Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

[always right]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

"Momentum switch"? Do you mean Gia coming on?

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Was packing it a bit when Monfries was shooting for goal with two minutes to go. Phew.

If he got that I think we may have lost, they had the momentum. After that we bottled the game up and the minutes just ticked away.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

"Momentum switch"? Do you mean Gia coming on?

The run of goals against the tide. We should have been 4 goals down but hang in there until it opened up for us. Giansiracusa was terrific again though and gave us a spark.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

The run of goals against the tide. We should have been 4 goals down but hang in there until it opened up for us. Giansiracusa was terrific again though and gave us a spark.

It mirrors closely Macca's repeated statement about the guys needing to ensure that when the game isn't going there way, to hang in. He said good teams may only allow one or two goals against them in these times, whereas we had been letting teams score heavily in these periods.
In the past two weeks we've been able to not allow teams to get match winning leads in small down periods, and then have been able to capitalise when the conditions change in our favour.
Smalls steps but good to see some actual tangible evidence of the team improving as a group.

[ledge]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Pretty much what macca has said will happen has happened.

[Bornadog]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Pretty much what macca has said will happen has happened.

Lets wait till we play a good team.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Lets wait till we play a good team.

We are very unlikely to beat a good team.

Lets enjoy beating an equally average team

[LostDoggy]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

I actually love Griff.

What a horrible game to watch! Was so relieved when the siren went. Gia was great. Also thank god for Minson and Libba.

How did people think Dahlhaus went tonight?

[always right]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

I actually love Griff.

What a horrible game to watch! Was so relieved when the siren went. Gia was great. Also thank god for Minson and Libba.

How did people think Dahlhaus went tonight?

Nothing wrong with his work rate but he has really struggled to influence matches this year. Opposition putting in a lot more work on him. Not even close to being dropped but he isn't having the same impact.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

In our best 22 by miles. One of the leaders in the comp for pressure acts. Can't kick goals every week. Not fussed.
Is Gia the best wet weather player in our team? He was great tonight. Gutted for Tommy Williams, but he wasn't the right man to be up there tonight.

Hey I said 10 wins at the start of the year! May just get there!

[always right]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

In our best 22 by miles. Leading the comp for pressure acts. Can't kick goals every week. Not fussed.
Is Gia the best wet weather player in our team? He was great tonight. Gutted for Tommy Williams, but he wasn't the right man to be up there tonight.

Gia haters must be squirming. Smartest player on our list.

[GVGjr]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Interesting stats on the most hit outs in a game.

63 - Gary Dempsey 1982 v Haw
61 - Sam Jacobs 2012 v Port
58 - Gary Dempsey 1982 v Fitz
57 - Will Minson 2013 v Port

[SlimPickens]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

Lets wait till we play a good team.

Every team we have beaten has been above us on the ladder. (apart from Brisbane of course)

[jeemak]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

I'm super happy with the fight we saw tonight.

Early on I had a line through Goodes name but he really turned it around, and unfortunately I'm probably finding it a bit tough not to do that with Williams now - especially if he has surgery.

Griffen, Minson, Giansiracusa, Liberatore and a few others were just fantastic.

I still get very frustrated with our inability to zone off and anticipate the next possession which catches us out continually, and some of our handball is madness ATM. However, when you keep fighting and execute when you have opportunities you can hang in there.

Bring on the Filth.

[SonofScray]

Re: Game Day - R10 Western Bulldogs V Port Adelaide

The Fight. It is a side of the game I really enjoy and something you hang onto outside of Grand Final glory. I can see the value the group places on it growing and a real respect for it, it is a real joy after close to three seasons of very little fight at all.

Up to half time I was frustrated with our work, simply over doing things for those conditions. At half time I was relieved that through a host of reasons we were still in the thick of it. The little push and shove at the siren was terrific.

Then we put on a real masterclass in doggedness with excellent value from a fading star in Gia and some of the most manful efforts in RW&B I can recall from Stevens and Wilbur. I'm a content fan tonight.