Three things you have learned-round 22 v GWS 2019

[Twodogs]

OK. Three things please.

[GVGjr]

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[bulldogtragic]

1. 21 goals in a row last week. 12 goals in a row this week. Who wants to play us?
2. Lippa is going to be a Macrae like gun.
3. Lewis Young played one of the best games of any of our KPDs this year. He's playing next week match committee, got that?

3A. These tall forward kids... Just lock in 4 or 5 goals a week. In two seasons, lock in 7-8.

[Twodogs]

1. Footy is a funny old game...
2. Lippa is one of the cleverest players I have seen.
3. I love it when Heath Shaw plays against us.

[westbulldog]

Macrae has had 30+ disposals 10 weeks in a row.
Lewis Young can play, give him time and he could well be up there with Schache and Naughton.
Bailey Smith - 9 tackles and won't take a backward step, sky is the limit.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

No other club has gun kids like us. Kudos to the recruiters
We are getting that appetite for the contest back
We have reopened up the handball club

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

1. We're peaking at the right time. Destiny in our hands again.
2. If we win next week, a fair chance we're back at GWS again in the 1st week of finals. That would be a great outcome.
3. We're finally starting to put teams to the sword and break the back of opposition so as to not leave them with a sniff.

[AshMac]

1. GWS will be a different side if we play them first week of the finals with the players they had out today. Even so, this will give us a lot of confidence.
2. Lots of media talk about our midfield being the best in the league at the moment - not sure i'd go that far, but god it is a beautiful machine to watch
3. Naughtons ability to work himself into a game is outstanding. Davis is a quality player and clearly put a lot of work into him early, the head on his shoulders and his natural ability are a lethal combo

[GVGjr]

3 - How is Bailey Smith not getting more recognition for the Rising Star award? Sure Walsh has been great but does he have Smith's explosive ability? I think not. That long goal today underlines just how damaging Smith can be

2 - I underrated the impact both Suckling and Duryea could provide our club this year

1 - Trengove does get the recognition he deserves

[westdog54]

1. There is nothing more joyful to watch than blokes lining up to get in Heath Shaw's face.
2. Our pressure is at September 2016 levels at the moment.
3. We can beat any team in the 8 right now.

[AndrewP6]

1. We can be ruthless. We’re not always yet, but we can be.
2. Dickson and Suckling still have much to offer us. I always felt this, the last 2 weeks showed it.
3. Beating those plastic pricks feels so good. Sooooo, sooooo good.

[bornadog]

1. The young guys have got a bit of agro in them - Naughton, Smith to name two

2. We are becoming a ruthless team

3. The other 7 teams in the 8 fear us.

[comrade]

1. Beating Essendon, Geelong & GWS in one H&A season is pretty much footy porn for me
2. Duryea & Crozier continue to provide way more value than they cost us
3. Suckling almost cost me a $2k laptop with his defensive turnover in the first half.

[The bulldog tragician]

1. An angry Bont is a rare but awesome beast.
2. Leigh Matthews has a pathological dislike of us. Scrap that, I already knew it. But he can barely contain his disdain for us and refuses t give any credit at all. Retire, you miserable old crim.
3. Patrick Lipinski has benefited from his weeks in footy purgatory. His work in close is very good. Kudos to match committee. They got this very right.

[kruder]

1. Having Duryea in defence feels like having the 2015-16 Matty Boyd back in the side. Is strong overhead, can tackle and uses the ball well. Have no idea why we traded for him but starting to learn quick.

2. There is some hope for Easton Wood yet.. I reckon he flew for more marks today(rather than spoil) than he has since 2016. Actually that was his best game since 2016.

3. Is it just me or has Bailey Dale improved his tackling significantly?

[SonofScray]

1 Lewis is ready IMO. I felt our best team had him in it, even just for development, given the season was going to waste. He had his hands full with Himmelburg early on. When the ball came in under duress, he was more than capable.

2 We can arrest momentum swings. Usually we would have ground to a halt on the scoreboard but the mix is right, the scoreboard is ticking over and keeping us going.

3 Duryea is our most important player, like an O ring on a space rocket.

[azabob]

1. We still love to lay multiple tackles inside our forward 50.

2. Crozier loves to tackle just as much as the high mark

3. Not sure you can get more moneyball than: Duyrea, Crozier, Suckling, Schache, Lloyd, Trengrove

[Mantis]

1/ When we play bruise free footy we are super easy to score against.. different story when we turn up the heat.

2/ We have gears many sides in the comp don't.

3/ Words I thought would never I'd say - Taylor Duryea makes us a better team.

[1eyedog]

1. Taylor Duryea is a very under-rated footballer. Consummate professional small back he reads the play well, is strong overhead for his size, defends well and has a good left peg.

2. Lewis Young has got some moves. Has learnt from the best (Moz) when you win it look for a safe option sideways thereby putting the ball in the hands of someone who can really use it. Loved his game.

3. Trengove has his moments. He is liable to the odd fumble and is ungainly but geez he works hard. Having a big man who works that hard and never gives up is a valuable resource.

[whythelongface]

1. Lewis Young can play. After a slow start he looked composed from the 2nd qtr onwards. Maybe the MC have managed him well by keeping in the ressies allowing him to fine tune his craft.

2. We have a selection headache going into the last round and (hopefully) finals. Who makes way for English? Do we leave our talks and drop Hayes? Good headache to have.

3. As others have stated Duryea has been a valuable asset. Well done by the recruiting team to trade for him and all other mature recruits.

[Happy Days]

1. Having Duryea in defence feels like having the 2015-16 Matty Boyd back in the side. Is strong overhead, can tackle and uses the ball well. Have no idea why we traded for him but starting to learn quick.


Fantastic call. I’ve been trying to pin down my thoughts on Duryea but this is bang on. He’s such a calming and assured presence on the field.

[Bulldog4life]

1. When we kick straight we usually win.
2. We have kicked straight the last 2 weeks.
3. We need to kick straight against Adelaide.

[Bullies]

Fantastic call. I’ve been trying to pin down my thoughts on Duryea but this is bang on. He’s such a calming and assured presence on the field. Also just have a look at Duryea telling guys where to go and who to man up on. He gives a lot of direction down back.

[Ozza]

1. We are a very good side when we get our game going.
2. We have been able to get our game going most weeks since the positioning has been settled. Forwards playing forward, mids playing mid. And in particular Bont and Dunks mid almost 100%.
3. Having our forwards play forward may be contributing to our good kicking at goal of late. Think we got to 10.3 for the second time in a row - if we were 4.9 - we'd have been 32 points adrift and possibly out of the game.

[ratsmac]

1. Lewis Young can play. Loved that he didn't drop his head after having a couple goals kicked on him.

2. We have some genuine selection headache

3. This team just might end up better than the 2016 version. There are some really good signs coupled with youth

[Flamethrower]

1. When we are on and the oppo pressure drops 0.1%, look out - we are the Black Mamba of the AFL. We can wreck your day in a heartbeat.

2. Doc Duryea proved his worth again - we would have beaten the "Mighty" Lions 2 weeks ago if he had played.

3. The AFL needs to do something about the ridiculously high ticket prices at GIANTS Stadium - 10K is a terrible look - drop the prices to build a following and then raise them once the demand is there. I was told it costs $95 for a premium seat there - it is cheaper to go to a final at the MCG.

[bulldogtragic]

4. Bonts hit on Haynes is actually far worse. Haynes is out for 4 weeks with a throat injury and will therefore miss their first final - which is against us if Collingwood beat Essendon and we of course win.

5. Because Bonts accepted the fine before the injury was fully understood, and would've turned into a suspension potentially, he remains Brownlow eligible.

[Rocket Science]

Looking forward to drinking some mighty salty tears if the Bont pinches Charlie this year.

[Testekill]

1. Turns out the club knows what it's doing when it has younger players developing in the VFL; Young played in the ruck in VFL specifically so that he'd learn to become more aware in a contest and it has played dividends. Same as Lipinski, he needed to work on some things and his time in the VFL has led to him being one of our most improved players this season.

2. The Giants absolutely wanted Bont suspended out of spite. They said nothing when Greene kicked Dahlhaus in the face or when Cameron caused a brain lesion.

3. We probably would have beaten Brisbane with Duryea in the team.

[AshMac]

2/ We have gears many sides in the comp don't.



I like this one - Can you elaborate on it?

[Mantis]

I like this one - Can you elaborate on it?

When we are on we can score quickly.. not all teams can.

The fact that we can score from all zones also makes us dangerous.. when we get our connection from midfield/ defence into the F50 working we're as good as anyone going around.

[AshMac]

When we are on we can score quickly.. not all teams can.

The fact that we can score from all zones also makes us dangerous.. when we get our connection from midfield/ defence into the F50 working we're as good as anyone going around.

Thanks. Our transition play at the moment is world class I agree - it’s has been beautiful to watch