This is pretty reminiscent to last weeks game.

Sloppy and poor skills early before the Dee's rebounded in the second half which I'm fully expecting to happen again today.

Jack Watts has been really good the last 2 weeks, lets hope its finally clicked for him.

Nice to hear the commentators cracking jokes over potential injuries. Only when Melbourne are playing.

This commentary team is actually worse than last week's. 

Just now, Moneider96 said:

I honestly think that Watts is finally hitting his straps. 

He still doesn't quite go hard enough.

He's better no doubt, he still just looks like he can't get out of third gear.

Doesn't feel like it whatsoever, but we kept the Bulldogs goalless that quarter.

Watts will be a frustrating player til the day he hangs up his boots. Already seen the best and worst of him in this game. Definitely looking stronger in marking contests overall though which is a positive sign.

Well we kept them goalless which is something, and we were a bit better going forward.  It's against half a side so I'd love to see us come out and run over the top of them in second half but I'm not getting carried away.

I don't see it as something to worry about though.  We'll be right.

1 minute ago, praha said:

This commentary team is actually worse than last week's. 

Good to hear Michie get a touch whilst sitting in the stands.

2 minutes ago, 3Dee said:

Wattsy you champion

I hope he's coming of age

1 minute ago, Clint Bizkit said:

He still doesn't quite go hard enough.

He's better no doubt, he still just looks like he can't get out of third gear.

Agree, but today he's taken marks, tackled and kicked goals.

Thats what we want from him even if doesn't look like he's gotten out 3rd gear.

watts bog so far.

 

2.1 

7 marks

10 touches

 

16 minutes ago, praha said:

Still haven't kicked a goal kicking into the wind.This could get ugly in the second half.

Or not.

You can see the new team plan of moving the ball quickly, but you need players who can execute whilst under pressure, because that type of game promotes that sort of self pressure, unfortunately too many times the player on the end of the chain doesn't have the evasive skills and foot skills to hit a target. Yes I'm looking at you Jack Grimes!

Disposals evened up a bit that qtr, because of the wind, moving forward needs different approaches depending on which end IMO. 

Frost with 1 handball, 1 tackle and 0 hit outs.

I'll be shocked if he's named round 1.

Watts will make mistakes but is making chances in the forward half unlike others. We looked better as soon as the young dogs started to tire and we had room to dispose without pressure. The first quarter though showed how far we have to go as a lot could not think through the best decision when faced with multiple players pressuring them. Harmes, Hunt and Kent need to get more involved. 

Just now, boydie said:

Frost with 1 handball, 1 tackle and 0 hit outs.

I'll be shocked if he's named round 1.

Viney 2 kicks 12 HP. Need to get more damaging

2 minutes ago, Demon_spurs said:

You can see the new team plan of moving the ball quickly, but you need players who can execute whilst under pressure, because that type of game promotes that sort of self pressure, unfortunately too many times the player on the end of the chain doesn't have the evasive skills and foot skills to hit a target. Yes I'm looking at you Jack Grimes!

I'd be looking at several others first on today's performance.

2 minutes ago, boydie said:

Frost with 1 handball, 1 tackle and 0 hit outs.

I'll be shocked if he's named round 1.

To be fair, a lot of players have gone missing.

I've barely noticed Kent all game.

Just now, Demon_spurs said:

Viney 2 kicks 12 HP. Need to get more damaging

One thing the Dogs did well in the first half was their pressure around the contest.  Gawn won plenty of HO but each time we got our hands on it we are almost tackled instantly.  We haven't had a great deal of room to move.

Great to see Tommy Bugg with 16 touches already. Led the tackle count in NAB 1. Is willing himself into games.

8 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

You got howled down for good reason. And probably will again.

Its you and I ET.
See ya during the season.

Frost looks like a lost athlete to me, not a natural footballer. 

1 minute ago, thevil1 said:

I'd be looking at several others first on today's performance.

Such as?

Frost is lost. He's not an onballer or a forward. Apparently Oliver can kick. Pederson was outrun, out-thought and out muscled by an 18 year old. He ain't the answer up forward either. Tom McDonald I think is.