News maligned Bulldogs half delivers:

[AlzzBulldog]

When is wakeham going to be considered?

 

[Flanagun]

I can run now. Be afraid, Jake. Be very afraid.

 

[Jebbundy]

Kyle straightening up and running to the line to give outside backs room to move. He looks good, looks like he’s found some good head space, I’d love to see him have a crack with Burton, a half and a 5/8 and cook and 9 just love to see it at some point. Jmk played well but they are all makeshift positions, love to try that to see how it goes.

 

[albatross]

Overall the team's looking really promising with some quality 2nd phase play and Burton scheming away. But Avo's been really poor so far. Things seem to slow down and break down when he gets the ball. He looks indecisive most of the time. He might just be one decent game away from finding his feet but he can't be in FG much longer if he doesn't improve. Good to see the reserve halves showing some form.

 

[craigo]

Time to kick averillo and okunbor to the curb for good!

 

[Baseball Furies]

Even if it’s “just reserve grade” you can tell that Wakeham just has the natural instincts of a half, Avo does not.

 

[COVENS]

Even if it’s “just reserve grade” you can tell that Wakeham just has the natural instincts of a half, Avo does not.

Yep, which is just from years of reps. Even something so simple as to how a half carries the ball takes time to learn instinctively.

 

[Flanagun]

When is wakeham going to be considered?

We can't consider him as he would ruin our 2022 side's unblemished record of good haircuts

 

[InGusWeTrust]

I hate to say it but credit where it's due, from what I saw in the highlights, Flanno played pretty well. Maybe he is improving. He was running close to the line before passing, threw a great short ball back on the inside for a try, and just looked overall more like a 7 should.

 

[Scoooby]

Bring wakeham in. Dump avo bazz !!

 

[CanterburybankstownBD]

I think the plan before the season began was to put Flanagan in at 7

They’ve had Jake in there to take the spotlight off Flanagan and let him gain some confidence

Gus is friends with Flanagan Snr, in fact I think they’re neighbours.

Flanagan is looking a lot better now from the highlights, I think he’ll be out 7 at some stage this year but they won’t bring him in too early.

That’ll solve the missing piece of a genuine halfback. He doesn’t even need to do a lot, just direct the side around, add another short kicking option in attack.

Wonder where Jake will end up playing.

 

[Belmore Dog]

Wonder where Jake will end up playing.
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Put Jake into left centre and Naden onto the right wing.

 

[Doggystyle99]

Wouldn’t mind flanno in the side, GIVEN he’s playing well. In saying that, don’t won’t him called up after one good game in reserves. It’s annoying as fuck given our upcoming games, but would do both us and himself some good to get a string of games in reserves with high confidence before coming back to fg.

 

[c-b-b]

How many players look great in lower grades but can't step up to play against the best.

 

[Marki]

Lets not get ahead of ourselves.
I saw good things from Wakeham there and he can also deliver in first grade.
Flanno can't. Our first grade team plays so differently to reserve grade that he hasn't got the time or space to play like that, and he cannot play flustered.

He is only decent if the team is on a roll.
Our first grade team is better in rolling forward this years than in previous 3 or 4 years, but im still not convinced Flanno is best for the halfback role.

It's Wakeham first and Avo 2nd for me.

 

[D0GMATIC]

Its going to be hard for TB to justify Averillos selection at 7 if Wakeham and Flanno keep performing like that.

 

[GA45]

I can run now. Be afraid, Jake. Be very afraid.

 

[Hound Dog]

I think the plan before the season began was to put Flanagan in at 7

They’ve had Jake in there to take the spotlight off Flanagan and let him gain some confidence

Gus is friends with Flanagan Snr, in fact I think they’re neighbours.

Flanagan is looking a lot better now from the highlights, I think he’ll be out 7 at some stage this year but they won’t bring him in too early.

That’ll solve the missing piece of a genuine halfback. He doesn’t even need to do a lot, just direct the side around, add another short kicking option in attack.

Wonder where Jake will end up playing.

I would've done this myself, Kyle needs time to build up meanwhile the 1st grade team is gelling, he slips in and plays a simple role according to the tactics. I'd wait till the initial 'tough' games are over. Wakeham is decent, has been building plenty of experience too.

Throw any winger in or Naden, needs to be reliable, game smart, and light on feet. See JAC, he communicates and isn't the biggest winger but knew how to use the sideline as defence to gain us the ball, game smart.

 

[CanterburybankstownBD]

I would've done this myself, Kyle needs time to build up meanwhile the 1st grade team is gelling, he slips in and plays a simple role according to the tactics. I'd wait till the initial 'tough' games are over. Wakeham is decent, has been building plenty of experience too.

Throw any winger in or Naden, needs to be reliable, game smart, and light on feet. See JAC, he communicates and isn't the biggest winger but knew how to use the sideline as defence to gain us the ball, game smart.

And if Flanagan can play like he did at the roosters it’ll be enough, I know he wasn’t great there but that’s the style we need I think.

And he will just get better and better, he just needs to build up his confidence in the new side and first grade and build confidence and get use to taking the ball to the line and running the ball to keep defence guessing.

He’s got a lot of potential, I know a lot people don’t agree but when we signed him I thought he was a great buy because he’s got potential to be a really good half.

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

A centre passing to his winger? Imagine that, ay?