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I know this is a topic that has been brought up before, but seriously, where are the hard bodies on our team(with the exception of a few youngsters)?

What disappoints me, is that when you look around at almost all the other teams(Richmond excluded), there senior players actually get bigger bodies as the seasons go by. We have guys like Wheatley, Ward, Brown, Bruce and Junior, who don't seem to have put much muscle on at all over the years. I know guys like Junior(and Jones), have stated that they dropped kg's so that they could run out games better, but why do other teams have big strong bodies and are able to run all day as well?

And now for the cliche of the year.....we need a big preseason for next year!

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I know this is a topic that has been brought up before, but seriously, where are the hard bodies on our team(with the exception of a few youngsters)?

What disappoints me, is that when you look around at almost all the other teams(Richmond excluded), there senior players actually get bigger bodies as the seasons go by. We have guys like Wheatley, Ward, Brown, Bruce and Junior, who don't seem to have put much muscle on at all over the years. I know guys like Junior(and Jones), have stated that they dropped kg's so that they could run out games better, but why do other teams have big strong bodies and are able to run all day as well?

And now for the cliche of the year.....we need a big preseason for next year!

IT COMES DOWN RO WHI IS IN CHARHE.

YOUR COACH GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF A TEAM...

NEALE DANIHER = LIGHT BODIED BATTLER

JOHN WOESFOLD = BIG AND TOUGH

Yes we need to be locked in the gym, this running crap that has entered the game in which the Bulldogs are the catalyst only takes you so far, It will never win you a flag......

Lions, Power, Swans and Eagles were all big bodied skillful proffesional teams.

Posted
IT COMES DOWN RO WHI IS IN CHARHE.

YOUR COACH GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF A TEAM...

NEALE DANIHER = LIGHT BODIED BATTLER

JOHN WOESFOLD = BIG AND TOUGH

Yes we need to be locked in the gym, this running crap that has entered the game in which the Bulldogs are the catalyst only takes you so far, It will never win you a flag......

Lions, Power, Swans and Eagles were all big bodied skillful proffesional teams.

:)

Cant agree more good comment.

Posted

i posted a topic about how skinny we looked and we were getting shoved off the ball too easily. this being skinny [censored] is a joke! its a mans game and man needs MUSCLE!!

Posted
IT COMES DOWN RO WHI IS IN CHARHE.

YOUR COACH GIVES A GOOD INDICATION OF A TEAM...

NEALE DANIHER = LIGHT BODIED BATTLER

JOHN WOESFOLD = BIG AND TOUGH

Yes we need to be locked in the gym, this running crap that has entered the game in which the Bulldogs are the catalyst only takes you so far, It will never win you a flag......

Lions, Power, Swans and Eagles were all big bodied skillful proffesional teams.

Agree Nicho, very good comment :)

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Yes we need to be locked in the gym, this running crap that has entered the game in which the Bulldogs are the catalyst only takes you so far, It will never win you a flag......

Lions, Power, Swans and Eagles were all big bodied skillful proffesional teams.

(claps) Too True.

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If we were stronger we could get through games better cos we wouldn't be getting battered and thrown around. If we were highly skilled a lighter running game would suit . Our skills are terrible so i guess we better hit the gym and go back to being a one one side. Strength would make up for our poor skills and atleast be able to pressure the opposition more with tackling and break packs open and shrug a few tackles. Aaron davey has trouble getting a kick this year because our delivery is so poor and he has no physical presence to go get it. He is a good indication of how our team really is.

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The fact that we can't lay an east tackle worries me, anyone see wheatleys effort on jolly in the goal square, was shocking.


Posted

Does Fergo actually lift weights? - he literally has no muscle development on his arms. Surely he would understand how much of a disadvantage he is at playing with a body like that. He has been on the list 5 years and is the same size.

Posted
The fact that we can't lay an east tackle worries me, anyone see wheatleys effort on jolly in the goal square, was shocking.

Its a disgrace

According to the stats on the AFL website we won tackles 55-52 on sun, does this count include half-assed tackles?

Posted
The fact that we can't lay an east tackle worries me, anyone see wheatleys effort on jolly in the goal square, was shocking.

I was disgusted by that too.

Our tackling is second rate but every now and then we tackel really well and then its not seen for another year.

Posted

Our tackling is crap. It's either round the waist (leaving the opponent's arms free) or a one armed tackle (uncommitted).

The number that stick or hurt are laughable - about 5-10%. I loved it when Brock slung Kirk into the deck in the opening seconds of the game. That's what we need!!!

Posted

Our tackling was good last year. Why is it the opposite this year ? Who is in charge of our tackling ? Who ever it is should be shot.

Posted
Our tackling is shite this year because we are [censored] weak!

Our tackling is shite because tackling in tiring and that's all we do - we never have the ball! If there were three teams playing yesterday we'd have been third to the ball.

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