Game Day Discombobulation Dogs v Giant Waste of Space

[maddog37]

The core of this side is so so good but we genuinely * it with our insistence on playing spuds and our gameplan stinks. We should be the best team in the comp by a mile

It isn’t though. Too many blokes not in form. Bont. Treloar. Dunks. The whole backline.

 

[The Inbetweener]

Missing regulation set shots, ruckman who can’t get a hand to the ball and the worst one on one key defenders is the league isn’t a good combination

 

[Jeff 1975]

21secs

Plenty of time for a gws goal

Sad but true

 

[Libba39]

Can someone please tell me how in the f*** that Hogan is killing us on one leg. He's a dud on two legs let alone one.


English is being mauled by a second string ruckman coming back from a knee injury.

Keath is playing in front and has been caught out over the back

 

[threenewpadlocks]

JJ getting pinged for running about 17m without a bounce when an average AFL game would probably have a player run 25m twice a game and not get pinged is especially harsh. It's selective interpretation and unlike other claims of "umpiring us cost us a goal" when it's nit literally true, it literally cost us a goal in this instance. Plus, if the spirit of the rule is to make it harder to avoid tackles etc it's even more of a bad decision, it wasn't as if he was about to get tackled to ran more than 15m to avoid it (just like you don't punish players running into an open goal).

I guess it's a strict intepreration, but it's not consistent and they better blow it on GWS the second their player runs a mm over 15m.

 

[dergert]

We are certainly getting no advantage from the ruck. English just breaking even against a 2nd ruck/Backman.

I'm worried he is actually concussed from Preuss' sling tackle. He did look like he lost consciousness for a few seconds.

 

[dergert]

JJ has shown some good signs. Could also be because it is bruise free footy.

 

[mattwa]

JJ been decent. Looks dangerous. Fwd line with actual forwards functioning well. Mids need to get on top and we will win easy.

 

[Doggy Dan]

JUH is so close to a break out game.

Wouldn’t mind a break-even game to start.

 

[Dogsman16]

I'd actually like our mids to start dominating the centre bounce for a change. It's been the complete opposite of my expectations. Forward line highly efficient and midfield getting bashed in the middle.

 

[Chicago1]

My stomach's churning tonight. Hope it's just the meatloaf.

 

[Dogsman16]

Anyone wish to tell me how Mccomb was selected over west for a period of time??

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

I'm worried he is actually concussed from Preuss' sling tackle. He did look like he lost consciousness for a few seconds.

He really didn’t. He shut his eyes when he got tackled because he knew it was HTB.

He’s just been shit.

 

[Leon]

McComb, Gowers, Honeychurch would be the first names on Beveridge’s All Time Favourite 22.

 

[The Inbetweener]

Anyone wish to tell me how Mccomb was selected over west for a period of time??

Over even McNeil tonight. It literally anyone on our list

 

[Jeff 1975]

My stomach's churning tonight. Hope it's just the meatloaf.

Homemade chicken noodle soup - beautiful

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

H

Anyone wish to tell me how Mccomb was selected over west for a period of time??

Hes actually been ok apart from that disgrace of a kick which, alone, should see him dropped for anyone else with a modicum of potential.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Jesus ****ing Christ. When you get Callan Ward

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Callan Ward

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.8

5star

K

11.2

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

4.3

5star

CL

5.4

5star

D

17.8

4star

K

9.0

4star

HB

8.8

4star

M

2.3

2star

T

2.3

3star

CL

3.3

4star

D

10.0

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

essentially saying that there is so much opportunity out there because they are pushing forward about our mids. Just says it all really.

 

[doggies ftw]

I am a fan of the zone defence, but surely you have some more body contact from our KPD's rather than just floating around, as well as body to body tag on Greene.

I hate his guts but the bloke is a gun.

There should always be a mix imo you can’t go completely away from man on man, for example if the balls 60 out manning space does nothing - the balls open and coming in too quick for guarding space to be effective. Man up. If the balls still being contested and the entry will be pressured then yeah zone up

 

[hutchy31]

I've said it once and I'll beat my head against the wall yet again.

English is still not a number 1 ruckman.

I agree.

He’d be the most valuable fwd/ruck in the comp, but for whatever reason this isn’t the route it’s going down.

 

[Doggies_13]

Anyone wish to tell me how Mccomb was selected over west for a period of time??

He is the pet project for this year

 

[Syrah]

McComb, Gowers, Honeychurch would be the first names on Beveridge’s All Time Favourite 22.

How could you forget Roarke?

 

[Chicago1]

How many marks have we dropped? How many handballs have gone directly to an opponent?

 

[hutchy31]

Hence they got smashed in a final.

Nail. Head.

I don’t know wtf happened in the off season, or if the GF had an outsized impact, but the way this team plays and makes decisions is nowhere near what it needs to be.

I don’t think it’s helped by team selection and structure, but there are larger issues at play.

 

[goodcop badcop]

Anyone wish to tell me how Mccomb was selected over west for a period of time??

Attitude.