Game Day - Bulldog vs Cats

[GVGjr]

This is the discussion thread for todays game.

Who's you tip to kick the first goal for us? I'll go with Robbins

[firstdogonthemoon]

Nathan - Gia will kick the first behind.

[Topdog]

The Griff to kick the first and us to win by 20 points.

[Go_Dogs]

Johnson will get our first, I'm so excited...I wish it was 1.30 already.

[bornadog]

Darcy to kick the first

[Dry Rot]

Very impressed with Wight. New guys McD and Aker pretty quiet. Higgins look likes a pro. Minson's ruckwork has improved.

Pretty happy with that win.

[GVGjr]

Very impressed with Wight. New guys McD and Aker pretty quiet. Higgins look likes a pro. Minson's ruckwork has improved.

Pretty happy with that win.

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with the result. We outplayed them by far more than 20 points and really we need to finish team off.
Johnson was sensational today plus there was a number of other Dogs that dominated.
Like you I was very happy with Wight and he will benefit from Grant and Harris returning to the back line as well.
Akermanis was quiet by his standards but that goal was superb. McDougall went OK but as you say he was on the quiet side.

Cross, McMahon, Gilbee, West, Boyd, Cooney and a host of others really did perform well.

The back line was tested but did OK.

[LostDoggy]

Minson's ruckwork has improved.

Your short memory is the problem.
From the first bounce he found someone, exerted his body and was back to late 2005 form.
Understand Geelong's Blake is pretty inexperienced and Darcy in the side helps him.
The main thing is Minson has had a full pre season and isn't injured yet which helps.

Minson and Darcy (with McD helping) are enough rucks at the moment and its only if one is injured or needs rest then Street or Skipper can come into calculation

[LostDoggy]

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with the result. We outplayed them by far more than 20 points and really we need to finish team off.

Agree but its early days.
They tried to stretch us late with 4 tall forwards and Gilbee was a mismatch for N Ablett. A fit Monty would have restricted them. They also flooded late and a few little mistakes cost us. A couple of easy misses and some iffy frees against.

A win is a win.

[GVGjr]

This is probably only applicable to the Melbourne based supporters but wasn't the footy record just the worst today? Given the squad is announced on Thursday and we played on Sunday how can they name a team and have Harris listed as the FB?
On top of that they did not include Darcy, Giansiracusa and Murphy as well

[LostDoggy]

[GVGjr]

Well done Ms B Lets hope there is many more of them displayed on the forum during the season.

[southerncross]

This is probably only applicable to the Melbourne based supporters but wasn't the footy record just the worst today? Given the squad is announced on Thursday and we played on Sunday how can they name a team and have Harris listed as the FB?
On top of that they did not include Darcy, Giansiracusa and Murphy as well

The record itself was good but the part where you record the goal kickers and quarter by quarter scores had some glaring problems.

[alwaysadog]

I have to say that I'm a little disappointed with the result. We outplayed them by far more than 20 points and really we need to finish team off.
Johnson was sensational today plus there was a number of other Dogs that dominated.
Like you I was very happy with Wight and he will benefit from Grant and Harris returning to the back line as well.
Akermanis was quiet by his standards but that goal was superb. McDougall went OK but as you say he was on the quiet side.

Cross, McMahon, Gilbee, West, Boyd, Cooney and a host of others really did perform well.

The back line was tested but did OK.

Our outs and their outs about cancel each other, so an interesting demonstration of our various strengths especially as Geelong play a bit like us, run and quick movement. They were competitive in the first quarter but WWBiscuit turned to me at that point and said" I know we have the depth to keep this up Geelong don't and so it proved to be. Before the game I would have settled for a 10 point victory. We looked good, they never threatened after the first quarter, so I'm pretty happy, but I don't think we're quite there yet GVG.

That's why we didn't finish them off. We eased slightly. Geelong aren't bad, but we seem on today's form to have opened a gap on them.

DR had better be careful. It's not proven yet, but if Wight keeps on improving at the rate he showed today, then he needs to prepare for the taste of humble pie about Clayton's inability to draft talls.

[BulldogBelle]

This is probably only applicable to the Melbourne based supporters but wasn't the footy record just the worst today? Given the squad is announced on Thursday and we played on Sunday how can they name a team and have Harris listed as the FB?
On top of that they did not include Darcy, Giansiracusa and Murphy as well

Yes, what a pain that was. They also forgot to put McDougall on there aswell.