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Eastdog
20-04-2018, 10:38 AM
Big game Saturday night!

Get your predictions in for margin, our first goal kicker and our best on ground.

Margin: Dogs by 16 points

First Goal: Dickson to get our first

Best On Ground: Bont to have a great one

Go Bulldogs!!

Eastdog
20-04-2018, 10:43 AM
http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2018/5/fre-v-wb

Match preview: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs
April 16, 2018 1:54 PM

SUMMARY
The Dockers made Greater Western Sydney earn a 31-point win in blustery conditions at Canberra last Saturday and return to Perth aiming to extend their unbeaten run at Optus Stadium to three games against an improving Western Bulldogs line-up. Fremantle has looked a much more potent team at its new home compared to on the road, averaging 101 points in Perth and only 55.5 in two away losses. There is a watch on Fremantle ruckman Aaron Sandilands after the club wanted to rest him against the Giants, and Lloyd Meek or Scott Jones might come into the mix for a debut against beanpole Tim English. The Dogs were rudderless in the opening two rounds but have rediscovered some intensity and defensive workrate, and will be kicking themselves for blowing a lead against Sydney. It looms as a tough task against Freo and they will rely heavily on prime movers Jack Macrae, Marcus Bontempelli and Luke Dahlhaus to match it with the Dockers' powerful engine room.

WHERE AND WHEN: Optus Stadium, Saturday, April 21, 6.10pm AWST
TV AND RADIO: Click here for broadcast guide

LAST FIVE TIMES
R3, 2017, Fremantle 13.11 (89) d Western Bulldogs 10.13 (73) at Subiaco Oval
R23, 2016, Fremantle 10.9 (69) d Western Bulldogs 6.13 (49) at Subiaco Oval
R1, 2016, Western Bulldogs 15.13 (103) d Fremantle 5.8 (38) at Etihad Stadium
R7, 2015, Fremantle 15.11 (101) d Western Bulldogs 14.4 (88) at Etihad Stadium
R11, 2014, Fremantle 13.11 (89) d Western Bulldogs 6.15 (51) at Etihad Stadium

THE SIX POINTS
1. Fremantle trailed by 14 points at three quarter-time against the Bulldogs in 2017 before kicking five goals to one behind in the final quarter. Nat Fyfe was best on ground with 33 disposals and six tackles.

2. The Bulldogs continue to struggle to kick straight, ranked last for accuracy this season at 37.6 per cent. They’ve kicked more behinds than goals in all four games.

3. Fremantle has dominated the Western Bulldogs recently, winning six of the last seven and seven of nine since 2011. In total, the teams have played 29 times with the Bulldogs winning 15 games to 14.

4. The Western Bulldogs are ranked last in contested possessions and tackles this season but Fremantle has only been marginally better, ranked 16th in both categories.

5. The Bulldogs have struggled in Perth recently, losing nine of their last 10 matches, and another defeat will mean their first 1-4 start to a season since 2013.

6. David Mundy has been a standout for the Dockers in a mixed role between attack and midfield this season, averaging 24.5 disposals and a goal per game, and the veteran has risen from 69th in the Schick AFL Player Ratings to 52nd overall.

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR …
Marcus Bontempelli has the size and smarts to compete against Dockers superstar Nat Fyfe and the Dogs will need their young gun - who has booted six goals this year and is averaging 19.5 disposals - to have a significant impact to claim an upset win.

PREDICTION: Fremantle by 19 points

Twodogs
20-04-2018, 10:46 AM
Dogs by 38 points.
First goal Tom Boyd
BOG the Bont

bornadog
20-04-2018, 12:12 PM
Dogs by 22

First Goal Dickson

BOG Macrae

Eastdog
20-04-2018, 07:29 PM
Any Woofers going? I'd say some our WA woofers will go.

I'll be watching from home on the couch with a beer cheering on the mighty Bulldogs.

Rocket Science
20-04-2018, 08:16 PM
Fear we'll struggle courtesy of inexperience, an unsettled lineup and the trek.

Margin: Freo by 21 points
First Goal: Big Tom Boyd
Best On Ground: Toby McLean

Ozza
20-04-2018, 09:05 PM
I think we’ll win tomorrow.

Dogs by 15 points
BOG: Bont
First Goal: Dunks.,

AndrewP6
20-04-2018, 09:52 PM
Them by 22 points
First goal for us Dicko
BOG for us JJ

LostDoggy
21-04-2018, 08:39 AM
Dogs by 17 (bring the past fortnight's intensity and we'll win)
1st goal: Boyd
BOG: Macrae

1eyedog
21-04-2018, 09:04 AM
I've got a positive feeling about today.

Dogs by 16 points
Dicko
Jac Mac

boydogs
21-04-2018, 10:11 AM
We match up well with them. No threatening talls, young side

WB by 26
First Goal Gowers
BOG Macrae

Bulldog4life
21-04-2018, 10:54 AM
Doggies by 14
First Goal Tommy Boyd
BOG Wally

Bulldog4life
21-04-2018, 11:03 AM
Average Attributes
Fremantle Attribute Western Bulldogs
186.8cm Height 186.8cm
86.6kg Weight 84.8kg
24yr 5mth Age 23yr 4mth
80.2 Games 58.0
Total Players By Games
Fremantle Games Western Bulldogs
12 Less than 50 11
2 50 to 99 6
4 100 to 149 5
4 150 or more 0


Youngest team in the round once again.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 02:38 PM
Dogs by 17 (bring the past fortnight's intensity and we'll win)
1st goal: Boyd
BOG: Macrae

Agree PP. We bring that pressure to the table again then huge chance to win. It's an interstate game but it's a very winnable interstate game.

Flamethrower
21-04-2018, 02:52 PM
Freo 16.6.102 d WB 4.14.38

1st goal: Easton Wood in 2nd quarter

Best for WB: Toby McLean

BOG: Nat Fyfe (always kills us in Perth)

ratsmac
21-04-2018, 05:11 PM
Dogs by 39 points
First goal - Big Tommy Boyd and to kick 7
BOG - Boyd, of course Boyd, he just kicked 7 for goodness sake.

Twodogs
21-04-2018, 05:26 PM
Freo 16.6.102 d WB 4.14.38

1st goal: Easton Wood in 2nd quarter

Best for WB: Toby McLean

BOG: Nat Fyfe (always kills us in Perth)

Bloody hell, FT. I saw your scores and thought "the game hasn't started yet hasn't it?" It's going to be one if those days, I just know it.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 05:45 PM
I have my Doggies jumper ready to go!

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 06:09 PM
Dogs by 1 point
First goal: Dickson
BOG: Bontempelli

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:22 PM
Tom with the first!

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 08:23 PM
Great start by Tom. Owned it as soon as the ump blew the whistle

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:24 PM
Bad kick Lukas Webb.

Throughandthrough
21-04-2018, 08:26 PM
good start to the match

bornadog
21-04-2018, 08:26 PM
Bad kick Lukas Webb.

Got to take his chances

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:27 PM
Good pressure so far.

1eyedog
21-04-2018, 08:28 PM
Foot skills are little league quality

Rocket Science
21-04-2018, 08:30 PM
Shit skills kill plays dead.

Put it on endless loop and make the players cop it via headphones on the entire flight home.

I'm Not Bitter Anymore!
21-04-2018, 08:32 PM
JJ is not Gilbee

1eyedog
21-04-2018, 08:33 PM
Lucky the Dockers are shite

jeemak
21-04-2018, 08:33 PM
No respect for the football when we get it. What's the point in working so hard for the bloody thing.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 08:36 PM
Getting ready for a ten goal hiding.

westbulldog
21-04-2018, 08:42 PM
Walters = protected species

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:45 PM
Good early pressure but diminished a little in the 2nd part of the quarter. Our skill level MUST pick up.

The Underdog
21-04-2018, 08:45 PM
This has got “not our night” written all over it.
We look a mile off

kruder
21-04-2018, 08:45 PM
Looking lost on the bigger ground.

chef
21-04-2018, 08:46 PM
Maybe we need to start a kicking club to go with the handball one.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 08:46 PM
I hope Bevo and the recruiting team make skill by foot and decision making a priority for the next few drafts, trade or F.A. acquisitions. We are so frustrating to watch, even when we play relatively well.

G-Mo77
21-04-2018, 08:47 PM
Great to see Boydy slot that through but that's the only highlight. We couldn't hit the side of a building by foot. Naughton's kicking is absolutely atrocious

jeemak
21-04-2018, 08:53 PM
This is bordering on unwatchable.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 08:57 PM
Good work Mitch! Excellent finish.

We need to pile on some pressure by locking it into our forward fifty for extended periods of time.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:57 PM
Great goal Wally. He has kicked some good ones. Caleb did well.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 08:57 PM
Two weeks in a row Wallis has nailed clutch, difficult goals from the boundary. Leading the way.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:58 PM
Lippy!

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 08:58 PM
Nice 1st AFL goal Lipinski.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 08:58 PM
Great to see Boydy having an impact, he looks like he wants to score.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 08:59 PM
Daniel been busy tonight.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:00 PM
Naughton and English still very young so they will make a few errors. I think we can't be too hard on them.

Great fightback to get right back into it in the 2nd.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:06 PM
You gotta love Bont. Champion!

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:06 PM
How can you not penalise someone tackling a player going for a mark?

It's just so bad.

G-Mo77
21-04-2018, 09:11 PM
That goal hurts. We've been all over them this quarter.

Throughandthrough
21-04-2018, 09:12 PM
game over

kruder
21-04-2018, 09:13 PM
Being way too cute its been raining for ages and we trying to play etihad footy.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:13 PM
Another to them. Really hurts that one.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 09:15 PM
Honeychurch has had 16. Unbelievable.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:18 PM
Honey has been doing almost everything right............but he makes it difficult to like him sometimes.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:18 PM
We need to make a conscious effort not to crowd the ball or contest, because once Fremantle are out they're able to transition much too quickly.

The Underdog
21-04-2018, 09:19 PM
Not sure we’ll get to 39, let alone overtake them

josie
21-04-2018, 09:19 PM
And Honey’s lack of awareness is appalling. Love his endeavour but really....

ledge
21-04-2018, 09:20 PM
Hunger isn't as much as it was last two games , did the Sydney game take it out of us ?

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 09:20 PM
Honey has been doing almost everything right............but he makes it difficult to like him sometimes.

Every time he takes possession I have to look away.

kruder
21-04-2018, 09:21 PM
Chip.Chip.Chip.Chip. Um its wet boys? Isn't it? Hopefully we see some sort of adjustment as its obviously not possible via a runner or at quarter time.

Throughandthrough
21-04-2018, 09:21 PM
Honeychurch has had 16. Unbelievable.


how many of them effective though?

josie
21-04-2018, 09:22 PM
Put Bonti on the ball.

westbulldog
21-04-2018, 09:24 PM
Short kicking after 1/2 time = lose, simple

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:24 PM
Those Freo goals hurt an otherwise good quarter from us. We are hanging in there. Need to be better when using the footy.

I've liked Boyd, Bont, JJ, Daniel. Wood must stay in defence.

chef
21-04-2018, 09:25 PM
Bont at CHF is worse than Bont in the ruck. What a waste

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 09:26 PM
how many of them effective though?

Yep, that's why I said it was unbelievable. AFL stats say he's going at 81%. Also unbelievable.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:30 PM
Bont at CHF is worse than Bont in the ruck. What a waste

Not the best but just so important when even not at his best.

chef
21-04-2018, 09:31 PM
Not the best but just so important when even not at his best.

Hes one of the best mids in the league but we play him forward.

#bulldoglogic

Jeanette54
21-04-2018, 09:33 PM
Hes one of the best mids in the league but we play him forward.

#bulldoglogic

Yes, and we really need a strong body in the middle, we are being killed by their clearances.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:35 PM
Yes, and we really need a strong body in the middle, we are being killed by their clearances.

We are missing Hunter and Libba

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:40 PM
Way to easy right from the start of the second half. If things don't change right now, then this has all the hallmarks of a 10 goal loss.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:42 PM
Oh ok. It would appear you are allowed to smash Macrae in the back. Good to know.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:43 PM
This smells already.
Whatever we said at half time..it REALLY had an impact.

ledge
21-04-2018, 09:43 PM
Never ever ever back us over there against freo we just don't turn up.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:44 PM
Ridiculous. Comical. Call it. They're done.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:45 PM
This is a thorough waste of a Saturday evening.

As bad as the first two weeks were this is disgusting me more.

Caleb Daniel just shat his pants in the centre of the ground and it's lucky not to have cost us a goal.

ledge
21-04-2018, 09:45 PM
The last two weeks were just a show , this is the real us.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 09:45 PM
Good to see them come out after half time and respond to the challenge. :rolleyes:

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:45 PM
This smells already.
Whatever we said at half time..it REALLY had an impact.

Boys, want you to go out there and *!*!*!*! up Saturday night for all of our supporters. Got it?

Greystache
21-04-2018, 09:47 PM
Honestly I can think of better things to do than watch this garbage. I'm out.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:49 PM
Cmon Dogs Lift! Lift!

G-Mo77
21-04-2018, 09:49 PM
At training head down to the beach, whoever can kick the ball in the water gets a game.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:49 PM
Putrid. I don't think i can watch much more. We're not the team right now who is able to stop these sorts of runs in game. This looks like JLT 2nd half v Pies and Rnd 1 & 2.

kruder
21-04-2018, 09:50 PM
Is Bontempelli and Wood playing?

Sedat
21-04-2018, 09:50 PM
Nice kick Dahl - I get there's no forward structure but aimlessly bombing it to 3 Dockers defenders is just dumb.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:51 PM
What the fff. heck was Dahlhaus trying to do??

ledge
21-04-2018, 09:51 PM
Wtf? Dalhaus kicks it to three freo players on there own !

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:52 PM
Bont has been quiet so far this season. Was good last week.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:53 PM
Brayshaw and Cerra look like 100 game vets against our guys.

jeemak
21-04-2018, 09:53 PM
I'm out.

kruder
21-04-2018, 09:53 PM
Bont has been quiet so far this season. Was good last week.

And what about Wood?

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
21-04-2018, 09:53 PM
Thats it I'm done for tonight.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:54 PM
And what about Wood?

Yeah he was ok last week but it is a struggle him and our young defenders tonight.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:55 PM
Shocking kick Toby!

We are getting thrashed right now.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 09:55 PM
Nice kick Toby. We have so little care for the ball when we have possession.

westbulldog
21-04-2018, 09:56 PM
These short kicks are really great, Carlton can't wait

ledge
21-04-2018, 09:57 PM
Am I right in saying we won a wooden spoon two years after the 1954 premiership ?
Déjavu . We don't just lose we get smashed.

bornadog
21-04-2018, 09:57 PM
Unwatchable

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 09:57 PM
We are playing crap.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 09:58 PM
Seriously can’t believe how bad we have been this quarter ... as bad I can ever remember us playing. We can’t string two possessions together.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 09:59 PM
Seriously can’t believe how bad we have been this quarter ... as bad I can ever remember us playing.
3 weeks ago is not a long time ;)

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:00 PM
21 points at 3/4 time and haven't looked like even going into our forward 50 . What an absolute embarrassment.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 10:01 PM
Fremantle can stuff it up in the middle, and still run into an open goal. FFS.

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:03 PM
Is there such thing as going man on man or putting extra back to at least stop it ???
Just do something different , out coached out played and stubborn to change it.

kruder
21-04-2018, 10:03 PM
Whenever we don't have Dickson and Redpath we just have no one presenting up at the footy.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 10:04 PM
3 weeks ago is not a long time ;)

At one stage 6.3 to zero inside 50s. Zero!!!!

Sedat
21-04-2018, 10:04 PM
Who is our midfield/stoppage coach? Our work at the stoppages has blown tonight.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 10:05 PM
Who is our midfield/stoppage coach? Our work at the stoppages has blown tonight.

Corey -midfield
Gia - stoppages.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 10:05 PM
At one stage 6.3 to zero inside 50s. Zero!!!!
2nd qtr against West Coke was just as non-competitive, and I share your exasperation about tonight!

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:06 PM
Boyd a shining light tonight.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:06 PM
Whenever we don't have Dickson and Redpath we just have no one presenting up at the footy.

Dicko a big loss.

Murphy'sLore
21-04-2018, 10:11 PM
We have looked like an utter rabble all night. Embarrassing.

G-Mo77
21-04-2018, 10:11 PM
I'm still watching now but I won't be bothering to turn up next week, I mean our players don't bother turning up why should supporters.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:13 PM
I'm still watching now but I won't be bothering to turn up next week, I mean our players don't bother turning up why should supporters.

We always need the support. Now more than ever.

Murphy'sLore
21-04-2018, 10:13 PM
I'd rather look at Facebook than this crap.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:19 PM
Absolute sh*t!

GVGjr
21-04-2018, 10:22 PM
Tough game to watch, we've been out pressured and out played for the majority of the game. Can we really keep writing off performances like this because of the age profile of the team we are selecting?

The next 2 games against Carlton and Gold Coast will be real tests of our character.

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:22 PM
When does Bevo admit this is unacceptable rubbish and someone needs to be accountable?

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 10:22 PM
We are making Freo look like they have won the last three Premierships.

AndrewP6
21-04-2018, 10:24 PM
I think when you capitulate so meekly as we have now 3 times this year, your character is rightly called into question. This is McCartney-esque insipid.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 10:25 PM
Our midfield is in crisis. It is nowhere near as deep as we think, we don't work anywhere near hard enough defensively, we lack skill and turn the ball over far too much.

And the most alarming thing is that there is nobody except Porter coming through Footscray as genuine mids.

Grantysghost
21-04-2018, 10:26 PM
Has any team ever had a bigger effort to score ratio? Like trying to get blood from a stone.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 10:28 PM
Has any team ever had a bigger effort to score ratio? Like trying to get blood from a stone.

We were like this all 2016. It just clicked in September largely off the back of Picken having an unbelievable September.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 10:28 PM
Tough game to watch, we've been out pressured and out played for the majority of the game. Can we really keep writing off performances like this because of the age profile of the team we are selecting?
It is the same age profile that played with merit the last 2 weeks. It's an attitudinal thing - we simply haven't worked hard enough without the ball, and we piss possession down the drain far too easily when we do have the ball.

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:28 PM
I think all clubs look at us as a percentage boost

GVGjr
21-04-2018, 10:34 PM
It is the same age profile that played with merit the last 2 weeks. It's an attitudinal thing - we simply haven't worked hard enough without the ball, and we piss possession down the drain far too easily when we do have the ball.

I guess you can expect young teams to have fluctuating form but I can easily accept fluctuating effort.
I try and look for the positives each week when we lose but other than gaining some experience for the younger guys this game has been particularly difficult to watch and come up with much positive.

kruder
21-04-2018, 10:35 PM
We were like this all 2016. It just clicked in September largely off the back of Picken having an unbelievable September.

We actually played our best regular season footy in 2015. People seem to forget about that.

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:35 PM
Lucky we aren't playing Melbourne city they would score more goals than us.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:38 PM
We actually played our best regular season footy in 2015. People seem to forget about that.

Agree. I reckon it was a bit better the 15 H&A than the 16 H&A season.

Remi Moses
21-04-2018, 10:39 PM
Their 5 fans would enjoy that
Just totally insipid , and a lack of work rate and execution.
I actually think they all hate each other because nobody can find a target .
We need kicking and we have zero mid depth .

kruder
21-04-2018, 10:39 PM
Agree. I reckon it was a bit better the 15 H&A than the 16 one when we won the flag.

A lot better particularly going forward.

ledge
21-04-2018, 10:40 PM
Barrrett and Caro will love this , watch for this weeks massacre in the media.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 10:41 PM
A lot better particularly going forward.

Stringer was good that year. Libba great year in 16.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 10:42 PM
As bad as we have been. Diabolical as we know. Does anyone give us a chance of winning the next three at home against Blues-Suns-Lions?

kruder
21-04-2018, 10:43 PM
Stringer was good that year. Libba great year in 16.

Crameri,Dickson and Stringer is nearly the best forward line we have ever had. We just got the press wrong in that first final got way too high up the park.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 10:48 PM
Crameri,Dickson and Stringer is nearly the best forward line we have ever had. We just got the press wrong in that first final got way too high up the park.

This run of games was unbelievable in 2015:

R17 Magpies Etihad Win 104-86
R18 Bombers Etihad Win 127-40
R19 Power Etihad Win 128-64
R20 Demons Etihad Win 153-55

kruder
21-04-2018, 10:51 PM
This run of games was unbelievable in 2015:

R17 Magpies Etihad Win 104-86
R18 Bombers Etihad Win 127-40
R19 Power Etihad Win 128-64
R20 Demons Etihad Win 153-55

Yeah my favourite regular season of all time we were so exciting to watch.

Twodogs
21-04-2018, 10:55 PM
Am I right in saying we won a wooden spoon two years after the 1954 premiership ?
Déjavu . We don't just lose we get smashed.


No we finished in the top 4 in 1956. We won the spoon in 1959.

G-Mo77
21-04-2018, 10:55 PM
As bad as we have been. Diabolical as we know. Does anyone give us a chance of winning the next three at home against Blues-Suns-Lions?

We're not at home against GC, it's in Ballarat.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 11:00 PM
Even more difficult for the boys from Brisbane.

bornadog
21-04-2018, 11:03 PM
Even more difficult for the boys from Brisbane.

Next three are winnable, but who knows.

kruder
21-04-2018, 11:08 PM
What are peoples thoughts on Lipinski? Only early I know but he seems another player on our list that lacks a weapon, an elite AFL trait.

ledge
21-04-2018, 11:11 PM
No we finished in the top 4 in 1956. We won the spoon in 1959.

Well we are heading that way a lot quicker.

bornadog
21-04-2018, 11:14 PM
What are peoples thoughts on Lipinski? Only early I know but he seems another player on our list that lacks a weapon, an elite AFL trait.

19 year old playing his 2nd game - I think I will wait till he has had 20 games before I make up my mind.

angelopetraglia
21-04-2018, 11:15 PM
What are peoples thoughts on Lipinski? Only early I know but he seems another player on our list that lacks a weapon, an elite AFL trait.

His from Eltham so worth persisting just on that basis. Something in the water in Eltham producing Bont, Zaharakis, Vlaustin, Caddy and Coffeild not too mention Adam Simpson.

On a serous note, he has a massive tank, is a great kick and has elite hands but is slow. Too make it needs to develop his inside game as he dosn’t have enough outside acceleration or speed.

Eastdog
21-04-2018, 11:18 PM
Very disappointing tonight watching from home.

Our first half effort was decent and we were right with them but our ball use was pathetic and that was the difference up to half time.
We went to sleep in the 3rd quarter and this is where it was lost. No pressure and we could not get our hands on the footy. Just terrible.
Got some junk time goals in the last but it was too late.

Need to review this game and come back out next week back at Etihad roaring to go.

Sedat
21-04-2018, 11:21 PM
On a serous note, he has a massive tank, is a great kick and has elite hands but is slow. Too make it needs to develop his inside game as he dosn’t have enough outside acceleration or speed.
Sounds an awful lot like Webb.

kruder
21-04-2018, 11:25 PM
His from Eltham so worth persisting just on that basis. Something in the water in Eltham producing Bont, Zaharakis, Vlaustin, Caddy and Coffeild not too mention Adam Simpson.

On a serous note, he has a massive tank, is a great kick and has elite hands but is slow. Too make it needs to develop his inside game as he dosn’t have enough outside acceleration or speed.

We seem to have a lot of players with similar traits.

ledge
21-04-2018, 11:29 PM
No we finished in the top 4 in 1956. We won the spoon in 1959.

Well we are heading that way a lot quicker.

merantau
22-04-2018, 05:12 AM
So glad I didn't watch this game. Must be baffling for the coaches. Two horror weeks, two good weeks and then back to horror.
The next 3 weeks will likely decide our 2018 destiny. Win all three and we're still in the hunt at 4 and 4. We have shown we can match it with the best when we are "on" but the Jekyll and Hide intensity and execution is a major worry.
The game is played above the shoulders too. What is going on in those heads ATM?

LostDoggy
22-04-2018, 10:37 AM
First game of footy at the new stadium for the dogs and same dismal outcome. Attending dogs games over here really is hard work (2016 excepted of course, well the last game in 2016 excepted, the second last one was more time script).

Can't say I was too surprised. The injuries, youth and lack of depth in the midfield were always going to count against us. Probably the most depressing thing was how slow we looked - one area that we can't really blame on injuries. There's not a lot of speed on the injury list to come back in.

Overall we made a second rate freo team look like world beaters. Makes for a depressing ride home on the bus when you're the only RWB (along with Mrs Wooster and the junior dogs) in a sea of purple.

But in brighter news, big tom looked really good. Covered the ground well and looked threatening given the limited opportunities. Was great to see him out there. English, out muscled in the ruck, but super impressive around the ground.

Also liked sucker's game much more live than I do usually on the box. Thought he tried really hard all night. His more ambitious kicks don't always come off but it's not like his under no pressure or (last night at least) there are plenty of easy options available to him.

Finally, the new stadium, and the whole precinct in fact, is pretty flash. One good thing about the night was that we ended up sitting in the middle of a group of vets who were on the ground at the start of the game for the Anzac ceremony, who were very pleasant. Much better than the obnoxious one-sided WA supporters I usually have to put up with (although in fairness, freo crew tend to be better than the other lot).

Now looking forward to the west coast match later in the year...

boydogs
29-04-2018, 12:47 PM
What are peoples thoughts on Lipinski? Only early I know but he seems another player on our list that lacks a weapon, an elite AFL trait.

Good size, goal sense and can play midfield. Josh Dunkley with a better kick but worse marking & contested work