Review Dogs 96 def Power 77 - Rd 9, 2021

[Bulldogs Legend]

Some of you really need to pull your head in - you know who you are. Those that keep pegging us down pre-game, during the game, questioning our ability, almost urging our loss to prove yourselves ‘right’. We’re 8-1 for goodness sake! The same group that says we’re not contenders unless we beat the likes of Port but somehow question how the game was still even after half-time when it was 2nd v 3rd heading into this round?! We are a good side..Dare I say it, a GREAT team! Premierships aren’t won this time of year, no, but damn I’m excited for what September will bring!

I AM SO F'N PROUD OF THIS TEAM! PROUD OF THE PLAYERS, PROUD OF THE COACHING STAFF! COME AT ME!

F…ing great post!

 

[Libba39]

Ah the one they are still saying was BS against Allir when the umpire/commentators/everyone clearly said it was against Bergman for shoving him in the back quite obviously.

Port won the frees by one. Not sure how you can complain about umps, it goes both ways.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Not sure if there was a reason last night but for the first time I noticed Treloar shirk a couple of contested situations. He did cop a lot of attention early, some of it should have been called by the umps too...might have rattled him a bit perhaps. Don't get me wrong love his overall contribution since joining us.

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Huge win. Hopefully we capitalise on the confidence boost and win the next 2 weeks at least.

Melbourne play Brisbane after us so a great opportunity to lock us in for top 4 and hopefully come closer to finally finishing top of the ladder

I really want that McClelland trophy

 

[Fossie 32]

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[Bulldogs Legend]

Caleb was huge tonight. He has to take twice as many steps to run as far as anyone else, but he just keeps going. Glad to see him back to his old self & better after a couple of down games a few weeks ago.

He has a special Fitbit that only buzzes after 20000 steps

 

[Fossie 32]

Not really. Paying a compliment, thought you played as a team. Not as individuals. Not sure what more you want??
I can do a power point presentation??

Good on you for the compliment, good luck for the rest of the season

 

[Next Waiting]

Psychologically that was such a good game for the young guys to be a part of and to come out on top. Especially those with few senior games on the clock.

It had everything in it to validate their belief, if it all they doubted it, that they belong and/or can contribute at that level. Playing away in front of a big and fiercely parochial home crowd. Ferals over the fence giving it to them. Silencing them initially with a superb Q1 only to hand momentum back in Q2 and bring them roaring back into it. But then being part of a team that held it's nerve, arrested the slide and ultimately prevailed.

Bit of a Swans away 2015 game. Be nice not to have wait a another year though....

 

[grassman75]

The umps kept letting Port Aholes run in from the side before the player had moved. JJ had to beat 3 to kick that goal. AFL should look at Port's tactic, looks rehearsed, they were doing it all game.

There was one where it should have been 50 for entering the protected area

 

[grassman75]

I don't get sick of that

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The Ess, Coll, Haw bit makes me smile

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

You can play Roarke ahead of Hannan any and every day. Complete mystery how he even got selected.

I get it we have to have a whipping boy but have a look at Hannans last qtr against the Blues. He hasn’t hit his straps yet but just like McNeil and Scott Bevo has some idea of what he is doing and wanting even if it’s not cl to others

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

This is super interesting isn’t it.

What do we do when dunkleys back??


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2nd ruckman

 

[Al dente]

The AFL player stats points system ranked Libba as the 26th best player, just below Riley Bonner and Stephen Motlop.

Seriously.

BOG on player ratings

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

I don't think we were ever as comfortably good a side in 2016 as we are right now.

In terms of the 'vibe' from those heady days, I doubt that we will ever experience a finals ride like that again.

No one will 2016 was the best ever finals run

 

[The Inbetweener]

Why?

For some reason they think the in the back call he got in the 2nd quarter was against Alir, when it was clearly against Bergman

 

[Next Waiting]

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If you look at Libba's hand ball to kick ratio it's more than 2 to 1. Everyone else in the guts is near enough to even or more kicks than handballs. Libba's the outlier. Makes think that if an opposition can tag him effectively and curb his influence and ability to free others up outside the contest, it'll go a long way to getting on a par with us in Dunkley's absence. If I were an opposition analyst, I'd be thinking long and hard about doing just that. A lot easier said than done though. He was irrepressible last night.

Still, I wonder if MC would consider having a look (against a lesser opponent) at what we look like missing both Libba and Dunks. Libba's position is so physically demanding he's possibly a candidate for management at some point anyway given his importance to us.

 

[Brian Perrin]

Did anyone else notice Sweet talking back to the crowd when taking his shot in Q4?

I’d love to know what he said!


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[Mr. Walker]

So happy to see Zaine have a game which all supporters could not fault.

I agree he did play well but not sure about the “could not fault” part. It is always heart in mouth time for me when he has the ball in hand and a couple of turnovers in last nights game. Still he did play very well and much needed in our defence

 

[ScottyDogg]

fronkalicious try and convince me that Naughton is a defender.


The best we’ve developed since Chris Grant.

To be fair he’s a freak. Would rip games apart at either end.

Bevo’s hypothesis that we can defend by mid field dominance has proven true.

 

[ScragCity]

Scott and McNeil have revolutionised the game

 

[Fossie 32]

Scott and McNeil have revolutionised the game

AKA the twins

 

[Bulldogs85]

Did anyone else notice Sweet talking back to the crowd when taking his shot in Q4?

I’d love to know what he said!


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My partner thinks he told them to shut up lol

 

[Fossie 32]

My partner thinks he told them to shut up lol

'Please be quiet' I'm sure

 

[Fossie 32]

 

[Next Waiting]

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