Training 2024 Pre-season training

[ummmbont]

Was watching and think it was more impressive than you think.
Pressure was really high and only guys with class showed up.
Match sim you see it all.
J could be the ace in our game plan
Uhaggen was not just impressive but the stand out.
Only one I was disappointed in was our new recruit from st kilda
Also make your bets on number 9 for rising sun jet

 

[ScragCity]

If that's our gameplan this year then we are bottom 4

 

[_Cerberus_]

Selective vision from todays match sim.

Mucho handball. Mucho Movemento, Naugto kicking on his righto and an interesting showing from Lacho Smitho.

Premiers. Lock it in.

Only a small highlights package. But Sanders looking really good. Definite round one debut on the cards. Looks like Jamarra manning the goal square a fair bit, compared to Naughton usually being that guy. Could actually work out better, Jamarra quicker on the lead if we can create space and is athletic. And some of Naughtons best work has been pushing up the ground a little. Be interesting to see how different our forward structure looks this season coming.

 

[Doggies7]

 

[Doggies7]

Ryan Daniels is pretty good as far as reporters go. He might have a direct line to Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt

Age

41

Ht

185cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

10.3

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

4star

too from the last few years at West Coast as I can't remember him reporting a ton of Dogs news. But good to hear hopefully not concussion related

 

[dergert]

Couldn't even tell you who half those players were

 

[DueWest]

Only a small highlights package. But Sanders looking really good. Definite round one debut on the cards. Looks like Jamarra manning the goal square a fair bit, compared to Naughton usually being that guy. Could actually work out better, Jamarra quicker on the lead if we can create space and is athletic. And some of Naughtons best work has been pushing up the ground a little. Be interesting to see how different our forward structure looks this season coming.

Well edited by the comms staff, headlines should read “Sanders Wins Match Sim”

 

[Planet Dogs]

Love the look of Darcy's ruckwork!

 

[X_box_X]

Is Sanders the first player since Lewis Taylor

28

Lewis Taylor

Age

29

Ht

174cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

9.6

2star

K

6.8

3star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.2

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.2

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

1.2

4star

to unofficially win the Rising Star Award before the season commences?

 

[Mojorisin]

Is Sanders the first player since Lewis Taylor to unofficially win the Rising Star Award before the season commences?

Hopefully he actually wins it on merit and not as part of a betting grift.

 

[VitalDread]

Caleb being back in the midfield rotation is great to see
Need that clean kicking from the stoppage

 

[Euku]

I reckon the super flood isn't a defensive tactic it's to get players more acclimatised to pressure and try to create and choose better options going forward

 

[_Cerberus_]

I reckon the super flood isn't a defensive tactic it's to get players more acclimatised to pressure and try to create and choose better options going forward

Two things the best teams do well. Handle pressure. And apply pressure. We were very poor at both last season.

Am all for creating high pressure/tighter match sims. Also think we should be practicing goal kicking with someone standing on the mark, a couple other players near mouthing off. More real match day vibes. None of that unpressurized stuff like you're having a kick in the park with mates.

 

[ossie_21]

Couldn't even tell you who half those players were

Nice goal from number 16 - ah, that’s McLean. No, wait…

Nice tap in the ruck from number 37 - that’s Roarke and his knees, wtf? No, wait…

 

[Golden_6]

Love the look of Darcy's ruckwork!

The club might have a difficult decision to make at the end of the year. If Darcy comes on physically this season and looks promising in the ruck, is the club better off to move forward with a Darcy + Lobb tandem for 2025 & 2026 and use the $800k for English (plus additional first round pick in FA) on more pressing areas of need?

Obviously Darcy isn't ready for a full time ruck role now but the club needs to determine if he's better suited to that position long term given our riches with Naughton & Jamarra. It doesn't make a whole heap of sense to have all of three of them clogging up the forward line together.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

The club might have a difficult decision to make at the end of the year. If Darcy comes on physically this season and looks promising in the ruck, is the club better off to move forward with a Darcy + Lobb tandem for 2025 & 2026 and use the $800k for English (plus additional first round pick in FA) on more pressing areas of need?

Obviously Darcy isn't ready for a full time ruck role now but the club needs to determine if he's better suited to that position long term given our riches with Naughton & Jamarra. It doesn't make a whole heap of sense to have all of three of them clogging up the forward line together.

I’m always always against spending dumb money on ruckmen when journeymen rucks are winning premierships.

English is a luxury, not a necessity, and I 100% think we’d get by with a serviceable tapper on minimum salary vs million dollar English (who let’s face it, Is one Naughton knee away from retirement), I’d much rather that money go to areas of need.

 

[synchrodogcal]

Also think we should be practicing goal kicking with someone standing on the mark, a couple other players near mouthing off. More real match day vibes. None of that unpressurized stuff like you're having a kick in the park with mates.

this for sure imo, especially in the pre-game warm ups

how often do you see the forwards dobbing goals with gay abandon while warming up, only to totally botch their kicking in the game when someone is on the mark

 

[weltschmerz]

Two things the best teams do well. Handle pressure. And apply pressure. We were very poor at both last season.

Am all for creating high pressure/tighter match sims. Also think we should be practicing goal kicking with someone standing on the mark, a couple other players near mouthing off. More real match day vibes. None of that unpressurized stuff like you're having a kick in the park with mates.

Vandermeer and Clarke's new job.

 

[weltschmerz]

This could have been phrased differently

 

[synchrodogcal]

it's ok, we're not melbourne

 

[dergert]

Nice goal from number 16 - ah, that’s McLean. No, wait…

Nice tap in the ruck from number 37 - that’s Roarke and his knees, wtf? No, wait…

Yep exactly.

It took me a few years to adjust to Jake Stringer wearing Lindsay Gilbee's number 9.

 

[VitalDread]

Season 2024 is fast approaching and Bulldogs fans can catch a glimpse of their favourite players as they hit the track at Victoria University Whitten Oval during the following times:

• From 9:30am, Wednesday 17 January
• From 9:30am, Friday 19 January

Times for the coming week will be updated as they become available.

We look forward to welcoming you back to The Kennel in 2024.

 

[doggies ftw]

It’s a nice change that the club is actually advertising and encouraging fans to come along to training.

It’s a far cry from that paranoid locked down bs of previous years, like any club didn’t know our stale ass boring game plan anyway

 

[cecil]

Darcy apparently finished dead last in the 3km time trial. Talk of him replacing English in the medium term is fanciful

 

[cleveland]

It’s a nice change that the club is actually advertising and encouraging fans to come along to training.

It’s a far cry from that paranoid locked down bs of previous years, like any club didn’t know our stale ass boring game plan anyway

Just shows how out of touch Bevo was at the time. I reckon he's been overruled.