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Grand Final 2021 - Dees v Dogs
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Yeh he’s as close to dusty as there is.
theres a lot of bitterness on this thread. 3 flags in 4 years and still can’t celebrate other teams great play and success? Dees play a great brand in the manner we did. Hope we can meet them at full strength next year.
yeah, only 2 norm smiths separate them
but agree. texted a mate before the announcement 'Trac as clear cut and as good a game as Dusty '17'
that rolling pocket goal was sooooo dusty.
great player with the perfect foils
funny you should mention that goal within 10 seconds of him kicking it I texted, taztiger4, TOO & Mr Brightside saying "Dusty Goal that"
Melbourne’s test will come when they get injuries. They basically had none this year. Certainly none to their best players. Much like us in 2017 but we were then decimated in 2019 & 2020 but got most back in time for the finals. How would Melbourne go with Petracca, Oliver and Gawn missing big chunks of the season?
But if they stay fit like this year they’ll be enormously hard to beat. They are a very powerful unit.
was just saying to snake, wouldn't a full strength Tigers V FS Dees GF in 2022 be something'?
Nank/Soldo V Gawn/Jackson
Dusty V Trac
JG V Oliver
Wanganeen-Milera V Langdon
Marlion V Brayshaw
Cotchy V Viney
Tom V May
Grimes V Fritch
Melee V Pickett
MRJ V Bowey
It'll be a doozy.
try as I might, I cant find a suitable matchup for Lever??? Lets get Towner back for Chol? or maybe Jacob Van Rooyen
One of the amazing things about that premiership, was, apart from Fritch, how entirely *smile* the Dees forward line was in a 74 point drubbing?
Apart from motivation, that's their next big test... if Petracca or Oliver went down injured - they are not winning anything. However youth is on their side.
If 2017 was defined by midgets,
2021 was defined by a plodding, underperforming forward line.
somehow, Goodwin has romped a premiership without a forward line.
Putting Fritch aside,
Brown, McDonald, Neale-Bullen, Pickett, Spargo
did absolutely nothing of consequence, when it counted.
thats 4/6ths, or 2/3rds of a forward line that aren't much good at the best of times, none of who played well in the GF, 1/6th a star who completely and utterly choked and had no influence on the game, and 1/6th All Australian who played a blinder.
Dees have convincing, emphatically, deservedly won the premiership,
without a forward line.
Are forward lines dead? Do you just need 1 forward?
is the game for goal kicking mids and dominant ruckman and a clinical backline?
sure, its not hard to argue we nailed the plodding, dysfunctional forward line part this year.
backline still tight. we have the ruckman.
It does seem clear to me now,
that we need, a piñata if you like,
of ball winning, goal kicking mids.
*smile* loads of them. lets draft 5 of them this year
2021 was defined by a plodding, underperforming forward line.
somehow, Goodwin has romped a premiership without a forward line.
Putting Fritch aside,
Brown, McDonald, Neale-Bullen, Pickett, Spargo
did absolutely nothing of consequence, when it counted.
thats 4/6ths, or 2/3rds of a forward line that aren't much good at the best of times, none of who played well in the GF, 1/6th a star who completely and utterly choked and had no influence on the game, and 1/6th All Australian who played a blinder.
Dees have convincing, emphatically, deservedly won the premiership,
without a forward line.
Are forward lines dead? Do you just need 1 forward?
is the game for goal kicking mids and dominant ruckman and a clinical backline?
sure, its not hard to argue we nailed the plodding, dysfunctional forward line part this year.
backline still tight. we have the ruckman.
It does seem clear to me now,
that we need, a piñata if you like,
of ball winning, goal kicking mids.
*smile* loads of them. lets draft 5 of them this year
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122 and 124 minutes respectively out of 129. Absolutely spot on assessment.
Yep, Jackson turned the game when he went into the ruck halfway through the 3rd quarter. He rucked until 3/4 time, the Dees slammed on 7 goals, game over.
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I havnt watched the replay, but guessed he must have been in the guts,
when Dees went at a goal per 10 seconds.
incredible.
can you indulge us with some insights from Burswood TMan?
how was the vibe? How were the Dees fans?
amazing.
another bit of Goodwin simplicity genius,
as JB and Tot said,
keeping your best players, in the guts, all game.
obviously they need to be absurdly fit and durable,
but yeah.
I think we are really learning from this flag.
Great assessment Tottie.
There's a lot of talk about them becoming a powerhouse but I'm not so sure.
The modern game is taking it's toll on players faster than ever. Especially midfielders.
Like all teams ultimately much reliance to success is on their core. Will only take an injury or two to those guys & they'll come back to the pack pretty quickly.
Much has to go right personnel wise & the Dees had that this year at the right time.
and a Brownlow.....and tatts.yeah, only 2 norm smiths separate them
but agree. texted a mate before the announcement 'Trac as clear cut and as good a game as Dusty '17'
that rolling pocket goal was sooooo dusty.
great player with the perfect foils
For me rapt Dees won. Late dad's team.
Read today too Steven May played with a torn hamstring. Happened initially in the PF. More damage in 2nd Q. Great effort.
Did the sub come on? Pity if he didn't as game was done mid last Q.
Read today too Steven May played with a torn hamstring. Happened initially in the PF. More damage in 2nd Q. Great effort.
Did the sub come on? Pity if he didn't as game was done mid last Q.
I really like the way they structure that system. They have one ruckman in Gawn, a hybrid forward/ruck in Jackson and two big KPFs.
I really wish we would have Balta to play the Jackson role but I am not sure we can afford to not have him down back. Nankervis, Balta, Lynch and Riewoldt is very well balanced imo.
Basil screwed the whole GF up. Stupid tweet and lame introduction. It was he’s big break to show CH7 he’s the next Bruce. Ending up being a poor mans BT.
Too self indulgent
Petracca, Oliver, Viney and Jackson took full advantage of the dogs mid rotation with about 10 to go in the third. I have not seen the stats but the dee's rucks dominated from here on.
Just got real big, real strong, won every clearance and got it in to the 15m mark in the blink of an eye.
The only time they hit the pockets with penetrating kicks was when they miskicked. They were full on attack and backed every position in to win.
It felt like the dees forward line played a man down all night but kept winning 1 on 2 or 3s, if they were even needed.
Pickett and the straight haired dude with the sore ankle each had a howler.
The dogs chopped the ball out in desperation and were then outnumbered at the drop. It was tiger like by the dees.
The ex docker on the wing and Bradshaw dominated space.
Apart from the second term the Demons outran the doggies in every position. The dogs had to kick to the contest on the boundary.
The ground was unreal. Unreal. In true west Aussie fashion there were fireworks. Much loved over here.
Overall even though it was a blow out it was a great spectacle and I'm rapt for Gawney.
Just got real big, real strong, won every clearance and got it in to the 15m mark in the blink of an eye.
The only time they hit the pockets with penetrating kicks was when they miskicked. They were full on attack and backed every position in to win.
It felt like the dees forward line played a man down all night but kept winning 1 on 2 or 3s, if they were even needed.
Pickett and the straight haired dude with the sore ankle each had a howler.
The dogs chopped the ball out in desperation and were then outnumbered at the drop. It was tiger like by the dees.
The ex docker on the wing and Bradshaw dominated space.
Apart from the second term the Demons outran the doggies in every position. The dogs had to kick to the contest on the boundary.
The ground was unreal. Unreal. In true west Aussie fashion there were fireworks. Much loved over here.
Overall even though it was a blow out it was a great spectacle and I'm rapt for Gawney.
Good luck to them - deserved the premiership. Hopefully in 2022 we get as good a run with injuries as they did in 2021. Makes the world of difference.
