Bankers And Anchors - AFL Finals 2016 Week 2 Semi Final vs Hawthorn

[Eastdog]

This is the AFL Semi Finals Week 2 edition of the Weekly Bankers and Anchors Thread. Once the semi final game against Hawthorn is concluded post your nominations for:

The Bankers = 3 guys/aspects of the game that we banked on to do the right thing during the game
The Anchors = 3 guys/aspects of the game that weighed us down by their errors or poor play

Please limit it to no more than three of each player or aspect of the game, but feel free to make honourable/dishonourable mentions. As usual try to make it constructive criticism.

Try and restrict it to individual players rather than aspects of the overall match - I will allow more freedom now as the thread seems to be going down more of the aspects of the game path so you can have 3 for each made up of aspects of the game and individual players.

The thread is named in honour of a popular WOOF Contributor, The Banker, who passed away on 22/04/2012 after a six month battle with cancer.

[bulldogtragic]

B

History. First time we've won two finals in a row, in a final series since 1961. And knocked Hawthorn off for the first time.
Whole of team team effort. Led by Bonts. Take that 2015 Grand Finalists in two weeks.
10.1 in the second half
(Hawthorn: Clarko coming into our rooms to congratulate Bevo)

A

Some umpiring against us was plain absurd.
Some poor early misses at goal.

[EasternWest]

B

Hunter - I've been a vocal critic of his ball use but he used the ball really well tonight.

Suckling - similarly I've been harsh of him but he kept it simple tonight and did his job.

Dunkley - when the whips were cracking he played like a hundred gamer. We've pinched one here, he's a beauty.

A

Cordy - like him. He'll be a good player but had a bit of a mare.

MacAvaney - his name is Hamling, not Hambling.

[Stefcep]

Bankers

1.Bont
2.Roughie
3. Clay

Anchors

1. Cordy
2. Dickson
3. Umps.

[macca]

B
picken - stood up , took the marks, won the one on ones and kicked the 2 goals in the final quarter, pure passion.
dunkley- gravitated to the Ball in the first half
Bonts- his clearance work is amazing
whole team just keep believing and trying -'libba , dalhuas , macrae, roughead , hunter had a good game

anchors
Dickson kicking went missing early
umpiring- there are some baffling decisions , how was Webb goal spotted to be touched so far out ???
commentators -so condescend and in disbelief we won. should have given us more credit for the fight and achievement

[Eastdog]

Bankers

Cannot limit to 3

Our pressure was immense

Bonti you star

Dunkley, JJ, Picken, M Boyd, Roughy, Clay



Anchors

The umpires

Our start to the game and poor goal kicking although that improved as the game went on.

Some of their supporters at the game.

[Eastdog]

B

History. First time we've won two finals in a row, in a final series since 1961. And knocked Hawthorn off for the first time.
Whole of team team effort. Led by Bonts. Take that 2015 Grand Finalists in two weeks.
10.1 in the second half
(Hawthorn: Clarko coming into our rooms to congratulate Bevo)



A

Some umpiring against us was plain absurd.
Some poor early misses at goal.

That was a good gesture.

[Stefcep]

That was a good gesture.

the post match was not....

[whythelongface]

the post match was not....

Apart from his carrying on about the tackles and lack of holdingt he ball calls I thought he was fine. He was praiseworthy towards us and Bevo.

[Remi Moses]

B- The turnout ( massive bulldog numbers )
- Not following the narrative of missing easy goals costing us big games
- This playing group is special
A- the pathetic barmy army hawthorn support behind the goal.

[Remi Moses]

the post match was not....

The irony of someone from Hawthorn complaining about umpiring

[LostDoggy]

Gonna dissent from the group here. I reckon the umpiring in both finals has been exceptionally good. The slightly extra time given to the ball carrier to release the ball has helped us and improved the game as a spectacle. There will always be 50/50 calls, reckon we've broken square (a few timely big calls have gone our way).

[SonofScray]

B
1 J Macrae was BOG in a complete, finals performance. Will sit at the top of his highlights reel for at least a week.
2 Bulldog fans. Turned out in numbers, swept the neutrals up and generated a great atmosphere.
3. Bont v Hodge, some defining moments. The young buck embarrassed the old, drink driving bogan POS.

A
1 Dicko's first few set shots. Signs were ominous.
2 AFL. just because.
3 Hodge. Lewis. Mitchell.

[hujsh]

Special Banker to Easton Wood's goal in the 1st. As a defender and the captain he put a major on the board and helped settle things down when even Dickson was spraying them.

[bulldogtragic]

Special Banker to Easton Wood's goal in the 1st. As a defender and the captain he put a major on the board and helped settle things down when even Dickson was spraying them.

Great call. A cliche 'captains goal'.