Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

[ledge]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

I wouldn’t back us against Geelong if we were first on the ladder and they were last.

[Mantis]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Fair enough. we can't have that

Gallaghers opponent went to the right, he went left? east 50 to give.

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Bugger.

So much didn't go right and we nearly pinched it.

Good effort, lots to work on.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Close enough, not quite good enough. So many chances at scoring but just hit Cats players on the tit so many times.

[josie]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Gutsy effort.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

We won the last quarter.

[Sedat]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

**** these umpires.

Umps were alright tonight

**** the clown in the ARC though

[comrade]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

If we can?t win with Bont and Libba playing like that, we?re just not good enough.

[JanLorMill]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Great effort but not good enough.

[GVGjr]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Gee that hurts but we did make it hard for them.

[Mantis]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

**** these umpires.

Awful tackle by Dale.

[Mofra]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

That sucks. It really sucks. But we did a lot of things right tonight.

The 2024 Bulldogs are a far better side than the 2023 Bulldogs.

[dog town]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Things people won?t say but we should be discussing.

- if you play 3 tall forwards you need to be marking it more than we do?much more. We have been forced in some ways to invest in our list that way but it hurts us against the very best at the moment.
- People will focus on Macrae and Daniel but what?s happening to them isn?t personal it?s a balance issue related to our ability to cover the ground. If Sanders is playing one of them can?t.
- Naughton has regressed as an aerial threat year on year since 2021. His first general play goal in 2021 was in the GF. Pressure is great, we need him marking it. Pundits rate our list based on Naughton being a star, he isn?t that right now.
- We need 1-2 guys that can run and burst in our mid group ASAP.
- We hack kick against the good teams out of stoppage. Significant difference based on quality of the oppo.
- For the inevitable blame Bevo crew. Which line on paper do you think we have them covered?
- 3 talls, a mid, Weightman (leading forward) is a bad mix when West has an instinct to go to ground under pressure.
- If there is questions around ball movement tonight we took too long to take a few risks with the ball but every time we turned it over we got burnt so I understand the balance.
- 3 senior players took short steps or pulled out in Q2. Happens a bit against the very best and it?s easy to ignore but it?s probably an
issue in tight games. Dale, English and Treloar which is out of character for him.

Happy to say Geelong are top 4 locks and we are not far off them. Just some thoughts before the avalanche of blame and cliches.

[azabob]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

That last ball up on our 50, why were we so far from the drop zone? They cleared it so easily

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Bulldogs V Cats - Round 4 (Gather Round), 6/4/24 Adelaide Oval 8:10pm AEST

Still can't beat em. They couldn't run for the last 20 minutes but we couldn't do it.

Nice we fought it out and all but I don't care for thst. That should be a given. I want wins against this club.