spirit of norm smith

Joel Smith will definitely be traded at year end. He will ask to be traded imo. Baker and Rivers must play v Saints. Need them to match Hill and Jones for pace.

Not sure why Melksham was stand in skipper v Kangas !!! Steven May should be the next leader and in as skipper if Gawn and Viney are not available.

no Plan B sums up Goodwin. we got matched in contested possessions and beaten on the spread we refused to tag Bont or Macrae

Agree it’s ambiguity at best. I watched the dons v tigers and Dusty on 2 occasions moved sideways along the mark and imo over it. No call. The ridiculous inconsistency is painful. Melkshams 50 was at a crucial stage in the game as it broke the game to the dogs.

I’m still laughing at Mahoney. Tomlinson played his best footy at CHB or CHF for Giants. That’s why he needs to play CHB for Dees.

Hunter and JJohannnnnnsen were laughing. Simply walked around Vandenburg and Sparrow. They knew they had the leg speed. Goodwin was too slow to realise it. We need outside mids. I’d draft 3 young kids in the draft exactly for this. That’s the priority. short term - Baker must come in. He must be given a chance. And memo to Goodloss. Let him run and run.

Absolutely. Goodloss has no idea. Kept Harmes at half back but he was lost. We needed to TAG THE BONT or TAG MACRAE. No let them run free. Ffs. Harmes needed to go to either. He can tag and get into the contest.

Simply have to give him a chance. Baker has pace. We need pace !!! It was our deficiency v dogs and v Saints last year. In baker’s first game , he had burst to get it, get clear and run. By game 4, he was stopping to handball. His natural pace and run had been outcoached from him by Goodwin. Baker needs to be given the next 2 games in the wing opposite Langdon. If he fails, then he is on the edge and likely could be delisted. But give him a go !!!!!

Umps were rubbish. But didn’t necessarily cause our loss But 3 things need explaining 1- dogs 50 to gift them a goal in 3rd qtr. was Melksham stupid or wrong? He didn’t go over the mark. He went to the side just like when someone marks in the deep defense and they prevent the switch. There was no warning. 2- push when kicking. It’s not downfield. It’s a retake. Got to ask for clarification (Goodwin??) 3- when it’s not advantage? Viney free kick and Vandenburg has the ball, advantage called but Vdberg says no (hand up) as a bulldog is right next to him. He gets tackled. Ump pings him for holding the ball. Clarification(Goodwin)

Two tackles yesterday. About 6 missed tackles. Did you watch the game ? He was so slow the Bulldogs defenders walked around him.

outs. Sparrow (inj). Tmcd slow Vdberg ineffective Hannan clueless Pickett unlit dynamite - looks dangerous but harmless Preuss huge heart but lacks smarts Spargo little boy in a mans game in. Brown Baker Bedford Rivers Bennell Gawn c.wagner Why? Brown replaces Tmcd Baker for pace Bedford replaces Pickett Rivers has run and skill. Bennell kicks goals Gawn is our skipper and a star, C.wagner can actually compete lockhart. May. lever Hibberd. Tomlinson. Salem Langdon. Viney. Baker Melksham. Brown. Bennell Bedford Weid Fritsch Gawn Petracca oliver Rivers c.wagner brayshaw Harmes

6 May 5 Lever Naughton and Bruce were nothing. 4 Langdon kept running when others simply stopped 3 Viney his gut running and centre clearances were competitive 2 Tomlinson he was steady and CHB is his position 1 Weid presented well but often ignored when free apologies to Hibberd who actually ran and took on the game yet Wallis goals were costly

Slow. slow. slow. he was too easily stepped around by both defenders. then he was half hearted. Offered nothing around the ground when he went into the ruck. his fumble in the last to gift the bulldogs a goal was a game killer has to be dropped this week

Excellent summary. Add in “dumb footy and decision making”, in fact I’ll do a separate thread.

Wallis. Really !!!!

EXACTLY. NO TAG ON BONT. NO TAG ON MACRAE

Bulldogs we’re practicing kick outs in warm ups. they are coached Trac is too arrogant goody can’t even tag Bont

Trac kick the goal. Ffs Spargo. Delist now. Vandenburg too slow Tom mcd too dumb

Bont v Trac. Bont 10. Trac 00. Goodwin is fuc&$)&n dumb

Petracca. Ffs

Umps ❌ Bulldogs mids on top - losing inside contest ❌ Spargo and Pickett not effective❌ Defence ✅ May Preuss Langdon our best ✅

Hunter Bont Macrae. Who’s on them

Preuss ✅ Trac ❌ umps ???? Short 15 metre chip kicks ???????

Spargo - get out!!!!!!

Petracca KICK IT FFS