Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

All teams must be focusing on this though.

Macca's got them believing in themselves and playing as a team and they're probably getting more out of where they should be at because of it. These are his strengths IMO, player development (physical and mental) and selling the philosophy that each player is one component of a larger machine and that all components need to be working to make the machine move forward.

Full credit to the coach for today's effort and result.

Absolutely right!
And I think that is what we have needed...Concern and interest in the players' Mental Wellbeing.
Probably why Lake burnt out last season!

The other thing which was killing us early this season was disposal efficiancy. But now, sounds like they are being a bit smoother with their disposal and smarter with their decision making!

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Absolutely right!
And I think that is what we have needed...Concern and interest in the players' Mental Wellbeing.
Probably why Lake burnt out last season!

The other thing which was killing us early this season was disposal efficiancy. But now, sounds like they are being a bit smoother with their disposal and smarter with their decision making!

The disposal efficiency was really good today as that has been something lacking in our game. Matthew Boyd has 44 possessions but had a 50 percent disposal efficiency.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

The disposal efficiency was really good today as that has been something lacking in our game. Matthew Boyd has 44 possessions but had a 50 percent disposal efficiency.

Its a real pity. Just imagine how good he would be if he could dispose the ball well.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Its a real pity. Just imagine how good he would be if he could dispose the ball well.

Like a Dane Swan who racks up a lot of balk but uses it very well.

[azabob]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Like a Dane Swan who racks up a lot of balk but uses it very well.

Does he?

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Does he?

Most of the time I would say. He is a very difficult player to tag.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Like a Dane Swan who racks up a lot of balk but uses it very well.

I think Swanny uses it very well because he knows his limitations and plays within them. If you watch him closely a lot of his kicks are short, deft passes to players that are free. Too often Boydy tries to drill the perfect pass to a player in great field position but flanked by oppenents. Having said that, a heck of a lot of Boyd's possessions are long kicks out of congestion; hard to hit a target when you're blindly clearing a ball out of a big pack. Sometimes stats don't tell the full story in relation to a player's efficiency for the team.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

I was pretty impressed with Roughead today. Won't get the kudos Minson and Cordy will, but he's not far off tearing a game apart. Flew quite high a couple of times, and if he can start to clunk a few he's going to be a good marking target up forwards. He had 8 tackles today which is a huge effort, a number of repeat efforts too which was great to see.

[azabob]

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I was pretty impressed with Roughead today. Won't get the kudos Minson and Cordy will, but he's not far off tearing a game apart. Flew quite high a couple of times, and if he can start to clunk a few he's going to be a good marking target up forwards. He had 8 tackles today which is a huge effort, a number of repeat efforts too which was great to see.

Roughead's repeat efforts last week and running to the next spot was also good.

Should he be a bit further ahead of Cordy in terms of development? I still feel Cordy is a better contested mark than Roughead.

Do Cordy and Roughead take enough marks around the ground?

Either way both are progressing nicely.

[Topdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Excellent win!!!

[Bornadog]

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I was pretty impressed with Roughead today. Won't get the kudos Minson and Cordy will, but he's not far off tearing a game apart. Flew quite high a couple of times, and if he can start to clunk a few he's going to be a good marking target up forwards. He had 8 tackles today which is a huge effort, a number of repeat efforts too which was great to see.

Yes he dropped a few he should have taken, but competed well. Those second efforts are what Macca is looking for.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

How did people rate Higgins game today?

[boydogs]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

Dogs by 15 points
BOG Griffen
First goal Higgins (yes I cheated )

Pretty close

Great win today.

Great win dogs. So pleasing to see a 4 quarter effort.

Absolutely, we're not good enough to take our foot off the pedal, but it was well and truly on the floor all game today.

Most exciting thing of the day.........Cordy taking marks!!!!

He's already a better mark than Minson and Roughead. Really exciting to see him clunk a few, hopefully he can stay in the side and produce like that every week now.

Minson won through pure strength today. Their rucks were a little taller ( ? ) and better in the air, but Minson just wrestled them to one side and got the tap. Well done Will.

North had more hitouts, but they do have quality rucks. I thought Minson competed well.

I was pretty impressed with Roughead today. Won't get the kudos Minson and Cordy will, but he's not far off tearing a game apart. Flew quite high a couple of times, and if he can start to clunk a few he's going to be a good marking target up forwards. He had 8 tackles today which is a huge effort, a number of repeat efforts too which was great to see.

I don't trust his hands, something we've said about Minson for years and I'm not sure how much we have been able to improve him. Cordy looks more like a forward and Roughead more like a ruckman, but there's nothing wrong with that.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

How did people rate Higgins game today?

I thought he did really well. Kicked an early one, got another courtesy of Gia , missed a set shot, tackled well.
I think it's fair to say his tackling is much improved and is as good at running the other way as any of our forward players. Well done Higgo. If he can string a few like this in a row like this, few goals here, hard tackle there, that will be a massive. Almost got knocked out in a head clash with Burrito I think it was. Nasty, but kept going. Very surprised there was no blood. He's tough.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R7 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

I thought he did really well. Kicked an early one, got another, missed a set shot, tackled well.
I think it's fair to say his tackling is much improved and is as good at running the other way as any of our forward players. Well done Higgo.

Agree there Ghost Dog. He is another player who does get criticised a lot and today showed that he has a lot of value to the team.