WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

[SonofScray]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

How good was Wallis in that last quarter, just threw himself at the ball several times, pure desperation. One passage where the ball was in the middle of the ground and he had at least three efforts that kept the ball in dispute.

I felt our desperation in the last 10 minutes won us the game.

Wally is in fine form, showing his character in the way he plays. A great leader in the group.

[Twodogs]

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It was a completely audacious kick, which with the game on the line, only Bont would execute perfectly. I reckon if Bont tries that kick in the second quarter it doesn't come off....but with the game on the line he nails it. The bloke, well - kid really, he's 24 years old - how many times has he taken that sort of mark or made the big play for us? He's made the winning or saving play more times than any bulldog in my lifetime, and God/EJ willing, we get to watch him for 8-10 more years.

Real champion players win the big moments. That's what Bont does and I've never seen a player that wins as many of them as he does, not in our colours anyway. You can see it demoralise the opposition when he's loping to the contest.

The prelim against GWS was a masterclass in winning all the big moments that were going to sway the game.

[comrade]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

My last comment on the Gowers kick.

After watching it a bunch of times, I'm convinced he wasn't trying to hit Richards (who he missed by 5m). He was actually trying to kick it to Wood and missed him by a good 20m.

Check it out here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1286279891646730241

[Eastdog]

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https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/781347/dogs-shade-suns-in-a-thriller

Dogs shade Suns in a thriller
A gutsy finish in the wet, the Bulldogs held on for a five-point victory over the Gold Coast Suns at Metricon Stadium on Thursday night.


The Western Bulldogs have hung on to defeat the Gold Coast Suns in a heart-stopper at Metricon Stadium on Thursday night.

The Dogs led by as much as 14 points in the last quarter but the Suns surged late, with the margin inside a goal for a desperate final few minutes.

Two saving chest marks from skipper Marcus Bontempelli and Easton Wood in the last minute ensure the Dogs secured their second straight win, and fifth in their last six.

The game was played in greasy conditions and was low-scoring, but was an enthralling contest between two young and emerging teams.

The Bulldogs’ defence was outstanding, led by Caleb Daniel, Alex Keath and Hayden Crozier, which withstood some dangerous attacks by the Suns while providing plenty of drive and rebound.

Crozier’s first half was immense. He had 13 disposals and 10 intercept possessions (including four intercept marks) in the first two quarters.

Jack Macrae finished as the leading disposal winner on the ground with 29 (including seven clearances), while Daniel was at his brilliant best across half back with 25 touches.

Each of the Dogs’ goals came from individual sources, while Alex Sexton booted three majors for the Suns.

The Bulldogs led by two points at quarter time and survived a second quarter onslaught from the Suns to lead by the same margin at the long break.

Sexton’s third goal at the start of the third term gave the home side the lead, but the Dogs struck back with majors to Jason Johannisen and Mitch Wallis and the lead was extended to 10 points.

A goal from Brandon Ellis nearing three-quarter-time reduced the margin once more, but the Bulldogs made a move at the start of the final stanza with back-to-back majors from Ed Richards and Lachie Young – his first in AFL football.

Gold Coast pushed hard late, but the Dogs held on for a morale-boosting victory.


GOLD COAST 2.1 3.4 5.6 6.10 (46)
WESTERN BULLDOGS 2.3 3.6 5.8 7.9 (51)

GOALS
Gold Coast: Sexton 3, Ainsworth, Ellis, Rankine
Western Bulldogs: Smith, Liberatore, Johannisen, Lipinski, Wallis, Richards, Young

BEST
Gold Coast: Miller, Witts, Collins, Greenwood, Sexton, Swallow
Western Bulldogs: Daniel, Smith, Crozier, Macrae, Keath, Williams, Bontempelli

INJURIES
Gold Coast: Nil
Western Bulldogs: Nil

[whythelongface]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

I felt our desperation in the last 10 minutes won us the game.

It reminded me of the game against the Swans at SCG in 2015 when we won by 4 points. That win was the making of that team. I am confident when we look back on this game that we will think the same thing. You can have your fancy free flowing football but these wins are team oriented. We were desperate, we wanted to win for each other and this really showed in our efforts. Brilliant stuff.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

My last comment on the Gowers kick.

After watching it a bunch of times, I'm convinced he wasn't trying to hit Richards (who he missed by 5m). He was actually trying to kick it to Wood and missed him by a good 20m.

Check it out here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1286279891646730241

Ha you’re right. But dare we criticise it

[Happy Days]

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Forget Gowers, all the damn forwards were putrid tonight. We need Naughton and to a lesser extent Lloyd back in a bad way.

If we're just giving games away then let's see what Fergus has. We're trying to manufacture a third tall out of Suckling/Richards, lets see if the guy who can actually play the position can actually play the position.

[jeemak]

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Like what you did there.

I have no idea what I did.

[jeemak]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

My last comment on the Gowers kick.

After watching it a bunch of times, I'm convinced he wasn't trying to hit Richards (who he missed by 5m). He was actually trying to kick it to Wood and missed him by a good 20m.

Check it out here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1286279891646730241

I reckon it was a 'tweener. Half way through his ball drop he realised he'd *!*!*!*!ed up and panicked between two shit options.

It's immeasurably worse on replay than it was watching on live TV. An AFL standard player can't make those mistakes, and honestly, Gowers is an AFL standard player if his head is right. You don't kick almost thirty goals in a season if you're not.

So, what the actual *!*!*!*! is wrong with Billy Gowers? Is it just that he's a bit muddled between the ears?

[comrade]

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Forget Gowers, all the damn forwards were putrid tonight. We need Naughton and to a lesser extent Lloyd back in a bad way.

If we're just giving games away then let's see what Fergus has. We're trying to manufacture a third tall out of Suckling/Richards, lets see if the guy who can actually play the position can actually play the position.

Bevo playing forwards in the forward line?

[Rocket Science]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

My last comment on the Gowers kick.

After watching it a bunch of times, I'm convinced he wasn't trying to hit Richards (who he missed by 5m). He was actually trying to kick it to Wood and missed him by a good 20m.

Check it out here: https://twitter.com/i/status/1286279891646730241

Oh my that's glorious.

On top of the GIF of Baz bleeding that Gowers ignored him.

On top of Richards pleading with Billy to settle it down before Billy goes yeah nah here you have it.

I'm no longer angry. I'm not even disappointed. Now I'm just enthralled.

[Ozza]

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I have no idea what I did.

When you said the game gave you the feeling like when you have too much coffee. I read that as the game gave you the s#%^ts!

[jeemak]

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When you said the game gave you the feeling like when you have too much coffee. I read that as the game gave you the s#%^ts!

Hahaha...….nah, that'd come later if I have had too much coffee but I get the point.

To me the game was just agitating all night, I couldn't enjoy it. Possibly it's because I was juggling work stuff throughout and I'm under pressure on that front. Or, we just went in with a team that was never going to be clean and wasn't going to match what I thought would be an enjoyable experience. I don't know.

I'm super happy with the win and think the replay will be better than the live experience.

[The Pie Man]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

For anyone feeling like Gowers is being unfairly maligned the coach himself just casually potted him in the post-game presser.

Yes, yes he did (without naming him, that wasn’t subtle)

[The Pie Man]

Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R8 2020

Oh my that's glorious.

On top of the GIF of Baz bleeding that Gowers ignored him.

On top of Richards pleading with Billy to settle it down before Billy goes yeah nah here you have it.

I'm no longer angry. I'm not even disappointed. Now I'm just enthralled.

I got stuck on that thread giggling for a while myself.

If he was going for Wood, a decent kick *might* have been a worse outcome...every chance to get spoiled from behind resulting in chaos with a loose ball in the middle.

I liken it to having flashbacks to me jumping off gorges into rivers as a kid now that as an adult I’m terrified of open heights. Didn’t ruin my weekend, but gee Billy you came close.