Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Its dangerous. A point gives the ball back to the opposition. A good opposition will relish that chance.

Agreed. Our entries to goals ratio is really low. Missed percentage may come back and bite us in the stubby Bulldog tail.

[1eyedog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

71 inside 50s 17 goals.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

I am expecting guys like Stevens and Wallis to step up a notch and help Libba, Macrae, Bonti a bit more.

Well they certainly did

[Sedat]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

If we waste that sort of discrepancy against a good team we may well lament missed chances.

We did, against Hawthorn.

As problems go, it's better to have that as opposed to not getting the ball inside 50, not winning the ball in contests, coughing it up to the opposition, etc..

Our system is clearly working and keeping us in games against all opposition. Big picture has far more positives than negatives.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

We did, against Hawthorn.

As problems go, it's better to have that as opposed to not getting the ball inside 50, not winning the ball in contests, coughing it up to the opposition, etc..

Our system is clearly working and keeping us in games against all opposition. Big picture has far more positives than negatives.

I agree Sedat, we've got far more positives than negatives. However, as you pointed out, the one time we played elite opposition our great gameplan left us still short, due to our poor conversion.
We often speak of our club's knack of choking, or being unlucky in big games. Our poor goalkicking only feeds into that psyche. It really worries me that the very time we look to have a gameplan and personnel to mix it with the best, success may be limited due to one glaring problem, goalkicking.

[comrade]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Our stats are ridiculous. Glenn Luff reckons no team can keep racking up the numbers we're getting, yet tonight was probably our biggest statistical annihilation yet.

71 inside 50s is outrageous.

[Rocket Science]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

If we learn to convert, look out.

If we don't, look out.

It *will* cost us when it matters. You may as well write the script now.

[comrade]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Important to note that they were 2 down for a fair portion of the game and used 12 less rotations.

We really should have torched them in the last and made it an 80+ win.

[azabob]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Important to note that they were 2 down for a fair portion of the game and used 12 less rotations.

We really should have torched them in the last and made it an 80+ win.

I can't believe I'm going to say this as i am sick of reading it, but, if we had've kicked straighter we would have...

[AndrewP6]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

If we learn to convert, look out.

If we don't, look out.

It *will* cost us when it matters. You may as well write the script now.

Spot on.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Margin: Dogs by 53 points
First Goal: Stringer
Best On Ground: Hunter
Crowd: 26,543

So good!!

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Very happy with the win tonight. We played very well. Our kicking is still an issue but if we can improve that will be even more dangerous but in saying that we kicked 17 goals tonight which was great.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

So good!!

Excellent work Easty.

[Eastdog]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Cheers GVG. Good get in the end.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day Round 5 2016 - Western Bulldogs V Brisbane Lions

Quiet night here on WOOF, it would be nice to turn some of the visitors into contributions