Diamond_Jim

Who can forget trying to listen to a game and as we would be attacking it's off to the fourth from Cranbourne. Listening to ABC coverage interstate had a similar issue

Was quietly confident last week but not so this week. Bulldogs have a sub par defence. Hope we have a plan to exploit it. Weideman will be double teamed so not expecting much. Fritsch to kick 5 if he kicks straight. Bulldogs will try the tsunami style run and carry attack that Collingwood use so successfully against us. Need to stop easy exits from our forward 50. Last nights result did us no favours. Big game in the context of the season Would like to see Salem drifting forward from time to time.

Wait.. there's more !!!!

He is but a shadow of the Hogan we knew

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

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

The end of the ultimate dream team. Countless early draft picks. Players traded for more draft picks. Outside mids that dreams are made of. Why did they fail... was it just coaching or did their drafting and pursuit of a free flowing style of game not fit the close checking style of play that many teams adopted Wouldn't mind the younger Green at the right price

Quite a few games for the top 7 to slip up on including our own. I'd expect three losses for the top 7 (hopefully we're not one of them) which could see the ladder taking shape. Wins by Richmond and Port are not impossible and they would be great for us

Brayshaw renegotiated his contract on the back of his stellar post bye season of 2018. He would be paid very well.

Different times Then...Less than 4 wins= 2 picks .... therefore a serious leg up Now not so much

If the players want to make it work... yes For Jackson it's money.... we could easily accommodate two years on $650k.. but if you're offered 8 x$1.3M Brayshaw.... far more complicated... he fancies himself as a star midfielder... is he ???

There's probably 4 or 5 players vying for Toby's spot and even then his position was deemed worthy of elimination this week at selection so there will be a few disgruntled and bemused players. One of Chandler or Bedford may as well try elsewhere next year Must say I do like the idea of a straight swap for Parrish with Bombers paying half his salary of course

Actually I'd pick Chandler or Weideman but the fact is the forward line still didn't function last week and we were saved by Pickett's performance. You need to score goals to win and if you weaken an already underperforming forward line it's a strange strategy. Melksham has rarely performed when selected as evidenced by his two earlier games. Anyway let's see

For all the talk of Melksham's defensive game he hardly got a kick. The strategy didn't seem to free up BBB or Fritsch and if it hadn't been for a mercurial performance by Kossie Pickett we would have lost the game. So we drop a small forward (albeit underperforming) and add no one up forward. Does this mean Petracca is to be played almost as a permanent forward. Okay but our midfield isn't exactly performing at its golden best and it happens to be the Bulldog's strength Strange team selection

Can't see any bolstering of the forward line Disappointing

As has been said the run home is a nightmare and there's no other term for it. Two road trips against top 4 teams and 3 against final 8 aspirants. Add to that a sputtering forward structure and you have to wonder. This is where a good coach shows his value. Motivating tired players is an art. In a strange way the prolonged camp arrangements of 2021 may have played into our hands in our success last year. Not suggesting that we repeat it but freshening up players mentally is a must. I still maintain we wasted an opportunity to refresh/manage key players in the two week block against North and WCE. Is the hunger there... we're about to find out starting on Saturday night

Future revenue streams are the unknown when it comes to big long term contracts. For example Australian cricket is likely to get $40M a year for the Indian rights to stream Australian games played in Australia. 10 years is two broadcast deals. While times are challenging the last two broadcast deals have seen revenue growth of significant amounts. Then there are the gambling rights Maybe Jackson is selling himself short

Nineteen teams doesn't work unless you reduce to 18 rounds. If not every team must have two byes If you want something dramatic you play 18 rounds and the bottom 3 or 5 drop out Assuming 5 have dropped out then it is seeded with 1v 14, 1v13 etc until you get to 22 games. TBH it stinks but it shows what you have to do to accommodate an odd number of teams

Seems that posters are tempering their expectations on an almost daily basis. We really need to find a way to deal West Coast in as an alternative bidder. A number 3 draft pick who will be paid record money. How Freo can hope to get him without giving away a top player is amazing but it seems that the media have been sucked into the Freo vortex.

Having the game before the AFL game and the week after a bye is another example of scheduling at it's VFL best

The critical point to observe is when the ball is kicked. At that point he is rarely triple teamed. We love our high kicking entries which when directed towards BBB gives plenty of time for other defenders to leave their man and triple team him. The answer is for the other attacking forward to lead his defender away to such an extent that this defender can't influence the play. Harder in practice of course

Noticed that BBB was playing on the weekend with strapping around his knee. Does he usually have strapping

Sleep well Pickett There is always someone here

Old Man Covid will throw a lot of teams over the next 6 weeks. A bit like going without a beer I hope our guys are sensible but even then it will be a lottery

Hopefully they repeat it next week against Collingwood