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Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« on: April 11, 2015, 04:05:43 PM »
i am blown away by the coaching, selection committee and general list managment.

as a passionate richmond member i dont mind losing games - by why are the same guys selected week in, week out?

how many more years ?

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2015, 04:06:50 PM »
i fear to think what would happen the last couple years and i the future if it were not for alexander rance

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2015, 04:08:21 PM »
we would be a bottom 4 club

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2015, 04:09:50 PM »
you forgot Batchelor in your thread title.

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2015, 04:12:15 PM »
you forgot Batchelor in your thread title.

thought bach matches up well on crameri

stringer is too talented for him

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2015, 04:13:43 PM »
you forgot Batchelor in your thread title.

thought bach matches up well on crameri

stringer is too talented for him

Batch was rubbish today. Turned over the footy and the bulldogs scored from his turnovers. Batch should go back to the reserves.

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2015, 04:15:03 PM »
you forgot Batchelor in your thread title.

thought bach matches up well on crameri

stringer is too talented for him

Batch was rubbish today. Turned over the footy and the bulldogs scored from his turnovers. Batch should go back to the reserves.



bach is about 5 years younger than the main culprits:   Houli, Grigg and co.


im not sticking up for bach as i dont rate him


but i dont think he is the primary problem

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2015, 04:20:07 PM »
Bulldogs will play finals this year if they can keep up the intensity during the season. They are a quality young side. They lost Griffen, they lost Cooney ... and they are a better club, we lose one or two to injuries and we go up poo creek.

why dont grigg, houli, pettard etc. play with intensity like that

why do they play every week

is hardwick a future flag winner at punt road? i think not

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2015, 04:31:50 PM »
Bulldogs will play finals this year if they can keep up the intensity during the season. They are a quality young side. They lost Griffen, they lost Cooney ... and they are a better club, we lose one or two to injuries and we go up poo creek.

why dont grigg, houli, pettard etc. play with intensity like that

why do they play every week

is hardwick a future flag winner at punt road? i think not

Because they obviously think it's ok to put in a mediocre effort
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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2015, 04:46:06 PM »
Bulldogs will play finals this year if they can keep up the intensity during the season. They are a quality young side. They lost Griffen, they lost Cooney ... and they are a better club, we lose one or two to injuries and we go up poo creek.

why dont grigg, houli, pettard etc. play with intensity like that

why do they play every week

is hardwick a future flag winner at punt road? i think not

Because they obviously think it's ok to put in a mediocre effort

effort is the key word

lin jong (sp?) is no wayne carey. but does he have heaps more ability than pettard or houli? effort.

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2015, 04:50:58 PM »
What would be worse is if Rance leaves and we have not committed to free agency in the last few years and ultimately we get no one there. Without h in the first half we would have been 6 goals down at half time.

Can Butler Lennon and knights get a gig next week. Please. :pray

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2015, 04:54:10 PM »
Bulldogs will play finals this year if they can keep up the intensity during the season. They are a quality young side. They lost Griffen, they lost Cooney ... and they are a better club, we lose one or two to injuries and we go up poo creek.

why dont grigg, houli, pettard etc. play with intensity like that

why do they play every week

is hardwick a future flag winner at punt road? i think not

Because they obviously think it's ok to put in a mediocre effort

effort is the key word

lin jong (sp?) is no wayne carey. but does he have heaps more ability than pettard or houli? effort.

There are aspects of his game (eg speed, evasion) which are probably superior and others which are equal to that of Pettard and Houli. He was deadly good against West Coast.

However, his effort is 100% vs the other to being hot and cold and doing very little work off the ball in terms of running, positioning and defensive pressure
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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2015, 04:58:19 PM »
What would be worse is if Rance leaves and we have not committed to free agency in the last few years and ultimately we get no one there. Without h in the first half we would have been 6 goals down at half time.

Can Butler Lennon and knights get a gig next week. Please. :pray
Yes possible but after they still retain Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman and Chaplin, we are hamstrung by the selection committee who basically have to make a statement but wont because then it highlights the club's inadequate recruiting of past seasons.

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2015, 05:02:27 PM »
What would be worse is if Rance leaves and we have not committed to free agency in the last few years and ultimately we get no one there. Without h in the first half we would have been 6 goals down at half time.

Can Butler Lennon and knights get a gig next week. Please. :pray
Yes possible but after they still retain Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman and Chaplin, we are hamstrung by the selection committee who basically have to make a statement but wont because then it highlights the club's inadequate recruiting of past seasons.

I don't have the ability to articulate it correctly; however one feels for the Cotchin, Rance types that play next to those, perhaps in the title, that are not contributing to the required extent. at the end of the day they are just homo sapiens and perhaps they are not adequately talented enough to perform said role to a satisfactory extent. But surley to the sweet virigin mother of god - the question must then evolve to WHY to they play week, after week, after years

"hamstrung" is a good description, its almost as if playing 16/17 against 22

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Re: Grigg, Houli, Pettard, Newman, Chaplin, Damien...
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2015, 05:24:25 PM »
I thought the back line held the opposition to 12 goals, not exactly a cricket score , with 6 more i50 than the opposition , I thought u might be lining up the forwards that couldn't get a kick walking through a horse stable ,,,but hey I'm a little crazy too  ::)
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