Game Day Round 14 - Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton Blues

[Dav1d]

Skills have been disappointing yes but not nearly as disappointing as our work rate..

 

[Obi fella]

Haven't been this filthy since the Dees game. Foot skills poor. Work rate poor. Marking poor. Defending poor. Need a half time rocket.

He's gone.

 

[W W Biscuit]

It's continually missing targets by hand which is most perplexing. We're just farming it out indiscriminately. Positioning and decision making terrible at the moment.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

6 minutes of decent football...

 

[_Mike_]

I wish someone would put some time into kicking.. Ours is bad, again too many times we are too quick to play on.

 

[hutchy31]

On the bright side, we should be about 5 goals down. It looks even worse from level 3, our work rate and decision making nowhere near Carlton - they absolutely own the field atm.

Good coaching test for bevo, because I believe we're comfortably better than this mob. Just need to turn up .

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

This is why I turn to alcohol.

 

[BrisDog]

Some attitude adjustment required at half time

Time to wheel out Terry Wheeler.....

 

[Doggies_13]

Absolutely woeful skills Dickson attempted kick to redpath a prime example, Dahl needs to move rather than stand there being held, woeful umpiring both ways. Couldn't possibly play any worse yet just 3 points down a lot of key players need to lift especially half backs need to run

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

The thing is I think Carlton are playing pretty badly too.

 

[Substance]

Macrae, you are a gun, but ffs get professional with your kicking. Get a right foot kick and fix your shocking left, goddamn it's so unacceptable.

 

[F_therest]

Not convinced with Red... Doesn't have what it takes in the big time

Really? Thought he's been your best forward. The only one taking some marks.

 

[dergert]

Danger danger danger danger.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

it's been completely shite tonight hasn't it.

The thing is you could justify it if he was a inside-outside mid or inside mid - but he purely is an outside mid. A 30 possession game might be okay with that terrible kicking if you split those possessions 50-50 contested/uncontested. But the fact is that three quarters of his touches are uncontested so his kicking needs to be much better because once you win the ball uncontested the kicking is the entire part of the possession.

 

[archibald23]

Those who reckon over the last two weeks that teams are setting up to shut us down, you're right. Watch them congest the middle of the ground. Forces us to work the boundaries where we dont have the height or marking targets (handballing is our game).

We need to figure this one out. We are now dangerous enough of a side that other teams are willing to sacrifice their natural game plan to shut ours down. Gotta find a way to work the boundary or be good enough to work handballs through the middle.

 

[F_therest]

The thing is I think Carlton are playing pretty badly too.

We are. Both teams are.

We let you kick the easiest 3 goals in the world in the first 3 minutes...

We're slightly on top in general play but boy some of our forwards (like Cas and Wood) are really slow of mind.
A few of our young guys like Johnson and Boekhorst look a little spooked as well.

 

[Obi fella]

For those at the game this week (and last) what are teams doing differently structure wise to stop our run?


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I was there last week & was very surprised we won. We got touched up everywhere except the half back line and the scoreboard.

 

[random__hero]

This is why I turn to alcohol.

Agreed, I'm half cut already

 

[BrisDog]

Minno has been good, Maclean good, Morris very good.

Macrae - putrid, handball only thanks.

Honey off for CD. Unleash the midget (thank Christ he didn't debut against the Saints)

 

[random__hero]

Hope bevo gives them a rocket at half time

 

[JTCWBFC]

Could easily sub out half the team


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[threenewpadlocks]

On the bright side, we should be about 5 goals down. It looks even worse from level 3, our work rate and decision making nowhere near Carlton - they absolutely own the field atm.

Good coaching test for bevo, because I believe we're comfortably better than this mob. Just need to turn up .

On Level 3 as well.
When Armfield kicked that goal, before that Kreuzer took a mark in the middle of the ground. He had heaps of options on the left and right uncontested so I thought that we had a spare man back inside defensive 50. I look back and we're effing outnumbered 3-2. How is that even possible?

 

[fronkalicious]

Very lucky to be close. Not enough effort, skill or system so far.

Bonti, Picken, dal, honey all need to get going. Awful half.

 

[_Mike_]

Really? Thought he's been your best forward. The only one taking some marks.

He is a 1 trick pony and has been around the club a few years now.. He has taken a few marks but you haven't been watching his ground work tonight. He's simply a good VFL player but that's the limit

 

[Dav1d]

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Agreed, I'm half cut already

might join you soon....this has been sickening