Bugg

[Go the Biff 3,457]

28 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

You're right in that we can't drop them all.

You're wrong to give him another week.

He's a momentum killer. @ProDee was right. His 4 goals last week was the worst thing that came out of that game. He can't kick, he can't handpass and he's fumbly. We simply cannot feature him in our forward line. Get him out.

Spot on. I remember Harmes kicking four mainly junk time goals a couple of years ago. Thought it was the worst four goal games I'd seen. Until last week. Still, agreed you can't drop a bloke after a 4 goal game but it was dollars to donuts he was going to revert to type this week. He is simply not good enough and in my view, never will be. And for his defenders who will suggest that he was not the only player to fumble or give off poor disposals, he did it last week as well. When he was "on fire"

[Jaded No More 68,975]

He is a soul crushing football. He literally [censored] every contest he’s involved in. A momentum killer. Goodbye. 

[Adam The God 30,603]

2 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

You're right in that we can't drop them all.

You're wrong to give him another week.

He's a momentum killer. @ProDee was right. His 4 goals last week was the worst thing that came out of that game. He can't kick, he can't handpass and he's fumbly. We simply cannot feature him in our forward line. Get him out.

To be fair, a few of us having been decrying his inclusion for a while now. He should be a certain delister for mine.

[Pirlo 813]

Bugg plays like he doesn't want the ball. Fumbly, nervy, inaccurate. If he doesn't turn that around, and at his age the odds are against him, then this will be his final year on our list. A side like Carlton may take him for a year to shield the younger bodies, but he's lost his mongrel since he knocked out Mills and allows himself to be pushed around. He's suffering a crisis of confidence and AFL level is not the place to sort it out. 

[Skuit 10,031]

We should have never attempted to turn him into a serious footballer. It was way more fun when he was a sideshow dishing out the irrits.

[At Least I Saw a Flag 5,315]

He reminds me of that ex filth player Kennedy who was on our list for a couple of years.

[Gator 17,972]

Notwithstanding my unhealthy hate for this fellow, Bugg being selected is good for my Catholic soul.  It's the punishment I deserve.

 

I'm thinking of changing my username to ProBugg.  

[jnrmac 20,276]

7 hours ago, Pirlo said:

Bugg plays like he doesn't want the ball. Fumbly, nervy, inaccurate. If he doesn't turn that around, and at his age the odds are against him, then this will be his final year on our list. A side like Carlton may take him for a year to shield the younger bodies, but he's lost his mongrel since he knocked out Mills and allows himself to be pushed around. He's suffering a crisis of confidence and AFL level is not the place to sort it out. 

Bugg should be dropped. He is so nervous about making mistakes or doing the wrong thing he has lost all instinct. There was a point when he was in the fwd 50 and on his left foot he instead handballed to Harmes who was in a worse position and had to kick on his left foot - which he duly missed. You could actually 'see' his thought process. To me it encapsulated how he is playing.

I used to think that he was kicking points and it would be a different conversation if he kicked 15g 9h instead of the opposite. But he is a clear liability now. 

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

He's almost at Tom Gillies levels.

I said after the Mills punch that I hoped he never played for us again, I really wish that had been the case.

For someone who is a good runner, we don't see it in games.

[DeeZee 7,445]

The thing about Bugg is he gets to the right position and takes marks inside 50

[nutbean 8,838]

4 points could have been 4 goals and we may have thought differently about him.

The issue for me is that last weeks kicking was an aberration not this weeks kicking. From the day he stepped through the door he has missed the most gettable of goals. So having a small forward that cant kick is a small forward that is not worth having. 

The shame for me is throughout his stay with us he has shown that he can get enough shots on goal.  He just cannot kick straight. (what is worse - as a supporter  your heart just sinks when he misses such easy shots - you do wonder the impact on the team. You work so hard to get opportunities to score to have the end kicker not able to convert). Therefore he has no value as a small forward. He is not a midfielder and he is not a back. Therefore he has no real value period. 

[John Crow Batty 8,880]

Knows how to find opportunities in front of goal but there is a name for his all to frequent missing regulation goals in most games. Its called momentum killing. 

[Deemania since 56 6,763]

16 hours ago, Big Carl said:

With the dozens of skills coaches we have can someone PLEASE teach Bugg how to

kick?? 

One of a thousand pre-requisites for the whole team. It just must be done.

[Deemania since 56 6,763]

54 minutes ago, DeeZee said:

The thing about Bugg is he gets to the right position and takes marks inside 50

It is a dichotomy of suitability for the team. He cannot take all of the blame for the result against Whoreform, however. He does need to practice with thousands of kicks at goal week in, week out as he is pathetic at this skill - my grandmother could do better and she passed away over 30 years ago. Bugg adds nasty to the team, Bugg irritates other teams, Bugg gets into interesting positions to receive the ball some of the time, Bugg stuffs up nine out of ten times and fumbles. It just isn't too much to ask. A few weeks, at least, back at Casey and a bit more effort to address these mandatory football skills at training and away from training. 

[Tricky 341]

15 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

I blame the selectors who are picking him.

Would you really have dropped him after last week?

[Roger Mellie 4,173]

2 hours ago, ProDee said:

Notwithstanding my unhealthy hate for this fellow, Bugg being selected is good for my Catholic soul.  It's the punishment I deserve.

 

I'm thinking of changing my username to ProBugg.  

Bugger?