Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Will Macca just resend the weekly letters from last year after each match for 2013

Arhhh gonna be a long year.
Maybe we can scrape together a competitive team out of the two teams from tonight....maybe

Well good to see Cross and Morris back and Coons moving well

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Christian Howard has got worse. Is that possible?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

I've said it a few times, but Cordy won't make it. I could never understand the fuss about him at junior level, and even though he had a few injuries to deal with early on in his career, he's shown absolutely nothing. It angers me that we've given him a 3 year contract. Tim Walsh showed more than he has to date. He's not alone though, because Howard is just as bad.

Our skill level is disgusting. I know that it's a NAB Cup match, but both Essendon/Collingwood used it better than we did and had a fluent style to the way they played. All we did was turn it over, fumble and bomb it long to nobody.

Fair to say I am not too pleased with what I watched at all.

Goodes was very good -- tough, composed and had good skills. I thought he was our best or close to. Macrae looked composed and hit targets from the little game time he got, Jones converted his shot well, Gia was very good and JJ showed a desire to run.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Some positives, Goodes did ok and Lower also. Wallis and Libba continue on getting kicks and Smith knows how to find it.

First hit in some sort of earnest so we'll have to see how the next game goes.

Can't believe Wallis tackle was paid against him.

[bulldogtragic]

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It's going to be another long season.

Beat me to it word for word. Longgggg season.

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Some positives, Goodes did ok and Lower also. Wallis and Libba continue on getting kicks and Smith knows how to find it.

First hit in some sort of earnest so we'll have to see how the next game goes.

Can't believe Wallis tackle was paid against him.

Turned the game that free kick.

[Greystache]

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The mature recruits all showed a bit, Goodes was solid, Lower was promising, and even Tom Young showed a bit. Hopefully Stevens can add something too.

As others have said Cordy and Howard won't make it and are just taking up a spot, Markovic and Austin are at best battlers. What I wouldn't give for a forward who could command the ball and straighten us up out of defence. The half back line is a footballing swamp given our lack of options to kick to.

Dahlhaus battled hard in horrible conditions, Wallis continued to show promise, and Smith looks a star of the future. Hopefully our combined best 22 will be a more cohesive unit but I'm not convinced.

[comrade]

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I'm obviously going the early crow but if they don't become solid contributors, surely we need to flush out the likes of Grant and Howard (and Cordy but who'd take him) and get as many picks as possible in the draft.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Long season .
Once we get our Full Forward Roughy back , we'll be right.
So who is touted number 1 pick?
Double edged sword the kicking going in is woeful and the forward 50 is non existent.
Reasonable between the arcs ( roos is right)
Hopefully we get to see Stringer, Hunter and Hrovat soon.

[AndrewP6]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

Long season .
Once we get our Full Forward Roughy back , we'll be right.
So who is touted number 1 pick?
Double edged sword the kicking going in is woeful and the forward 50 is non existent.
Reasonable between the arcs ( roos is right)
Hopefully we get to see Stringer, Hunter and Hrovat soon.

Full forward who is earmarked to play full back!

[Dry Rot]

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Our skill level is disgusting. I know that it's a NAB Cup match, but both Essendon/Collingwood used it better than we did and had a fluent style to the way they played. All we did was turn it over, fumble and bomb it long to nobody.

Fair to say I am not too pleased with what I watched at all.

Agreed.

I have just had a really ****ed night.

Drove across the city to an AFL pub to watch the first game, but the silly ***** had failed to renew their Fox Footy subscription. Missed first game, except for part of the last bit with a radio call.

Found local pub with vision and no sound, watched second game.

We are a stupid team with no skills, no tall forwards and no system to get the ball forward.

[Greystache]

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I'm obviously going the early crow but if they don't become solid contributors, surely we need to flush out the likes of Grant and Howard (and Cordy but who'd take him) and get as many picks as possible in the draft.

Grant might still have some limited currency for the optimistic clubs, last year was the year to try to trade Howard (which got shouted down) but in the end we probably gave him too many games so his form was exposed. Agree no one would take Cordy and he has another year on his contact (cue the Fantasia bashing). We just need to keep turning over the list and try to find players who have the ability AND desire to make it at AFL level.

[Dry Rot]

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Grant might still have some limited currency for the optimistic clubs, last year was the year to try to trade Howard (which got shouted down) but in the end we probably gave him too many games so his form was exposed. Agree no one would take Cordy and he has another year on his contact (cue the Fantasia bashing). We just need to keep turning over the list and try to find players who have the ability AND desire to make it at AFL level.

I thought Grant was one of our better players tonight.

[Greystache]

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I thought Grant was one of our better players tonight.

He hung out looking for an easy one from a team mate in space, he got his name on the scorers sheet but did little to improve our forward potency.

[ReLoad]

Re: Game Day - 2013 NAB Cup - Dogs vs Bombers/Pies

I learnt one thing tonight, Goodes is a supercoach must have bargain pick.

Apart form that it was same old, same old issues.

Our tackling, contested work and intensity are great, so no issues there, but our forward ball movement, skills (Boyd in game 1 - zomg!) and forward pressure are non existent.

Question for those aspiring coaches; WTF was picken doing on Dustbin?