The Moment: Rnd 13, 2025 vs Hawthorn

[Mantis]

Whatever we did during the bye, totally miss read the occasion. Everyone but the club could see this was a backs to the wall game for Hawthorn, and we were stunned by it for some dumb reason.

Yep… to be 5 goals to 1 behind at 1/4 time was inexcusable.

They came out and punched us right between the eyes…. like wake the **** up boys!

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Whatever we did during the bye, totally miss read the occasion. Everyone but the club could see this was a backs to the wall game for Hawthorn, and we were stunned by it for some dumb reason.

Yes agree we were slightly off and shouldn’t have been

[merantau]

Truth is we were terrible last night. First quarter was a disaster. Their season was unravelling and we allowed them to walk all over us.
The English miss in the first set the tone. He is not a big game player

The Sanders miss was the crucial psychological moment - the absolute killer - as it would've lifted us and set the alarm bells ringing in their heads.

[BiteNibbleChomp]

The first 30 seconds. I said something like "it's going to be one of those nights" after that. And then it was.

- BNC

[Bornadog]

Whatever we did during the bye, totally miss read the occasion. Everyone but the club could see this was a backs to the wall game for Hawthorn, and we were stunned by it for some dumb reason.

Why can't we win after a bye??

[Sedat]

The entire 1st quarter was an indictment on the club, but especially on our senior mids. They were absolutely nowhere for 30 minutes.

If we're talking specific moments, the Dale/Bramble screw-up in the 2nd robbed us of strong momentum, as it basically resulted in a 3 goal turnaround inside 90 seconds.

I don't want to deliberately pot the kid but what McNeill did in the 3rd is almost a career destroyer. Every element of that play was diabolically executed - the obvious telegraphing of his intentions, the high loopy execution of the kick, the decision in the first place to retreat 10m and then go lateral, the designated target of the intended kick (we aren't going to do a fast play transition with the ball in Gardy's hands). None of it benefitted the team in that passage of play but he went ahead with it anyway.

[SonofScray]

The entire 1st quarter was an indictment on the club, but especially on our senior mids. They were absolutely nowhere for 30 minutes.

If we're talking specific moments, the Dale/Bramble screw-up in the 2nd robbed us of strong momentum, as it basically resulted in a 3 goal turnaround inside 90 seconds.

I don't want to deliberately pot the kid but what McNeill did in the 3rd is almost a career destroyer. Every element of that play was diabolically executed - the obvious telegraphing of his intentions, the high loopy execution of the kick, the decision in the first place to retreat 10m and then go lateral, the designated target of the intended kick (we aren't going to do a fast play transition with the ball in Gardy's hands). None of it benefitted the team in that passage of play but he went ahead with it anyway.

Spot on, on all accounts.

The McNeil one was absolutely disgusting football. It reminded me of the time we all went berserk over Billy Gowers kicking across the middle in the dying stages of a close game against the Suns. Inexplicably stupid decision, poor execution, and to a player we don’t want with the ball in hand.

It is too big a risk carrying limited players that’ll do that in a side that needs a lot to go right to start with.

They’ve bashed us a few times now. Too physical. That’s a horrible look.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

The entire 1st quarter was an indictment on the club, but especially on our senior mids. They were absolutely nowhere for 30 minutes.

If we're talking specific moments, the Dale/Bramble screw-up in the 2nd robbed us of strong momentum, as it basically resulted in a 3 goal turnaround inside 90 seconds.

I don't want to deliberately pot the kid but what McNeill did in the 3rd is almost a career destroyer. Every element of that play was diabolically executed - the obvious telegraphing of his intentions, the high loopy execution of the kick, the decision in the first place to retreat 10m and then go lateral, the designated target of the intended kick (we aren't going to do a fast play transition with the ball in Gardy's hands). None of it benefitted the team in that passage of play but he went ahead with it anyway.

And somehow the exact same thing happened in the final against Hawthorn. Coincidence?

[GVGjr]

McNeil’s idiotic 50m backward switch to Gardner that gifted Chol another goal. Even if it had’ve worked it would’ve just been a turnover one kick later.

I know Gards is copping it because Chol kicked some goals but this is the one that really broke some momentum.

[CarnTheScray]

Amazed it’s taken people this long to notice McNeil on the field. He’s played exactly like this for years, 63 games. It’s like people just accepted he would be in the team each week so why bother talking about it.

[Scott2016]

The entire 1st quarter was an indictment on the club, but especially on our senior mids. They were absolutely nowhere for 30 minutes.

If we're talking specific moments, the Dale/Bramble screw-up in the 2nd robbed us of strong momentum, as it basically resulted in a 3 goal turnaround inside 90 seconds.

I don't want to deliberately pot the kid but what McNeill did in the 3rd is almost a career destroyer. Every element of that play was diabolically executed - the obvious telegraphing of his intentions, the high loopy execution of the kick, the decision in the first place to retreat 10m and then go lateral, the designated target of the intended kick (we aren't going to do a fast play transition with the ball in Gardy's hands). None of it benefitted the team in that passage of play but he went ahead with it anyway.

Shows he has no brain. Why would you kick it to Gardner at anytime! Bailey Dale might kick it to Gardner but will fly past and get it back. Mcniel's time is up. Hopefully the match committee will now give someone else a turn. Surely Jaques L Kennedy Hynes and Gallagher will be better in their careers after 50 games compared to Mcneil. If not, then we are in real strife in the future.

[SonofScray]

I know Gards is copping it because Chol kicked some goals but this is the one that really broke some momentum.

People are going to bag Gardy regardless. Thought the only really poor effort of his was the weak attack on the footy that allowed Ginnivan through for his goal and taunt. That was indecisive, amateur stuff. The rest of the game I saw a limited, but honest player doing their job in very challenging conditions in terms of the structure and play up in front of him.

[angelopetraglia]

People are going to bag Gardy regardless. Thought the only really poor effort of his was the weak attack on the footy that allowed Ginnivan through for his goal and taunt. That was indecisive, amateur stuff. The rest of the game I saw a limited, but honest player doing their job in very challenging conditions in terms of the structure and play up in front of him.

I also thought he did't commit in the air when Chol took the mark going back with the flight. He was running front onto the ball. He should have gone the ball and not just stuck out an arm.

[Bornadog]

People are going to bag Gardy regardless. Thought the only really poor effort of his was the weak attack on the footy that allowed Ginnivan through for his goal and taunt. That was indecisive, amateur stuff. The rest of the game I saw a limited, but honest player doing their job in very challenging conditions in terms of the structure and play up in front of him.

Twice Chol beat him one on one in the goal square and Hawks kicked a goal. He also left Chol on his own and ran in to spoil but too late. He cost us at least 4 goals.

[angelopetraglia]

The entire 1st quarter was an indictment on the club, but especially on our senior mids. They were absolutely nowhere for 30 minutes.

If we're talking specific moments, the Dale/Bramble screw-up in the 2nd robbed us of strong momentum, as it basically resulted in a 3 goal turnaround inside 90 seconds.

I don't want to deliberately pot the kid but what McNeill did in the 3rd is almost a career destroyer. Every element of that play was diabolically executed - the obvious telegraphing of his intentions, the high loopy execution of the kick, the decision in the first place to retreat 10m and then go lateral, the designated target of the intended kick (we aren't going to do a fast play transition with the ball in Gardy's hands). None of it benefitted the team in that passage of play but he went ahead with it anyway.

100%. That was probably the game. We had held them goaless for almost the entire quarter. Then they went bang, bang which all started from a basic skill error.

Then McNeil. Just soul destroying.