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Agreed.Maybe I'm alone on this but personally I found Bowes' performances earlier this year underwhelming.
Have not seen yet what the IT is that he has.
I used to think that about Josh Caddy
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Agreed.Maybe I'm alone on this but personally I found Bowes' performances earlier this year underwhelming.
I’m not really sure what else we could be doing to get that improvement regardless of finals hopes. We’ve been forced to play a lot of young players all year due to injury. So the players are getting that chance already.I’m not saying tank to improve our draft pick... I’m saying once it gets to the stage that it’s pretty unlikely we will be winning the flag that we move to do things that’ll help us next year more than this year.
If a better draft pick comes with doing so then that’s a bonus.
I also think that most people (even you) were pretty happy with the player we used pick 8 on last year.
I’m not really sure what else we could be doing to get that improvement regardless of finals hopes. We’ve been forced to play a lot of young players all year due to injury. So the players are getting that chance already.
To continue to attract players to the club they’ll push to finish as high as they can even with finals out of reach.
Bottoming out doesn’t work, the club will continue to try and win a flag while we have this group of players.
The younger end of that group they’ll keep competing with includes Stewart and Cameron.
We play man on man defence it'll be over by quarter time.We play zone defence again this week we will be ****ed game over by quarter time.
It would be more attractive to drop down if we had our second, third, and fourth round picks in the draft.I'm not saying to bottom out... and as some people have mentioned we are probs a few more loses away from really thinking about next year, but I'm just mentioning it now.
I'm saying when the time comes, I won't be disappointed if we subtly put the cue in the rack and make some moves that could be slightly helpful to what I'd think would be a final tilt next year with guys like Hawkins, Duncan, Smith, Rohan etc.
Just things like not flogging the guts out of Blitz every week... Giving him a game off here and there (it may help next year). Giving Dempsey some full games on the wing so maybe he is fast tracked to play that role like he did in the VFL last week in the AFL next season. We are obviously playing kids now, but that's because of injuries. Maybe try some different tactics out. Just anything that would help out for next season.
We haven't really been in this position for a long time... I'm just saying I'm happy to do a few of these things that will likely have us lose an extra game or two later in the season to possibly give us a little improvement next season.
Losing isn't the norm for us but I'm ok with it if I understand why it's happening and continuing to get games into kids with our aging list isn't a bad thing IMO... and yes it'll likely have us miss the 8, not go B2B and get a decent draft pick... I'm can handle that.
You gotta know when to hold them and know when to fold them.
It's just an opinion... We may get some guys back after the bye and just go all in for every game of the year or the old "until it's mathematically impossible to make finals" line.
Time will tell... Maybe if we get smoked really badly tomorrow night and to Port after the bye some others will start to think "what can we do to propel us into next year" like I am a bit more.... But yes it's still earlyish for sure.
It would be more attractive to drop down if we had our second, third, and fourth round picks in the draft.
Yes it will.This will be over by Qtr time
We play zone defence again this week we will be ****ed game over by quarter time.
Agree with you both but it’s a hallmark of Bad Geelong Football when we are standing flat footed and stagnant in an ineffective zone.We play man on man defence it'll be over by quarter time.
I absolutely accept that we're up against it yet again this weekend. But we're not playing the threepeat Lions at the Gabbatoir, either.
This Dogs team are very strong through the midfield, OK up forward, and gettable down back. If we can prevent clean entries to our D50 and convert when we actually get the ball in deep ourselves, we aren't without a chance. Even straighter kicking would have had us close to winning at least two of our last three games. So getting that right is an absolute must if we are to be in with a show.
Time for our experienced players to lift and lead.
Time for our premiership backline to get its mojo back.
Time for our undermanned midfield to just keep turning up and competing at every contest.
Time for our forward talismans to ruthlessly convert their opportunities.
Danger out is big. But even Danger in was no guarantee of anything. Could have been not quite right, could have tweaked it again, and just about scuppered his season. I'm taking the view that our chances for the season might actually be better with him getting more rest, irrespective of the result on Saturday night.
But that's probably informed by the fact that I no longer believe we have all that much chance on the season, anyway. The first two games after the bye could easily finish us off, unless we get something going soon. And Saturday night is the next big opportunity for the boys to do something about that.
So, on the basis of all that, I'll (quite inexplicably) go with Jez to kick six, and Cats by 27...
#itsnotplayedonpaper
#soyouresayingtheresachance
What are we ranked by scores conceded from turnover?Agree with you both but it’s a hallmark of Bad Geelong Football when we are standing flat footed and stagnant in an ineffective zone.
Bring some ****** intensity!
This will be over by Qtr time
Yes it will.
That's what I was implying.Heck, you guys are even more optimistic then me, I reckon the doggies will hang in there for a half at least.
Bowes will play.Why is Bowes not playing .WTF .
And Mitch knevitt was harshly dropped to sub last week.
Jezza and DK were great in this match up last year .
I find that hard to believe, we usually only get players injured half-way through the gameBowes will play.
There'll be a late out from the selected side.
Any idea who?Bowes will play.
There'll be a late out from the selected side.
I'm not sure how effective it is just get games into kids if the games are uncontrolled losses.100% but as I have said a couple of times... my thought's are more to fast-track players for next year whilst not thrashing our senior guys all year so we are in better shape for 2024 and one final tilt... Not just purely because of draft picks.
Guessing Bruhn from the mid game shoulder strapping and low TOG last week. Looks like he's carrying somethingAny idea who?
We are due for a good old “late change”. was a regular part of our success - but have gone cold over past few months (mostly as we had nobody to change in!!)Bowes will play.
There'll be a late out from the selected side.
Cameron is not 100%. Been carrying something and ideally would have missed a game or two already but has got up the last few weeks. They're nursing him to the break but there's word he might not get up.Any idea who?
We play zone defence again this week we will be ****ed game over by quarter time.
Well we're proper f@#ked then aren't we?Cameron is not 100%. Been carrying something and ideally would have missed a game or two already but has got up the last few weeks. They're nursing him to the break but there's word he might not get up.
Cameron is not 100%. Been carrying something and ideally would have missed a game or two already but has got up the last few weeks. They're nursing him to the break but there's word he might not get up.