Autopsy AFL 2019 Round 17: Western Bulldgos v Melbourne - Dogs still in the hunt

[Gralin]

WESTERN BULLDOGS 3.3 6.5 7.13 10.14 (74)
MELBOURNE 3.2 6.4 7.7 9.12 (66)
GOALS
Western Bulldogs: J.Dunkley 2, Lloyd 2, R.Smith 2, Richards, Schache, Hunter, B.Smith
Melbourne: Petty 3, Fritsch 2, Hunt, Lewis, Petracca, K.Dunkley
BEST
Western Bulldogs: Dunkley, Hunter, Duryea, Macrae, Lloyd, Bontempelli
Melbourne: Gawn, Viney, Salem, May, Petty, Harmes
INJURIES
Western Bulldogs: McLean (hamstring)
Melbourne: Nil
Reports: Nil
Umpires: Dalgleish, Williamson, Mitchell
Official crowd: 26,781 at Marvel Stadium

 

[Mofra]

Dunkley the difference, incredible performance. Took two marks in the last quarter under heavy pressure too.

Gawn/Preuss duo will be very hard to stop.

 

[dergert]

Umpires did their very best to get Melbourne over the line.

Dogs stood strong.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Umpires did their very best to get Melbourne over the line.

Dogs stood strong.

Embarrassing.

 

[dergert]

Embarrassing.

Just like your club selling the farm for the spud Steven May.

Dude is a liability and played a good game for us.

 

[thedank]

Umpires did their very best to get Melbourne over the line.

Delusional, funniest post of the day

 

[dergert]

Looked as if Melbourne had come into this season drinking their own bath water. Im afraid the game has gone past their list.

 

[dergert]

Melbourne missing cam pederson sorely

 

[mattwa]

Dunkley > Oliver it aint even close

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Dunkley > Oliver it aint even close

Dunkley's played about 15 games at the standard Oliver's been producing since his second season, wouldn't be getting ahead of myself.

 

[Mofra]

Umpires did their very best to get Melbourne over the line.

Was terrible both ways, paid soft technical ones and missed obvious frees. More than once two umpires called different decisions.

They actually lost control of the game today. Both fans would go home unhappy with the umps.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Was terrible both ways, paid soft technical ones and missed obvious frees. More than once two umpires called different decisions.

They actually lost control of the game today. Both fans would go home unhappy with the umps.

I was pretty happy with the umpiring.

 

[dergert]

I was pretty happy with the umpiring.

Of course you would be. Nearly won you the game lol

 

[BallaratBulldog]

It wasn’t one for the name a game DVD

 

[mattwa]

Dunkley's played about 15 games at the standard Oliver's been producing since his second season, wouldn't be getting ahead of myself.

Il pay that...BUT what is going on with Oliver? Injured or just lack of troops to support him this year?

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Il pay that...BUT what is going on with Oliver? Injured or just lack of troops to support him this year?

Probably both. Hasn't looked right physically since even JLT but it's not like he hasn't produced elite football while injured before so that's not really an excuse. Down on form and confidence, as are Harmes and Brayshaw and all three finished the year off so strongly in 2018. Viney and Petracca have only just started coming good.

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Il pay that...BUT what is going on with Oliver? Injured or just lack of troops to support him this year?

He is averaging 30+ touches a week this year, so he is hardly struggling.

But even as the driver of his bandwagon, I can admit he hasn’t been as influential this year. His creativity and precision with his hands has been a highlight in previous years, but this year he hasn’t had the same care. Too many dump handballs to others under pressure imo.

 

[iambrilliant]

Jeez this thread is abit hostile

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

He is averaging 30+ touches a week this year, so he is hardly struggling.

But even as the driver of his bandwagon, I can admit he hasn’t been as influential this year. His creativity and precision with his hands has been a highlight in previous years, but this year he hasn’t had the same care. Too many dump handballs to others under pressure imo.

This is actually his best season in terms of average disposals. Shows how flawed the metric is.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Jeez this thread is abit hostile

Few posters from one club complaining about umpiring but otherwise it's fine?

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

Fair play to Dunkley, he was unreal today and was the difference in the end.

Unrelated note, somehow I’ve never seen Rourke Smith until today. What a mane.

 

[mattwa]

This is actually his best season in terms of average disposals. Shows how flawed the metric is.

its like treloar for collingwood. Ask pies fans and they think hes been rubbish cause he butchers it 25 times a game but "stats"wise its his most prolific year

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

It wasn’t one for the name a game DVD

I reckon there would be one order from J. Dunkley, but other than that, I agree, destroy any copies and let’s move on.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Unrelated note, somehow I’ve never seen Rourke Smith until today. What a mane.

He's hideous but actually stringing together quite a decent season, particularly in the past month or two.

its like treloar for collingwood. Ask pies fans and they think hes been rubbish cause he butchers it 25 times a game but "stats"wise its his most prolific year

Oliver isn't necessarily butchering it, he's just having no impact. Very Tom Mitchell.

 

[Chief]

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