Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

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Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

Some good points there but not everyone agrees. The current coach of Geelong says there is no need to bottom out in order to remain competitive. It was our senior players who let us down against St Kilda ( so people say, I can't bring myself to watch the game to tell the truth as I have a severe dislike of that particular team) just as much as our junior players.

TBH what would he really know with the job he walked into.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

Bang , two to three weeks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MPH3wCrxyg

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If that's two weeks, I will bare my bum at the Pound. That was a softcock punch that brush his cheek.

Hehhe, lucky it was only one.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

Hehhe, lucky it was only one.

He did get two weeks but with a guilty plea one week , I,ll let you off on a technicality , also I,m a nice bloke and I,m pretty sure no one wanted photos of you exposing yourself

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[AndrewP6]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

We played like arse -- as bad as we've ever played, and these posts are banged out in the heat of the game.

This is my new favourite expression. So precise and eloquent.

No need to get too precious.

Amen to that.

[Redemption97]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

A lot has been said about our foot skills in our midfield against the saints... What bothers me and we've had this in our game long before this season is the over possession of the ball when we run and carry... The extra handball usually to a running player who is under pressure and in a worse position than the original ball carrier... I find this is usually after a break on the spread and rather to go by foot to a target across the half forward line or even for the boundary line we try to run it that bit extra through a zone. I realise this might be a result of a lack of confidence in our half forwards or that our forwards maybe aren't actually making the position so the ball has to held up but that for me is something I see time and time again with our midfield. I'd be interested in what others think... I think decision making of that midfield group is often more the issue perhaps than their kicking... Sure the kicking is bad but when you receive the ball under pressure it's hard to execute those kicks no matter how good your skills are.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

There is quite a bit of “we shouldn’t post immediately after a game” Syndrome happening in here.

Let’s set a few things straight:

Clay Smith; It is his 3rd day at work, that’s right 3rd day and some of you are all over him like ants on dropped paddle pop. Enough of that nonsense. The kid has more guts and intestinal fortitude than the majority of our players, being so young I have some faith that he can be taught to address the deficiencies in his game, his kicking may not be perfect but let’s get stuck into him after his 75th game. To those that said “I told you so we shouldn’t have selected him” – Great feel better? Want a noddy badge?, you sound like a Richmond supporter. The kid is an extraction machine, i could not ask for more of a first year player than what he has done already.

Brendan McCartney; The guy knows what it’s like to be in a winning situation, he knows the formula, he knows the hard work that needed for a team to be as good as the cats. Does he have the cattle o do it? Hell No! Has he had the time to do it? Hell no! Saying it’s his fault and we were better off staying with rocket is another ludicrous statement which is probably worthy of a smack in the chops. Is he perfect? also Hell no. He made an obvious mistake with Bobby Murphy, BUT he does have a long term plan, and teaching the boys to put their body on the line is clearly part of it. And its step 1 in the process which was followed by the cats in a defined sequence.

There were many players who played last night that are clearly not up to it and have had years to prove themselves, Addison, Grant, Higgins etc even perhaps Wood in that bucket too (and throw in the Cooney conundrum) (and the loss of the two players to the expansion teams when they were in their primes). They are the ones who are under the pressure; they have had the game time and have shown the best part of bugger all in their development.

So let’s not eat out own, Yes we are in for a crap few years, but with a draft and its mechanisms that’s part of the cycle, we had our shot at it, it’s now our turn to rebuild. How do you think the Cheaters did it? By bottoming out, they had 5 of the crappest years under the sun. We too will have to have pain.

The real question is can the club survive it? Can we get through that period whilst the schanpperheads who will leak to the media, and cause all sorts of internal turmoil have their minutes of fame. Can we financially survive as the members drop off?

Here is where we can help, yes we can be upset we lost etc, but let’s stick fat, let’s show the club how much we love them by not ripping them to shreds, lets spread some enthusiasm about the place and pump up the tyres of our kids, like smith, libba and jonesy.

Good work Reload! As i begun reading through these posts, i thought ' i have to respond to some of these' but then realized i haven't got that many years left.

To all the 'Eeyores', if you can't stand the pain/haven't got the patience that comes with the territory, don't come to the games and put yourself through it. Honestly the Melbourne Theatre Company has some smashing productions through the winter months.

And please, P-L-E-A-S-E, if you are going to turn on the coach and the boys at games (like the Tiger ferals do), make sure you're not sitting near bay 17 at the Doglands.

See you at MCG Sunday afternoon.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R3 Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda

A lot has been said about our foot skills in our midfield against the saints... What bothers me and we've had this in our game long before this season is the over possession of the ball when we run and carry... The extra handball usually to a running player who is under pressure and in a worse position than the original ball carrier... I find this is usually after a break on the spread and rather to go by foot to a target across the half forward line or even for the boundary line we try to run it that bit extra through a zone. I realise this might be a result of a lack of confidence in our half forwards or that our forwards maybe aren't actually making the position so the ball has to held up but that for me is something I see time and time again with our midfield. I'd be interested in what others think... I think decision making of that midfield group is often more the issue perhaps than their kicking... Sure the kicking is bad but when you receive the ball under pressure it's hard to execute those kicks no matter how good your skills are.

I agree you make some very good points. The Saints on Saturday really pressured us every time we had the ball and our decision making was not good. We are currently sitting on fifth for total disposals, but are third with total handballs, which means we are trying to handball our way through zones ......unfortunately not doing a good job.

[LostDoggy]

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To all the 'Eeyores', if you can't stand the pain/haven't got the patience that comes with the territory, don't come to the games and put yourself through it. Honestly the Melbourne Theatre Company has some smashing productions through the winter months.

That's exactly what we need: less people through the gate.

Don't worry, you're getting your wish; on current trend we'll end up with the lowest membership of any Victorian club, and our gates are not going to get any better on the back of the performances so far. If some of us are p.o.ed it's because we've seen what happens when a club with a small supporter base start turning in the shit performances: see 1989, Fitzroy, North Melbourne's GC dramas, Port and Melbourne currently.

The last thing we need is for die-hards to drop off too. Say what you will about the Richmond ferals, at least they keep fronting up.