I'm Shattered

[Ozza]

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If Johnno kicked it - it would have been just about the best game I've been to. What a contest. I'm so devastated - but very proud of all the players efforts tonight. Geelong were a bit cleaner and finished a bit better at times - but it was such a gutsy, gritty performance.

The old stagers were brilliant, Eagle brought his A game, Ward and Picken were so hard at it - and anyone that said during the week that Gia should be dropped - or is soft would wanna have a serious look at his efforts tonight. when he dived to trap the footy and found Griffen for a goal early in the last - it capped off a brilliant period where everytime he touched it - we got a goal.

With no Murph, Higgins battling, and no Hargrave (in a backline that really missed him) I thought it was a pretty bloody good performance to play to the level we did. It was a very very high standard game - my phone has been running hot with texts from mates that are neutral supporters saying what a game it was and how good the dogs were. I think we can be relatively upbeat once the initial devastation wears off!

[The Adelaide Connection]

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Having said that I'm in no way blaming them for the loss

There were many moments throughout the game that you can pinpoint as costly, but at the end of the day in the second to last thrust forward there was a hold on Akermanis that wouldn't have been clearer if it was on a billboard. In a season where frees are paid for the slightest of jumper holds (as in the case against us when someone held a jumper for a split second too long in a tackle) and where one cant sneeze near a forward this non-decision was unnacceptable.

It was a decision that would have decided a game, but it was crazily obvious. Someone didn't have the guts to blow the whistle and do the right thing. The cats get a good rub of the green? A little understated.

[Throughandthrough]

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Yep shattered.


You wont find any other posts from me anyone on this site re umpiring, as i go out of my way to not do that, but hells bells the Cats definitely get it there way if there's a dodgy one.


Bloody proud of the dogs though, i gave up about 10 times tonight.

Acka, one more year please!

All class.

If Bob had played we would have won.

At least we know we are there or there abouts, we will make the finals again and i'd be shattered if we didnt top 4.

BUT watching from home, i'm pretty sure Johnno actually ran off the line when he was having his kick after the siren..................................

[angelopetraglia]

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There were many moments throughout the game that you can pinpoint as costly, but at the end of the day in the second to last thrust forward there was a hold on Akermanis that wouldn't have been clearer if it was on a billboard. In a season where frees are paid for the slightest of jumper holds (as in the case against us when someone held a jumper for a split second too long in a tackle) and where one cant sneeze near a forward this non-decision was unnacceptable.

It was a decision that would have decided a game, but it was crazily obvious. Someone didn't have the guts to blow the whistle and do the right thing. The cats get a good rub of the green? A little understated.

Particularly in light of the soft free kicks Geelong got in that first quarter that resulted in goals. We definitely did not get the rub of the green tonight from the umps.

[G-Mo77]

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Shattered is probably the word I'd describe my feelings right now. I was so gutted tonight I almost wept. It was a really long drive home.

Please don't mention the umpiring the anger has settled a little. In the end we had our chance to win the game but seriously we were pushing you know what up hill all night as Geelong had 3 extras in their pocket. I'd like to watch the replay again and see if it was just emotion fueling my rage towards the 3 yellow imbeciles but I don't think I want to go through that again.

[LostDoggy]

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There were many moments throughout the game that you can pinpoint as costly, but at the end of the day in the second to last thrust forward there was a hold on Akermanis that wouldn't have been clearer if it was on a billboard. In a season where frees are paid for the slightest of jumper holds (as in the case against us when someone held a jumper for a split second too long in a tackle) and where one cant sneeze near a forward this non-decision was unnacceptable.

It was a decision that would have decided a game, but it was crazily obvious. Someone didn't have the guts to blow the whistle and do the right thing. The cats get a good rub of the green? A little understated.

Wasn't just a free kick for that, it was a 50m penalty and a goal. Ridiculous.

[Scorlibo]

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There were many moments throughout the game that you can pinpoint as costly, but at the end of the day in the second to last thrust forward there was a hold on Akermanis that wouldn't have been clearer if it was on a billboard. In a season where frees are paid for the slightest of jumper holds (as in the case against us when someone held a jumper for a split second too long in a tackle) and where one cant sneeze near a forward this non-decision was unnacceptable.

It was a decision that would have decided a game, but it was crazily obvious. Someone didn't have the guts to blow the whistle and do the right thing. The cats get a good rub of the green? A little understated.

But don't you think that there were a few other non-decisions in the last quarter, going both ways? IMO if the umpires hadn't have let it flow like they did, our intensity wouldn't have been as perrenially forthcoming as it was and we would have never got to be so close.

If the umpires are to be criticised I think it should be for the first, not the last, quarter when they gifted the Cats their lead.

EDIT: I agree on the Higgins jumper pull on Gaz 'Jesus' Ablett - it was ridiculous.

[Mantis]

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Yeah Arkie, me too!

I'm proud of the effort, just sick & tired of falling short when it really matters though.

Heard Luke Darcy on SEN today & he said that at the moment the Western Bulldogs would be rapt to be 3rd on the ladder given the interruptions to key personnel in Murphy, Cooney & Higgins. He said if we could remain in the top 4, but get games & conditioning into the above 3 players, then towards the end of the season, the Bulldogs will feel much more confident going into games.

Tonight ment bugger all.

We aren't far away.

[AndrewP6]

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Shattered is probably the word I'd describe my feelings right now. I was so gutted tonight I almost wept. It was a really long drive home.

Please don't mention the umpiring the anger has settled a little. In the end we had our chance to win the game but seriously we were pushing you know what up hill all night as Geelong had 3 extras in their pocket. I'd like to watch the replay again and see if it was just emotion fueling my rage towards the 3 yellow imbeciles but I don't think I want to go through that again.

I've been here plenty of times posting about the monkeys (umpires)...they cost us 3-4 goals I think tonight. 19-9 free kicks? I bet they'll all be working again next week. Haven't got a good word to say about them.

[The Pie Man]

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Tonight ment bugger all.

We aren't far away.

Bit of Hawthorn losing to them by 9 late last year or no parallels at all?

[The Coon Dog]

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Tonight ment bugger all.

We aren't far away.

Yeah I know, still would have been nice to beat a quality opponent on Friday night with a big TV audience watching.

[Mantis]

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Bit of Hawthorn losing to them by 9 late last year or no parallels at all?

I'm a pretty harsh critic at the best of times, but I think we proved tonight that we can match it with the best team over the past couple of years. Yeah we got beat which sucks, but we fought back from a 6 goal margain in the 3rd qtr which must give us some confidence going forward.

Lots to improve on, but much to look forward too as well.

[Mantis]

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Yeah I know, still would have been nice to beat a quality opponent on Friday night with a big TV audience watching.

Who cares what Collingwood & Essendon supporters think about us.

[The Coon Dog]

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Who cares what Collingwood & Essendon supporters think about us.

I just hate their pity after another close loss. You get to work on Monday & they're all sympathetic, but I'm over it to be honest.

[GetDimmaBack]

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I was shattered too, right after the siren.

The more I've thought about it since, though, the more I think it is probably a good thing.
We've been a team that has scored upset wins for 40 years in home & away games, but we rarely get onto the big stage (eg Essendon in 2000, and the next couple of games.). I'm over that...I want to celebrate wins on the last day of September, like a few other clubs do! Not hang my hat on home & away games...

Hopefully, every player on the ground tonight is burning with rage about this loss, and is determined to smash everyone in the path to get to the finals and hunt the Cats down.

Had we won that, it would be easy for the players to start patting each other on the back and just get ahead of themselves. As it is now, if that loss doesn't fire them up, nothing will.

Smash each team in your path, Doggies. Then go out and hunt the Cats. Take them out in a PF or GF. Let tonight be a springboard for that!