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Apparently we've had the second hardest draw to start of the season given 4 of our 6 opponents (Geel, Ess, GWS, GC) have winning records thus far and Freo had a winning record before the weekend.

We are projected to have the 3rd easiest fixture in the coming 5 weeks which also makes sense given 3 of our opponents have losing records and Hawthorn have been a little vulnerable over the last fortnight.

We should be aiming for 3 out of the next 5 (Rich, WC, Syd), then give the Hawks a red hot crack and who knows? Meanwhile Brisbane is out of the question at the moment.

4-7 would be a decent recovery and would get us out of the bottom 4 doldrums and we could realistically look to finish around the 10th-13th mark. This would make Essendon's first pick more palatable.

5-6 would actually get us back into the hunt.

Why are we even remotely concerned about what pick Essendon get from us in the draft?

What's done is done and in the whole scheme of things, it doesn't matter

Besides which, they gave us their 1st round pick last year and we drafted Lindsay with that pick

Remember it's just a number and at least 3 of the top 10 picks each year are busts. And that's factual, not an opinion

And Lindsay looks like he will be a fine player anyway

Don't sweat the small stuff

Lindsay is currently 9th in Rising Star betting, not a bad guide to how highly rated he is. Happy to take him against whoever the Bombers might take..

On 19/04/2025 at 17:06, dees189227 said:

Impressed with koltyn today. He used the ball well & led up for it.

Good call. Unheralded game.

I've been surprised to hear so many on here talk about him in the same breath as Windsor, Langford and Lindsay. I haven't seen anything close to that. But I really liked his game on Saturday.

Six possies is low, obviously, but as you said, kept presenting hard outside 50 and made smart decisions when he got it.

8 minutes ago, Fromgotowoewodin said:

Lindsay is currently 9th in Rising Star betting, not a bad guide to how highly rated he is. Happy to take him against whoever the Bombers might take..

Lindsay's disposal efficiency is going at 81.1% for the season. Which is excellent for an 18yo in his first year player

It's hard to not get carried away but he looks a goodin. The kid hits targets at speed and looks to have excellent vision

Lindsay will be an A grader. Either at half back, on a wing or even through the midfield.

He's got leadership pedigree, beautiful skills, a decent tackler (although missed a few on the weekend) and he has pace.

What's not to like? The ceiling is high.

2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

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Fixture analysis: Bulldogs and Dockers facing tough runs,...

Check out your club's run of fixtures across the next five weeks

Apparently we've had the second hardest draw to start of the season given 4 of our 6 opponents (Geel, Ess, GWS, GC) have winning records thus far and Freo had a winning record before the weekend.

We are projected to have the 3rd easiest fixture in the coming 5 weeks which also makes sense given 3 of our opponents have losing records and Hawthorn have been a little vulnerable over the last fortnight.

We should be aiming for 3 out of the next 5 (Rich, WC, Syd), then give the Hawks a red hot crack and who knows? Meanwhile Brisbane is out of the question at the moment.

4-7 would be a decent recovery and would get us out of the bottom 4 doldrums and we could realistically look to finish around the 10th-13th mark. This would make Essendon's first pick more palatable.

5-6 would actually get us back into the hunt.

Interesting because we started wit the 2nd easiest draw

14 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Interesting because we started wit the 2nd easiest draw

For the season I think that was.

The article is referring to the first 6 rounds.

Given of the 6 teams we've played only the roos and bombers won't make finals it's probably not far off the mark in terms of the difficulty of the draw.

Time on ground stats were interesting for a few

• Melk 65% (only on the ground 2/3rds of the game but 13 possessions and competed hard)

• Fullarton 60% (therefore 40% on the bench)

• Kolt 68% (Fair enough)

• Langdon 75% (that's a surprise, is he carrying something?)

• Turner 46% & Sharp 40% (one replaced the other)

15 minutes ago, Macca said:

Time on ground stats were interesting for a few

• Melk 65% (only on the ground 2/3rds of the game but 13 possessions and competed hard)

• Fullarton 60% (therefore 40% on the bench)

• Kolt 68% (Fair enough)

• Langdon 75% (that's a surprise, is he carrying something?)

• Turner 46% & Sharp 40% (one replaced the other)

We noticed Lingers coming to the bench too. I wondered whether they are finally managing our players a little better.

When you've got so much dynamic running required as opposed to aerobic up and back, it might allow Lingers to be fresher and therefore better with disposal. His DE is really good this year. Might have something to do with it.

Just now, Adam The God said:

We noticed Lingers coming to the bench too. I wondered whether they are finally managing our players a little better.

When you've got so much dynamic running required as opposed to aerobic up and back, it might allow Lingers to be fresher and therefore better with disposal. His DE is really good this year. Might have something to do with it.

I vaguely recall that he has gone as high as 97% but that might have been a few years ago ... but it was often a high percentage anyway as it was a talking point back then

1 minute ago, Macca said:

I vaguely recall that he has gone as high as 97% but that might have been a few years ago ... but it was often a high percentage anyway as it was a talking point back then

He was still doing 100% game time as of this year still.