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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
1. Caleb Daniel can marry my sister.
2. I can go from wanting a win more than life itself to not caring one iota in a split second, which coincided with footage of Bob.
3. We are the real deal. Loss or not, the lid is rattling.Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
If Caleb Daniel is marrying your sister, and you're having Libba's baby (if you had a womb, and you don't, which is no ones fault, not even the Romans) then I've got to get into your family gatherings somehow.
Last edited by bulldogtragic; 10-04-2016, 08:28 PM.Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
If we didn't have Libba today we would have lost by 5 goalsListening to Brahm's 3rd RacketComment
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Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
I was surprised when I saw his stats. They don't reflect how important he was today. Every time it looked as if the ball was coming out of a scramble for Hawthorn, he'd get either a vice like grip on the ball, or deflect it, cause another contest fora the ball or wrap the player up and not let them get it out. In the 3rd especially it felt like he was pivotal to us getting back in the game, right from the coalface.Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
Can't agree with this comment. Hawks had all the momentum in the last. They switched Burgoyne, Lewis and Mitchell into the centre and were outplaying us. We fought hard and got back in and hit the front at the 31 minute mark. We should have had players in the back half instead of all surging forward, but they got it out the back and won.
WE lost the game Because we didn't take our chances early on with lots of missed shots.
We smashed them in the Cont poss, clearances, stoppages, but just couldn't hit the score board.FFC: Established 1883
Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
1. We miss Tory Dickson as that extra avenue to goal.
2. Caleb Daniel could win a Brownlow one day.
3. Tom Boyd took another big step."I'll give him a hug before the first bounce and then I'll run into my pack and give them orders to rip him apart."Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
We sure do. Forget about our past chokers, this group has to learn to grind out tight wins against good opposition. I was filthy after the final loss last year because we let a clear win slip in an important match, and we did it again today. We pulverized the opposition in both matches - smashed them in CP's and clearances - but we simply failed to get the job done. Can't say I'm not used to it - has basically been happening for 40 years (except for super flood in 2000).
We are a good footy team, of that there is no doubt. But what will happen when we are in the same situation again in the future? I simply expect us to find a way to lose, because that is what we've always done and that is what this new group has learnt to do.
Get well Bob
"Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
1. The footy gods barrack for the Hawks and we are their worst team. Bob does his knee 30 seconds to go and the player he is trying to defend kicks the winning goal. My heart actually broke!
2. Stringer is not super human. I actually thought he came from the planet krypton. Apparently not. He stuffed up a couple of golden chances today.
3. We will be a force (if we aren't already) soon. We showed incredible character today. I'm a proud bulldogs supporter tonight but I'm still bitterly disappointed we let that one slip.They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
Brian Fantana.Comment
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Re: 3 Things I have learned - Bulldogs vs Hawks Round 3
The loss is no doubt magnified by the horrible injury to Murph. I don't think we choked today, we didn't get stage fright, we stuffed up. We failed to organise ourselves in the last 90 seconds.
How quick we are to forget we stuck to the task against the Swans last year in the wet, and in Sydney to win a tight one.
No doubt we need to get better, much more consistent in close games. But I don't believe we choked today.Comment
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