Cranky Franky

On 4/30/2023 at 1:37 PM, Bring-Back-Powell said:

The media aren’t talking about him but I’m sure clubs are well aware of his contract status. He’s been a massive highlight of our 2023 season.

1) is a deadly snap at goal.

2) has stepped up with goals in crucial moments against Richmond and Sydney.

3) General skills above average.

4) defensive intent highly noticeable.

5) Clearly on track for a 35+ goal season if he plays the entire season.

6) plays with passion and would be a coaches dream.

In line with the thread, if he were a stock he’d be A2 Milk circa 2017-2018. From $2 to $12 in the space of 12 months.

This just highlights what a stupid error our brains trust made last year ignoring a number of players killing it at Casey.

We'll never know but it may have cost us a flag in 2022.

I'd like to know why he had a brain fade & got sucked in by Buddy last year.

Nice work George.  I recall being very surprised when Jamie Duursma stopped Kernahan from dominating all those years ago.

3 hours ago, hemingway said:

Pushing uphill with a toothpick Cranky. 

Never seen so much love for such an average plodder. Should have been dropped about the middle of last year.

Clearly a great clubman but as a player doesn’t inspire me & I would happily sacrifice him to keep better players.

Rarely plays well when the team is struggling but always dominates after we get on top & are cruising.

1 hour ago, kev martin said:

Dunstan missed some quite simple hit ups. Those turnovers will kill us at AFL level. Sparrow has a good kick, and is getting better the more his confidence rises. Agree, that he appears to be struggling, but he may be playing his team role well. At the captain's run today, they were using Tom as an outside runner/ball receiver (unusual, as he is usually in and under/around). 

 Dunstan is good for the development of young players, like Woey and AMW, at those stoppages.

Dunstan has a solid body of work going back to last year. I reckon he should get 2-3 games on the trot.

Sparrow (along with ANB) seems to be a protected species.  I like him but he is one of the " second stringers" that always goes missing when we play poorly.

7 minutes ago, kev martin said:

BBB had difficulty causing defensive pressure. His best efforts would be spreading his arms out and kind of zoning an area making the opponent with the ball have only 180 ° of exit. He looked a lot taller than any of the Tigers backs. 

BBB, TMac & Tommo all struggled & at times their fumbles were embarrassing.

Given all 3 have struggled to hold down a spot in the last year or so you would think all 3 are at the crossroads.

13 minutes ago, Nascent said:

Thought Turner was outstanding all game.

He was somewhere between solid & good - nowhere near outstanding.

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Good luck to you Oskar Baker. Looked at home in the AFL. Not the top of the class but has been very handy for the Bulldogs so far. 

Yes and a real shame he wasn't given any opportunities by our BT in 21 & 22.

1 hour ago, Monbon said:

 

Bench: Clarkson, Gary Baker, Wayne Gordon ( the Best and Fairest winner the year before he died,) Jarrott, 

 

Don't think Wayne Gordon won a B&F.

Baker certainly did.

Apparently the Council stopped some of the games being played in town due to a range of problems including violence.

Instead of threatening to move the game the AFL should talk to the Council & the NT government & local community groups & look at some solutions to the main issue.

23 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Haha come off it.

Couldn't get a game for 2 years and would be kicking the dew out at Casey had he remain on the list.

Tell me exactly who is getting a game in our current line up?

Only getting a game at the doggies because Bevo was stupid enough to get rid of Hunter without no direct replacement. 

You totally missed the point. Which was that Baker was good enough to play AFL in 2022 and if the selectors had rested injured & non performing players & given Baker, Dunstan, Chandler, Bedford & others some well deserved games then maybe we would have done better in 2022.

Just like to take this opportunity to let the armchair experts who canned Baker during Demonland debates know they were wrong.

About a quarter of posters felt he should be given more games but the majority whined about his disposal among other things.

Picked in the first 5 games & playing ok demonstrates he should have been given a go in 2022 (along with several others). 

48 minutes ago, A F said:

 

LJ may well end up being a star, but it appears Freo have this hyperfocus on WA products to the detriment of their actual list needs. 

Yep that is a major part of their problem but they still haven’t woken up to it.

Look at the record - Cam McCarthy, Harley Bennell, Jesse Hogan, Des Headland (not a total fail but he was disappointing), now Jackson & Col Sylvia was the icing on the cake.

Until Freo learns to target players they actually need they will be a dud side.

To all the "Petty Forward" disciples just want to point out you were wrong.

He always was a natural defender.

2 hours ago, Demonstone said:

Top team there Franky, but I'm surprised that you have included Phil Carman.

He only played one season at Melbourne for eleven games and didn't exactly set the world on fire.

I think a bit of poetic licence is allowed.  

Bizzell wasn't the best either but for a couple of seasons he was brilliant.

Ditto Ray Biffin & if we'd had Biffin, Ditterich & Carman in the 2000 GF side Dean Wallis wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.

Fowler May Wight

B Lovett Hardeman Bizzell

Alves Wilson Flower

Davey Lyon Jurrah

Farmer Jackovich Neitz

Ditterich Petracca Oliver

Gawn Biffin Wells Carman

2 hours ago, Macca said:

Being relegated to sub should improve the bloke especially if he is made of the right stuff

Didn't do Fritsch any harm when Bayley was dropped for the Prelim final in 2018

Jordon's ambition should be to become at least B+ or better.  Then they'll never drop him

Reality is that we've got a really good list so it's a great problem to have anyway.  10 years ago we barely had half a dozen AFL-standard players on the list

Agree totally.  JJ has been well looked after.  He probably should have played more games at Casey in 2022 but kept getting picked ahead of Chandler, Bedford, Baker & Dunstan.

His weakness was his hesitancy with the ball in hand where he invariably went back & took the safe option rather than taking the game on.

13 hours ago, radar said:

Jeff White also. 

Jeff White was a Victorian.

1 hour ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Petty up forward was a great decision. I'd been calling for it without thinking there was any chance it would happen, especially when Tomlinson was dropped. Makes us look so much more dangerous with another mobile marking forward up there.

I thought Petty was ordinary up fwd. No better than Tom McD. Brown did very little as well.

9 hours ago, radar said:

Heard David Glasscott on this;

”Can you imagine Carlton in the early 80s, Sellars, Jimmy Buckley, Val Perovic putting up with being tied to a tree?”

Buckley, Perovic & Sellars 

Who on earth was Sellars ???????

2 hours ago, radar said:

Heard David Glasscott on this;

”Can you imagine Carlton in the early 80s, Sellars, Jimmy Buckley, Val Perovic putting up with being tied to a tree?”

Sellars ??? Wasn’t he an actor ?

On 3/18/2023 at 10:30 PM, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Mcvee what a debut, alot to like about the young lad just oozes confidence and class by foot.

Our depth is insane.

Yep he was impressive. Long may he run out of defence.

4 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Baker showed last night why he was 2 years late in being delisted. Can't believe he and Hannan are running around at AFL level as we speak.

Whilst Baker has good speed it's his inconsistencies in game to go missing for greater periods of the game, and also his tendency to butcher the footy under no pressure is why he's played 1 AFL game in two years. 5 minutes into the 3rd and at one stage Baker had only 3 disposal next to his name...

I can imagine some of the current Dees players would have had a little giggle to themselves in being perplexed seeing his name on the team sheet come round 1.

Don't like him do you ?  

Can't believe some of the spiteful comments made about Baker on the site.

25 minutes ago, adonski said:

Laurie probably holds his spot for another week given a likely Pickett suspension. Thought Laurie was fine off limited touches, enjoyed his handball to advantage for his first possession.

McVee looks like one of those players who just has a bit more time than everyone else, looks like he has a lot of natural ability. Also took some somewhat aggressive kicks with success.  

Laurie looked mostly clueless today just like he did in the practice game.

Not currently up to it by a long long way.