Game Day - Western Bulldogs vs Hawthorn

[LostDoggy]

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I thought the celebrations at the Hawthorn cheer squad end when they scored their first goal was quite funny.

[LostDoggy]

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anyone know what happened to Higgo? I dont think I saw him play any of the last quarter and there has been no injury report anywhere...

[BulldogBelle]

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Hawthorn.
Worst.Title.Defense.Ever.

[The Coon Dog]

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anyone know what happened to Higgo? I dont think I saw him play any of the last quarter and there has been no injury report anywhere...

I understand it was just precautionary. We play next Friday night, so it makes it 2 consecutive 6 day breaks in between.

He's really going to have to be eased through the remaining games as most are at Etihad Stadium & after 3 or 4 in a row there it does take it toll.

[LostDoggy]

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I love a big win. It's probably unhealthy that my emotions can be so influenced by a footy match but after a win like tonight I can't stop smiling for days. The highlight for me was Griffen's smother. Repeating tonights performance against the Pies next week is vital because they've strung 6 together now and with us playing them twice more it would be a lot easier playing them with zero confidence heading into the finals.

[angelopetraglia]

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How good was that!

I was hoping for 100+ points in that last quarter, but some uncharacteristic misses from Aker made that hard (he ended up with 2.5).

Massive, massive game for us now on the big stage against the Pies. Can't wait, bring it on. We have had a good record against them of late (3 in a row and 4 of the last 5).

Winning next week will go a long way to cementing our top four position.

[LostDoggy]

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Next week is a must win game as we have Geelong and St. Kilda coming up again right?

[LostDoggy]

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Next week is a must win game as we have Geelong and St. Kilda coming up again right?

Next 4- Pies, Essendon, St Kilda, Freo (all at Etihad). All very tough games minus the Freo game.

[AndrewP6]

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You people at the ground must have enjoyed the first half.

What were the Hawks fans like?

Yeah it was an absolute blast... loved every minute! Hawks fans near me were VERY quiet, understandably...and very critical of any errors made... as I said, it was a blast!

[AndrewP6]

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I thought the celebrations at the Hawthorn cheer squad end when they scored their first goal was quite funny.

Yeah, and around the ground too... I was sitting on level 3 under the big screen, and it was like they'd scored the winning goal!

[boydogs]

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What a win. I am usually quite animated watching our games but was just quietly smiling to myself tonight

Good
Undersized defense keeping Hawthorn to their first goal-less first half in 30 years. Extremely promising for our September chances. Buddy Franklin was owned by Brian Lake, Morris did well punching above his weight division, Gilbee, Harbrow and Hargrave were very solid and good rebounders

Matthew Boyd on Sam Mitchell, keeping him relatively quiet and hurting him going the other way

Ryan Griffen first 30 possession game. Was at his cool calm tackle breaking best

Brad Johnson continuing his great form with 24 touches, 11 marks and 3 goals

Cooney, Minson, Aker, Higgins also a thumbs up

Bad
Ben Hudson didn't get his hands on the ball enough and made a couple of mistakes - turned the ball over to gift Hawthorn a goal and gave away a free when Crossy was about to line up

Nathan Eagleton, not a great 250th for mine, missed a sitter 25 out directly in front and looked out of his depth in traffic turning the ball over on several occasions

Ward (13) and Reid (11) did not get enough of it given we dominated the game and amassed 453 possessions

Our intensity in the second half dropped right off, Hawthorn really dropped their heads and we could have won by a lot more

[Max469]

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1st time since 1979 they had been kept goal less at half time

[LostDoggy]

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Best game everrr.

Not really, but it was great and more importantly, HILARIOUS.
The only Hawks fan who continued to be optimistic was a 5 year old boy sitting a couple of seats down. He was smiling, for some reason. I don't know.

Anyway, fantastic win for a game I (and most) thought was going to be a bit tough.

GO DOGS!

(By the way, am I the only one who though Eagleton must've had the worst 250th game ever? Not because we lost, just because of his continuous errors?)

[LostDoggy]

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I thought Reid did alright. It was only his 2nd game.

[AndrewP6]

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What an incredible win! I was a bit concerned with how we would stop Buddy and Roughy, but the boys just swamped them! To me, it really showed how important winning the midfield is... looked at times like the Dogs had their own ball, we just didn't give them a look in! Coons is coming back to his best at the right time of the year, and I was pleased with Griff tonight, thought he was quite influential. Mill Winson continued his good form, providing a good option up front, and getting it done in the ruck. Aker is terrific value, even with his radar not functioning in front of goal (2 goals 5!!!!) and what can you say about Johnno...this effort all round the ground was fantastic. Go Doggies!