Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

[GVGjr]

Re: Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

I don't quite understand this part. Can you tell me a bit more?

It's probably a no win to make this comment but at the quarter/half time breaks if you come in for a snack or a drink the number of kids running around, screaming, crying, kicking balls around has become a real distraction. Supervision is low.

I know it's very hard to take kids to the game and keep them occupied for 120 minutes plus but it doesn't make for a pleasant experience to sit anywhere near them.

[Missing Dog]

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1. We are better than last year, this game and the Carlton clash were ours to loose. Lack of composure cost us. Our forward line is more dangerous than last year.

2. But we lack that little bit of depth, with Roughhead and Morris out we were exposed down back.

3. Poor 'ol Jones. Doesn't have the speed to chase, takes a lot of leaps for few marks, today he made basic errors that cost us match winning goals for Adelaide. He needs a solid stint in the 2's. I'd like to say he should be booted but who would replace him?

[Eastdog]

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1. We are not a 4 quarter team

2. Campbell was great up forward in that first quarter and will be important going forward with our forward structure. In saying that we need to have better delivery from the midfield to the forwards.

3. Jones - how much more can we take just wasn't good today

[F'scary]

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It's probably a no win to make this comment but at the quarter/half time breaks if you come in for a snack or a drink the number of kids running around, screaming, crying, kicking balls around has become a real distraction. Supervision is low.

I know it's very hard to take kids to the game and keep them occupied for 120 minutes plus but it doesn't make for a pleasant experience to sit anywhere near them.

Grumpy old thing. Bet you wouldn't notice if we were winning.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Three Things I've Learned - Round 6 Edition

1.We are two years away from playing Finals.
2.I love Gia but he is cooked.
3.We lack a Geniue Match Winner,

[Eastdog]

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1. MC can't get it right.
2. Low crowd numbers and general frustration has to be a huge concern for the club after only 6 weeks.
3. Wood has been outstanding this year so far - enjoyed watching him play.

Point 2. Even though we didn't get a big crowd today we certainly make a lot of noise. The last few home games at Etihad the crowd numbers have been good over 25,000.

[soupman]

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I wonder how many supporters rocked up for the 4:40 twilight spot we have made our own?

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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Our options appear limited: tom williams - yuck, Fletcher Roberts/Redpath - unproven could be worse than Williams.......maybe I am harsh on selection for Macca....maybe we need to look at his list management that has no tall backs in reserve...

Why would you drop Williams and then not play Roberts or Austin as your next best reserve tall defenders? Instead the MC opt for Stringer who obviously doesn't know how to play defence.
Why would you play Jong who struggles at best against the Crows best player in Dangerfield?
Why would you sub Campbell who at least created a contest when Jones couldn't get near the contest?
I worry about our MC. The week before against Carlton there wasn't any attempt to break the tags on both Murphy and Liberatore. At quarter time in that same match Warnock had 11 hitouts to Will's nil with our back up ruckman being Jones who hasn't a clue about ruck work . That is why we need to continue to play Campbell with far more ruck support than he is getting at the moment.

[LostDoggy]

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1. Poor crowd considering we have 28k plus members and we can only get 17k to a game including crows fans.
2. Membership at only 28k is pathetic. Where are the other 7k so called supporters. I am over it regarding our lack of membership. Fair enough if you cannot afford it but it will crap me of when these supporters come back when we are a better team.
3. I so want Jones to succeed but he has 2-3 good weeks taking steps forward then takes 20 back like today.

[MrMahatma]

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1. You can't win a match kicking 1.4 in two quarters.

2. You can't win a match with the wrong backline structure

3. You can't win a match by bombing the ball into the forward line and expecting miracles.

We probably could have if Boyd kicked that running shot and the 2 posters in the last went through.

For as bad as we were for much of the game, a bit more composure for some real gimme goals and we'd have won.

[LostDoggy]

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Why would you drop Williams and then not play Roberts or Austin as your next best reserve tall defenders? Instead the MC opt for Stringer who obviously doesn't know how to play defence.
Why would you play Jong who struggles at best against the Crows best player in Dangerfield?
Why would you sub Campbell who at least created a contest when Jones couldn't get near the contest?
I worry about our MC. The week before against Carlton there wasn't any attempt to break the tags on both Murphy and Liberatore. At quarter time in that same match Warnock had 11 hitouts to Will's nil with our back up ruckman being Jones who hasn't a clue about ruck work . That is why we need to continue to play Campbell with far more ruck support than he is getting at the moment.

I actually thought Jong did a reasonable job on Dangerfield today. Yes he got quite a few possessions but he kicked no goals and rarely did he do his standard running away from the packs bombing it into the forward line.
If you said we could have that at the start of the day I would have taken it.
I agree though that Roberts or Austin should have played, pretty sure they will next week with Essendons tall forward line.

[Doc26]

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1. Poor crowd considering we have 28k plus members and we can only get 17k to a game including crows fans.
2. Membership at only 28k is pathetic. Where are the other 7k so called supporters. I am over it regarding our lack of membership. Fair enough if you cannot afford it but it will crap me of when these supporters come back when we are a better team.

Don't blame our supporters. They are the most loyal of any.

We have the worst family friendly and commercial friendly fixture of any AFL team going around, fixed at times that no one cares about. If the loading up our home game slots with 4:40pm Sunday starts is to be our future then we can kiss any growth of our membership base and financial support goodbye.

Regardless of our style of game or win/loss ratios, if we do not make the scheduling attractive for adults with dependant children and for potential financial backers we will become irrelevant before long. Throwing in the odd 1:10pm time slot on a Sunday and expecting a crowd rush is naive without looking at the bigger picture of the overall attractiveness of being a Bulldog supporter throughout the seasons.

Footscray / Western Bulldog supporters have seen through many years of hard times and have stuck true. What we haven't had to endure, and now with regularity, is fixturing where we find ourselves with the weekend all but over, as we prepare for the next work or school week.

Garlick, Gordon and co. must demand better from the AFL's fixturing if we are to remain a viable entity.

I agree though that Roberts or Austin should have played, pretty sure they will next week with Essendons tall forward line.

Austin is not on our primary list. He can't be selected unless we find an injured player who we're prepared to place on a long term injury list.

[MrMahatma]

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I actually thought Jong did a reasonable job on Dangerfield today. Yes he got quite a few possessions but he kicked no goals and rarely did he do his standard running away from the packs bombing it into the forward line.
If you said we could have that at the start of the day I would have taken it.
I agree though that Roberts or Austin should have played, pretty sure they will next week with Essendons tall forward line.

Watched Macca's press conference I see...

[Scorlibo]

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Watched Macca's press conference I see...

I was spewing while hearing Macca say those things about Jong vs Dangerfield. Patty was BOG, Jong must make way for those coming through Footscray.

[LostDoggy]

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Watched Macca's press conference I see...

And, I happen to agree with him.
I was comfortable with Jongs effort, did not stop him but he was not his usual brilliance though.