What They're Saying - The Bulldogs Media Thread

[Igloo]

Other than the obvious reason (AFL hates us) what's the reason for us not being able to play Rd 23 on the Friday night?

Brisbane are s**t.

 

[Dog Rising]

Brisbane are s**t.

Well they better not go with Carlton then! Serious that would be perfect because we both play on Sat the week before.

 

[Dogsman16]

I think they also had zero Friday night fixtures in 2015?

They at least got a Thursday night game.

 

[cleveland]

Just sitting here listening to KB and had to swap stations as Patrick Smith just makes me angry...absolute flog

 

[go you pups]

They at least got a Thursday night game.

Nope, not this year. They normally get it around Easter but Carlton Richmond was

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Interview with Western Bulldogs Vice-President, Dr Susan Alberti:

 

[Dog Rising]

Tiges v Kangas it is

 

[Testekill]

Cheers for posting that CrowdedHouse.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

They'll play us on the Sunday and we will end up playing North the following Friday (for our home game of course...)

 

[timtamWB]

Surely the AFL aren't stupid enough to talk about equality and then turn around and put a pretty much guaranteed finalist on the Sunday?

Then again, it is the AFL. I wouldn't put anything past them.

 

[MYOB]

They'll play us on the Sunday and we will end up playing North the following Friday (for our home game of course...)

That is not possible. If we play Sunday in Round 23, we will most probably play on Sunday in week 1 of finals, but there in no chance we would play Friday in week 1 of finals.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Not only on a Sunday, in an interstate ******* game. If they would do it to anyone they'd do it to us (tongue in cheek of course, they will put us in on Saturday, bookmark it).

The reason for this round is to benefit finals playing teams. They should make a deal whereby they can play two games on the Friday in this round. Having one Melb game and one interstate game on a Friday would work just fine, if it only occurred in this round of the year.

 

[Testekill]

No teams that are pretty much guaranteed finalists should play on the Sunday, let alone teams that have to travel more than two states away.

 

[Sentinel]

This is a big test for the AFL and equalisation. If we are lumped into playing an interstate game on the Sunday before the finals whilst we are curently sitting in 5th (and still a top 4 chance), it will be an outright farce and show exactly how far we have to go before our club is treated fairly. The Sunday games must be Coll vs Ess and Melb vs GWS, and if they need a third game then it must be Adel vs Geel. We've earnt a Saturday game by our results to date, nothing else should be considered.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Let's hope PG is all over this.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Am I right in guessing TV rights will not allow two Friday games? It would be ideal to do that, as we have to travel.

If they were serious about being equitable in any way whatsoever, they would have put Fremantle on the Friday and us first thing on the Saturday. Both of us have to travel (which is clearly the most important thing), and it looks increasingly likely that both of us will have earned a home final.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Am I right in guessing TV rights will not allow two Friday games? It would be ideal to do that, as we have to travel.

If they were serious about being equitable in any way whatsoever, they would have put Fremantle on the Friday and us first thing on the Saturday. Both of us have to travel (which is clearly the most important thing), and it looks increasingly likely that both of us will have earned a home final.

Saturday afternoon will be too hot in Bris, it will have to be a night game. I'd be happy with that.

 

[topdog69]

Why carn't the league play two games on Friday night have our game well starting time 4:40 p.m Friday night they play tiger and North after wood starting time 7:45 p.m

 

[Wizard17]

http://m.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2015-08-04/afl-team-of-the-week

Can anyone spot the error

 

[stefoid]

Footy Classified last night they had wossname the AFL head honcho and he said finalists would be playing saturday

 

[Igloo]

http://m.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2015-08-04/afl-team-of-the-week

Can anyone spot the error

All looks fine to me. Higgins was great for us on the weekend.

 

[Werewolf]

Footy Classified last night they had wossname the AFL head honcho and he said finalists would be playing saturday

There is the option of 6 Saturday games and 2 Sunday games, unless broadcasting reasons forbid it?

 

[gangsta deluxe]

What if we win the next four consecutive games? This is unlikely, but if it happens, we might well be in place for a top four spot (we'd be over 50/50 for 16 wins).

 

[stefoid]

finalists or top 4? I thought what was said was "top 4" will play on Saturday.

ah. duno

 

[MYOB]

Footy Classified last night they had wossname the AFL head honcho and he said finalists would be playing saturday

He said top 4 would be playing Saturday.

So at a minimum our loss to St Kilda has cost us a Saturday game in Round 23.