Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

[The Underdog]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Very disappointing finish after a solid fight back.

Why we crowded the football in the dying moments to let Hawthorn out the back is a mystery to me.

We should patent that type of loss. We own it!

The Hawks really showed us professionalism under pressure and keeping cool. We can learn a lot from that

[Remi Moses]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

We must learn not to accept losing
Even in an epic game, we should be winning this game

[The Doctor]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Stringer fluffed it and needs a decent kick in the pants and a reminder he is not Gary Ablett

[Hotdog60]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

If that was a bad knee it could Murph's farewell game. It was a mixed bag that match, great crowd for a Sunday arvo and I feel it's a game we let slip.
Credit to the Squawks they still have it but we didn't do ourselves any favours either. At one stage in the last I thought maybe we should have rucked Boyd and put Roughy back and put Adams forwards so we could take a grab inside fifty.

[Greystache]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

You knew in your heart of hearts we'd find a way to lose. You can be surer of nothing in this world.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Gutted with that loss. Won almost every stat that counts except on the scoreboard. Missed shots cost us in the end. WTF Was Stringer doing trying to pass the ball 20 metres out and missing targets
This was a lost opportunity

[Happy Days]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Omfg.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Very disappointing finish after a solid fight back.

Why we crowded the football in the dying moments to let Hawthorn out the back is a mystery to me.

We should patent that type of loss. We own it!

yeah we should have stacked the backline not press forward

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Maybe it's the loss the group needed to have. Maybe.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Maybe it's the loss the group needed to have. Maybe.

Win would have been better. The self belief would have been stronger. We've got to find a way to win those. No excuses today.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Win would have been better. The self belief would have been stronger. We've got to find a way to win those. No excuses today.

Not going to disagree with you.

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

We must learn not to accept losing
Even in an epic game, we should be winning this game

Agree, but give credit where its due - Hawks jumped to a 5 goal lead. We fought back and took a 3 goal lead into the last change. Howks did what they do - eliminated the difference in the first 5 mins of the quarter and then won the shoot out thereafter.

Game showed where we are - a side rapidly closing in on the top teams, but with young guys who will make mistakes.

[Greystache]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

Maybe it's the loss the group needed to have. Maybe.

That was supposed to the final last year.

When does it stop being the loss you needed and become the inability to win when it counts?

[soupman]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

That was supposed to the final last year.

When does it stop being the loss you needed and become the inability to win when it counts?

This is my biggest fear with our side. The last generation (the 2009-10) era were masters of losing the tight ones against the top teams. I really want to avoid that becoming a thing wuth the new group and the final last year and tonight's performance haven't exactly calmed my fears

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Game Day Round 3 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Hawthorn

That was supposed to the final last year.

When does it stop being the loss you needed and become the inability to win when it counts?

I'd rather not ask that question or answer it. I think we know the answer.