Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

[KT31]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Great win.
May have to stay in the States.
Have been here for the the last 4 games and we have won.
I'm away for the next two so we should be right for at least them.(touch wood)
Hope you are recording all of these for me SS.

[Dry Rot]

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Haven't seen or heard the game - working.

Sounds like Williams has stepped up in Lake's absence.

How did Higgins go in defence this week?

If well, is this where he belongs?

[boydogs]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Chris Grant's influence seems to be helping Williams & Jones?

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Haven't seen or heard the game - working.

Sounds like Williams has stepped up in Lake's absence.

How did Higgins go in defence this week?

If well, is this where he belongs?

Higgins hasn't got much of a mention but I think he had a solid team game. I think he lined up forward to start with but was all over the place and on TV it was hard to see were he lined up at the bounce.

[SonofScray]

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Higgins of the HBF has been very good. Wasn't as good last night as he has been in the past two weeks but he did some slick work, missed a chance to seal the game which was frustrating. Generally, the move down back has seen him rack up a lot of ball and start to have some positive impact on the game. Massive improvement really, given as a forward this season he has given us zilch.

Its interesting that he looks to be running free, unencumbered by injury etc. Maybe coming off half back he doesn't need to turn so often, taking the pressure of his groin? Or maybe he really was just in shit form until a few weeks ago and injuries were not an issue.

Anyway, if he kicks that goal I rate his game a B+, he didn't so he can have a C.

[LostDoggy]

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Carlton Supporters behind us

"that little kid again"

"Here he goes again"

"who is the little kid"

Dahlhaus getting a lot of notice!

Whose house?

[always right]

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I'm rapt with the performance today! Finally we seem to have adopted the forward press and it's paying dividends. I will admit that i was calling for Eade's head earlier this year but he has won me back. great effort.

Hooper - he may not have had a lot of the ball but he along with Dahlhaus add a great dynamic to our fwd line. he seemed to work had too.

Williams was really good, one of his best games.

I thought Markovic was pretty good even though im generally not massive fan of him.

Cooney is back. He is finally nailing those shos for goal on the run again.

One negative was Josh Hill......he's just not interested. I hope he never plays for us again.

For god's sake...any chance we can get through a round without potting this bloke? In a game where there was so much to get excited about, you decide to post this.

[AndrewP6]

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For god's sake...any chance we can get through a round without potting this bloke? In a game where there was so much to get excited about, you decide to post this.

AR's not alone there.

[Dry Rot]

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Higgins hasn't got much of a mention but I think he had a solid team game. I think he lined up forward to start with but was all over the place and on TV it was hard to see were he lined up at the bounce.

Higgins of the HBF has been very good. Wasn't as good last night as he has been in the past two weeks but he did some slick work, missed a chance to seal the game which was frustrating. Generally, the move down back has seen him rack up a lot of ball and start to have some positive impact on the game. Massive improvement really, given as a forward this season he has given us zilch.

Its interesting that he looks to be running free, unencumbered by injury etc. Maybe coming off half back he doesn't need to turn so often, taking the pressure of his groin? Or maybe he really was just in shit form until a few weeks ago and injuries were not an issue.

Anyway, if he kicks that goal I rate his game a B+, he didn't so he can have a C.

Thanks. Maybe he's found his best place to play now.

[Topdog]

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Watching the match for the first time now. I only saw pieces in the last 3 weeks for various reasons so it's good to see.

Just before half time but thoughts:

* Reid whilst not getting a lot of the ball was important for us in the first half. His attack on the footy in the forward line was a real asset. Lots of hitting and tackling and 1 or 2 resulted in a goal.

* Hooper does some smart things. his stats to HT have been highlighted here but he created a goal with a tap off the ground to Ward - > Cooney -> Gia -> Griffen "off the ground". it was just a really intelligent piece of play that gets no stats.

* Williams looked on from the first minute. Lots of confidence in himself and I think that is the only thing he lacks.

* Oh forgot to add, how can anyone not love The Doll House.

[LostDoggy]

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Its amazing how things change in 4 weeks!!

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/foxsportscomau-delivers-our-mid-season-report-card-and-asks-you-to-tell-us-how-your-clubs-going/story-e6frf3e3-1226076567950

[LostDoggy]

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For god's sake...any chance we can get through a round without potting this bloke? In a game where there was so much to get excited about, you decide to post this.

I thought Josh did well when he come on, missed that goal but so dd some others.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Watching the match for the first time now. I only saw pieces in the last 3 weeks for various reasons so it's good to see.

Just before half time but thoughts:

* Reid whilst not getting a lot of the ball was important for us in the first half. His attack on the footy in the forward line was a real asset. Lots of hitting and tackling and 1 or 2 resulted in a goal.

* Hooper does some smart things. his stats to HT have been highlighted here but he created a goal with a tap off the ground to Ward - > Cooney -> Gia -> Griffen "off the ground". it was just a really intelligent piece of play that gets no stats.

* Williams looked on from the first minute. Lots of confidence in himself and I think that is the only thing he lacks.

* Oh forgot to add, how can anyone not love The Doll House.

I finally got to watch it. For two and a bit quarters, we played better than I recall for a long time.

For years, I'd watch the ball just ping back out of our forward line. Yesterday it didn't, and our young forwards, normally hunted by defenders became the hunters.

Loved that. Almost by accident we seem to have a nice balance between old war horses like Hall and Gia and keen young chaps like Dollhouse, Jones and the WeeMan.

I like the way the last three hunt with intent.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Delighted that Willliams played a game where he showed confidence and authority.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Game Day 2011 - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Carlton

Delighted that Willliams played a game where he showed confidence and authority.

Yes, he was good, wasn't he?

Perhaps this is the silver lining from having key players out:

Lake out, Williams given more responsibility

Hall out, Jones given more responsibility

Cooney out, Grif given more responsibility