Game Day Round 3, 2024: West Coast vs Western Bulldogs

[Barrybran]

We almost kicked a goal between the first quarter and middle of the fourth quarter...is that what you mean by better because of almost?

The first quarter is what we're trying to do. The second and third quarters today and last week are what happens when our skills are off. If we can tidy up the skills we'll score more and concede less. I'd rather watch us go down by 70 points trying than 100 points not trying. It'll turn around.

 

[Smotie2]

When can we piss Simmo off? I can't take this anymore.

I have never seen a coach so protected by a club and even the media and general football commentators and machine as Simpson has been.
I don't hear commentators even talking about it like there usually is.
Every other coach would have been sacked by now 100 percent.

 

[amazingjoshy]

55 points, 65 points and 76 points. Getting progressively worse. Surely the club pulls the trigger and gives Simmo the bullet? Delaying the inevitable.

End of last year was the time, doing it now doesn't give the new or interim coach much to work with, doubt it would change much

Take another pick 1 and do it at the end of the year

 

[Crimson King]

why not get simmo to just sit home and let Schofield have a few games in charge.



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Simpson should step down/fired and Schofield should be the caretaker coach until end of season.

 

[Cuzz09]

Yeah I'm 100% in the give us as many PPs as possible camp now.

We need talent.

We have minimal skill

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[greatwhiteshark]

why not get simmo to just sit home and let Schofield have a few games in charge.



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Because it’s pointless Schofield coaching Simmons plan and team.

 

[garlic munchers]

The WC hierarchy from 2020-2023 responsible for this steaming pile of shite have trashed their legacies.

Absolutely drank their own bathwater to engineer the worst side in AFL history.

 

[Cuzz09]

Simpson should step away and Schofield should be the caretaker coach until end of season.

I'd love this, Just shake something up

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[xLeCrAs2x]

The most deflating thing is it seems we have absolutely no positives or anything to look forward to in the future, our high picks haven’t even shown anything really the past few years, our seniors are bog average besides Gov Yeo and Kelly. Our captain has horrific disposals and decision making and our coach can’t coach. This is quiet sad and even in the 08-10 era I felt we had something to look forward to.

Nicnat
Shuey
Lecras
JK

(Add in Gaff and Darling at the end of the 2010 season)

Our seniors in Kerr Embley Cox Glass Lynch were much better than our current seniors

 

[Barrybran]

Third week in a row we're down by a lot and still trying at the end. Very clear we have a deficiency in personnel more than coaching or fitness. It would be nice to tidy up the F50 entries though.

 

[kaiserchief13]

I have never seen a coach so protected by a club and even the media and general football commentators and machine as Simpson has been.
I don't hear commentators even talking about it like there usually is.
Every other coach would have been sacked by now 100 percent.

AFL media enjoys WC being shit and will not rock the boat even for some clicks

 

[sharps24]

Edwards has gotta start next week. So much cleaner than most of his teammates

Disgraceful that he was dropped, covered more km's than anyone last week playing the hardest role out there and gets the sub.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Good lord, i totally forgot Jack Williams was even playing

3 disposals, 1 mark, 2 tackles, 0 score.



Out of 46 players, only Caleb Poulter, the bulldogs sub was ranked a worse player on the field (8) than Chesser (17) and Williams (15) who both played full games.

 

[squashface]

Another element of sacking Simmo this early is Schofield likely steps in as caretaker but then we have no midfield coach and will be a coach down for the rest of the year

 

[Cuzz09]

Because it’s pointless Schofield coaching Simmons plan and team.

he might have his own ideas.

Look at the 36ers pile of rabble then new guy comes in with ideas and they played a lot better

He's gonna get paid out anyway, just pay him out and be done with him.



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[illegaleagle]

Because it’s pointless Schofield coaching Simmons plan and team.

Throw this shitty gameplan out and go man on man for rest of the year. Young players are getting worse under Simpson

 

[UseR2006]

The biggest issue is clear as day, has been from even last year. We are getting destroyed on the spread from contest.

Our contest inside has been improved from last year.
Everything else is same old, same old.

We went into our shells after qtr time and barely tried to take the corridor. (dogs looked like they clogged it up pretty well).

I'm just over seeing us go forward with long bombs inside 50 EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
it doesn't work, especially against a team with a slew of talls to use.

Also been a defender of Simmo but I'm thinking it's time for him to go. he can coach out the year but the board/ceo should start the hunt for his replacement now.

 

[squashface]

Good lord, i totally forgot Jack Williams was even playing

3 disposals, 1 mark, 2 tackles, 0 score.



Only Caleb Poulter, the bulldogs sub was ranked a worse player (8) than Chesser (17) and Williams (15) on the field, from 46 players.

0 score? kicked the first goal of the game and what became 1/3 of our goals

 

[eaglesnutcase]

We need to work on our short passing and more so on short passing under pressure.

 

[Mulldogg]

It’s become abundantly clear that Simpson won’t give up his $1m a year salary and that’s far enough, I know I wouldn’t. But the club need to go to the AFL and negotiate a payout that doesn’t smash our soft cap. Why are we being penalised for being financially stable when beggar clubs can just sack coaches on a whim and pay only 6 months’ salary?

 

[TassieEagle]

I get it, the last two and a bit years have sucked as supporters, but saying you're not going to watch anymore isn't necessary.

It's how I feel, and true. I have seen the 08-10 years, I remember knowing we sucked.

But tuning in week after week causes me nothing but anger and frustration. We are a meme club. Every week losing by 10 goals is maddening and due to where I'm living right now I'm getting up in the middle of the night to watch us, which given our timeslots often results in an a ruined Sunday morning/early arvo.

 

[Marlin01]

Any fan that attends next home game has my full admiration. You’re twice the fan that I am.

 

[garlic munchers]

Won clearances, same amount of i50s. Only lost contested by 6.

Just inside 50 efficiency.

I dunno, it isn’t all doom and gloom

Are you Simmo or Nisbett?

 

[Shuestar13]

it blew out early too

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40-50 points, was hoping it would be around that at the end, no reward for effort in the last and in the end near 80

 

[Cuzz09]

Papley to kick 11 next week on Cole and some random NSW kid will be rising star

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