
NBates
Brownlow Medallist
More boots in (pls delete if posted previously) - the funniest (sic) thing is he's criticised our best players....
WESTERN BULLDOGS (8th in 2022, currently 14th)
TO LIKE: The draw. Next three games are winnable
TO FIX: Gone from 5th for scoring to 17th. That speaks for itself.
This biggest issue for Luke Beveridge is to get their offence back in check. With the talent they’ve got and the recruits that they’ve brought in – looking at you, Rory Lobb
– their decline in scoring is damning. Their score per inside 50 percentage was 8th last year. They’re now 18th.
For a team that generally turns chains of plays into scores you can only say they are void of confidence and are disconnected as a team at the moment.
The Dogs are “disconnected”. Picture: Getty Images
The Dogs have assets all over the ground but parts of their game have deserted them.
The biggest issue is their midfield turnovers.
Ed Richards
, Adam Treloar
, Marcus Bontempelli
, Bailey Dale
and Oskar Baker
are all guilty of it. For their skill level they shouldn’t be making the amount of crucial errors they are — and where, which is making it nearly impossible to defend those turnovers.
They won’t ever get flow or rhythm on a game with players that continually give it back to opposition. It challenges their trust and belief in the team.
Until the Bulldogs tidy up their ball use coming out of defence and through that midfield zone, they’ll continue to struggle.
Taking care of the footy is a prerequisite to scoring.
Possession is 9/10ths of the law – in life and in footy.
WESTERN BULLDOGS (8th in 2022, currently 14th)
TO LIKE: The draw. Next three games are winnable
TO FIX: Gone from 5th for scoring to 17th. That speaks for itself.
This biggest issue for Luke Beveridge is to get their offence back in check. With the talent they’ve got and the recruits that they’ve brought in – looking at you, Rory Lobb
PLAYERCARDSTART
7
Rory Lobb
- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 207cm
- Wt
- 106kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 11.0
- 3star
- K
- 6.7
- 3star
- HB
- 4.4
- 3star
- M
- 4.0
- 4star
- T
- 2.4
- 4star
- MG
- 174.6
- 3star
- D
- 11.3
- 3star
- K
- 8.0
- 3star
- HB
- 3.3
- 2star
- M
- 4.6
- 4star
- T
- 1.4
- 2star
- MG
- 228.6
- 3star
- D
- 7.0
- 2star
- K
- 4.0
- 2star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 2.6
- 3star
- T
- 2.8
- 5star
- MG
- 133.0
- 3star
PLAYERCARDEND
For a team that generally turns chains of plays into scores you can only say they are void of confidence and are disconnected as a team at the moment.
The Dogs are “disconnected”. Picture: Getty Images
The Dogs have assets all over the ground but parts of their game have deserted them.
The biggest issue is their midfield turnovers.
Ed Richards
PLAYERCARDSTART
20
Ed Richards
- Age
- 26
- Ht
- 188cm
- Wt
- 89kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 12.4
- 3star
- K
- 7.2
- 3star
- HB
- 5.2
- 4star
- M
- 2.5
- 3star
- T
- 2.4
- 4star
- CL
- 0.7
- 3star
- D
- 11.3
- 3star
- K
- 6.0
- 2star
- HB
- 5.3
- 3star
- M
- 1.5
- 2star
- T
- 2.5
- 3star
- CL
- 1.1
- 3star
- D
- 14.6
- 4star
- K
- 9.8
- 4star
- HB
- 4.8
- 4star
- M
- 4.8
- 5star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
- CL
- 0.2
- 2star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
1
Adam Treloar
- Age
- 32
- Ht
- 185cm
- Wt
- 84kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 28.2
- 5star
- K
- 12.9
- 5star
- HB
- 15.3
- 5star
- M
- 3.6
- 4star
- T
- 4.9
- 5star
- CL
- 4.6
- 5star
- D
- 30.3
- 5star
- K
- 16.3
- 5star
- HB
- 14.0
- 5star
- M
- 2.0
- 2star
- T
- 3.3
- 4star
- CL
- 5.8
- 5star
- D
- 18.0
- 5star
- K
- 11.2
- 4star
- HB
- 6.8
- 5star
- M
- 4.2
- 4star
- T
- 2.6
- 4star
- CL
- 1.6
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
4
Marcus Bontempelli
- Age
- 29
- Ht
- 194cm
- Wt
- 96kg
- Pos.
- Mid
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 22.5
- 5star
- K
- 12.3
- 5star
- HB
- 10.3
- 5star
- M
- 3.6
- 4star
- T
- 4.8
- 5star
- CL
- 4.4
- 5star
- D
- 18.4
- 4star
- K
- 9.7
- 4star
- HB
- 8.8
- 4star
- M
- 2.6
- 3star
- T
- 4.1
- 5star
- CL
- 4.0
- 5star
- D
- 12.0
- 3star
- K
- 5.8
- 3star
- HB
- 6.2
- 4star
- M
- 2.0
- 3star
- T
- 3.8
- 5star
- CL
- 1.8
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
31
Bailey Dale
- Age
- 29
- Ht
- 188cm
- Wt
- 85kg
- Pos.
- Def
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 13.2
- 3star
- K
- 7.6
- 3star
- HB
- 5.6
- 4star
- M
- 3.1
- 3star
- T
- 1.6
- 4star
- MG
- 117.4
- 2star
- D
- 9.0
- 2star
- K
- 5.1
- 2star
- HB
- 3.9
- 3star
- M
- 2.3
- 2star
- T
- 1.7
- 3star
- MG
- 117.4
- 2star
- D
- 8.0
- 2star
- K
- 5.0
- 2star
- HB
- 3.0
- 3star
- M
- 1.4
- 2star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
PLAYERCARDEND
PLAYERCARDSTART
13
Oskar Baker
- Age
- 27
- Ht
- 184cm
- Wt
- 87kg
- Pos.
- D/M
Career
Season
Last 5
- D
- 13.8
- 4star
- K
- 8.8
- 3star
- HB
- 5.0
- 4star
- M
- 4.4
- 4star
- T
- 1.7
- 4star
- MG
- 277.8
- 4star
No current season stats available
- D
- 16.0
- 4star
- K
- 10.8
- 4star
- HB
- 5.2
- 4star
- M
- 5.2
- 5star
- T
- 2.0
- 4star
- MG
- 333.6
- 5star
PLAYERCARDEND
They won’t ever get flow or rhythm on a game with players that continually give it back to opposition. It challenges their trust and belief in the team.
Until the Bulldogs tidy up their ball use coming out of defence and through that midfield zone, they’ll continue to struggle.
Taking care of the footy is a prerequisite to scoring.
Possession is 9/10ths of the law – in life and in footy.