NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

[Bornadog]

Re: NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

Just got the latest enewsletter from the club, it contains the following

NAB Challenge
Western Bulldogs vs St Kilda
Date: Friday, 27th February 2009
Location: VISY Park
Time: 4.30pm
2009 Membership cards will enable entry or general admission tickets will be available at the gate.
Adult - $10
Concession - $5
Junior - $2
Family - $20

Now what do those of us have been paying up but haven't yet got our memberships do?

Members who have received their 2009 membership card should present it to receive free entry. Those who are yet to receive their membership card should visit the Western Bulldogs membership marquee located at Gate 5 at the ground, to obtain a paper ticket (paper tickets subject to availability). Alternatively, general admission tickets are available at the gate.

[alwaysadog]

Re: NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

Did we stop off at a tent and get a pass last year?

Yes, as usual your memory is spot on GVG.

[Mantis]

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Members who have received their 2009 membership card should present it to receive free entry. Those who are yet to receive their membership card should visit the Western Bulldogs membership marquee located at Gate 5 at the ground, to obtain a paper ticket (paper tickets subject to availability). Alternatively, general admission tickets are available at the gate.

So how many will they have, 100 or 3,000?

[Missing Dog]

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So how many will they have, 100 or 3,000?

If they are fair dinkum they'll make sure they have enough to make sure that every paid up member that wants to get in, can get in for free.

[Mantis]

Re: NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

If they are fair dinkum they'll make sure they have enough to make sure that every paid up member that wants to get in, can get in for free.

I got my membership card today so I don't have to worry.

[LostDoggy]

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My card came today also the fridge magnet will arrive with the first edition of the magazine though

[Bornadog]

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I got my membership card today so I don't have to worry.

same, but junior tickets still till to come.

[Mantis]

Re: NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

Umm, umm, umm..... Where do I start?

Firstly if what I have just sat through is the way modern football is to be played, well it's time to find another sport to watch. That was utterly horrible.

I really can't find one positive to come out of that 2 hours of football (if you can still call it football)

The game style was disgusting, our skill level was worse.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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well if that's an accurate report I'm glad I didn't brave the heat and the traffic to get there.
Was it worse than last night? When Collingwood repeatedly kicked or ran into a forward line with no forwards?

[Mantis]

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Was it worse than last night? When Collingwood repeatedly kicked or ran into a forward line with no forwards?

Almost the same except the skills, especially our's, was worse.

[Bulldog4life]

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Umm, umm, umm..... Where do I start?

Firstly if what I have just sat through is the way modern football is to be played, well it's time to find another sport to watch. That was utterly horrible.

I really can't find one positive to come out of that 2 hours of football (if you can still call it football)

The game style was disgusting, our skill level was worse.

I agree 100%. There were some very worrying signs. No cohesion in the backline with the ball being passed back and forward then back again. With Gilbee off the ground we have no designated kicker of note. Our forward line was non existant and to only kick 5 goals was very poor. I thought that we were lucky to only lose by 26 points and in my opinion St.Kilda's form was average at best.

Our handballing all around the ground was atrocious. If you didn't know better you swear it was something completely new to team.

And I'm an optimistic supporter.

Overall a poor team effort. I would say 2 to 2.5 out of 10.

[wb_age]

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I just got back from the game and boy, was it an ordinary game.

Scoreline was 61 to 35, so we only booted 5 majors.

Higgins kicked two goals, one from the boundary and other from straight in front.

Picken dobbed one from 50 after taking his man on.

Hill kicked his from 45 out after taking advantage of the play on rule.

Lynch kicked his from 45out on the half forward flank, linked up well with Stack and played on in between two opponents then slotting it in on the left.

There really wasn't much to elaborate on from today's hit out, skills are well down and the forward line wasnt working anywhere near hard enough. On countless occasions the ball was bombed long or just kicked ahead of the play straight into the hands of St Kilda players.

Higgins started off great but was quite average from then on, got caught holding the ball in the backline when an easy handball out of traffic was all that was required.

Grant was very quiet today, kicking is becoming a real concern as he missed a short pass backwards by a good 15 meters.

Most of our ball getters were well done, Cross/Boyd/Griffen etc.

Morris was Morris.

Tiller looks set for a career in the backline, at times he was defined like Morris.

Lynch showed some really good signs once he worked his way into the game, has a beautiful left foot (unsure if that's his natural, it was that good).

Murphy only played the last quarter and you can tell he hasn't played in a while, shanked every one of his kicks (albeit there were only about 3).

Cordy would of been lucky to get 15mins out there, and when he was out there he was in the forward line whilst we were getting dominated, so he didn't touch it.


Looks like we're still a fair way off the pace, but hey we're still a month out from the real stuff.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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That is the worst thing I've ever seen.

No, really.

Mantis summed it up about right. Absolutely no positives to come out of the game of football - if you can call it that. The disposal by foot and hand was the worst I have ever seen it, too.

Eh, it can't get any worse.

[LostDoggy]

Re: NAB CHALLANGE MATCH v ST KILDA

Dogs bottom four for 2009?

[wb_age]

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Dogs bottom four for 2009?

Get your hand off it.