Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

This win should lift the senior boys in the change rooms. Well done to the shirt tearers.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Bit late now but you can always follow the live scores online here: Link

Thanks.. I'll remember that for next time!

[Mofra]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Wood looked a little rusty, like he was going through the motions.
Garcia has urgency to his game - a Scott/McNeill type. Could play a role at AFL level if need be.
West & Lipinski too good for that level. Ditto Richards as a HB.

JUH drifts in and out of the game. Not ready for AFL.

[dadsgirl16]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

But you get the extra commentary when you follow on WOOF!

[Grantysghost]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Wood looked a little rusty, like he was going through the motions.
Garcia has urgency to his game - a Scott/McNeill type. Could play a role at AFL level if need be.
West & Lipinski too good for that level. Ditto Richards as a HB.

JUH drifts in and out of the game. Not ready for AFL.

Lipinski is taking the piski at that level isn't he.

To me he's not the archetypal VFL gun who can't make AFL.

I'm sure he can make it.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Lipinski and Schache are of the same mould. Can either make the jump to AFL consistently?

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Wood looked a little rusty, like he was going through the motions.
Garcia has urgency to his game - a Scott/McNeill type. Could play a role at AFL level if need be.
West & Lipinski too good for that level. Ditto Richards as a HB.

JUH drifts in and out of the game. Not ready for AFL.

Yep. I think Lippa, Young & Schache played well, and might have a few clubs wondering if their program can develop them into playing as a regular senior player. They are simply too good for VFL, but our MC seemingly has other plans as these guys have been in and out of the side and are back again in the VFL.

[SquirrelGrip]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

I rally liked what I saw from Ed Richards tonight. He looks more bulked up and I don’t think will be far off the seniors. Whenever he plays VFL, he always just looks like a level above.

[The Underdog]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Credit to Lipinski, when he goes down to this level he just dominates. Really good games from Schache, Garcia and Ed.

[divvydan]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Lipinski seems better in the top midfielder role, like Mitchell at Hawthorn. In that role he can attack the ball, be creative and know that his opponent has to spend more time defensively on him rather than him having to spend time defensively on them.

[comrade]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

Lipinski seems better in the top midfielder role, like Mitchell at Hawthorn. In that role he can attack the ball, be creative and know that his opponent has to spend more time defensively on him rather than him having to spend time defensively on them.

Hard to disagree. He's a pure inside mid, with the added skill set of being able to go forward and find a goal. I think he'll find a new home at the end of the year and will have a good career at another club.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

FOOTSCRAY BULLDOGS 1.2 2.6 7.11 14.12 (96)
GEELONG 4.2 4.3 6.5 9.9 (63)

Goals

Footscray Bulldogs: Schache 6, Lipinski 3, Ugle-Hagan 2, McComb, McNeil, West.

Best

Footscray: Lipinski, Garcia, Hayes, Richards, Schache, Khamis, Young, Wood.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

VFL player summary: Round 10

Lewis Young


22 disposals, 11 marks, five rebound 50s


“Like most of our players, ‘Lewy’ was shaking off the rust after a long lay-off in terms of game-play. His ability to find the ball in the aerial contest to support with spoils and intercept marks was good – he judged the ball really well when he had good positioning. The way he helped us repel many of Geelong’s forward forays was impressive.”


Easton Wood


12 disposals, six marks, two inside 50s


“’Woody’ was coming back after another injury layoff. It was great to have him out there in terms of the way he can lead and communicate to the players around him. While he had some moments that he’d like back with some errors off his boot, he positioned himself pretty well around the ground most of the night. He intercepted very well, and his ability to use his speed at times was important.”


Josh Schache


16 disposals, 14 marks, six goals


“’Schack’ had a slow start to the game, but from then his ability to use his work-rate to run sideline to sideline and create opportunities for himself was a real highlight. The way he finished in front of goal with 6.1 was the real difference between both teams on the night.”


Rhylee West


12 disposals, seven tackles, one goal


“Rhylee played a mixture of inside-mid and forward. His defensive pressure was on display with seven tackles, but he probably didn’t have the amount of interactions with the ball that he normally has. He’s going to school on what he needs to do to make himself an AFL footballer, so we’re helping him with that at the moment.”


Ed Richards


27 disposals, five marks, six rebounds 50s


“Ed was another player coming back from an injury he sustained in the VFL pre-season against Collingwood. He was a little bit rusty early with his positioning, and was working on just getting back into games and competition, but the way he used the ball, his speed and decision-making around the ground was really important. The way he used his speed in particular to get back and defend, and take space away from his opponents was ultra-impressive.


Jamarra Ugle-Hagan


Five disposals, three marks, two goals


“’Marra’ would have had a pretty frustrating night – what we did like though was that he kept running and kept moving around the ground as much as he could. He was playing on some bigger bodies which restricted him from running and jumping into contests, but he persevered and got a lot of game-time under his belt which is really good. To finish off the game with a couple of goals in the last quarter – it’s important to finish on a high so he can take that into next week.”


Buku Khamis


19 disposals, six marks, five rebound 50s


“Buku was another one of the players who probably didn’t start the game the way he would have liked. In greasy conditions the ball was hard to handle – which is tough especially when your game is built around intercepts. I loved that he was jumping into contests and through opponents’ barriers, working through blocks and jumping in and starting to take his own marks from there. He used his speed on the ground to run away from contests to which was really impressive.”


Ben Cavarra


Eight disposals, eight tackles, three clearances


“’Cav’ again played a mix of forward and inside. He probably had limited opportunities with the ball, but I did like his last quarter and his intent around the contest and stoppage. He looked quick and strong over the ball – we’ve just got to keep finding ways for him to get involved when the game isn’t going his way.”


Dom Bedendo


Seven disposals, five marks, four inside 50s


“Dom played mostly as a forward. His confidence with the ball in hand is always improving – we want to see him continue to use his speed with intent, because when he does he gets involved which is great. He’s still learning the game and the level it takes to play against men week in and week out, but he’s heading in the right direction.”


Pat Lipinski


36 disposals, five marks, six tackles, five clearances, three goals


“Pat was probably one of our only players early to stand up and bring pressure. His ability to be clean at stoppages and contests was elite, which was highlighted by his scoring shots. He was clean off the ground, clean to receive the ball and had great footwork to score. His ability to also get from contest to contest was impressive, and the way he uses his hands and feet to find his teammates was at a high standard.”


Lachie McNeil


12 disposals, four tackles, one goal


“This was actually Lachie’s first VFL game – he started okay and had a couple of really nice ground-ball efforts and tackles, but again it was a tough night with the ball on the ground quite a bit. He used his speed often which helped us get inside our forward-50, but we just needed to find other ways for him to make the most of his opportunities.”


Will Hayes


24 disposals, four marks, four clearances, seven inside 50s


“’Hayesy’ found himself back on the wing for nearly all of the game. He didn’t use the ball as well as he usually would - which is something that he noted – but his ability to run and help our defenders in our defensive-50, and then also run and get into our forward-50 to help us lock it in or score was what he does really well. Those were the highlights of his game.”


Riley Garcia


35 disposals, four tackles, five clearances, six inside 50s


“Riley played most of the game as a midfielder, but spent some time forward too. You can never fault his work at the contest for a little fella – he’s strong over the ball and had one of the highlight ground-balls of the year winning it off Rhys Stanley. His ability to take the ball from stoppage and contest and run away at speed to connect with his teammates was noticeable – he was very good.”


Jordon Sweet


Seven disposals, four clearances, 21 hit-outs


“Jordon was up against it, in terms of being double-teamed by some AFL-standard talls. At stoppages he was pretty reliable and connected well with his teammates. We’d like him to get to those big-man areas at times down-the-line more and help us out, but again you can’t fault his work ethic. It’d be good to see him build off this game.”

[divvydan]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

From that you can certainly see why they chose Schache, Garcia and Richards to travel to Perth. Lipinski unlucky and Young probably next closest after that.

[comrade]

Re: Round 10, 2021 - Footscray Bulldogs v Geelong

That contest Garcia won against Stanley was epic. Real team lifting stuff.