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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Not sure what to make of it all now it is said and done.
Bridges will need to be mended. Time will tell how it all ends.
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
azabob
Not sure what to make of it all now it is said and done.
Bridges will need to be mended. Time will tell how it all ends.
Nah he will be right.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Nah he will be right.
Similar to Papley. Players forgive very quickly. Most realize it really is a business these days. They won't begrudge him.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
“Josh, all will be forgiven as long as you wipe that blog from the internet forever”
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
After Adam Trealor streams into the forward line and puts us ten goals up as the time clock ticks into time on in the 2021 grand final I'd love to see Bevo summon Josh into the centre square to take his only ruck contest for the whole season just for the lulz.
Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?
I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Nice little snippet on Dunkley on SEN by Mitch Wallis
Dogs deputy has faith in Dunkley
Mitch Wallis says Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley has regained the respect of his teammates, after his request to move to Essendon went unfulfilled.
The son of former Dogs captain Stephen, Wallis was this week appointed the Dogs’ vice captain, while the leadership group Dunkley joined last season was scrapped.
“It was a bit sticky there for a while, I must be honest,” the 28-year-old told SEN Drive on Thursday afternoon.
“You want to support him as a person, but you understand the challenges he will face.”
Wallis dismissed any notion that Dunkley’s heart won’t be in it at Whitten Oval.
“Josh will never back down on his application to training and his professionalism to his footy,” he asserted.
“That’s the caring person that he is.”
Wallis believes Dunkley has “definitely got the respect back from the team,” but suggested the matter won’t be put to bed until he pulls on the hoops again.
“He’s in our best 18, he’s going to play a lot of time in the midfield, but it’s about earning that respect on game day, and really buying into our team,” he added.
“Which he’s done, and I had every faith he was going to do, but we’re still waiting for Round 1 when he can put on the colours and fight in the right spirit.
Tim Watson believes Dunkley may have been in the frame for the vice-captaincy were it not for the scuppered move to Tullamarine.
“Dunkley wanted out of there, he wasn’t happy with some of the things he was seeing and the way the place was operating,” Watson told SEN Breakfast on Friday morning.
“Do you put the two of those together in any way?”
“You couldn’t have voted for Josh Dunkley as a leader of your footy club,” Lyon agreed.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
Tim Watson believes Dunkley may have been in the frame for the vice-captaincy were it not for the scuppered move to Tullamarine.
“Dunkley wanted out of there, he wasn’t happy with some of the things he was seeing and the way the place was operating,” Watson told SEN Breakfast on Friday morning.
“Do you put the two of those together in any way?”
“You couldn’t have voted for Josh Dunkley as a leader of your footy club,” Lyon agreed.
There aren't many people in football I despise more than Tim Watson. I care nothing for his opinion about anything to do with our football club.
He can get *!*!*!*!ed as far as I'm concerned.
Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?
I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
There aren't many people in football I despise more than Tim Watson. I care nothing for his opinion about anything to do with our football club.
He can get *!*!*!*!ed as far as I'm concerned.
But he’s not wrong though, is he?
More of an In Bruges guy?
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
Twodogs
There aren't many people in football I despise more than Tim Watson. I care nothing for his opinion about anything to do with our football club.
He can get *!*!*!*!ed as far as I'm concerned.
I'm with you on Watson, he's passive aggressive and doesn't stand behind his own comments. He undermines a lot of things to Essendon's benefit
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
azabob
But he’s not wrong though, is he?
He is wrong because he fails to mention the dollars that Dunkley was attracted to.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Tim should look at his own club and ask why so many have left?
Don't piss off old people
The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
azabob
But he’s not wrong though, is he?
Maybe about the vice captaincy but Snowy on the tram could have told us that Josh was next in line for that. I don't believe he has any great insight to what Dunkley did or didn't think about how we were operating. Watson would only know what he was told about us by Essendon and Dodoro, not by Josh Dunkley.
He would be better off worrying about his own shambles of a club and how they cost his son a Brownlow medal.
Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?
I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
GVGjr
I'm with you on Watson, he's passive aggressive and doesn't stand behind his own comments. He undermines a lot of things to Essendon's benefit
They don't call him wispy for nothing. Whispers here and whispers there.
Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?
I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
It's not that out there to suggest Dunkley didn't like how he was being played, or that there were a few individuals he didn't think were getting the most out of themselves. However, whether that be the case it's pretty obvious the major reason he wanted to leave was because he wanted bigger dollars and to be the number one inside mid.
The likes of Watson can emphasise the former as much as they like. For some reason nobody like him ever just wants to publicly say the money was better and the opportunities were better, especially when they have a vested interest in defending a club that when push came to shove wasn't prepared deliver what they promised to get a deal done.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Re: Welcome to the Western Bulldogs: Josh Dunkley
Originally Posted by
jeemak
It's not that out there to suggest Dunkley didn't like how he was being played, or that there were a few individuals he didn't think were getting the most out of themselves. However, whether that be the case it's pretty obvious the major reason he wanted to leave was because he wanted bigger dollars and to be the number one inside mid.
The likes of Watson can emphasise the former as much as they like. For some reason nobody like him ever just wants to publicly say the money was better and the opportunities were better, especially when they have a vested interest in defending a club that when push came to shove wasn't prepared deliver what they promised to get a deal done.
I think it's very reasonable to suggest there were some valid reasons why he was looking to break a good contract and long term commitment for a substantially better financial offer from Essendon. I don't quite get why players chase bigger dollars in an effort to get to Essendon but that's their choice
On paper it looks like we have addressed the ruck issue for Dunkley as it will likely fall to Bruce to back up English with Martin a chance as well
The midfield minutes is something else though as Treloar's arrival could complicate that
The area that concerns me the most though is the notion that he wasn't happy with the commitment from some of the team mates
As the vice captain last year you would hope that the assistant coaches listened to him if he thought the efforts or focus of the players needed to lift but if Watson is correct it was one of the reasons why he was keen to move
The positives are that he's fronted up with the right attitude and lets hope his best football is still to come
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