Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

[Redemption97]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Grant was the only bad player today?

I wish that was the case but of that group he was the one that disappointed me today. He just switches off and shows no work rate around the contest. He's had so much time to get a stronger body and I can't help be annoyed that he's still so light. If he does survive our post season refresh then I hope he makes me eat my words!

Murphy played ok today but his kick outs angered me while I'm on a roll. Too many poorly directed kick outs not to advantage or straight to an outnumbered dog.

On the positive... I liked Jong and the small tease we saw of Roberts. JJ again was a good contributor and Talia showed he is a competitor but he along with Clay (who also was good) need to spend the whole preseason on their field kicking.

Hooper, Skinner and Sherman... We're as good as they were bad. I don't really know how to feel about their prospects going forward?

Commentators were right in one thing they said about our side. We don't have any game breakers or absolute gun young players. Lots of good meat and potatoes but no gravy! I pray that this draft we add some real class.

[Mofra]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

JJ was good today - we finally have someone we can develop to run the ball out of defence. Possibly the highlight.

Roughy very good when not required to go with a forward on a lead - in an era of zone defence, Roughy as a defender may actually be the right call (against what I expected earlier in the year).
With Robets & Talia, we may actually be set for defensive talls.

I still don't see it with Skinner - has he the worst pair of hands on our list?
Hooper battled hard, but battled.
DJ teases - he's almost there but not quite.
Sherman has everything except ticker - runs hard whch is good. Ehen there is a contest, he runs hard to the fringe of it and stops.

Gia is the smartest footballer on our list, but I don't think Dickson is far behind him - how the hell did he only just get drafted last year?

On the Wallis bandwagon in a huge way now, and was pleased with Smith as a first year player.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

I heard the 75 game comment on Channel seven or something very similar.

That what they said on the ch 7 coverage but thanks Mantis for correcting me. Anyways it was a very inexperienced team and I thought they did well to hang on for as long as the could.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Grant was the only bad player today?

You are being very generous.
Did Sherman get lost on the way to the'G?

[Mofra]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Did Sherman get lost on the way to the'G?

Wouldn't have surprised me if he ran past it and waited by the gate for someone to handball to him.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Sherman is another who spot on the list is in trouble. He just does not show enough. We need a Cotchin type player in our team to turn it on. We just don't have that.

[F'scary]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

I am not saying anything because I am very upset with the way we are playing and I don't want to pick fights because I am in a bad mood but I will satisfy myself reading other people's thoughts.

[always right]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Murphy's kicking in defence is a liability.

Really? In a team full of poor kickers, Murphy has his share of bad'uns....but there iis still no-one else I want to see with the ball in his hands. Gets us out of trouble time and again with his run and disposal when we are under pressure.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

I am not saying anything because I am very upset with the way we are playing and I don't want to pick fights because I am in a bad mood but I will satisfy myself reading other people's thoughts.

Sometimes that is the best way. I can tell that we are all very frustrated with our team at the moment.

[F'scary]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Sometimes that is the best way. I can tell that we are all very frustrated with our team at the moment.

I'm not religious but bless you

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

I'm not religious but bless you

I actually not really religious either.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Do you make this stuff up?

Our average games was 65, theirs was 67.

We had 13 under 50 games, they had 9.

We had 2 from 51-99, they had 9.

We shouldn't be that bad.

Did you forget that Griffen Williams Wood Dahlhaus Cross Cooney Higgins and Morris are all missing from our best team?
It doesn't leave much left in terms of experience.

[Mantis]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Did you forget that Griffen Williams Wood Dahlhaus Cross Cooney Higgins and Morris are all missing from our best team?
It doesn't leave much left in terms of experience.

Boyd, Gia, Murf, Lake, Minson & Sherman offer no experience?

[AndrewP6]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Wasn't necessarily a bad kick but it was slow to the target and Cotchin intercepted.

Which is what makes it a bad kick.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R20 Western Bulldogs vs Richmond

Which is what makes it a bad kick.

Fair enough. In that passage of play what should have Boyd done.