2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

[jeemak]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Sadly he's the only guy we could hit on the chest in our forward 50.

Graham told the players to make sure Fletcher wasn't by himself more than once whilst on the bench. I'm very certain they'd have mentioned it all week to the players and all throughout the breaks during the game.

I'm pointing the finger at the playing group for that. The Bombers do everything they can to get Fletcher free and the result is players end up in different spots on the field than they expect to be and players end up in defence by themselves. They need to be smart enough to rotate around in line with their opponents to ensure numbers are spread evenly across the ground.

It's basic stuff, and stuff that needs to be accounted for by those on the ground. There's a limitation to what can be done from the coaches box.

[G-Mo77]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Dee's will be on a high next week, big danger game for us now.

We aren't better than Melbourne. No reason for it to be a danger game for us, more like a must win!

[Bornadog]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Opposition just know they are playing us and go in with talls and we are done.

One difference is they can mark a ball

[1eyedog]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Getting tired of honorable losses. We just don't know how to win at atm.

Getting tired of throwing players all over the place also, appear very reactive and a little unprofessional. JJ at FF! Really?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

We aren't better than Melbourne. No reason for it to be a danger game for us, more like a must win!

Very well articulated GMo. This is massive. Preseason it was about this soft draw, not too soft at the moment.

[Remi Moses]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Agree ,( the players and I'm talking about the senior players) have to take the reins in that situation .

[ledge]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Ok can someone please explain why we put johannison and Talia in our forward line ??

[Bornadog]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Getting tired of honorable losses. We just don't know how to win at atm.

Getting tired of throwing players all over the place also, appear very reactive and a little unprofessional. JJ at FF! Really?

I don't mind the coach trying something to win the game. Crameri and soft as butter Dickson did nothing today

[azabob]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

I don't mind the coach trying something to win the game. Crameri and soft as butter Dickson did nothing today

Along with Boyd, Cooney and Griffen.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Ok can someone please explain why we put johannison and Talia in our forward line ??

Basic the coaching team ran out of idea's. They should have got my coaches from the U/9's or u/11's as at least they told us to man up!

WQe could have/should have ran over the top of them tonight but just lack the confidence to take the game on after Minson missed that goal.

[jeemak]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Ok can someone please explain why we put johannison and Talia in our forward line ??

I would suggest it was to ensure they didn't turn the ball over on the wing and or across half back as they had done for 85% of the game prior to that. They were a liability where they'd been playing and unfortunately you can only have so many players on the interchange bench meaning they had to play somewhere.

[1eyedog]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

I don't mind the coach trying something to win the game. Crameri and soft as butter Dickson did nothing today

Well then Murph or Stringer forward then not JJ. At least put a potential match winner up there. After being our best forward last week Dick was unsighted.

[EasternWest]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

Put Minson down there.. At least one tall !!

Might have been ok if Big Wil was down there

Quite frankly I'd rather JJ going for it than Minson.

At least JJ would be 1 in 36 chance.

[G-Mo77]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

I would suggest it was to ensure they didn't turn the ball over on the wing and or across half back as they had done for 85% of the game prior to that. They were a liability where they'd been playing and unfortunately you can only have so many players on the interchange bench.

Ouch. Talia has been real poor since coming back. I'm sticking with him though JJ as well. JJ made a ton of errors a lot was from trying to my be the ball quickly. That should be encouraged not discouraged.

[KT31]

Re: 2014 Game Day Round 7 - Essendon V Western Bulldogs

I would suggest it was to ensure they didn't turn the ball over on the wing and or across half back as they had done for 85% of the game prior to that. They were a liability where they'd been playing and unfortunately you can only have so many players on the interchange bench meaning they had to play somewhere.

Well said.
Been big raps on both of these players on Woof, both were very poor tonight.