Game Day Round 7 2015 - Western Bulldogs V Fremantle

[always right]

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Some of the posts here referring to Beveridge's honeymoon period with the media are simply laughable. The bloke is getting results we could only dream of pre season. More than happy with what he's doing with Cordy if it means we end up with an AFL standard player....short term pain for long term gain.

It wasn't Freo's ruck dominance that got them the points today...it was our players' reactionary mindset in the first quarter as we continually played from behind, were second to the ball and allowed Freo to take the initiative.

[Mantis]

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Beveridge reminds me so much of Clarkson in the way he carries himself and handles the media.

He was pretty smug and dismissive with responses to a couple of the questions.. Much like Clarko is.

He certainly has his views and isn't going to be swayed by outside influences.

[LostDoggy]

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Great shot of Bevo at the 3/4 time huddle

( Michael Dodge/Getty Images AsiaPacific )

[merantau]

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"Ross Lyon remains someone to be despised (by me at least)."

Include me in. I like to Internationalize language so, for me, Lyon is uber-smug. The sort of hyper-conceited smarmy, smart-Alek, know-it-all, that needs to be taught some humility.

[Sedat]

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First match of the year for me, and I got to the game when we were 32 points down so I missed our hideous first 15 minutes. I was really impressed with our defending - we conceded a truckload more inside 50s and only scored 1 less goal. Apart from the start, we had too many passengers today - we don't have the depth to be able to carry 4-5 non-contributors, especially against a seasoned team. Honeychurch gets a leave pass because he was clearly hampered by a heavy knock in the 1st qtr.

We lacked a little composure in the heat of the last couple of minutes - this is what annoyed me most about last week. Losing close games is habitual for a young list, and the wonderful gains against Sydney were wiped away last week and possibly caused us to wobble once or twice very late today.

That was certainly one of the most brutal games I've seen in terms of manic pressure in and around the contest, and that experience alone will be invaluable for our young list.

Fyfe a thug? Please. He might cop a week and he might get a fine - I could care less either way. Juddy drew blood from Pav's head and still managed to get off at the tribunal to win a Brownlow - this is chicken feed by comparison. Maybe some Dogs fans subconsciously hate Fyfe because we selected Howard instead.

[Twodogs]

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Great shot of Bevo at the 3/4 time huddle

( Michael Dodge/Getty Images AsiaPacific )

I watched the 3/4,time huddle as closely as I could from level 3 and our guys seemed to be bunched in real tight while Bevo was really pleading for a big effort. Our guys looked really pumped as they walked away from the huddle.

[merantau]

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Can't suspend him though. He's a brownlow medal favorite and one of the leagues best. Doesn't matter if Kobe's leg got snapped in the process. I love Fyfe as a player but IMO that's a week or two on the sidelines at least. I'm tired of them being so lenient on trips! It's a really dangerous act. Peter Foster waves hello.

The act was reckless in the extreme and could easily have resulted in a serious injury. Would the media types, who are so intent on pre-judging the outcome, be so strident if Koby Steven's had been stretchered off? Who cares if he is the Brownlow favourite? That's about as relevant as saying he's a distant cousin of the Queen of Sheba. The rules exist to protect players against serious injury and they've been fine-tuned over the years as a matter of necessity. The speed and size of the players has increased the risk of injury immeasurably.

[Bornadog]

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Fyfe a thug? Please. He might cop a week and he might get a fine - I could care less either way. Juddy drew blood from Pav's head and still managed to get off at the tribunal to win a Brownlow - this is chicken feed by comparison. Maybe some Dogs fans subconsciously hate Fyfe because we selected Howard instead.

No, because kicking someone like the way he did is a dangerous dog act and the tribunal needs to show that you just can't do that. A fine is not enough.

[Sedat]

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No, because kicking someone like the way he did is a dangerous dog act and the tribunal needs to show that you just can't do that. A fine is not enough.

He was charged with tripping, not kicking. You can't just casually call it kicking to suit your argument. I saw it live and on TV replays and it was your standard garden variety trip - he might have been in trouble last year but the rules on tripping this year will save him.

[Bornadog]

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He was charged with tripping, not kicking. You can't just casually call it kicking to suit your argument. I saw it live and on TV replays and it was your standard garden variety trip - he might have been in trouble last year but the rules on tripping this year will save him.

Well the charge is tripping, the action is a kick across Koby's legs

[anfo27]

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Well the charge is tripping, the action is a kick across Koby's legs

It was red card in my book.

[jeemak]

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He was charged with tripping, not kicking. You can't just casually call it kicking to suit your argument. I saw it live and on TV replays and it was your standard garden variety trip - he might have been in trouble last year but the rules on tripping this year will save him.

Well the charge is tripping, the action is a kick across Koby's legs

It's not the worst I've seen, but clearly a deliberate trip that had the potential cause unnecessary injury to a player that was just going about his business getting the ball.

I don't expect anything more than one week however, using the fact that Judd clearly elbowed a player in the head and got absolved by the tribunal doesn't stack up to me. Two wrongs don't make a right, and Fyfe needs to go for what he did.

It's that simple.

[Drunken Bum]

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First match of the year for me, and I got to the game when we were 32 points down so I missed our hideous first 15 minutes.

That makes two of us

using the fact that Judd clearly elbowed a player in the head and got absolved by the tribunal doesn't stack up to me. Two wrongs don't make a right, and Fyfe needs to go for what he did.

It's that simple.

From my view, not a very good one, i thought he slipped and took his legs out and i missed the replay so no idea personally whether he should go or not but can't agree more on this point

[Remi Moses]

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Loved the presser . Gutted we lost, and after watching the last quarter I agree .
Couple of poor errors, The Wallis groundball, Stevens not meeting the ball, were costly errors in the end.
Lots of positives, but that was there for the taking.

[jeemak]

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That makes two of us


From my view, not a very good one, i thought he slipped and took his legs out and i missed the replay so no idea personally whether he should go or not but can't agree more on this point

It was a deliberate act.

I know that players from the past on footy shows throughout the week will say something about him being caught in the moment, but that's all bullshit.

Playing football at a quick and skillful level from experience (not the pointy end of AFL, mind) I can assure you any act like that is deliberate, and he did it fully aware of what he was doing.

He needs to go for it. He doesn't need to be hung drawn etc. etc., but he needs to get at least a week or so. No excuses.