PS anyone else sick to death of our injury luck?
We have one week where we’re all giddy with glee about our small injury list and then tonight happens. Sick. of. It.
PS anyone else sick to death of our injury luck?
We have one week where we’re all giddy with glee about our small injury list and then tonight happens. Sick. of. It.
PPS How on earth did JJ pull off that marvellous play in the 16 prelim? Because he is a dead set choking machine when under pressure
These are good points and as I said earlier I'm sure when the red must lifts I'll have more clarity. Wasn't it you that said anything said in the game day thread is inadmissible?
This whole Bont v Danger thing started simply because I said Danger was phenomenal and there was just a tone deaf chorus of responses that said "yeah but we've got Bont". I never even brought him into the conversation (I think I didn't anyway. Red mist, remember).
I love Bont. It's almost unhealthy how much. But I do. If you asked me to pick who I'd rather have of the two, the answer is "not Dangerfield". Maybe it's cognitive dissonance I don't know, but he's my first picked every week.
But that doesn't change the fact that he isn't able to wilfully dominate a game like that. It was just so visible to me how much Dangerfield just wanted to win and he was reckless and steadfast in that.
You've mentioned a number of times how much being two down hurt us and I take that on board - it's very relevant in a hot game like that.
It would have just been so nice to win that though, right?
"It's over. It's all over."
2017, or perhaps 18, it felt like we went down a man on the bench almost every week. It was ludicrous, at one point I am certain we copped those scenarios in games a cross a month straight. Injuries are bad, but injuries in game basically put us in a position where we can't win.
https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...ludes-bulldogs
Upset opportunity again eludes Bulldogs
Despite recent spirited performances, the Bulldogs are still searching for an elusive win against an AFL premiership contender.
The Western Bulldogs will continue to believe they can have a strong say in the finals race, despite missing another opportunity to secure a precious win against an AFL premiership contender.
The Bulldogs led premiership fancy Geelong by six goals at quarter time of their Round 14 clash at Metricon Stadium on Friday night, but the Cats fought back to eventually win by 11 points.
It followed similar spirited showings against top four aspirants Brisbane and Port Adelaide recently.
As it stands, the Bulldogs haven’t been able to notch a win against a current top eight team so far in the 2020 season.
The Dogs will now likely need to win their remaining three games of the season against West Coast, Hawthorn and Fremantle, to claim a spot in the 2020 finals.
On Friday night Geelong worked their way into the contest after a goalless first quarter, taking advantage of a weakened Bulldogs outfit which lost speedster Laitham Vandermeer and experienced defender Easton Wood to hamstring injuries by half time.
“The loss will give us belief that we can beat the better teams. With a fully fit 22 for four quarters, I think we’re in business, but it hurt us in the end,” Dogs’ coach Luke Beveridge said after the game.
“Credit to Geelong. They fought their way back, as we expected them to.
“I’m really proud of the boys that they really made them fight. It’ll do us the world of good to know we can get that close.
“We won’t get down on ourselves. We’re still sniffing around. We’ll recover well and we look forward to the challenge against the Eagles.”
The loss of Vandermeer and Wood caused a re-shuffle of the Bulldogs’ system, and the extra workload took its toll in the final stages against a seasoned Geelong side.
“With the two down, we needed a number of players to spend a lot more time on the ground,” Beveridge said.
“You don’t quite get the intensity at times, and I think it told.
“We were defending admirably at times. It just ended up being too much.”
"Footscray people are incredible people; so humble. I'm just so happy - ecstatic"
Frustrating seeing Bont held so blatantly at the last handful of centre bounces and just ignored by the umpires.
Yeah, both me and an AFL coach have our heads in the sand.
The second we were disorganised or couldn't cope with the pressure, and we stemmed the tide afterwards. The third was an arm wrestle or sorts, the last opened up a bit but when it counted we couldn't run with the Cats. If you want to refute that summation go for your life as I couldn't really care.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
Just to make us all feel better it was Geelong’s biggest quarter time deficit turnaround since 1931.
Absolutely it was, as it was watching them being allowed to throw the footy any time they liked.
But the only game I'll allow myself to really get pissed at the umpiring in terms of it impacting the game relates to 2009, but it seems that each time we face Geelong those feelings crop up again.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.