Melbourne v Western Bulldogs, MCG

[Theo X]

He's on less than 100k this year

Haha nice spin

 

[ManOfClay]

Mate, I'd be floored if you paid credit to the opponent in your dogs centric little existence. Carry on as you do.

Was anything I said inaccurate?

 

[Marc_Remillard]

Melbourne made the doggies look woeful today.

It's a nice change to be able to say that

 

[James_]

As great as the win was. I blew my load over that quick handball from Hogan for Pedersen to goal.
He's going to be an absolute star.

Hogan, not Pedo.

 

[Theo X]

Yep that handball was fricken awesome

 

[Bluelegs]

Was anything I said inaccurate?

Roos said a few weeks ago how every time we win its apparently the worst game the opposition have ever had. At some point you have to wonder if the other team are playing worse because we force them to play worse.

 

[ManOfClay]

At some point you have to wonder if the other team are playing worse because we force them to play worse.

Isn't this the case with most games though, no matter who plays?

 

[Bluelegs]

Isn't this the case with most games though, no matter who plays?

True but it seems to be a major focus every time we beat anyone. I get it, weve been shit for a long time, but it gets a bit ridiculous sometimes

 

[Cruiserweight Champ]

"How did your teams player go that one game that one time..."

I'm talking about 5 games in succession you nut, not one in particular.
And this is one of the few games he's been tagged.

I thought you said 4 weeks but we'll go with 5;
Round four vs Adelaide -- 17 disposals, 7 tackles, 4 inside 50
Round five vs Sydney -- 23 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 inside 50
Round six vs Saints -- 15 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 inside 50
Round seven vs FREO -- 18 disposals, 3 tackles, 7 inside 50
Round eight vs Melbourne -- 12 disposals, 3 tackles, 6 inside 50

Season average (7 games): 17 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 inside 50 - yeah pretty crap for a 19 year old.

 

[billy fragos]

I thought you said 4 weeks but we'll go with 5;
Round four vs Adelaide -- 17 disposals, 7 tackles, 4 inside 50
Round five vs Sydney -- 23 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 inside 50
Round six vs Saints -- 15 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 inside 50
Round seven vs FREO -- 18 disposals, 3 tackles, 7 inside 50
Round eight vs Melbourne -- 12 disposals, 3 tackles, 6 inside 50

Season average (7 games): 17 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 inside 50 - yeah pretty crap for a 19 year old.

Inside 50s is nice, would like too see at what DE though.

Compared too several other 19 yo's/second year players it is pretty average

 

[ManOfClay]

True but it seems to be a major focus every time we beat anyone. I get it, weve been shit for a long time, but it gets a bit ridiculous sometimes

Our games have been fairly close in recent times until today

 

[Cruiserweight Champ]

Inside 50s is nice, would like too see at what DE though.

Compared too several other 19 yo's/second year players it is pretty average

Tackles are a defensive stat that's why I put it in -- he can play both ways.

No point continuing as you don't think much of him so carry on.

 

[bird_man]

I thought you said 4 weeks but we'll go with 5;
Round four vs Adelaide -- 17 disposals, 7 tackles, 4 inside 50
Round five vs Sydney -- 23 disposals, 6 tackles, 5 inside 50
Round six vs Saints -- 15 disposals, 4 tackles, 6 inside 50
Round seven vs FREO -- 18 disposals, 3 tackles, 7 inside 50
Round eight vs Melbourne -- 12 disposals, 3 tackles, 6 inside 50

Season average (7 games): 17 disposals, 5 tackles, 6 inside 50 - yeah pretty crap for a 19 year old.

As I said earlier... He's no Jack Billings...

 

[wowlace]

As great as the win was. I blew my load over that quick handball from Hogan for Pedersen to goal.
He's going to be an absolute star.

Hogan, not Pedo.

Pedo is already a star. He's like Dawes, but good.

 

[billy fragos]

Tackles are a defensive stat that's why I put it in -- he can play both ways.

No point continuing as you don't think much of him so carry on.

I'm not saying he's bad, just behind a lot of other first/early second round draft picks from his year atm.

 

[ManOfClay]

Inside 50s is nice, would like too see at what DE though.

Compared too several other 19 yo's/second year players it is pretty average

Tall poppy syndrome. Kid gets hyped, suddenly questions are raised if he's not dominating.

It's a sign of how good he has been

 

[Cruiserweight Champ]

As I said earlier... He's no Jack Billings...

No he's much better than that bloke.

 

[Dazb86]

I'm not saying he's bad, just behind a lot of other first/early second round draft picks from his year atm.

How many of those guys are being tagged every week?

 

[billy fragos]

How many of those guys are being tagged every week?

Every week?

 

[Dazb86]

Every week?

Pretty much.

 

[billy fragos]

Pretty much.

No he's not...

 

[Cruiserweight Champ]

Every week?

Come on Billy -- the only game this year where he didn't really get any tag/close physical attention was against Richmond in round two - round one was tagged by Scott Selwood -- since round two the oppositions best tagger/run with player has gone to him bar the Sydney and Freo game, but every team since the Richmond game has given him close heavy physical attention i.e. team instructions to hurt him whenever possible, which is mostly off the ball at a stoppage or when he is tackled to be slammed into the ground. Obviously coaches think the best way to beat him is to rough him up whenever possible and you can arguably say it's worked.

 

[jayvee]

That was a really great win by the Dees, and good on 'em. They have some guys that are willing to take the game on, and while they will have some ups an downs, the future is definitely starting to look more positive. Hogan was great and Nathan Jones is just an extraordinary captain, just doing his thing week in, week out.

The other thing that I'm sure Bulldogs supporters won't like to hear, is that the Dees truly won that game, not because the Bulldogs had a shocker, but because they forced the Bulldogs to make errors by playing a great brand of football today. Thoroughly deserved win.

 

[Damon_3388]

Brownlow votes:

3. - Aaron Vandenberg (Melbourne)
2. - Jake Spencer (Melbourne)
1. - Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)

 

[Dez!]

Brownlow votes:

3. - Aaron Vandenberg (Melbourne)
2. - Jake Spencer (Melbourne)
1. - Matthew Boyd (Western Bulldogs)

Lack of Bernie Vince makes me sad, smashed Bontempelli, grabbed 26 touches and kicked 2 goals.