Game Day - R18 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

[Mantis]

Re: Game Day - R18 Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne

I'm struggling to remember a significant error he made all game? I thought he field kicking was 1st class.

2 that come to mind was a poor handball to Wood (a little behind him) which resulted in a North goal and a poor kick into our F50 that hit a North player lace-out, but Gilbee's poor kick to Skinny made him rush the kick a little.

I too thought that Everitt was good and his ability to spot up players in congested areas was excellent.

[EasternWest]

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2 that come to mind was a poor handball to Wood (a little behind him) which resulted in a North goal and a poor kick into our F50 that hit a North player lace-out, but Gilbee's poor kick to Skinny made him rush the kick a little.

I too thought that Everitt was good and his ability to spot up players in congested areas was excellent.

He also dribbled one to Higgins off the half back line. But what I did think was good about that was that as soon as he saw he'd duffed it, he took off after it to create a runner for Higgins.

I too thought he did fine today.

[LostDoggy]

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I was really happy with Barry Hall not getting sucked in by those grubs Thompson & Firrito. Gia (NOT GIAN BRUCE!!!! ) had a great game and I thought Johnno looked like his old self for a lot of the game too.

[Murphy'sLore]

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(NOT GIAN BRUCE!!!! )

For some reason my sister-in-law insists on calling him "Gira."

[LostDoggy]

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I love (read: hate) how we play a flat game, but still manage to beat them by 71 points when we do let rip, and the media call us flat-track bullies and unconvincing, but when Geelong do that, it's just another example of their holy excellence.

[chef]

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For some reason my sister-in-law insists on calling him "Gira."

My wife calls him 'hot pants'

[mighty_west]

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I love (read: hate) how we play a flat game, but still manage to beat them by 71 points when we do let rip, and the media call us flat-track bullies and unconvincing, but when Geelong do that, it's just another example of their holy excellence.

I agree, i actually think yesterdays win was better than the Freo game, even though Freo were 4th at the time, they didn't play as a top 4 side, they just didn't seem to apply alot of pressure on us, compare that to North yesterday, tried to play that zone game on us, really applied the pressure, and worked for a half.

The way we got out of that, and then put on the afterburners to come away with such a big win, was a really big positive, and yes, had that been Geelong and not us, everyone would have been full of praise and put it all down to Geelongs mental toughness & overall brilliance.

[Sockeye Salmon]

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I thought we were all over them all day, even early on, we just butchered half a dozen guilt-edged chances by trying to be too perfect.

North would have been 7 down at 1/2 time if we weren't lairising.

[mjp]

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I thought we were all over them all day, even early on, we just butchered half a dozen guilt-edged chances by trying to be too perfect.

North would have been 7 down at 1/2 time if we weren't lairising.

Agree. North had a good 10 minutes early in the 3rd q but that was about it.

[Hot_Doggies]

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I love (read: hate) how we play a flat game, but still manage to beat them by 71 points when we do let rip, and the media call us flat-track bullies and unconvincing, but when Geelong do that, it's just another example of their holy excellence.

We havent beaten anyone this year. I think the 'flat track bully' tag is fair.

[Bornadog]

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We havent beaten anyone this year. I think the 'flat track bully' tag is fair.

Can't agree, we have beaten Freo, Carlton, Hawthorn who are below us. Above us we haven't played Geelong and we showed that we can beat the Saints. Only Collingwood have beaten us twice.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Everitt played well IMO. Looked much more comfortable roaming around HF and pushing up the ground, as opposed to playing down back or on a wing. I really hope we persist - I've been pushing for us to play Andrejs up forward all year, and I was pleased to see him deliver. He hasn't had much practice in this role, either - so he should only get better.

Tommy Williams was very impressive too. I'm a harsh critic of his and he still is yet to perform against the better sides, but he played well and looks to be improving by the week. His ball use is pretty good and his decision making has definitely improved. He's not getting caught out of position as much and is using his pace to keep close check of his opponents. Thought he looked pretty confident out there yesterday, and his goal was good - showed some impressive pace.

Williams has been good in the ruck lately too. Also used him up forward for a bit which I like. I think he might be becoming a good player - but of course, he needs to perform against the likes of Geelong.

[EasternWest]

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Everitt played well IMO. Looked much more comfortable roaming around HF and pushing up the ground, as opposed to playing down back or on a wing. I really hope we persist - I've been pushing for us to play Andrejs up forward all year, and I was pleased to see him deliver. He hasn't had much practice in this role, either - so he should only get better.

Tommy Williams was very impressive too. I'm a harsh critic of his and he still is yet to perform against the better sides, but he played well and looks to be improving by the week. His ball use is pretty good and his decision making has definitely improved. He's not getting caught out of position as much and is using his pace to keep close check of his opponents. Thought he looked pretty confident out there yesterday, and his goal was good - showed some impressive pace.

Williams has been good in the ruck lately too. Also used him up forward for a bit which I like. I think he might be becoming a good player - but of course, he needs to perform against the likes of Geelong.

I agree on Williams. Looks like pinch hitting in the ruck comes pretty naturally to him. And he definitely continues to improve as a total package. And maybe our best forward line crumber .

[AndrewP6]

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What's the problem with the PM being in the huddle!The person with the most important job in the country (aside from Rocket)being a passionate fan of the Dogs! Agree about Cometti sounded like a call from a bloke who resides on the other side of the country. Thought we were a bit flat today and played no risk footy,pleasing thing was when we took the game on they got mulcified

Maybe I'm old-fashioned - IMO it should be players, coaches and that's it. Or at least insist that those in the circle know the words to the song.

[AndrewP6]

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My wife calls him 'hot pants'

Woman at work just calls him 'hot'...