Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Talia got smashed by Kyle Hardingham in the VFL earlier today - Tex would have destroyed him.

Roberts and Hamling were the least of our worries tonight - Hamling in particular was fantastic.

Tex took 10 marks and destroyed us.

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Talia got smashed by Kyle Hardingham in the VFL earlier today - Tex would have destroyed him.

Roberts and Hamling were the least of our worries tonight - Hamling in particular was fantastic.

I worry for Roberts, that missed mark, very fumbly in general play. He's a good lock down defender who gets to the right places to spoil but he offers little else in general play. Hopefully he can continue to improve.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

We were and are good enough. We executed so much of the game plan well. We busted our arse. We smashed the opposition in most areas. We lost again.

This is the kicker. You play like Hawthorn last night and get done by 30-40 or get smashed, you walk away going we were not good enough, we got outplayed. But when you outplay the opposition in all bar one stat, and had many opportunities to win the game it wrenches the gut. It was our game to lose, and we lost it somehow from the jaws of victory.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

I worry for Roberts, that missed mark, very fumbly in general play. He's a good lock down defender who gets to the right places to spoil but he offers little else in general play. Hopefully he can continue to improve.

I hope he can develop into Dales role, because he's limited. That dropped mark sent me right off, right off.

[Sedat]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Agree with most of what you are saying, but somehow, I feel this group is different to other groups we have had play finals. This group is also inexperienced (3rd youngets in AFL) and they have the hunger. They have tasted the big stage and they will want to get there again and next time they won't let it slip away.

I believed that earlier tonight but the this group with no weight of history on their shoulders did exactly the same thing as many teams before did, and lost in exactly the same way. It is a very tough gig being a Dogs supporter.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

This is the kicker. You play like Hawthorn last night and get done by 30-40 or get smashed, you walk away going we were not good enough, we got outplayed. But when you outplay the opposition in all bar one stat, and had many opportunities to win the game it wrenches the gut. It was our game to lose, and we lost it somehow from the jaws of victory.

Third quarter is where we lost it when we kicked 3.6. Bont and Grant should have nailed those 4 goals.

[The bulldog tragician]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

I worry for Roberts, that missed mark, very fumbly in general play. He's a good lock down defender who gets to the right places to spoil but he offers little else in general play. Hopefully he can continue to improve.

It's a real shame Roberts missed that big chunk of the year. He needs continuity. Still played less than 20 games and I think has a lot to learn about body positioning.

[Sedat]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Tex took 10 marks and destroyed us.

Would have taken 20 on Talia.

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

I believed that earlier tonight but the this group with no weight of history on their shoulders did exactly the same thing as many teams before did, and lost in exactly the same way. It is a very tough gig being a Dogs supporter.

My heart agrees with you 100% my head keeps saying they're young. Very young.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Third quarter is where we lost it when we kicked 3.6. Bont and Grant should have nailed those 4 goals.

The momentum loser was Wallis miss at the start, he steadied and missed. A goal there and I reckon it's different. Giving up a red time goal to them instead of icing the last 30 seconds is a dead set coach killer too.

[ratsmac]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

I am shattered and flat as a tack.

We done enough to win a game but lost. So many moments run through my mind of what we should of done, the missed kick, the ball bouncing the Crows way, the little fingernail that intercepts a handball so on and so on.

It must have been a good game to watch if you were a neutral. From a dogs supporter's point of view, frustrating.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Would have taken 20 on Talia.

I am not saying Talia should have played, I am saying Roberts and Hamling weren't up to the task and we had little choice.

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Third quarter is where we lost it when we kicked 3.6. Bont and Grant should have nailed those 4 goals.

This. Should not be missing from 35 metres in front. Grant was even closer. I just knew it would bite us us - shades of 09 against the Cats.

[Mantis]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

Third quarter is where we lost it when we kicked 3.6. Bont and Grant should have nailed those 4 goals.

Our first qtr was just as bad, missed some very gettable goals and conceded some super soft goals.. We led the inside 50's at one stage 15 to 6, but we're behind as we had given up 5 goals... Not good enough.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Game Day Round EF 2015 - Western Bulldogs vs Adelaide Crows

I believed that earlier tonight but the this group with no weight of history on their shoulders did exactly the same thing as many teams before did, and lost in exactly the same way. It is a very tough gig being a Dogs supporter.

If they did it again next year we'd be seriously worried .