Dogs warned over fadeouts
Peter Hanlon - The Age - 6 April
THE Western Bulldogs' meeting with Gold Coast on Saturday might have been dismissively billed as a virtual bye before the bye, but coach Rodney Eade says every player is on notice that any hint of a dip in effort will cost them their place in the team.
As Gold Coast coach Guy McKenna warns his players that they face ''another nasty shock'' on their first AFL road trip, Eade is viewing the apparent mismatch as a test of the commitment the Dogs made to bringing consistency of effort to their game in the wake of their round-one debacle against Essendon.
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