Training Report-4/2/08

[Twodogs]

Recovery;
Williams
Boumann
Guido
Wight(on and off)

Grant lead and marked well-set shot kicking could do with some work

Street at full forward on Doogs-kicked one.

Harbrow kicked the goal of the season but stepped over the boundary and it didnt count

West knocked up getting touches in the guts

Shaggy played as a genuine wingman

Aker has a talent for losing his opponent(or maybe our guys arent that good at tagging) and used the ball brilliantly

Addison got his hands on it a lot

Cooney's kicking to position was faultless

We seem to be holding on to the ball in defense waiting for players to run forward of the ball carrier and then playing on the burst with a quick runner bouncing it or a good kick to kick long to a target in the forward line.

I wasnt there for long but I'll try and answer any questions

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

some good points of interest there.

shaggy and addison in particular.


I think now that we have a few more options in defence,
ie doogs, williams. Someone like shaggy may find himself on the outer as he doesn't always match up particularly well. He has shown a talent for drifting down the ground kicking goals outside 50, maybe a role on the wing is an option for him.


Addison getting his hands on the ball is very promising.
My one big gripe on him so far is that he can't find the pill.
If that changes he will be a very handy player.

[westdog54]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Recovery;
Williams
Boumann
Guido
Wight(on and off)

Grant lead and marked well-set shot kicking could do with some work

Street at full forward on Doogs-kicked one.

Harbrow kicked the goal of the season but stepped over the boundary and it didnt count

West knocked up getting touches in the guts

Shaggy played as a genuine wingman

Aker has a talent for losing his opponent(or maybe our guys arent that good at tagging) and used the ball brilliantly

Addison got his hands on it a lot

Cooney's kicking to position was faultless

We seem to be holding on to the ball in defense waiting for players to run forward of the ball carrier and then playing on the burst with a quick runner bouncing it or a good kick to kick long to a target in the forward line.

I wasnt there for long but I'll try and answer any questions

How did ruck contests go?

Who stood up in defence?

Was Grant match up on Everitt?

[Bulldog Revolution]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

some good points of interest there.

shaggy and addison in particular.

I think now that we have a few more options in defence,
ie doogs, williams. Someone like shaggy may find himself on the outer as he doesn't always match up particularly well. He has shown a talent for drifting down the ground kicking goals outside 50, maybe a role on the wing is an option for him.

Addison getting his hands on the ball is very promising.
My one big gripe on him so far is that he can't find the pill.
If that changes he will be a very handy player.

Shaggy is one of the most underrated players on our list IMO. He's quick, has a good tank, uses the ball well, is clever and courageous. Its up to Eade and match committee to find a productive role for him.

Twodogs - I'd be interested to hear how Ray and Higgins are tracking in terms of the positions they are playing and how they look physically
Are those comments on Addisons pre-season so far Cyber or based in the past two years VFL etc?

[westdog54]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

some good points of interest there.

shaggy and addison in particular.


I think now that we have a few more options in defence,
ie doogs, williams. Someone like shaggy may find himself on the outer as he doesn't always match up particularly well. He has shown a talent for drifting down the ground kicking goals outside 50, maybe a role on the wing is an option for him.


Addison getting his hands on the ball is very promising.
My one big gripe on him so far is that he can't find the pill.If that changes he will be a very handy player.

For me it hasn't been that he can't find it, but he wastes it when he uses it.

But I suppose by getting more possessions means a bigger chance of more quality possessions.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

How is the Minson @ FF project going?

Who seems to be playing the CHF role?

How is young Ward going? And the 202cm rookie who's name escapes me?

[soupman]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Shaggy is one of the most underrated players on our list IMO. He's quick, has a good tank, uses the ball well, is clever and courageous. Its up to Eade and match committee to find a productive role for him.

You would also find that pretty much every week in the second half of the season he contributed atleast a goal a game, often on the run from 50/45.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

I'd like to read a training report where Williams is NOT in rehab. He's not going to learn how to be a KPP riding a bike on the side of the oval.......

Signed
Concerned

ps - thanks for the report TwoDogs. Cooney and Aker sound like they are shaping up nicely for 2008.

[DOG GOD]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Thanks for the report TWODOGS. Good news about Shaggy. yeah i too am interested in how ward is tracking and stack. Hoping to see both against roos on the 15th.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

I'd like to read a training report where Williams is NOT in rehab. He's not going to learn how to be a KPP riding a bike on the side of the oval.......

Signed
Concerned

Seconded. It appears as though he's spent basically the entire pre-season in the rehab group. Certainly not what he & we want nor need. Surely it must be a little more serious than first alerted to?

[DOG GOD]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Seconded. It appears as though he's spent basically the entire pre-season in the rehab group. Certainly not what he & we want nor need. Surely it must be a little more serious than first alerted to?

I must admit i too am a little concerned about this. We really need TOMMY to step up this year and be an important part of the back 6.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Back before christmas im sure it was reported on BF he was seen clutching his hammy. He should have been back, going by my knowledge by mid to late Jan. Unless he tore it.

Barry, get to the bottom of this!

[Twodogs]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

How is the Minson @ FF project going?

Who seems to be playing the CHF role?

How is young Ward going? And the 202cm rookie who's name escapes me?

Minson is not so much a full forward as a presence in the forward line. He seems to be running around getting involved in contests-his handballing is quite good under pressure-and making sure the ball stays in the forward 50. I'd like him to apply more physical pressure in terms of tackling but he's got a bad habit of bumping rather than trying to hold blokes in a tackle.

Murphy and Gilbee have been CHF and CHB on each other at the few sessions I've seen. It's terrific viewing and Murph's back to the acrobatic player he used to be.

Havent seen Ward to my knowledge-I'm sure he's been there. I'm not real sure what he looks like and there's more new faces than usual this year.

[Twodogs]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

How did ruck contests go?

Who stood up in defence?

Was Grant match up on Everitt?

Hudson dominates the ruck contests. Monsters whoever is the other ruckman time after time. Streeta is massive and picked the ball up on the run and tok a bounce. Havent seen him get a tap yet though.

Funnily enough apart from the usual suspects-Morris, Gilbee, Lake, the bloke who has impressed me with a cool head in defence has been Scott Welsh. He gets a bit ambitious with his kicking sometimes and got a bake last week for not following a team rule but he's fitted into the backline nicely.

Cant remember seeing Everitt today but whoever was on Grant got led to the ball a few times.

[hujsh]

Re: Training Report-4/2/08

Funnily enough apart from the usual suspects-Morris, Gilbee, Lake, the bloke who has impressed me with a cool head in defence has been Scott Welsh. He gets a bit ambitious with his kicking sometimes and got a bake last week for not following a team rule but he's fitted into the backline nicely.

Why would he be played back? Surely we didn't recruit him for that.