The Biggest issue with the bulldogs …

[diddly]

IMHO - the number one issue is lack of Discipline

There are a myriad of reasons going back to Hasler/ Castle/ Cleal - compounded by Andersons etc - that have created a club needs to re establish discipline - whether it is recruitment, moving players on, coaching, training, preparing or playing the individuals in the club need discipline. Make hard decisions make hard runs make tell uncomfortable truths.

 

[Sandra's Bollocks]

Why can't I vote for Matt Dufty

Here ya go mate...

 

[wendog33]

IMHO - the number one issue is lack of Discipline

There are a myriad of reasons going back to Hasler/ Castle/ Cleal - compounded by Andersons etc - that have created a club needs to re establish discipline - whether it is recruitment, moving players on, coaching, training, preparing or playing the individuals in the club need discipline. Make hard decisions make hard runs make tell uncomfortable truths.

^^^^ This.

Good issue to raise and explains in one word where it's all gone wrong.

Every single issue comes back to that virtue - discipline.

Front office
Admin
Directors
Coach
Coaching Assistants and staff
Players

Gonna take a fair while longer to achieve it but hard decisions, with discipline, to withstand the setbacks, need to be made.

This club, if Gus is true to his word, is in for one hell of a shake up to turn it around and succeed.

 

[Scoooby]

1. Heart
2. Spine

X2!!

 

[diddly]

Need to re direct the energy from whats wrong, errors, mistakes etc to doing what improves or fixes things - emphasise falling on the dropped ball not that the ball is dropped, not who has shown they cant do the job but who might be able to do a better job, Continually re describing the problems needs to be replaced by describing solutions.

 

[Ant2611]

A big problem is our defence. They are not strong enough to wrestle. I dont know why they persist in it. If they insist then we got to get better at it..............get mario milano or brute bernard to coach them.

 

[ILiveForDib]

It’s a never ending trail of issues. Started with a pathetic board, this then influence on field performance due to overpaying players and jamming the salary cap. That inadvertently leads to years of having a poor lineup and finishing low on the ladder. Coaching also becomes into perspective inparticulary our fitness and our will to win games is merely non existent. Then when you dig deeper years of loosing creates an uncomfortable and tense environment at the club (loosing mentality) .

Gus approach of a clean out top to bottom and nurturing the youth is what we need. We need proven winners, Shane Flanaganns shits on pay and barret and in relation to the playing lineup winners and game changers is what we need like addo car.

 

[Bullpit]

Terrible recruitment - prioritised the wrong positions. Had to get our spine set with gun players and then build the team around them. Rather, we just recruited haphazardly in the wrong positions.

 

[H-dog]

Terrible recruitment - prioritised the wrong positions. Had to get our spine set with gun players and then build the team around them. Rather, we just recruited haphazardly in the wrong positions.

The two Hail Mary recruits of Flanagan and Allen were massive misses unfortunately I had hope for Allen but just didn’t bring anything to the table. I almost want to see Flanagan at number 9 for the rest of the year I just don’t want to see top 5 names again

 

[Greenmachine121]

Why can't I vote for Matt Dufty

Hahah should have added him apologies

 

[Greenmachine121]

Why is Mick Potter on there ? 3 days in the job lol.

A bit of a giggle … likewise Michael Jackson

 

[Howie B]

I think it’s our discipline. Penalties and set restarts kill us every week. Blokes like Schoupp, TPJ , Jacko, JMK, Thommo and Waddell just give away too many of these.

Yes we cop some rough calls but a lot of them are warranted. If we had a fair share of the ball last night we win. Instead we had 41%

 

[TOTTO]

A bit of a giggle … likewise Michael Jackson

LOL my eyes went straight to Potter .

 

[RookieDog]

Headline says it all , what’s your biggest problem with the team … my poor missus goes for the dogs and it’s absolute torture watching them with her as I obviously want them to win for her but man it’s hard work , besides I follow the raiders so I have my own problems haha

Among other things, they could try moving up in defence.

It kills me watching the Dogs defence stand still and wait for the ball runner to come to them.

Add in the post contact metres and we regularly concede 50 to 60 metres per set. Then comes an attacking kick. We end up having to do a drop out or if not, we are pinned down inside our own 20 metres for the first 3 or 4 tackles.

It's one of the reasons we have those horrible statistics of barely any tackles in the opposition half.

No wonder we can't score points ... or win games

Fu**ing move up in defence.

Go watch Penrith or Melbourne defend. They move up, and fast. They apply pressure with their defence, force errors etc

Go do the fu**ing same thing. It's not rocket science

 

[mr j]

Too much living in the past with this “dogs or war” and “family club” bullshit. Recruit players with skill and talent. Not because they are nice clubmen.
Then be ruthless, don’t hang on to them
passed used by date. It’s that simple.

 

[ash160]

I’d say David Furner is the next man up on the chopping block.

Our d has been shit for a long time apart from the odd game...he’s the defensive coach...see ya

 

[Ant2611]

I’d say David Furner is the next man up on the chopping block.

Our d has been shit for a long time apart from the odd game...he’s the defensive coach...see ya

Im hoping the blade is being sharped as we speak.

 

[jordansaba]

fuck it’s depressing knowing how far away we are. it’s very hard to be a fan of this club

 

[Disposable Hero]

There is a huuuuge and I cannot stress enough the word FARKING HHHEEEUUUGGE
lack of leadership and direction on the field.

 

[Trafford10]

Our 9,7 & 1 are shit.
Our centres are shit.
Our edge forwards are fucking awful.
Thompson has completely clocked off and is taking the piss collecting his $800k
We remain in a huge hole.