Review Bontempelli magnificent but the Dogs fall short. Lions 98 d Bulldogs 80

[Mutt]

Why isn't Marcus Bontempelli the Captain?

Another winnable game but we butchered it in the forward half.

 

[Braybrook Son]

Very disappointing

 

[Chicago1]

I'm looking forward to us beating Essendon next week. (More glass half full crap.)

 

[footyfan000001]

Pretty simple. Horrible kicking skills cost us. Season probably done.

 

[Erect]

Actually played well in the second half. Has anyone noticed when we feel the urgency to score quickly we play better?

Feels similar to the Saints game in the end. Blown away in the first half, slow attempt at a come back but not having the scoring power to overcome

 

[Doggy]

Pretty simple. Horrible kicking skills cost us. Season probably done.

Yep.. they're not that much chop

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

Well Bont should win the Coaches Award I guess so there’s that.

 

[Cadillac]

We will give Bont the praise but Macrae works just as bloody hard.

Gotta be happy with the effort shown in the last half. We could have easily rolled over.

If Naughton can consistently kick like he did in the 2nd half he will be a 50+ a year goal kicker.

Honourable mention to Schache! Really impressed tonight.

Easton wood and Zaine Cordy are a massive worry against a tall and athletic forward line.

Next week off a 6 day break after a physical contest tonight won’t be easy.

Bailey Smith had a really solid game.

And last but not least. Bont is the best player in the game. An absolute magician.

 

[Braybrook Son]

Lost it in the first half. Bont is the only one who sets up our goals. We have 30 midfielders not many of them have decent foot skills. Libba is done, Lipinsky is getting better, Smith too, just far too many with average skills I’m afraid

 

[footyfan000001]

Macrae deserves so much praise. He was unreal today.

 

[Doggy]

Oh well .. onto 2020

 

[Hobdog]

Poor first quarter, poor kicking execution, and some embarrassing posting in the game thread. Thank you.


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[The_torpedo]

2.8 in 1 half of footy ****ed us in the arse

 

[Libba39]

We don't deserve to play finals. Too often we've played like a bottom four side this year.

I'd give my right leg for a decent full back. Cordy is a third defender at best and Trengove is a stopgap measure only.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I am sick of JJ, Cordy, hunter and Wood not leading as older players and turning the ball over

 

[Oliver G]

What's the bet Bonti get all the credit, while Macrae won't get a sausage?

 

[gimp!]

Oh well.

 

[Leon]

Brisbane were better than us.

They are a very good side.

It was a good effort by us today, I didn’t think we played badly, but our kicking going inside 50 and kicking for goal as usual was not up to it.

Disappointing loss but we can hold our heads high today, the game ultimately shows we’re we’ve been at all year.

Still think we’re going to be a very good team in a year or two.

 

[TheBont]

trash

 

[Next Waiting]

Yep another game that was winnable at different stages. Shot ourselves in the foot a couple of times early on, then again in the middle and also towards the end..so throughout the game really.
But, credit where it is due, the Lions deserve to be where they are.

 

[Chicago1]

The effort was there at the Gabba, but the skills went down to the beach for the day.

 

[ossie_21]

Didn’t expect to win, but it shows we aren’t that far off the mark. We have plenty of cap space & draft picks to trade for quality talent. KPF, KPF & a small forward needed, we are stacked for mids

 

[Jeff 1975]

The team that makes the least mistakes wins

 

[0utsider]

So common for us to play like absolute trash and still come close. Why do we not learn from our mistakes? Bont was incredible as he often is when we're fighting back in games like this but 3 or 4 acceptable performances out of 22 is never going to be good enough whether we're playing 1st place or 18th. This season can't end soon enough, we have dead WOOD to cut and a lot of salary cap to spend on strengthening our weaknesses.

Season over, I won't be entertaining any more slight glimmers of hope. Onto the next.

 

[Cadillac]

trash

Sack our coach