Tonight I care about...

[Dazza]

Im hoping to see Garcia/West given time in at centre bounces.

Other than that a win would be bloody nice.

[The Pie Man]

Outcome - I can’t see us winning if we don’t bring the effort & urgency at the contest that’s been missing lately, so outcome covers it.

Will take note the use of our bigs - wondering if Lobb will play a lot of ruck tonight…..

[lemmon]

Game-style for me.

With the amount of crap we've copped this week, I have no doubt the players will come out and scrap. Even if they aren't in for Bevo; Bont, Naughton, Jones and co. are far too proud as individuals to lay down and cop it.

I want to see our 'brand' on show. The Gold Coast game felt on our terms, nothing else has this year. I want to see that all the pre-season work and the time our coaches spend trying to embed strategy actually gets through to this group. Ross Lyon and St Kilda are probably the perfect side to test it out against in the regard.

If effort isn't there this week, you might as well close the doors, but if we're actually going to do something this year it needs to extend past that into a style of footy that looks like 'us'.

[1eyedog]

Effort has to be there. If we lose and there is effort then we are just shit and that's OK.

Legit if we bring the effort though we won't lose because we are a better side and I still believe that.

We can win and still be shit though but if we win well then maybe there is still a flicker.

[whythelongface]

Effort and outcome.

Outcome just to give the relentless media coverage off our back. Any other team doesn?t get this level of scrutiny. I see some other BS report that we may be in danger of losing Bont. Another crap article based on one person?s disillusioned opinion. But all this does have a psychological impact on all involved at the club (players, coaches, management, supporter) whether there is any base to it or not. The media obviously want to drive Bevo out and are doing their utmost to do so by perceiving there is disharmony within our 4 walls.

Whilst one win won?t stop this it does deflect it for another week. So hopefully we come out all guns blazing

[jeemak]

Effort and outcome.

Outcome just to give the relentless media coverage off our back. Any other team doesn?t get this level of scrutiny. I see some other BS report that we may be in danger of losing Bont. Another crap article based on one person?s disillusioned opinion. But all this does have a psychological impact on all involved at the club (players, coaches, management, supporter) whether there is any base to it or not. The media obviously want to drive Bevo out and are doing their utmost to do so by perceiving there is disharmony within our 4 walls.

Whilst one win won?t stop this it does deflect it for another week. So hopefully we come out all guns blazing

Where's the Bont report coming from?

[whythelongface]

Where's the Bont report coming from?

Will Faulkner from Fox sports. Never heard of him. Irrelevant

[azabob]

Will Faulkner from Fox sports. Never heard of him. Irrelevant

It's not Falukner. He is a jurno who transcribed a mid week fox TV show, of other herald sun jurno's.

As brought to light by Herald Sun journalist Scott Gullan on Fox Footy?s Midweek Tackle, the Bulldogs captain has been ?sitting back? on the idea of re-signing with the club beyond 2025.

?I feel like we tiptoed around the status of the captain, Marcus Bontempelli ? he hasn?t been a big talking point so far, where do you think he stands in the clubs melee?? asked Midweek Tackle host and fellow Herald Sun journalist Jay Clark.

video link below


https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/tha...3fc34027507161

[jeemak]

Imagine we prioritised signing Bontempelli over Smith, JUH and English this year. The media would go completely apeshit.

[GVGjr]

I could have selected a couple of options there but effort is the main one and typically that takes care of a few other things.
Go Dogs

[angelopetraglia]

Get the result. Good teams just find a way to win.

Four points. That?s what we need above anything else.

[Jeanette54]

Honestly all I care about is a win. Nothing else matters.

I don't care how; I don't care who - just win.

I could not have said it better, definitely a line in the sand game.

[mjp]

I could have selected a couple of options there but effort is the main one and typically that takes care of a few other things.
Go Dogs

Well, lucky for you I configured the poll so you could choose multiple options!

[mjp]

I'm pretty fascinated by the comments so far.

Some people in the "I don't care how it looks, just win" camp. Others in the "just pass the eye test, results be damned" group.

I have to admit, I'm in the "just play better" group...playing "better" is something to work on and you can aspire to something...winning is an outcome of a number of things (one of which MIGHT be playing "better").

The club is certainly in the gun in the press right now. I suspect unless they win AND play well then that wont change in the coming weeks. They can smell blood and they're going to try and spill it.

[angelopetraglia]

Winning breeds confidence. You need to start spinning the fly wheel as slow as that is. Create some momentum.