Dunn - Played well

[Striker475 696]

Dunn is far too one-dimensional. The only thing he can do is that defensive forward role - in terms of actually providing threat, he just doesn't do it.

Plus he looks like a goddamn porn star.

[RalphiusMaximus 6,031]

For the record, Davey had Murphy for the first half. Dunn was switched to him at half time and worked his ass off to stay on him when the doggies sent men over to try to man him up and give Murphy a cutout. He also took on pretty much the entire Bulldog backline when they started trying to bully Watts and Davey. I'm very curious to know why there wasn't a report when one of them nailed him in the third. Umpire turned around to see him on the ground clutching his stomach and didn't even make a note to check the tapes.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,593]

????

Were we watching the same game? He might have kept Murphy quiet, but he was recruited ages ago, with Newton and Bate as one of our up and coming big players... All of them have been disappointments. Tagging an ageing has-been, and we're to think that's a win for us? I think people are justified in their frustratio with him. Draft a player that high and keep him that long you expect him to nullify a player AND get 20ish damaging touches + goals...

No disrepect to the original poster. But I do remember sitting there at one point with Bate in the midfield playing as well as he has in years and STILL being slow, with Dunn playing a negative role, and I just thought, this isn't good...

i tend to agree, what is acceptable effort for Melbourne supporters wouldnt be at other more successful sides. Lets not forget what picks these guys were taken at.

[Norm Smith's Curse 2,593]

One thing I do like about Dunn is that he always seems to really have a go.

[FC Melbourne 108]

Disagree with OP. Went absolutely ape poo in the last 1/4 with at least a couple of efforts where he needed to come hard at the ball but either stayed down or tried to duck out the back.

Almost as timid as Watt's in a pack situation deep forward.

Edited April 24, 2012 by FC Melbourne

[jacey 333]

Dunn is the perfect definition of a list clogger.

List cloggers aren't duds. They don't hang around cause they can't play.

They provide bits and pieces to fool people but ultimately they aren't up to it. They are sneaky like that.

[Sir Why You Little 36,998]

Dunn was obviously given a specific job to do by the Coach...at half time (maybe)

and he carried it out, & was praised.

Cool...Lynden is "in"

Give him some credit.

[Cards13 9,117]

For the record, Davey had Murphy for the first half. Dunn was switched to him at half time and worked his ass off to stay on him when the doggies sent men over to try to man him up and give Murphy a cutout. He also took on pretty much the entire Bulldog backline when they started trying to bully Watts and Davey. I'm very curious to know why there wasn't a report when one of them nailed him in the third. Umpire turned around to see him on the ground clutching his stomach and didn't even make a note to check the tapes.

RMax if Davey; our highest paid player (and Watts to an extent) and one of our elder statesmen needs help from Dunn (the ultimate soft on) from being "bullied" by the backline of Easton Wood, Bob Murphy, Mark Austin and Roughead then we are worse off than I thought. Nailed Dunn.... give it a spell Dunn has a habit of getting in someones grill, when they retaliate he drops like a stone even if he is hardly touched.

[Cards13 9,117]

And I'll add to it Murphy 24 stats, Dunn and Davey combined had 13 with 2 goals (both Davey)......

[jimcor 212]

Almost as timid as Watt's in a pack situation deep forward.

I continue to be surprised at the no. of times that Jack W pops up in an unrelated OP and that so many comments are negative. From what I've seen, his contested marking continues to get better as his body shape changes and, frankly the last thing we need is yet another 'flyer' when what we desperately need is a smart crumber with pace & the ability to hit a target by hand or foot. I know I've said it before but, in my opinion, he is our smartest and most skillful player and one that we cannot afford to lose. My guess is that he is doing the job that he is being asked to do by the coaches.

[Bossdog 2,002]

And I'll add to it Murphy 24 stats, Dunn and Davey combined had 13 with 2 goals (both Davey)......

And I'll add Murphy had only 6 in the second half

[Cards13 9,117]

And I'll add Murphy had only 6 in the second half

Yup but it is a 4 qtr game BD. I just think it is amazing that we are discussing how well Dunn played collecting 4 touches ALL game. Anyway each to their own I guess.

[simma02 53]

Got to love some of the excuses for poor performances here on Demonland. Let's get one thing straight - 4 possessions in an entire game is a horrible result, no matter what job the coach gives the player...... Unbelievable!!!

[La Dee-vina Comedia 16,708]

Can someone with a better memory than me recall whether Dunn's selection in whatever year he was drafted was considered at the time to be a surprise, a stroke of genius or par for the course? I wonder what was the thinking at the time. That he'd be a key position player? A forward? Defender?

For some strange reason I can recall that Bate was considered to have "slipped" through to us (but I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong). But I have no memory of what the consensus view of Dunn was.

And I know it's all academic now. I'm just curious.

PS. I wouldn't pick Dunn this week or perhaps ever again given the number of chances he's had and his inability to deliver.

[jimcor 212]

My memory tells me that he was drafted as a KPF to be groomed to take over from Neitz. When that didn't work I think Newton was then thought of as the Neitz successor. But my memory might not be correct!

[mrtwister 652]

FYI - Milne had 9 possessions from the FP last week from 56 i50s.

And he didn't have a negating role.

AND he's far more annoying than Dunn.

But I bet noone thinks he should've been dropped for bad form this week.

Edited April 26, 2012 by mrtwister

[Je Roos Salem 661]

Yeah, and we really had him in the team to play a negating role! Even if he held Murphy all their other defenders seemed to have plenty of room. Plus, a couple of goals from him would've been nice in the last quarter after Clark went off. He dribbled the ball into the post from point blank range at a crucial stage.

Dunn had a good 2010 but if he's not gonna reach that form again he'll forever just be an average player who doesn't deserve to be in the side.

Edited April 26, 2012 by Steve Jurrah