The reason we have no backline movement is we have no halfback to get the movememt happening. Barrett is showing he has no vision for the game. We are looking like we have not learned anything from being last years wooden spooners. As much as Barrett is not doing his job as coach, I feel Jackson is not doing his job as captain.

Gould will need to pull the pin quick because Barrett will bring these players down. Even Georgallis looked better than this . 

Burto was one of our better players. Avo terrible at centre for mine was our worst. Vaughan, Duffman and Pangai were our best in that order imo. JMK was terrible in the middle and I can’t wait for police academy next year. 

Agreed. I still think we stick with Baz for this year. Give him a chance. But if we are bottom four sack him and have Madge take over

Wakeham was one of our better players, Burto was the half that fluffed his lines.

Just out played by a better team.

Duffty also very good.

Fox and Naden not doing enough.

The only positions I would think about is Cook starting JMK on the bench.

King starting Tommo on the bench.

Players fumbling the ball after a offload is something that we need to work on.

At least I had Papenhuyzen as my fantasy captain... :(

At least give Baz 10 weeks.

I wonder if we should move Burton to the centres,  I can't remember Burto throwing a good pass to set up a try, I do remember 3-4 bad passes and wrong options.

I doubt that Flanno is an option in the halves.

Our fowards are not running hard enough, IMO dummy hslf could be a problem, or it might be the coach.

Plenty to work on, the attitude and start was great.

Defence from the Fox/Averillo  very poor for the first try, Fox needs to stop talking and start delivering.

In the first half we were better than the scoreline.

2nd half was very poor, not  mentally tough enough.

Hard to have any hope whatsoever after that showing.

Inept attack.
Inept footy nous.
Inept ability to turn things around.

44 - nil wasn't a strong enough statement as to how bad that was.

Not sure where to go from here but 8d be surprised if we arent a bottom 4 team all year from here...

Good to see you retaining your usual optimism.

It is hard to climb the table on signings alone, the team needs to set and maintain standards.

Some of our passing, dropped ball and defence wasn't good enough.

The 1st and 3rd tries were poor defence that set the tone.

Players need to do better.

I think it's just the Bulldogs brand is damaged goods. 
We've been through so many roster and administrative changes over the years and we're still as inept as the 1990s Western Suburbs Magpies.

Put the storm players in the Bulldogs Jersey today and they'll play as bad as the Bulldogs team. 

In saying that I think we'll go on and win the next 13 games.

When a club is down the bottom they need to identify problems and fix them.

Quick fixes can be tried by rarely work.

Recruiting stars doesn't always work.

Hard work and attention to detail are part of the formula.

Wakeham, Biondi-Odo and Averillo were all ordinary, so was Burton, Jackson and Addo-Carr. Is JAC taking the p!ss as I have never seen him baulk at the try line the way he has. It's like the fire has gone out.

Issue I have is Fitzgibbon has had his team for just over 6 months & actually resemble a 1st grade footy team

We look, we play, we are a f{}cking pub team!

The fact we have so many forwards led by the (unfortunately) useless J Jackson who’s just so inept at passing a bloody ball, it’s easy picking for the opposition! The. When we try to spread it out wide, it’s all in slow motion, or the passes aren’t crisp/behind etc… again easy pickings for the opposition 

I didnt expect a win today… but I did t expect that result either after $MILLION$ was spent bringing in better f{}cking players to the club

JAC had the corner wide open after a Burton pass… rather than go hard for the corner, steps back inside for the tackle!

Dufty throws the looping pass to (what should have been a wingers try untouched) but Naden was nowhere to be bloody seen

We absolutely butchered it in the 1st half, then crumbled in the 2nd half… This is all on the coaching staff!

Averillo ain’t a centres a$$hole… he trained at 7 all off season, got dropped after 2 games, played 5/8th in Reggie’s, then gets the call up to Centre… really? WTF is going on??

Agree- we are losers and have forgotten how to win.
There is no belief, no intent especially in attack.
I’m not sure how this will change.
Defence first 3 weeks was great and indicated commitment. But in all 4 games so far, we just can’t score and always seem to come up short. This has been the same story for years now. 

I just hope JAC and the players who come from successful clubs with all that fire and brimstone don't get used to losing games and lose their fire and passion 

They already have.

Fk

Im afraid, the only real way I can see our team out of this is a group of players in key positions that play or have played together. Ideally spine players.

We can't have forwards dictating terms. Forwards are only pawns in the attacking 20m zone. You dont fekking give them the ball unless they are about to ground it for a try. 

Mahoney will improve this coz he is a thinker and can read the defence. Wakeham can also read the defence but we have flat footed players that aren't in sync with his wavelength.

JMK and that stupid dorky look on his face is the single reason we are so poor. It's at the start of games that we cannot afford to not take our chances  and ge continually cruel us. Same as Jacko.

Of course, we will probably do the honourable thing and let Jacko retire on his terms, at the detriment of the team. Dumb club.

Our problems start with the two positions who touch the ball the most: 7 and 9
No solutions this year.
Mahoney will help next year but still no 7

Still can’t believe Des blocked Mitchell Moses and Tedesco didn’t come because of it.
And he let Cook go and kept Lichaa
I know it’s history but it still kills me

Marki, Wakeham was terrible, he is not the answer to our dilemma. We need a true No.7 and the only one we have is not being given a shot.... so who wears that decision.

That is why I suggested Cook starts with JMK on the bench.

We have tried various halves with JMK and it hasn't worked.

BBO needs to work on his defence.

In addition to being a good ball runner JMK is a good defender, but I am not sold on his passing.

We can't make too many changes, but we need to consider if we need to sign a more experienced half for next season.

Flanno was total rubbish last season, a few more good games in reserve grade and he might be pressing for a chance.

I recon Wakeham was one of our better players the last 2 weeks. 

Burton and Averilo seemed to have a better combination, but maybe the team just performed better week 1.

Against the Storm we shifted the ball wide and they always had the numbers, we shift too often and too slowly.

Flanno last season threw a lot of the ssme passes Burton is throwing this year.
Throwing a wide premeditated pass which is too slow or too inaccurate.

Duffty is the man to throw the long pass.Or Wakeham.

I just saw the presser and Barrett said we were poor in the halves and refused to answer whether he would persist with Wakeham. Unfortunately Jacko didn't own up to being one of our weak links either, so we may be in for a few more miserable weeks before those that control our destiny finally conceed we are sh!t and decide to do something about it.

C'mon mate... You know U didn't watch it...

Wakeham is our best halfback - full stop.
Averillo and BBO might offer something and could jag us a win here and there but not with JMK at hooker passing to forwards 90%, of the time inside the opposition 20m.

If Barrett cannot see how bad we are and how disheartening it is to have that much ball inside 20m and your hooker is constantly just passing to a forward who is easy pickings for the defence, then he should be sacked immediately.

Enough is enough. 

I wish I didn't.
I've had a shocking last sporting days....
QPR lost overnight
Hawthorn lost a close one
Bulldogs got thrashed and give me no hope for future
Perth Glory lose from 2-0 up

Just as well Liverpool won and breathing down the neck of city...

Good decision. They would have been nothing at our club. They've gone onto bigger and better things. Good luck to them.