Round 11 Centrals v Norwood Saturday 1410

[Spargo]

Dear Brett,

Would you please let us know what those three things are?
Cheers

Just remember, you asked...

[bulldogproud]

Dear Brett,

Would you please let us know what those three things are?
Cheers

Just remember, you asked...

Please forgive me; I had a moment of weakness

[Groucho]

Well, what are they? I want to know too.

[gazzamagoo]

Well, what are they? I want to know too.

Ok, I'll have a go.
1. No money, relied on the pokies income for too long & our "cash cows" have died,
2. No "pulling power", due to out of town location & "lower socio-economic" area,
3. Not willing to try new & sometimes radical things (maybe due to lack of finances?).

[Spargo]

Well, what are they? I want to know too.

Ok, I'll have a go.
1. No money, relied on the pokies income for too long & our "cash cows" have died,
2. No "pulling power", due to out of town location & "lower socio-economic" area,
3. Not willing to try new & sometimes radical things (maybe due to lack of finances?).

Guarantee you Roy will get a mention.

[gazzamagoo]

Well, what are they? I want to know too.

Ok, I'll have a go.
1. No money, relied on the pokies income for too long & our "cash cows" have died,
2. No "pulling power", due to out of town location & "lower socio-economic" area,
3. Not willing to try new & sometimes radical things (maybe due to lack of finances?).

Guarantee you Roy will get a mention.

Maybe he stayed too long? We'll never know but name a side where ALL the players like the coach.

[Brett]

Well, what are they? I want to know too.

Ok, I'll have a go.
1. No money, relied on the pokies income for too long & our "cash cows" have died,
2. No "pulling power", due to out of town location & "lower socio-economic" area,
3. Not willing to try new & sometimes radical things (maybe due to lack of finances?).

Guarantee you Roy will get a mention.

Maybe he stayed too long? We'll never know but name a side where ALL the players like the coach.

Nope im out . I wouldn't have ALL players like the Coach but I believe Jack Cahill would be close.Mick Malthouse seemed to have most players like him. Im sure some wouldn't have liked either though. So I say none.

[DOC]

CENTRAL

Classy Central goalsneak Corey Durdin will make a welcome return against Norwood at X Convenience Oval.

Recovered from a hamstring strain, the AFL Draft prospect has been named in a forward pocket.

Durdin has been joined by Jordan Furnell and Kyle Jenner in the side, with the latter two named on the interchange.

Rhett Montgomerie (thigh) and Dylan Weaver (ankle) couldn’t be considered due to injury while Murray Stephenson accepted his one-match ban for engaging in rough conduct with South’s James Loneragan last round.



F: Presbury, Fort, Durdin

HF: O’Brien, McLean, Hoskin

C: Toner, T. Schiller, Nason

HB: Habel, Butcher, Barreau

B: Olsson, Patterson, Goodrem



R: Marsh, J. Schiller, Boyd

INT: J. Furnell, J. Kelly, D. Pisani, Jenner

IN: Durdin, J. Furnell, Jenner

OUT: Stephenson (suspended), Montgomerie (thigh), Weaver (ankle)



Reserves
Brown, Burton, Cannizzaro, Carnelly, Dahms, East, Gillard, Graham, Grubb, Haydon, B. Kelly, Lake, Lange, Madden, Milne, O’Gorman, F. Pisani, Rigney, Robinson, Ryan, Shaw, Smit, Thomson.

Under-18
Borlace, Deakin, De Jonge, Dowse, Falland, Fiebiger, Fraser, Gilchrist, Hahn, Kalleske, Kotsano, T. Linke, A. McDonald, Mudge, Nelson, Pain, Pyman, Ratcliff, Reed Ross, Schmidtke, Tappert, Thorp, Tidswell, Tippins, Tuck, Wall



NORWOOD

Norwood has named tall utility Luke Surman in its squad to square off against Central at X Convenience Oval.

The former Hawthorn giant has been hampered by a hamstring issue but has been named in the Redlegs’ 25-man list.

Surman has been joined by Brad Carroll and Jed Spence on the seven-man extended interchange bench.



F: Bampton, Ellison, Gerloff

HF: Douglas, Pinyon, Nunn

C: Bastinac, Panos, Barry

HB: Irra, Shenton, Wilkins

B: Rokahr, Ball, McKenzie



R: Baulderstone, Grigg, Abbott

INT: Spence, Saywell, Wilson, Fairbrother, Collins, Surman, B. Carroll

IN: B. Carroll, Surman, Spence





Reserves
Wagner, Murphy, Dowdell, Cavallaro, Bristow, Heard, M. Carroll, Barnett, Binder, Saunders, Lodovici, Ficken, Bell, Gill, Pascoe, Szust, Morris, Ianniello, Martin, Staritski, Nelligan



Under-18
Murley, Zappia, De Luca, Nelligan, Jones, Gal, Verrall, Falco, Kent, Murphy, Dobie, Warrick, Minervini, Joseph, McNeeley, Lake, Warton, Carbine, Browne, Maunder, Hearing, Webb, J. McDonald, T. McDonald, Duke

[southernbulldog]

Looking at the two sides would think a 7-8 goal loss for us this week .Outstanding centre line for Norwood and class players everywhere we will have crack again but we dont have the class to match them .Hope im wrong but cant see it

[Hazydog]

Looking at the two sides would think a 7-8 goal loss for us this week .Outstanding centre line for Norwood and class players everywhere we will have crack again but we dont have the class to match them .Hope im wrong but cant see it

That outstanding centreline has fired a few blanks of late. If Norwood turn up they should win. If they dont......

[JK]

Dogs should outrun us for the win here and deservedly so

[Jim05]

Season over so just sack the useless piece of crap.
Club getting what they deserve for sticking with the arsehole

[bulldogproud]

Dear Brett,

Would you please let us know what those three things are?
Cheers

Dear Brett, having just beaten the team you stated just a few weeks ago were outright premiership favourites, could you please enlighten us as to where Central are... and those three things you alluded to that have us where we are.
Just asking for a friend

Fantastic effort by our boys... I would much rather have a team who try all day than a team of champions who don't seem to get the best out of themselves.
Enjoy the night, fellow Doggies... there is still hope in the red, white and blue!

[UK Fan]

Dogs 15.8(98)
Legs 13.7(85)

Awesome game!!

Butch amazing. Boyd and Schiller’s everywhere and Nasons best game in 5 years.

[Wedgie]

Great win Dogs, well done and enjoy!

[StrayDog]

Central 8 points

Not far off in the end there Groucho, nicely done! ☺

I picked us to get pipped in a close one, very happy to see the boys get the points today and get off the bottom, pending the result at the Bay this evening.

[Brett]

Dear Brett,

Would you please let us know what those three things are?
Cheers

Dear Brett, having just beaten the team you stated just a few weeks ago were outright premiership favourites, could you please enlighten us as to where Central are... and those three things you alluded to that have us where we are.
Just asking for a friend

Fantastic effort by our boys... I would much rather have a team who try all day than a team of champions who don't seem to get the best out of themselves.
Enjoy the night, fellow Doggies... there is still hope in the red, white and blue!

Dear BP. Did I say "outright" favourites? I certainly would have thought with the list they have they should be a contender. I think most would agree with that.
No idea where Centrals are at but thanks for asking me , very nice of you.

[southernbulldog]

Super proud of the boys today im so glad the proved me wrong

[bulldogproud]

Dear Brett,

Would you please let us know what those three things are?
Cheers

Dear Brett, having just beaten the team you stated just a few weeks ago were outright premiership favourites, could you please enlighten us as to where Central are... and those three things you alluded to that have us where we are.
Just asking for a friend

Fantastic effort by our boys... I would much rather have a team who try all day than a team of champions who don't seem to get the best out of themselves.
Enjoy the night, fellow Doggies... there is still hope in the red, white and blue!

Dear BP. Did I say "outright" favourites? I certainly would have thought with the list they have they should be a contender. I think most would agree with that.
No idea where Centrals are at but thanks for asking me , very nice of you.

Dear Brett,
I agree; with the list they have, Norwood should be safely in the top four, not battling to make it.
However, you stated last week that Central are 'where they are at' for three clear reasons, but didn't provide any reasoning. I, and a number of Central supporters, am generally interested in knowing what the three reasons you were alluding to are.

Anyway, now back to the game:
A number of people (including Central supporters) stated the club was going backwards by having Butch take the field again. I think he proved today that he very much still has great ability... as well as excellent leadership. IMHO, I thought he was worth returning to the team because of his leadership but I didn't know if he would have performances in him like the one he did today. I am so glad he does... and I pray he continues next season too.

I was very impressed with the cool head of Chris Olsson today. Against his former club, he kicked two very critical goals in the last quarter. I am confident he will sleep well tonight!

Perhaps strange to say, but I did feel a bit sorry for Norwood today. They were perhaps hard done by at the end of the third quarter when Benny Nason (in his best game for the season) was credited with a goal that appeared to be kicked after the siren. However, the rule does say that the quarter ends when the umpire in charge 'hears' the siren... so it was there, but very lucky! One second later and it may not have been counted.
I also felt the game changed a bit when their captain, Matt Panos, limped off early in the last quarter. He had been very damaging early in the game and his injury no doubt unsettled the side.

A very happy Doggie here as today was a real 'all played well' performance. The boys showed they still have belief.. and will hopefully go onwards and upwards from here.

Cheers

[southernbulldog]

Absolutely agree about Butch what a difference he makes when he is left forward and not used up the ground or as a backup ruckman .Would love him to go around again next year .