Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

**Bornadog** · 17-05-2015, 04:47 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by Jaytee

Just lacked composure at crucial times when the game was on the line. JJ just snapping without looking in the forward 50 when we had free players everywhere. Bob Murphy missing Wallis with the 20 metre kick in the corridor.

Great effort though. Really took it to them.

A couple of errors at crucial times in the last few minutes and Freo pounced.

In the end it was the first quarter where we lost the game. After the first quarter we kicked 13 goals to their 10.

**Hotdog60** · 17-05-2015, 04:54 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by bornadog

A couple of errors at crucial times ionm the last few minutes and Freo pounced.

In the end it was the first quarter where we lost the game. After the first quarter we kicked 13 goals to their 10.

Yes they got the jump on us and I thought we lacked a bit of composure in the last 5 mins. A few rushed kicks in the last few minutes.

**Bornadog** · 17-05-2015, 04:56 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Fyfe is a great player, but deliberate tripping is a dog act and he should get suspended and be ineligible for the Brownlow.

**bulldogtragic** · 17-05-2015, 05:01 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by bornadog

Fyfe is a great player, but deliberate tripping is a dog act and he should get suspended and be ineligible for the Brownlow.

The coverage is annoying me. He should just get a fine, etc... He kicked a 90kg guy across the legs so hard he fell from the force. Just because he was lying on the ground does not make it any less severe, or for anything else. The guy has priors for it too from memory. The tripping which was softened by the tribunal was grabbing a a player by the ankles when you're on the ground. Kicking with force another's players legs should be minimum two weeks, not two weeks unless you're a good player.

**LostDoggy** · 17-05-2015, 05:02 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by chef

Game over already.

This is what I love about the Bulldogs 2015. You'd have thought so, they proved you wrong.

I hate honourable losses. But our guys learnt a hell of a lot about football today.

Originally posted by bornadog

Fyfe is a great player, but deliberate tripping is a dog act and he should get suspended and be ineligible for the Brownlow.

Absolutely agree. Maybe I've sour grapes, but he played like an untouchable thug today at plenty of stoppages around the ground. No questioning his class and poise, but he's not afraid to dish out the cheapies either.

I watched Cordy a lot today. I am very happy with his game and can finally see why he's getting picked. Minson would've won more hitouts but cost us around the ground. Cordy was obviously tired, but didn't stop running the whole game.

**The Bulldogs Bite** · 17-05-2015, 05:04 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Encouraging performance. We're close. We could be scary good in 1-2 years time.

Makes me salivate at the thought of attacking free agency, either by trying to pick up a gun key defender or gun midfielder. We're a very attractive place to come to.

Freo deserved the win. Just a bit better, as they should be. Long term view - if we can plug maybe 2-3 holes we have (second ruck/forward, a mid, a key back) we'll be top 2 before we know it.

I'd go chase Dangerfield hard, he's exactly the type of mid we need to complete our set-up in there.

**chef** · 17-05-2015, 05:08 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by BornAScragger

This is what I love about the Bulldogs 2015. You'd have thought so, they proved you wrong.

Yep, I loved being wrong

**Nuggety Back Pocket** · 17-05-2015, 05:09 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by GVGjr

Fletcher Roberts was solid throughout the game. I thought he was a good contributor.
How did you rate him?

Roberts was very good today. Is excellent overhead but still needs to get quicker off the mark. Plays with a lot of poise and really good awareness to sum up situations. I thought the back line was very good today.

**Bornadog** · 17-05-2015, 05:10 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by bulldogtragic

The coverage is annoying me. He should just get a fine, etc... He kicked a 90kg guy across the legs so hard he fell from the force. Just because he was lying on the ground does not make it any less severe, or for anything else. The guy has priors for it too from memory. The tripping which was softened by the tribunal was grabbing a a player by the ankles when you're on the ground. Kicking with force another's players legs should be minimum two weeks, not two weeks unless you're a good player.

Memories of Paul Dear come flashing back.

**ledge** · 17-05-2015, 05:22 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

If you can be happy after a loss I probably am. To be honest I thought we might get smashed and after the first qtr it looked that way, we aren't far off at all, although I was sitting just at the back of the Freo dug out and Freo were a lot bigger than us, they are a monster team huge bodies.
We saw where we are and it's a nice surprise, a few errors and we lost, remember we are kids they are the oldest side around and heaps of muscle height and experience, very scary team ...
I think we can all see the light after today.

**LostDoggy** · 17-05-2015, 05:22 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by chef

Yep, I loved being wrong

We lost. Yes. But the game was far from over.

**kruder** · 17-05-2015, 05:27 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by bornadog

4 disposals for Jong. Not good enough

Your being way too hash. Been bloody great all year. Where did you rate Jong at the start of the year?

**jeemak** · 17-05-2015, 05:30 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by kruder

Your being way too hash. Been bloody great all year. Where did you rate Jong at the start of the year?

In BAD's defence 4 disposals isn't sufficient return for a midfielder, irrespective of how many tackles he may lay. I don't think BAD was commenting in a context beyond today.

Jong's been good this year, but had a bad day today. It's going to happen, he's still inexperienced.

**chef** · 17-05-2015, 05:34 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

Originally posted by BornAScragger

We lost. Yes. But the game was far from over.

Well, I probably was right as thats when we lost the game. But I'm glad the boys didn't give up.

**LostDoggy** · 17-05-2015, 05:36 PM

Re: Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

I,ll put that down as an almost win , the 1st quarter really made it hard to come back from and it looked like Freo were going run away with the game , great to see the fellas fight hard till the end .

Jong , Wallis , Stringer and Honeychurch were all off today

Dickson , Crameri , Dahlhaus , Murphy and Roughead were very solid , Roberts deserved to another chance and was an important part of the defensive structure

Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

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