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Six things I want to see this pre-season ...
1. Jarrad Grant – putting some meat on those bones | The boy has been in the system for a while now and still looks like a skinny 15 year old boy. Hoping to see some dedication to the gym and eating plenty of rib-eye (Ace Cordy ... ditto).
2. Some serious challengers to Crossy, Boyd and Gia | One can only admire these guys ability to turn up at the start of every pre-season in tip top shape, but if we are to improve we need the younger guys to start challenging these guys in the fitness stakes.
3. Cooney getting his knee right | How we miss the real Adam Cooney. Will the real Adam Cooney, please stand up? Fingers crossed that his knee can fully recover, because the real Adam Cooney is feared by the opposition and warms the heart of every Bulldog supporter.
4. A new game plan | No doubt about it, our game plan last year was like taking a knife to a gun fight. We were beaten before the ball was bounced. How the previous coaching staff managed to miss the quantum change in how the game is played is still a mystery to me. Hopefully our new game plan not only mimics what has been so successful but also makes some minor tweaks and improvements that are always required not to only the match the best but actually beat them.
5. Brian Lake gets himself right | Is it his body or his head? Obviously last year he had to overcome a horrific pre-season full of operations and limited preparation. No doubt the body was broken, but I also worry about his mental strength. Hopefully he gets both right, because All Australian full backs a rare commodity and Lake at his best is a AA match winner.
6. Toughness, gritty determination & a never say die attitude | In my humble opinion, a lack of these characteristics denied us taking the next step in ’08, ’09 and ’00. The new coach is saying all the right stuff; let’s hope that it’s just not talk and we actually improve in this area. It is the actual playing group or can we teach this stuff. I'm hoping its the latter.
What do you want to see this pre-season?
1. Jarrad Grant – putting some meat on those bones | The boy has been in the system for a while now and still looks like a skinny 15 year old boy. Hoping to see some dedication to the gym and eating plenty of rib-eye (Ace Cordy ... ditto).
2. Some serious challengers to Crossy, Boyd and Gia | One can only admire these guys ability to turn up at the start of every pre-season in tip top shape, but if we are to improve we need the younger guys to start challenging these guys in the fitness stakes.
3. Cooney getting his knee right | How we miss the real Adam Cooney. Will the real Adam Cooney, please stand up? Fingers crossed that his knee can fully recover, because the real Adam Cooney is feared by the opposition and warms the heart of every Bulldog supporter.
4. A new game plan | No doubt about it, our game plan last year was like taking a knife to a gun fight. We were beaten before the ball was bounced. How the previous coaching staff managed to miss the quantum change in how the game is played is still a mystery to me. Hopefully our new game plan not only mimics what has been so successful but also makes some minor tweaks and improvements that are always required not to only the match the best but actually beat them.
5. Brian Lake gets himself right | Is it his body or his head? Obviously last year he had to overcome a horrific pre-season full of operations and limited preparation. No doubt the body was broken, but I also worry about his mental strength. Hopefully he gets both right, because All Australian full backs a rare commodity and Lake at his best is a AA match winner.
6. Toughness, gritty determination & a never say die attitude | In my humble opinion, a lack of these characteristics denied us taking the next step in ’08, ’09 and ’00. The new coach is saying all the right stuff; let’s hope that it’s just not talk and we actually improve in this area. It is the actual playing group or can we teach this stuff. I'm hoping its the latter.
What do you want to see this pre-season?
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