Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

[Happy Days]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

I missed the game because making fun of Jeemak gave me a horrible karma induced migraine and have only just left bed for the first time today. Going to assume that we won in spite of everyone being terrible?

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

I missed the game because making fun of Jeemak gave me a horrible karma induced migraine and have only just left bed for the first time today. Going to assume that we won in spite of everyone being terrible?

Thank goodness we won then.

[EasternWest]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

I missed the game because making fun of Jeemak gave me a horrible karma induced migraine and have only just left bed for the first time today. Going to assume that we won in spite of everyone being terrible?

Trade Happy Days

[EasternWest]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Game still to be won in last quarter. What does Bont do?

11 touches. 6 contested possesions. Kicks an incredible goal to seal it.

We are witnessing greatness every single week. Marcus Bontempelli. I love Bont.

hashtag just Bont things.

Credit where it's due, our guys were solid to good today and responded well after last week. Gold coast aren't a pushover, even without Witts and our performance today was mostly what we needed to see.

[Eastdog]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Really solid win today. That early clearance game in the first quarter really set us up with 9 goals.

[SonofScray]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Cody’s bag covered the full gamut of forward craft.

Super impressed watching the replay. He did it all.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Caleb Daniel covered the most distance (15.7km) at the highest average speed (9.2km/hr).

Barely best 22 if you ask me.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Caleb Daniel covered the most distance (15.7km) at the highest average speed (9.2km/hr).

Barely best 22 if you ask me.

Maybe the lift in expectations has worked.

[Eastdog]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Anyone who thinks Tim was poor today didn't watch the same game as me. He got beat in the HOs but his tap work was excellent. Adding to that:
15 touches
8 contested
8 tackles (second most for us)
6 Mark's (3 intercepts)
68% Disposal efficiency
3 Clearances.

He was great.

Liked his game today. Witts was out for them today but yeah he was on top. Was bullied last week by Gawn.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Distance Covered

Caleb 15.7km
Anderson 15.3km
Fiorini 14.8km
Ellis 14.6km
Flanders 14.0km

High speed distance covered

Bramble 2.7km
Fiorini 2.6km
Ellis 2.6km
Holman 2.5km
Miller 2.3km

Total Sprints

Holman 24
JJ 21
VDM 21
Bramble 20
Berry 20

Repeat Sprints

Holman 4
Atkins 4
Berry 4
Williams 3
VDM 3

You can see why we selected Bramble and persist with VDM.

[Eastdog]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Turnover game is the in thing now in footy. How much did we score from turnover and stoppages? I know we scored a few very early through stoppage.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Dimma. They took 16 marking intercepts in their D50. That is the game.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Robbo (The tackle)

Dogs respond

If the Dogs lose, Luke Beveridge can’t coach, according to some. If the Dogs win, as they did on Sunday, it’s because Bontempelli, Liberatore, English and Weightman starred and they took a club record 28 intercept marks. It’s an unfair narrative about the coach. Beveridge had his team ginned up for the Suns contest and got great return from Buku Khamis, Oskar Baker and Lachie Bramble, three players Beveridge maintained the faith with. “Bevo’s messaging was really positive … take to them and see if they can handle the heat,” six-goal hero Weightman told Fox Footy in the post-match. The Dogs defended with purpose in the air and kicked 18.7 in attack, and for that, the players deserve the plaudits. But so, too, does Beveridge. He put in place a plan and the players responded. Liberatore vs. Rowell was a highlight, Sam Darcy played defence and forward and, gee, he’s going to be some sort of player. And Ryley Sanders’ six clearances was third most behind ‘Bont’ and ‘Libba’. This was the Dogs at their all-round best, and with Jack Macrae amassing 47 disposals and 17 clearances in the VFL, the team can only get better. Now, will the Beveridge critics pull their heads in?

[SonofScray]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

Robbo (The tackle)

Dogs respond

If the Dogs lose, Luke Beveridge can’t coach, according to some. If the Dogs win, as they did on Sunday, it’s because Bontempelli, Liberatore, English and Weightman starred and they took a club record 28 intercept marks. It’s an unfair narrative about the coach. Beveridge had his team ginned up for the Suns contest and got great return from Buku Khamis, Oskar Baker and Lachie Bramble, three players Beveridge maintained the faith with. “Bevo’s messaging was really positive … take to them and see if they can handle the heat,” six-goal hero Weightman told Fox Footy in the post-match. The Dogs defended with purpose in the air and kicked 18.7 in attack, and for that, the players deserve the plaudits. But so, too, does Beveridge. He put in place a plan and the players responded. Liberatore vs. Rowell was a highlight, Sam Darcy played defence and forward and, gee, he’s going to be some sort of player. And Ryley Sanders’ six clearances was third most behind ‘Bont’ and ‘Libba’. This was the Dogs at their all-round best, and with Jack Macrae amassing 47 disposals and 17 clearances in the VFL, the team can only get better. Now, will the Beveridge critics pull their heads in?

No, Robbo. We won’t. Not yet.

Enjoyed the win and the performance but no one is off the hook. Need to see the form franked against the best and repeated under duress. Expectations are rightfully high. There’s no ticker tape parades in R2 for winning against a solid opponent off Broadway.

Where I will point to that gives me some hope is the centre bounce where Gags, Sanders and Bont presented, and the performance of Darcy. That we rolled them through and these guys are playing and being given a good look is the stuff that’ll help make footy fun to watch again, instead of the listless, rote repetitious shit football Bevo has had us dishing up. That’s a tick for the revamped coaching set up.

[Uninformed]

Re: Bulldogs V Suns - Round 2, 24/3/24 Mars Stadium, Ballarat 1.00pm

I missed the game because making fun of Jeemak gave me a horrible karma induced migraine and have only just left bed for the first time today. Going to assume that we won in spite of everyone being terrible?

I thought making fun of Jeemak was one of the good karmas. Pass the Pannadol will you?