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Jackson, Britt, Thompson when he comes will all be better options than Lewis at lock. Lewis can't even use his frame as a half, doubt he can use it in the forwards lol.
Honestly his only useful position for the club is either on a poster or in front of a camera, because he's a media darling
 

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Pretty objective summary of our position. I think our roster is better than it was in 2019 as we have more depth for our bench choices. I think that gives us a stronger 80 minutes of footy than we had last year. The foran injury left us with a set of halves that means we really have to defend our way to victory in 2020 because we lack creative strike.
Wakeham is creative.
Cogger is too.
And I love the way Lewis plays.

I wonder how Cogger and Wakeham go together. Ive never considered that combo.
 

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I just don't understand the sentiment of having a half in a team on the basis of defense..

Lewis provides zero in attack and likewise in organisation..

If we had a great defensive centre on that side of the field, then Lewis would actually not contribute anything to the team...
I like the way Lewis plays, when he's on he demonstrates significant potential. But I agree about Wakeham, I think everyone thinks Wakeham should be the no.7

I guess it's a good problem to have, 3 halves that can all play
 

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Lewis provides zero in attack and likewise in organisation.
You really are just a bit negatively biased when it comes to Lewis aren't you? "Zero in attack", OK then, how do you explain the 11 forced drop outs, 8 line break assists, 5 try assists and 5 offloads last season? That's 29 examples and last time I checked 29 was more than 0. I would also add 358 average kick metres per game, which is far from shabby. Does he do it often enough, of course not, but it achieves nothing by claiming zero when a simple stats check proves that not to be the case.

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You really are just a bit negatively biased when it comes to Lewis aren't you? "Zero in attack", OK then, how do you explain the 11 forced drop outs, 8 line break assists, 5 try assists and 5 offloads last season? That's 29 examples and last time I checked 29 was more than 0. I would also add 358 average kick metres per game, which is far from shabby. Does he do it often enough, of course not, but it achieves nothing by claiming zero when a simple stats check proves that not to be the case.

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Watch the tapes and let me know how many of those try assists or line breaks assists aren't the result of a bomb or cutout ball to the wing.
 

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I think we will be fine this year , can’t see us starting the year shit like the other 2 years.. the teams a good mix of talent and hard work, but Stimson , chn should provide flair on the edges. The person who scares me for leaking points is Okunbor
 

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I just don't understand the sentiment of having a half in a team on the basis of defense..

Lewis provides zero in attack and likewise in organisation..

If we had a great defensive centre on that side of the field, then Lewis would actually not contribute anything to the team...
Lol are you serious ? Go back and watch the game against the broncos , he’s unorthodox but a great asset, also a monster in defence. I guess we should just get Matt Frawley back Ay?
 

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Lol are you serious ? Go back and watch the game against the broncos , he’s unorthodox but a great asset, also a monster in defence. I guess we should just get Matt Frawley back Ay?
Yeah I'm serious and nah I'd rather not watch replays of him because he gives me anxiety
 

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I think people need to stop talking about the back end of last season, that’s dead and buried in the water... it’s a new season now, it really means nothing now what we did.
Always good to build off it but your right the focus should be nothing more than getting off to a decent start.
 

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I just don't understand the sentiment of having a half in a team on the basis of defense..

Lewis provides zero in attack and likewise in organisation..

If we had a great defensive centre on that side of the field, then Lewis would actually not contribute anything to the team...
But its not based on defense... It based on the fact he has the highest win percentage of the halves available. That might be a lie but I'm pretty sure its true.

I like Cogger but Lewis should be partnered with Wakeham before Cogger.

As I said earlier if Lewis doesn't work out than its always easier to sell Lewis than it is Cogger.
 

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But its not based on defense... It based on the fact he has the highest win percentage of the halves available. That might be a lie but I'm pretty sure its true.

I like Cogger but Lewis should be partnered with Wakeham before Cogger.

As I said earlier if Lewis doesn't work out than its always easier to sell Lewis than it is Cogger.
Don't always believe stats they are not always a true indication of events..

You don't need stats to see that we are clueless and rudderless in the opposition 20 when Lewis is the dominant half..

That's half the problem of modern coaches.. they rely on stats far too much..
 

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Don't always believe stats they are not always a true indication of events..

You don't need stats to see that we are clueless and rudderless in the opposition 20 when Lewis is the dominant half..

That's half the problem of modern coaches.. they rely on stats far too much..
Its true though they do mean something at the end of the day.

Opposition 20... Cogger is no superstar either and that's why Wakeham is in the team.
 

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The article didnt mention the impact of renouf and rfm coming from the bench. Imo they are as instrumental as dwz in the form improvement at back end of the season
 

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Its true though they do mean something at the end of the day.

Opposition 20... Cogger is no superstar either and that's why Wakeham is in the team.
Cogger was never given the opportunity to be the dominant half.. if Lewis has the higher try assists (7-9), it's because Lewis gets the ball on the last at least 3 times more than cogger..so law of averages..., hence why stats are deceiving.. but cogger scored 3 tries to none, therefore making him a better contributor for tries with less less attempts.
 

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Its true though they do mean something at the end of the day.

Opposition 20... Cogger is no superstar either and that's why Wakeham is in the team.
Here's another stat.. cogger missed 40 tackles and Lewis missed 31.. not much of a difference considering one is meant to be the Best defender on Earth and the other is meant to be the worst..

Perception is a strange thing.
 

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The article didnt mention the impact of renouf and rfm coming from the bench. Imo they are as instrumental as dwz in the form improvement at back end of the season
Fingers crossed To'omaga starts again in the trial and performs well enough that Pay's forced to start him come round 1.
 

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Here's another stat.. cogger missed 40 tackles and Lewis missed 31.. not much of a difference considering one is meant to be the Best defender on Earth and the other is meant to be the worst..

Perception is a strange thing.
One depends on Jacko and the other defends with CHN... anything else bro?
 

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Cogger was never given the opportunity to be the dominant half.. if Lewis has the higher try assists (7-9), it's because Lewis gets the ball on the last at least 3 times more than cogger..so law of averages..., hence why stats are deceiving.. but cogger scored 3 tries to none, therefore making him a better contributor for tries with less less attempts.
Yes he was...
 

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One depends on Jacko and the other defends with CHN... anything else bro?
Jacko missed a lot of tackles last year, some of them lead directly to tries... Jacko defense was nothing to be proud last especially early on..
 

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Jacko missed a lot of tackles last year, some of them lead directly to tries... Jacko defense was nothing to be proud last especially early on..
He defended next to Foran early in the season and was recovering from surgery.

Listen I don't hate Cogger, I love him as bulldog but at this stage I just think Lewis adds more to the team than Cogger. Its Lewis time to prove himself and whoever starts the season in reggies will be knocking on the door.
 
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