Match Committee- Round 14 vs Essendon

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Match Committee- Round 14 vs Essendon

For me the issue is the forward line, I would sack Grant as he has shown us nothing as a coach and keeps going with a set up that we saw back in the 70s.

Outs next week,
Cooney - please do the team thing and end your contract so we can get a useful contributor
Gia - It is just not good enough to go to ground and watch your player take off, the over the back trick is dead and even one knows this is your bread and butter
Jones - we cant play 3 talls and a bloke on one leg and another that goes to ground
Ace or Roughy (take your pick) - they have had a crack and I think we may be better to let Campbell ruck and use Minno down forward if needed

Inclusions - Sherman & Djerrkura we need the pace Minson & Shaggy

So my side would look like this
B: Hargrave Lake Addison
HB: Wood Austin Howard
C: Sherman Cross Picken
HF: Murphy Dickson Djerrhura
F: Higgins Cordy Dahlhaus
R: Minson Griffen Boyd
Int: Libba, Smith, Wallis
sub: Campbell to swap with Cordy

[G-Mo77]

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I see Jones' name being called for but not Cordy. Cordy, while had horrible disposal looked like he couldn't even take a mark. I would have subbed him off instead of Jones, at least I know Junes may have taken at least 1 grab. I'd put them both out of the side personally, leave Campbell in and may even consider a Panos debut.

I'm still scratching my head at the performance today.

[Desipura]

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How Gia can be considered for selection is mind boggling. He is getting games based on his experience and what he has done in the past. I find it somewhat sad watching him go around as I think people will remember him for how he played in his last season.
He has been a very good player and should leave the game with his reputation in the footy world intact.
I will go as far and say I think he should play the majority of the season at Williamstown and give him a fair well game at the end of the season, we did it with Crofty.

In Panos (let's see if he can play a Gia type role)
Hargrave
Sherman

Out Roughy
Jones
Cooney (Next season may be his last)

[Go_Dogs]

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Out: Jones, Cordy

In: Minson, Sherman

Jones and Cordy to go back and build some consistent form, Minson back in, Campbell and Roughead to share forward/ruck duties. Sherman in for some run and speed in the F50.

[The Pie Man]

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I see Jones' name being called for but not Cordy. Cordy, while had horrible disposal looked like he couldn't even take a mark. I would have subbed him off instead of Jones, at least I know Junes may have taken at least 1 grab. I'd put them both out of the side personally, leave Campbell in and may even consider a Panos debut.

I'm still scratching my head at the performance today.

Jones deep would at least still have pace and agility - Cordy was just awful today, and I share your confusion with the sub today.

In my mind, Cordy is the first dropped.

[Desipura]

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Jones deep would at least still have pace and agility - Cordy was just awful today, and I share your confusion with the sub today.

In my mind, Cordy is the first dropped.

Cordy got his hands in the right spot just could not clunk them.
I thought Jones was non existent and therefore worse.

[Doc26]

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Liam must work on his aerobic fitness to at least be able to put in a decent second effort when it's required, which unfortunately for now is more common than not. His aerobic fitness currently just doesn't meet the standard required to play in a Bulldog forward line where a ball hitting one on the chest is seen more as an anomaly. Unfortunately he does have a few mates down there whose upside is not as hopeful as we would expect of Liam's.

I remain optimistic of Liam's future but for now our poor efficiency to hit him up combined with his limited ability to compete outside of hitting a contest to me suggests we would be better served sending him back to Williamstown to focus on building up his tank more than anything else.

Amongst the gloom and doom this afternoon dished out it was encouraging to watch Campbell's debut performance, in particular his tap work to advantage against one of the more experienced ruck veterans going around in Huddo. Managed to chat with John Schultz post game who was equally impressed with what he saw in Tom's ruck work. One of few things we could take some joy out of today's showing.

[Bornadog]

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Outs:
Dickson - no defensive pressure.

lUcky ones - Libba(looks tired)

Are you kidding with Dickson, he put on 5 tackles and looked the only lively one up forward.

and Libba had the ball 29 times today

[Missing Dog]

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In Minson Hargrave Markovic DJ Sherman
Out Jones Roughead Gia Addison Smith

[Hotdog60]

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Are you kidding with Dickson, he put on 5 tackles and looked the only lively one up forward.

and Libba had the ball 29 times today

Ditto I thought Dickson was ok and with the delivery that was coming in none of the forwards had it easy.

[Remi Moses]

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Ditto I thought Dickson was ok and with the delivery that was coming in none of the forwards had it easy.

Thought Dickson was alright as well.
Howard and Campbell were the shining lights.
Gotta make a few changes this time ( 2 floggings in 3 games)
In - Djkuerra Minson Panos( needs a chance)Hargrave
Out - Jones ( needs to get super fit ) Roughy Smith Addison

[Dazza]

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Get ready for some pain. Essendon are going to smash us.

Too fast and too skilled.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Get ready for some pain. Essendon are going to smash us.

Too fast and too skilled.

Then we run into Freo, Hawks, Carlton & StKilda. by our last month I cant see any good coming out of these games unless we declare the season over and just play all the kids, we need to get away from the days with Rocket and base games on performance not reputations.

I would rather get flogged and be blooding the kids than getting flogged and playing guys on the way out.

[The Underdog]

Re: Match Committee- Round 14 vs Essendon

In Minson Hargrave Markovic DJ Sherman
Out Jones Roughead Gia Addison Smith

Has Markovic even played a VFL game since the injury? Surely he's AFL fit yet. We possibly need a 3rd tall defender next week but not sure we have the cover to do it outside of Roughhead on the ruckman who goes forward.

[Max469]

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Then we run into Freo, Hawks, Carlton & StKilda. by our last month I cant see any good coming out of these games unless we declare the season over and just play all the kids, we need to get away from the days with Rocket and base games on performance not reputations.

I would rather get flogged and be blooding the kids than getting flogged and playing guys on the way out.

I said exactly this yesterday.

Like all of us I hate losing but realistically our season is all but over. Don't tank because it is cheating but at least give the kids a run to gain experience.