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TEAMS: Rd 19 vs Western Bulldogs

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31 minutes ago, Redleg said:

Yes but you were saying two key forwards is today not the best way and Bevo has 3 in this week.   

You posted   ( the 2 traditional tall setup is not very successful nowadays and I think Goody sees this. )

Except my point was more about the type of player they are, than purely their position, hence the word traditional. I guess we'll let Bevo decide what suits him best and have the results do the talking, JUH flourishes more as a main target it seems. Goody's stubborn and often unpopular selection has proved fruitful more often than not

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    5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Agree we need to shut down Bailey Dale. At the peril of my SuperCoach team.  He’s clearly their quarterback.  Sometimes or actually mostly, MFC fails to identify key quarterback types. Mills (Swans) and Crisp (Pies) played this role and in recent losses we failed to shut them down.
    Possibly Melksham is identified for this role and knows that Dale often takes the kick in and then runs to create the overlap possession. 

    Just checked. Bailey Dale is elite for disposals (avg 27 per game) , rebounds from def50 (6.9) and metres gained (592m).  But only average for contested possessions, tackles and spoils. Classic quarterback.  Aside from the Mids (Bont, Libba, Macrae) I’d put lots of work into making Dale accountable and making sure we tightly watch him closely when the Dogs rebound.  Simply can’t play a loose zone on him.  

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    I fully expect us to start hitting our straps and getting back to our best footy starting very soon. We all but have our best 22 on the park now excluding Tmac. Hopefuly it starts on Saturday. 

    I think its very likely we've gone through some sort of uplift in training loads at some point recently, and it will serve us well this September as it did last year.

     

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    24 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Just checked. Bailey Dale is elite for disposals (avg 27 per game) , rebounds from def50 (6.9) and metres gained (592m).  But only average for contested possessions, tackles and spoils. Classic quarterback.  Aside from the Mids (Bont, Libba, Macrae) I’d put lots of work into making Dale accountable and making sure we tightly watch him closely when the Dogs rebound.  Simply can’t play a loose zone on him.  

    Especially with Daniel out we could essentially cut off all means of distribution out of their backline if we do this. 

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    1 hour ago, Smokey said:

    I fully expect us to start hitting our straps and getting back to our best footy starting very soon.

    I don't. Except for the odd moment or match, sitings of our premiership form have been few and far between. Too many players down on form/injured/out. If we win more than one match in the finals I'll be pleasantly surprised.

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    Just now, whatwhat say what said:

    confirmed?

    Yep. Knee soreness for Brenny

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    15 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    I see Mitch Hannan is listed at HBF on the Bulldogs selection sheet. Does he ever play down back

    I think he has been playing the last couple of games down back, ever since his return to the main team. He has been doing alright, as he can take more risks and has a bit more freedom. Has created some good linking plays.

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    23 minutes ago, Mickey said:

     

    FMD !!!

    I'll add to my above comment - for reasons of clarity.

    Weid has had his chances but has shown nothing to inspire confidence.

    However, having said said that, I hope he plays a blinder !!!!

    And .....who knows ...... him being the number one ... the one and only KPF may be just the fillip he needs to get his [censored] into gear!!

    Edited by Bitter but optimistic
    clarity

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    BBB pulled out of the training (captains run), very early in the session this morning. Spent most of his time wandering around aimlessly, looked underwhelmed.

    If our forwards fire could be the end for him.

    Weid and Petracca to destroy the Dogs.

    Also Dunstan had a little issue with his left hammy (awareness), required some massage, quickly rejoined the seconds squad though.

    Go Dees

    Edited by kev martin

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    For what's its worth, I bumped into a Lever at Southland this afternoon and asked him if he was gonna get up for tomorrow. "Yeah hopefully I should be alright". Wasn't oozing confidence

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    6 minutes ago, kev martin said:

    BBB pulled out of the training (captains run), very early in the session this morning. Spent most of his time wandering around aimlessly, looked underwhelmed.

    If our forwards fire could be the end for him.

    Weid and Petracca to destroy the Dogs.

    That's like saying 'If Dunstan comes in and averages 40 disposals per game, it could be the end for Viney"

    Edited by John Demonic

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    2 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

    For what's its worth, I bumped into a Lever at Southland this afternoon and asked him if he was gonna get up for tomorrow. "Yeah hopefully I should be alright". Wasn't oozing confidence

    You’d think if he was out it would have been announced with the BB withdrawal. 

    Unless of course they’re giving him an extra day to prove his fitness. 

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    If Lever is a late out also, could we see Tomlinson come in and Petty sent forward?

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    3 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

    If Lever is a late out also, could we see Tomlinson come in and Petty sent forward?

    Who replaces Petty? 

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    8 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

    That's like saying 'If Dunstan comes in and averages 40 disposals per game, it could be the end of Vineys career"

    Going by the chatter about BBB this week, that he can't fully train and will always have a tender knee. (He isn't a Buddy.)

    I think we need a stable forward line, going into the final series. If it functions well without him , I can see us not picking BBB.

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    I'd be tempted to play Jackson forward and Weideman in the second ruck role.

    Just cannot see Weideman contributing up forward especially as the number 1 tall.

    Dogs play English in the ruck so Weideman might break even

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    9 minutes ago, Stevienic23 said:

    For what's its worth, I bumped into a Lever at Southland this afternoon and asked him if he was gonna get up for tomorrow. "Yeah hopefully I should be alright". Wasn't oozing confidence

    Lever trained well this morning. 

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    [censored] the AFL and their rubbish draw. We have that many short breaks now plus travel, on top of having basically no real bye. Absolute trash. They would never treat a big club like that. 

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    Just now, kev martin said:

    Going by the chatter about him this week, that he can't fully train and will always have a tender knee. (He isn't a Buddy.)

    I think we need a stable forward line, going into the final series. If it functions well, I can see us not pick him.

    Fair enough. I guess I have less faith in Weid firing, than I do in Benny rehabbing from a knee injury.

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