Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

[The Adelaide Connection]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Hard fought win, Roberts up forward in the last quarter provided some spark.

...and set up a third according to the twitter.

[josie]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Ripper last qtr with Roberts providing good marking forward target with a few goals. Thought we were gone at three qtr time about 4 goals down. Dunkley did ok in first game back. English is going to be something special for us.

[josie]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Lipinski v.good in last qtr. Turned it over a bit earlier in game. Might get a call up before end yr.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Ripper last qtr with Roberts providing good marking forward target with a few goals. Thought we were gone at three qtr time about 4 goals down. Dunkley did ok in first game back. English is going to be something special for us.

Lipinski v.good in last qtr. Turned it over a bit earlier in game. Might get a call up before end yr.

With Greene looking good before injury, NMM doing some OK things and Young playing his 4th senior game today. Last year's draftees are looking like a very good group of talls/mid sized talls.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Boyd and Dunkley were prominent. Dunks would need another week.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Boyd and Dunkley were prominent. Dunks would need another week.

Dunks at least found a lot of the ball (26 disposals), but I wouldn't be rushing him back in yet.

[josie]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Missed Greene injury. Did it look look serious? Agree 2016 crop looks good.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Missed Greene injury. Did it look look serious? Agree 2016 crop looks good.

I meant to say Greene's injury earlier in the year, after he started with a few good games.

[josie]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Phew!! We were lucky with blues down with 2 to 3 of theirs out injured. 2 stretchered off. Hope they are not serious. Fair few Dogs supporter at ikon park. Shout out/well done to supporters on level 3 royal pde end with "Is Dogs Is Good " sign - loved it. Shout down to Dogs supporter fella who kept up with negative comments while game. Talk about half glass empty. Ended up with very few folks sitting around him 'coz of his negative aura. Life is not that bad mate- think back to 1/10/16 and smell the roses!!!

[Remi Moses]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Went and had a peek . Difficult conditions again , but a fine win.
Completely stepped up the intensity in the last , and thought Dunkley and Boyd were tremendous . Boyd made up for an horrific midfield turnover by having a great game. Roberts move forward was a big difference . Collins was solid again down back , and reads it particularly well as well as excellent overhead . English was excellent and his around the ground stuff a highlight . Last years crop look really promising . Special kudos to our VFL listed players , they've been tremendous .

[Remi Moses]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Phew!! We were lucky with blues down with 2 to 3 of theirs out injured. 2 stretchered off. Hope they are not serious. Fair few Dogs supporter at ikon park. Shout out/well done to supporters on level 3 royal pde end with "Is Dogs Is Good " sign - loved it. Shout down to Dogs supporter fella who kept up with negative comments while game. Talk about half glass empty. Ended up with very few folks sitting around him 'coz of his negative aura. Life is not that bad mate- think back to 1/10/16 and smell the roses!!!

I thought I was negative, but his glass had about two drops in it .

[ledge]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Phew!! We were lucky with blues down with 2 to 3 of theirs out injured. 2 stretchered off. Hope they are not serious. Fair few Dogs supporter at ikon park. Shout out/well done to supporters on level 3 royal pde end with "Is Dogs Is Good " sign - loved it. Shout down to Dogs supporter fella who kept up with negative comments while game. Talk about half glass empty. Ended up with very few folks sitting around him 'coz of his negative aura. Life is not that bad mate- think back to 1/10/16 and smell the roses!!!

If you can't appreciate both AFL and VFL premiers in one year after a 62 year wait , this blokes the ultimate loser.

[Eastdog]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

If you can't appreciate both AFL and VFL premiers in one year after a 62 year wait , this blokes the ultimate loser.

Yeah we still can't please some. At the moment the club is doing great. It is a great time to be Doggies supporter right now - yes the year in the seniors hasn't been the greatest ever but we are fighting very hard and are a chance again given the evenness of the competition.

Where are we now in the VFL ladder? Could we possibly be hosting a qualifying final at Whitten Oval week 1?

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Footscray surge home to snare win over Blues

Patrick Lipinski (above) celebrates his last quarter goal against the Northern Blues at IKON Park. (Photo: Liz Vagg)

A six-goal final quarter surge has seen Footscray come from 26-points behind to defeat the Northern Blues on Saturday afternoon at IKON Park.
After the Blues kicked five unanswered goals to end the third term, a Footscray victory was looking unlikely with the home-side outnumbering and outworking the visitors around and away from the contest.

However, kicking to the Legends Stand end in the last term, with the breeze at their backs, Footscray kicked 6.5 to 0.1 to finish 13-point victors over the Blues, 12.8 (80) to 10.7 (67).
Lacking a tall marking target inside 50m for the first three quarters, Fletcher Roberts was swung forward with success, marking strongly to kick two last quarter goals and set up another to help turn the tide for Footscray.

Nick Jamieson (nine disposals), Alex Greenwood (nine disposals), Josh Dunkley (seven disposals), Will Hayes (seven disposals) all got busy in the final term, to wrestle back the ascendancy around the ball, while collectively the ‘Scray restricted the Blues to just three forward 50m entries for the last term.

The visitors were also more efficient going forward in the final term, generating 11 scoring shots from their 18 inside 50m, compared to the nine scoring shots from their 37 inside 50m to three quarter time.

In their returns from injury, Josh Dunkley and Patrick Lipinski both delivered solid contributions. Dunkley finished with 26 disposals, one goal and a team high 12 tackles, while Lipinski was clean with his 20 disposals and one goal.

VFL-listed midfielder Will Hayes was Footscray’s leading ball-winner with 27 disposals, also amassing nine marks and eight tackles.

The game opened in a frenzy, with both sides playing at break-neck pace between the arcs. Billy Gowers kicked Footscray’s first two goals of the match to help the visitors take a five point lead into the first change.

The Northern Blues kicked 4-3 goals in the second term to take a two point lead into half time, scoring heavily from the turnover and proving to be cleaner in their ball use.

After Gowers kicked the first goal of the third term – his third for the day - to give Footscray back the lead, it was the Northern Blues that went on a five-goal run, keeping the ‘Scray goalless from the second minute of the term.
Despite generating 14-12 forward 50m entries for the term, Footscray too often turned the ball over and were unable to convert their hard work further afield. The Northern Blues made the visitors pay, and were ready to pounce on skill errors, surging forward in numbers to score.

Nick Jamieson got Footscray rolling in the final term with a classy running goal from the arc, and from there it was all one way traffic as the Bulldogs went on to record their tenth win for the season and maintain their place in the top four.

With no game next weekend, Footscray will now wait a fortnight until they return to the field, when they head to Windy Hill to take on Essendon on Saturday 19 August.

Northern Blues 1.2 5.3 10.5 10.6 (66)
Footscray Bulldogs 2.1 5.1 6.3 12.8 (80)

GOALS: B. Gowers 3, F. Roberts 2, J. Dunkley 1, L. Dalgleish 1, F. Greene 1, N. Jameison 1, P. Lipinski 1, L. Nash, M. Goodyear.

DISPOSALS: W. Hayes 27, M. Boyd 26, J Dunkley 26, N. Jamieson 24, L. Dalgleish 23, A. Barry 22. A. Greenwood 21, P. Lipinski 20.
BEST: TBC

[Eastdog]

Re: Round 16 2017: Footscray Bulldogs v Northern Blues

Good win in the end. We have been great in the VFL since we have been in.