Game Day 2011 - R14 Western Bulldogs vs GCS

[azabob]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R14 Western Bulldogs vs GCS

Surely it's time to give Minson, Cross and Hudson a spell.

Who would ruck?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R14 Western Bulldogs vs GCS

I think we should enjoy beating them while we can. A win is a win and that's two in a row heaps of improvement left in us. Massive game Friday good stuff, love it, Go Dogs!

[Bornadog]

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How good was Picken, 13 tackles

[SlimPickens]

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Dahlhaus done hamstring?

Don't think so just cramp.

[Bornadog]

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Don't think so just cramp.

Great game from the 18 year old, 19 disposals, 5 tackles, and two goal assists.

[LostDoggy]

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Don't think so just cramp.

Cool.

Just seen him hobbling & holding it, glad it isn't serious.

[LostDoggy]

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Cool.

Just seen him hobbling & holding it, glad it isn't serious.

Might of been a little hard maybe which I was worried about playing Hall. Hope his ankle is ok.

[LostDoggy]

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Watching on TV, Cross has been horrible. Coughed it up under no pressure multiple times and completely stopped our momentum with his persistence to prop on the spot.

Won't ever get dropped though.

I just wish the MC would read the Wayne Schwass article.

The Bulldogs don't have to look far again to see what's possible. Collingwood made some tough calls last year so that the next generation of players was given ample opportunity to continue to develop and mature. John Anthony, Josh Fraser, Paul Medhurst, Shane O'Bree and Tarkyn Lockyer made way for the likes of Jarryd Blair, Ben Reid, Dayne Beams, Steele Sidebottom, Sharrod Wellingham and Brent Macaffer.

The Magpies held their ground last year when it would have been easy to go back to the well with their older players. The decision to help speed development and improvement in their younger players was paramount and there was no room for sentiment.
In hindsight, the Bulldogs may have erred by allowing Scott West, Jason Akermanis, Nathan Eagleton and Mitch Hahn to go another year. All four made valuable contributions but by playing an extra year, it meant the club wasn't able to invest early games into their younger players.

The Bulldogs missed a chance to open up new opportunities for fresh talent. Admittedly, telling older players their time is up is never easy but there are times when clubs must ake tough calls just like the Pies did at the end of last year.

Time for the Bulldogs to get rid of sentiment. Cross racks upillions of possessions but does nothing with them. Cant kick and cant sprint ....... ffs, why wouldnt we give his spot to someone like Dollhouse or Vezpremi or anyone young.

[SlimPickens]

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Great game from the 18 year old, 19 disposals, 5 tackles, and two goal assists.

Yep, he is our best player without the ball at the moment!

[LostDoggy]

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Decisions have to be made, I'm glad it's not me making them for he has been a fine warrior.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Yep, he is our best player without the ball at the moment!

Fully agree and he is the lock in forward we had gone with out since flicking Robins for Akar a few years ago....... Well that worked out well didn't it.

[LostDoggy]

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Picken was great for most of the game.
Impressed with Barlow, Dollhouse even though a few mistakes.
Improvement from Cooney.
Griffens best year, seems very consistent.

Rocket looked to be very angry in the last qtr as he should be, expect some fallout.

[LostDoggy]

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Fully agree and he is the lock in forward we had gone with out since flicking Robins for Akar a few years ago....... Well that worked out well didn't it.

Aker was great in 2009. One of our best.

[jazzadogs]

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Biggest positive out of this game was Cooney. Nothing else in this match came close to making me as happy as seeing Coon with genuine speed, acceleration and skills.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R14 Western Bulldogs vs GCS

Cooney and Barlow. I might be have been wrong about Barlow.