Game Day 2012 - R5 Western Bulldogs vs GWS

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R5 Western Bulldogs vs GWS

As for Friday night, I may end up leaving mid way through the last quarter, something I have never done

Just two and a bit years ago we were on opposite sides of the Prelim draw from the Pies and should have made the GF while they were losing to Geelong. Just a year and a bit ago we were again on either side of the Prelim draw, only this time they actually made it past Geelong while we once again fell down to the Saints.

How do we go from that to 18 months later and we're scared shitless that they'll kick a cricket score against us?

I'm still baffled by how quickly we've fallen off the pace.

[LongWait]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R5 Western Bulldogs vs GWS

Just two and a bit years ago we were on opposite sides of the Prelim draw from the Pies and should have made the GF while they were losing to Geelong. Just a year and a bit ago we were again on either side of the Prelim draw, only this time they actually made it past Geelong while we once again fell down to the Saints.

How do we go from that to 18 months later and we're scared shitless that they'll kick a cricket score against us?

I'm still baffled by how quickly we've fallen off the pace.

You shouldn't be - we've traded so many draft picks for players over the past few years and, whilst some were good for a couple of years (Hall, Akermanis, the Beard) we have received very little return from our "mature" traded players this this year. If we had kept all of our picks and instead drafted 18 year olds I'll bet we would be in much better shape this year. We gambled and lost.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Game Day 2012 - R5 Western Bulldogs vs GWS

Just two and a bit years ago we were on opposite sides of the Prelim draw from the Pies and should have made the GF while they were losing to Geelong. Just a year and a bit ago we were again on either side of the Prelim draw, only this time they actually made it past Geelong while we once again fell down to the Saints.

How do we go from that to 18 months later and we're scared shitless that they'll kick a cricket score against us?

I'm still baffled by how quickly we've fallen off the pace.

A lot changes in two years though.

West Coke couldn't even beat themselves; now they are the best side in the competition.

We were 'up' for a while and weren't good enough. Time to rebuild for another (and hopefully better) crack at it in 3 or so years time.