have their work cut out to make some changes for the game against Hawthorn

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[The Underdog]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

but geez we deserve better.

I've never understood this theory that we deserve something. You follow it because you love it. Isn't that the point. It doesn't owe you anything.
Don't get me wrong, I'd be beside myself with joy if we ever win a premiership, and today friggin hurts for all its connotations, but to say we as supporters deserve something that we don't in fact earn, is a fallacy as far as I'm concerned.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

We took mobile ruckmen with 2 of our first 3 picks in 2008. They've been by decimated by injury since they were drafted and had they had a clean run at it, we'd have some options perfectly suited to the modern game.

Pretty hard to judge the list management when it comes to our ruck situation.

Basically that was the year I wanted us to cut deeper into the list knowing that compromised drafts were heading our way and allowing for our commitments to Wallis and Libertore a couple of seasons later.

We took Cordy as a 4 or 5 year development player with no real expectations before then. If we had taken Port's Jackson Trengove instead of Cordy for example we would have had that 2nd part time ruckman that's quite fashionable now and had someone to pinch hit as a tall defender or forward.

[The Pie Man]

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I can't remember saying/writing this in his career - I feel I regularly defend him when discussing footy with my family - but what was with Tom Williams today?

That last handball to Griffen was one of the dumbest things I've seen done on a footy field. He went to ground easily, couldn't stick tackles...it was just awful.

[Chicago1]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R9 Western Bulldogs vs WCE

I would like to thank the Western Bulldogs for saving me over US$2000. Today's result ensures that I will not be returning to Melbourne in September. In fact it's days like this that I'm glad that I'm 10000 miles away and won't have to put up with the crap that you, my fellow Doggie supporters in Melbourne, will have to endure this week.

I am inconsolable. *tears*

Stay strong.