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  • Hotdog60
    Bulldog Team of the Century
    • Aug 2009
    • 5910
    #1

    That winning feeling



    WESTERN Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney was so excited this week by the Dogs' training form - and more importantly their adherence to his methods and new game plan - that he has compared the feeling it gave him to the exhilaration of winning a game.

    McCartney is yet to coach an official AFL match in his own right let alone win one, but he knows a lot about success after being an integral part of Geelong's dynasty.

    At a dinner at the town hall in Swan Hill, where the Bulldogs held their two-day community camp, McCartney revealed Monday's session at Whitten Oval was a small landmark for coaches and players.

    And it might one day be viewed as something far more significant than that if McCartney's plan for the Bulldogs comes to fruition.

    "We had a session yesterday where it just worked, and it went very well," McCartney said.

    "As a coach - and it's a bit like being a parent or a teacher or a boss in any form of work - when you see things come together it's incredibly satisfying.

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    • stefoid
      Senior Player
      • Dec 2009
      • 1846
      #2
      Re: That winning feeling

      yay, we won training!

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        • Hotdog60
          Bulldog Team of the Century
          • Aug 2009
          • 5910
          #3
          Re: That winning feeling

          Originally posted by stefoid
          yay, we won training!
          We'll take all the silverware we can for a bare cupboard, is there a training grand final.
          Don't piss off old people
          The older we get the less "LIFE IN PRISON" is a deterrent...

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            • Missing-Dog
              WOOF Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 3102
              #4
              Re: That winning feeling

              Originally posted by stefoid
              yay, we won training! :d
              lmfaoo

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                • Bornadog
                  WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                  • Jan 2007
                  • 66775
                  #5
                  Re: That winning feeling

                  anyone attend? any reports?
                  FFC: Established 1883

                  Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                    • LostDoggy
                      WOOF Member
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 8307
                      #6
                      Re: That winning feeling

                      Never ask me that question again. It's not about the list, it's about the team, and how the team functions, and how people come together and do their job.
                      I'd have hired him for that one comment.

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                        • Cyberdoggie
                          WOOF Member
                          • Jan 2007
                          • 2859
                          #7
                          Re: That winning feeling

                          Originally posted by stefoid
                          yay, we won training!
                          Hehe, Go Team!

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                            • The Underdog
                              Bulldog Team of the Century
                              • Aug 2007
                              • 6872
                              #8
                              Re: That winning feeling

                              Originally posted by stefoid
                              yay, we won training!
                              The season can't turn up quickly enough, I avoid anything but Dogs stories most of the time in the pre-season, but even most of those are execrable.
                              Although I'm not sure that avoiding the media isn't also a good tactic in the season proper.

                              Originally posted by BornAScragger
                              I'd have hired him for that one comment.
                              Apparently someone else was impressed by it too. I'll give it to McCartney, he can talk a good game, fingers crossed it translates to the matches.
                              Park that car
                              Drop that phone
                              Sleep on the floor
                              Dream about me

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                                • AndrewP6
                                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                                  • Jan 2009
                                  • 8142
                                  #9
                                  Re: That winning feeling

                                  Originally posted by BornAScragger
                                  I'd have hired him for that one comment.
                                  I wouldn't have, based on the next sentence -

                                  "It's almost more satisfying than winning a game sometimes to see young players improve and master things that you've been asking them to work at."

                                  Training well is almost more satisfying than winning a game??? Hmm....
                                  [B][COLOR="#0000CD"]Our club was born in blood and boots, not in AFL focus groups.[/COLOR][/B]

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                                    • jeemak
                                      Bulldog Legend
                                      • Oct 2010
                                      • 21836
                                      #10
                                      Re: That winning feeling

                                      I'm struggling to buy in to anything BM says, and won't turn it around until I see a change in attitude and playing style across the board. Nothing against the guy, just saying I can't get excited about talk at this time of year.
                                      TF is this?.........Obviously you're not a golfer.

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                                        • Before I Die
                                          Senior Player
                                          • Jul 2008
                                          • 1032
                                          #11
                                          Re: That winning feeling

                                          Originally posted by AndrewP6
                                          I wouldn't have, based on the next sentence -

                                          "It's almost more satisfying than winning a game sometimes to see young players improve and master things that you've been asking them to work at."

                                          Training well is almost more satisfying than winning a game??? Hmm....
                                          Big picture view.

                                          Crap teams with crap game plans still win some games and celebrate like the odd random win is meaningful.

                                          Seeing the game plan come together at training is meaningful and a necessary step towards sustained success. But the proof is in the pudding and that comes out of the oven in a few weeks.
                                          The Angels have the phone box. [SIZE="2"]Don't blink![/SIZE]

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                                            • Ghost Dog
                                              WOOF Member
                                              • May 2010
                                              • 9404
                                              #12
                                              Re: That winning feeling

                                              Go doooooogggiiiieeeezzz
                                              You don't develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity. ― Epicurus

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                                                • LostDoggy
                                                  WOOF Member
                                                  • Jan 2007
                                                  • 8307
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: That winning feeling

                                                  Originally posted by AndrewP6
                                                  I wouldn't have, based on the next sentence -

                                                  "It's almost more satisfying than winning a game sometimes to see young players improve and master things that you've been asking them to work at."

                                                  Training well is almost more satisfying than winning a game??? Hmm....
                                                  Well, seeing them improve and master those things is obviously going to win us more than one game, so yeah, would agree 100% with him.

                                                  Originally posted by jeemak
                                                  I can't get excited about talk at this time of year.
                                                  I can. And why the hell not? Gee this place can be so negative! OK, so you don't always want to buy the club line, and rightly so, but can't we just have a tiny bit of hope and excitement?!?! Footy!! 8 days!! COME ON!!

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                                                    • Maddog37
                                                      WOOF Member
                                                      • Nov 2010
                                                      • 3132
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: That winning feeling

                                                      Bmac really comes across to me as an Alex Ferguson type figure. Not sure why. Any thoughts?

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                                                        • Bulldog Revolution
                                                          Coaching Staff
                                                          • Dec 2006
                                                          • 3926
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: That winning feeling

                                                          Originally posted by bornadog
                                                          This
                                                          The talk has been different though because its from a new voice,

                                                          But you are right, even Rohde talked a reasonable game

                                                          Its going to be an exciting season

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