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(05-08-2022, 11:32 PM)tonyo link Wrote:Apart from all the good stuff mentioned by other posters, I think we have a real 'flying under the radar' award winner in Lewis Young. We may have found a 200-game replacement for Liam Jones - goes about his stuff with a minimum of fuss, great set of hands, clean with his foot skills, and executes his spoils extremely well. Bet the Bulldogs wish they still had him..... Nice post, was thinking same. Been good, defenders that size are not easy to get. Bevo has lost a few brain cells in recent times.I gave Young votes vs Adelaide because he was safe and secure with his marking and ball in hand plus he is showing some leadership down back and is helping Weitering who had his hands full with the unpopular but in form Walker.
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Cerra's 50m stab passes reminds me of Nathan Buckley.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
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I understand the odd bit of negativity and dread. We've been conditioned over a couple of decades. Imagine how the players must feel. I'm hoping our change in fortunes gives them some real motivation to not go back to the dark old days. You can see how much it means to Crippa. That bloke is hungry as hell. And rightly so. What a gun.
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(05-08-2022, 11:32 PM)tonyo link Wrote:Apart from all the good stuff mentioned by other posters, I think we have a real 'flying under the radar' award winner in Lewis Young. We may have found a 200-game replacement for Liam Jones - goes about his stuff with a minimum of fuss, great set of hands, clean with his foot skills, and executes his spoils extremely well. Bet the Bulldogs wish they still had him..... How the hell did the Dogs let him go? They're crying out for tall defenders right now. I guess it was a bit of the Paul Salmon scenario (or the inverse of it): they wanted to make him into a ruckman and he felt he needed to leave to have a chance at carving out a career as a tall defender. In any event, assuming Young or his manager didn't make the decision independently, whoever got in Young's ear deserves a bonus.
By the way, some credit should also be given to Voss and the match committee: when Pitt went down, shifting Young into the ruck to help out TdK would have been tempting (and some of us suggested it). They've stuck to their guns and allowed Young to settle into a vital role.
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Has the 'natural order of things been' restored.
Some people are getting upset with other folks who are upset we didn't win by more. ;D
I reckon that's a pretty good position for us to be in 
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I think Young still needs to put on a couple of kg’s, but I think he’s edging ahead of O’mac.
O’mac getting fit again will be good for us.
Let’s go BIG !
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(05-08-2022, 11:32 PM)tonyo link Wrote:Apart from all the good stuff mentioned by other posters, I think we have a real 'flying under the radar' award winner in Lewis Young. We may have found a 200-game replacement for Liam Jones - goes about his stuff with a minimum of fuss, great set of hands, clean with his foot skills, and executes his spoils extremely well. Bet the Bulldogs wish they still had him.....
Absolutely!
And despite his fresh-faced appearance and quick smile, there's a bit of hardness about young Lewis.
I think that he and Weiters will be the cornerstones of our defence for many seasons to come.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball
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(05-08-2022, 11:29 PM)Lods link Wrote:Interesting comment by Cripps in the post match pointing out the efforts of the small forwards.
"even our small forwards today, they didn't kick the goals, but you know the blocks they did, the pressure. That's the stuff a lot of people on TV don't see, but that's the stuff we highlight behind the scenes" My ears pricked up when I heard that as I made the comment in the in game thread that Owies and Durdin owed us a bit given their last few weeks. Bu there you go, they are doing stuff that is highly rated internally but not seen as "sexy" by people like me.
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(05-08-2022, 11:32 PM)tonyo link Wrote:Apart from all the good stuff mentioned by other posters, I think we have a real 'flying under the radar' award winner in Lewis Young. We may have found a 200-game replacement for Liam Jones - goes about his stuff with a minimum of fuss, great set of hands, clean with his foot skills, and executes his spoils extremely well. Bet the Bulldogs wish they still had him..... I said the same thing to my mate at work this morning. IMO he has been a more than an adequate replacement for Jones, he has more polish and better decision making.
This same workmate, who coaches local footy, posed the question "Who do you think your most important player is right now?"
I had thought about this yesterday during the game so I quickly replied Jack Silvagni expecting an uppercut. He said "spot on" given the role(s) he is asked to play week in week out (especially in the absense of Pitto).
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2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
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2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
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(05-08-2022, 11:42 PM)madbluboy link Wrote:Cerra's 50m stab passes reminds me of Nathan Buckley. LOB's kicking was what impressed me again yesterday but yes Cerra was elite yesterday.
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2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
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2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
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