Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

[comrade]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

I quite liked NMM too. Again, raw, but glimpses of talent that has him another one to watch closely. With Green & Lippa showing a bit already, if Tweedie shows a spark too than Dalrymple will become a mythical god like being.

NMM had the best moment of the game with his mark and goal. Dal seems to have done very nicely with his 2016 crop.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

NMM had the best moment of the game with his mark and goal. Dal seems to have done very nicely with his 2016 crop.

What's going to be interesting is what the coaches do with them, that is, drill them at one end of the ground to a high competency before moving them around the ground, or throw them around a bit.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

2 close wins against the Tigers last week and a close loss against West Coast and despite the final scoreboard it was essentially a close loss against Port Melbourne.

We aren't getting the types of results we should be, sure injuries are playing their part but we had the same challenges with injuries last year and were performing better. I think losing a couple of experienced types via trades has hurt us a bit more in the short term than what we probably originally thought.

Given the players coming back we will be able to put better teams on the ground and we won't need to put a weighting behind if injuries are impacting our performances.

Based on today's performance Wallis, Roughead and English should be in the mix for senior selection and Dickson will be as well. I would have liked Biggs to have performed better but I thought Honeychurch did better than expected.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

What's going to be interesting is what the coaches do with them, that is, drill them at one end of the ground to a high competency before moving them around the ground, or throw them around a bit.

Last week Mullenger-McHugh changed with Young and they seem to be the more naturally versatile players we have.
I think by the end of the season these two will have come a long way in their development.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Any injuries to note today? I read here something about Prudden as a concern?

[comrade]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Any injuries to note today? I read here something about Prudden as a concern?

Hamstring apparently. Poor bugger, body just doesn't seem made for footy.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Any injuries to note today? I read here something about Prudden as a concern?

There is something special about players that get the types of injuries he has endured and are just prepared to keep working through them. On top of that he's a really nice bloke. He will need a lot of luck to be kept on the list next year but you can't fault his work ethic.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Any injuries to note today? I read here something about Prudden as a concern?

Crameri went off at one stage. Looked pretty sore.

Had it in background silent so wasn't paying a heap of attention.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Crameri went off at one stage. Looked pretty sore.

Had it in background silent so wasn't paying a heap of attention.

Copped a heavy knock in a marking contest but was ok. He only had about 8 disposals for the day, very poor effort.

[Doc26]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Crameri went off at one stage. Looked pretty sore.

Had it in background silent so wasn't paying a heap of attention.

Quite late in the game and from the vision it appeared like a heavy cork in his upper hip / buttock region. Was in a bit of distress with it at the time.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Stats (AFL listed)

Shane Biggs 27 disposals, six marks

Tom Campbell One goal, 12 disposals, 13 hitouts

Kieran Collins 16 disposals, four marks, one goal

Stewart Crameri Nine disposals, two marks, three tackles

Tim English 13 disposals, 12 hitouts

Mitch Honeychurch 24 disposals, three i50s, one goal

Nathan Mullenger-Mchugh One goal, Four disposals, two tackles

Josh Prudden 11 disposals, five marks

Jordan Roughead 21 hitouts, One goal, ten disposals, four tackles

Mitch Wallis 29 disposals, three marks, six i50s

Lewis Young 18 disposals, eight marks

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2017-05-14/in-the-twos

[ratsmac]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Roughy with 21 hitouts and was rotated quite a bit from reports. Thats good enough for me. With Roughhead and Dickson back in our forward line all of sudden looks much much better with Boyd rotating from the forward line.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Stats (AFL listed)

Shane Biggs 27 disposals, six marks

Tom Campbell One goal, 12 disposals, 13 hitouts

Kieran Collins 16 disposals, four marks, one goal

Stewart Crameri Nine disposals, two marks, three tackles

Tim English 13 disposals, 12 hitouts

Mitch Honeychurch 24 disposals, three i50s, one goal

Nathan Mullenger-Mchugh One goal, Four disposals, two tackles

Josh Prudden 11 disposals, five marks

Jordan Roughead 21 hitouts, One goal, ten disposals, four tackles

Mitch Wallis 29 disposals, three marks, six i50s

Lewis Young 18 disposals, eight marks

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/ne...14/in-the-twos

Lewis Young produced some very good numbers for a 1st year KPP. Looking another good crop.

[Twodogs]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Roughy with 21 hitouts and was rotated quite a bit from reports. Thats good enough for me. With Roughhead and Dickson back in our forward line all of sudden looks much much better with Boyd rotating from the forward line.

Roughie looked really good. He moved with a lot of freedom.

Nathan M-Mac is going to play some good footy.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 5 - Footscray Bulldogs v Port Melbourne

Lewis Young produced some very good numbers for a 1st year KPP. Looking another good crop.

He's a bit hesitant when he gets the ball but he's form has been encouraging