Believing the Hype

[Missing Dog]

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Er, no.

Hargrave, Hudson, Ward for starters.

The worst decision of the lot.

Clearly the umpire guessed, and he guessed wrong.

[LostDoggy]

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All I know is I go to every Bulldogs game thinking they will win over the last couple of years. If you go to a game or even watch a game thinking you will lose, you shouldn't be in my opinion supporting the Bulldogs. I'm not a fan of 'negative supporters'. Negativity is supposed to come from supporters of other teams, not your own. We can criticise poor performances and the likes, but to think your team will not do well or win every possible game is not a true supporter in my books.

[LostDoggy]

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The worst decision of the lot.

Clearly the umpire guessed, and he guessed wrong.

Was a terrible decision.

[mjp]

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Er, no.

Hargrave, Hudson, Ward for starters.

I agree with Ward and Hudson - both bad. But so was the Hayes one (2nd q), Jones (early 3rd). Or maybe I am not as distressed about the decisions now I know the result?

The Hargrave one in the second quarter after the kick-out? That is holding the ball every day of the week....maybe I have blacked something else out of my mind?

The Lake one upsets me because I am still not even sure what the kick was for or what basis it was paid upon.

[comrade]

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The Hargrave one in the second quarter after the kick-out? That is holding the ball every day of the week....maybe I have blacked something else out of my mind?

SS is referring to the one where Hargrave got pinged for dropping the ball after kicking it 30m.

[mjp]

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All I know is I go to every Bulldogs game thinking they will win over the last couple of years. If you go to a game or even watch a game thinking you will lose, you shouldn't be in my opinion supporting the Bulldogs. I'm not a fan of 'negative supporters'. Negativity is supposed to come from supporters of other teams, not your own. We can criticise poor performances and the likes, but to think your team will not do well or win every possible game is not a true supporter in my books.

Fair enough. If you mean me though I am pretty certain you wont find me criticising players after games...Supporters who bag their own are the ones we dont want.

If you go to the game in hope and support your team, what is wrong with that? I usually think we will win - some games are 50-50, others worse I guess (though not too many in 08/09) but if the only supporters attending games in late 2007 were those who actually expecting a win well, attendances would have been even worse. Those 3 consecutive Friday night games...I was walking up Spencer St with dread!

[The Coon Dog]

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SS is referring to the one where Hargrave got pinged for dropping the ball after kicking it 30m.

Resulted in Dal Santo kicking their first goal.

[mjp]

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SS is referring to the one where Hargrave got pinged for dropping the ball after kicking it 30m.

I must have blocked it out of my mind. I remember the Harbrow kick to Hargrave, Hargrave tries to run around McQualter(?) and gets pinned in the 2nd - I can see it clear as day...but nothing else.

Sorry.

[chef]

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I must have blocked it out of my mind. I remember the Harbrow kick to Hargrave, Hargrave tries to run around McQualter(?) and gets pinned in the 2nd - I can see it clear as day...but nothing else.

Sorry.

It's probably better not to remember it.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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All I know is I go to every Bulldogs game thinking they will win over the last couple of years. If you go to a game or even watch a game thinking you will lose, you shouldn't be in my opinion supporting the Bulldogs. I'm not a fan of 'negative supporters'. Negativity is supposed to come from supporters of other teams, not your own. We can criticise poor performances and the likes, but to think your team will not do well or win every possible game is not a true supporter in my books.

You must hate me then. I haven't picked us to win a game since 1998.

I've never sat at the ground and screamed out "You're crap, {insert Bulldogs player here}", though. They're the ones I hate.

[Remi Moses]

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I think we're in with a shout definately. Little bit strange that analogy with Socceroo supporters,we are a minnow when it comes to the world stage let's be honest.The thing that disturbs me is that we continually get jumped in big finals [in particular the Cats]. Any neutral fan would agree that the Stkilda game 3 major points 1] S*it officiating 2] Lack of a get out power forward 3] not making the most of opportunities.

[Dazza]

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I'm not sure why but I never really go into any game completely confident of a win.

[Missing Dog]

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Glen Archer made a career out of believing he was going to get beaten in every game he played. Likewise Robert Harvey had a terrible fear of failure and it was that fear that led to him being so bsessive and ultimately so succesful. Believing you're not going to win every game isn't neccessarily a bad thing. Sure I understand the pessimist going over board but most people are simply level headed and realistic enough to see the pros and cons of both teams and form an opinon from there.

It's the people who form a negative opinion on a player and refuse to acknowledge any specific performances that are most dissappointing as they refuse to give the player a chance because of previous impressions. Using Mantis as an example his dislike of Eagleton is well known but likewise he can acknowledge when he has done something positive others however refuse to change their opinions regardless of a players efforts in any given game or situation

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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I'm not sure why but I never really go into any game completely confident of a win.

This.

Whilst I am always optimistic that we can win, no matter the opponent, I never see us a lock. The Dogs have given us great reason over the years to be cautious.

2009 was perhaps a little different but we still slipped up against sides like West Coast and Carlton.

[Missing Dog]

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Oops double post