Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

Bevo

We needed to be at the top our game tonight to compete in the midfield. We were not and they put us to the sword. We had Libba coming off a month off, we had Sanders not having 10 games under his belt yet, we had the little guys in Garcia and West up for a pinch hit here and there, we just could not get on top of their guys. Next week Freo is a real concern, when you consider what happened last time.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

The Lions got seven HTB decisions that went their way in the first half!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

All the fawning over a 6-6 record and guffawing at folk who have expressed frustration with the Club and are looking for a change over the past few weeks doesn?t seem to have taken place on as solid ground as perhaps it felt.

Finals are going to require a very strong, consistent run of footy, beating good teams in form and ready on the day. We aren?t doing that and haven?t been doing it for a while. Some positive signs in the past month but it was very optimistic to look past the * on the wins.


We are a capable team, very capable when the conditions are right. Tonight, with injuries and the bye and fatigue etc there were plenty of conditions not right.

I'm sorry if you feel guffawed at, and I'm sorry if I seem to have been fawning, if the above is directed at me amongst others.

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

The Lions got seven HTB decisions that went their way in the first half!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was pretty hard to swallow, when I saw that stat and we were 24-25 in tackles.

There's no point pissing and moaning about umpiring when you're comprehensively smashed, but **** it was a tough watch on that front tonight.

Watching Bont get scragged, watching Jones get held and then fended high and a few others early almost had me scaring my dog and neighbours (I managed not to because I knew it was going to be a tough night from the start).

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

I thought Bevo was very good in his presser tonight, again. One thing I think he always does well is identify and communicate clearly and eloquently when we lose what went wrong.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

Bevo

We had a few of our key position players who were sore. That is why Buku was the sub.

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

I thought Bevo was very good in his presser tonight, again. One thing I think he always does well is identify and communicate clearly and eloquently when we lose what went wrong.

I posted in the Sharp Axes thread the same thing. Very sober assessment.

Beveridge if not directly expressing it actually hides how he's feeling in plain site, and the vast majority of the football world doesn't pick up on it, gets completely confused by it and for some reason cracks the shits over it.

I'll take his style over a Hinkley or Lyon any day.

[kruder]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

Can anyone understand how Bevo uses the sub? Just seems to be so conservative even we we are down and don't have momentum in the third quarter. I'm not sure on the stats but I reckon our subs are used at late as any.

[angelopetraglia]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

Can anyone understand how Bevo uses the sub? Just seems to be so conservative even we we are down and don't have momentum in the third quarter. I'm not sure on the stats but I reckon our subs are used at late as any.

This is the first week I can recall in recent times where we have not had an early injury which has forced the early use of the sub.

[SonofScray]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

I thought Bevo was very good in his presser tonight, again. One thing I think he always does well is identify and communicate clearly and eloquently when we lose what went wrong.

He is a good custodian of the game. Those comments re: HTB were spot on.

[SonofScray]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

I'm sorry if you feel guffawed at, and I'm sorry if I seem to have been fawning, if the above is directed at me amongst others.

I think we have disagreed respectfully and in good humour.

Get smashed on a few of the other platforms and felt the general vibe here last week was a bit foul, certainly putting the boots in a bit early.

So much so, I had AI write me a song. You’ll enjoy it.

https://suno.com/song/479c9f3e-fe1e-436f-bebc-04d8ae51bfce

[macca]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

How can we be drawn two weeks in a row against teams coming off the bye? The fixture is atrocious and the opening round has created even more issues.

The AFL hate us

Brisbane have 2 ffQ$%!$%k byes and we have zero

HTB misinterpretation for the doggies.

[jeemak]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

I think we have disagreed respectfully and in good humour.

Get smashed on a few of the other platforms and felt the general vibe here last week was a bit foul, certainly putting the boots in a bit early.

So much so, I had AI write me a song. You’ll enjoy it.

https://suno.com/song/479c9f3e-fe1e-...c-04d8ae51bfce

The Boogity Boogity during the bridge has erased any negative energy I've gotten from this evening's transpiring's. Amazing.

Excellent work. I mean, really ****ing excellent (I even used an "i" instead of a "e" when I typed ****ing I was so impressed).

It has been in good humour and it's one of my favourite things.

[Eastdog]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

Just watched Bevo's presser.

Thanks AP for the breakdown of the presser.

Certainly a big challenge again next Saturday against Freo. We need to bring our pressure and be first to the source. Hopefully Richards will be back soon as we have missed him through there.

[soupman]

Re: Bulldogs V Lions - Round 13, 7/6/24 Marvel Stadium 7:40PM AEST

This feels harsh but the last 3 games from Jones have all been not great?

Maybe it's more a testament to how well he has been going for us otherwise, but just feel he has struggled lately with decision making, just feel he is more and more making the decision to come for the ball but not quite executing it to the same (very high) standard he was earlier which is hurting us.

Couple that with some really poor ball use and I think his last 3 weeks have been off.

Maybe it's symptomatic of him needing the week off and playing in a side that is increasingly undermanned but have thought it was noticeable.