Next weeks game bigger than a final

[josh the gent]

I just hope we go with a structure of:
2 x kpfs (Naughton + JUH)
2 x rucks (Martin/Sweet + English)
2 x kpds (Keath + Gardner/Schache)

Our mids will be red hot this week - please, please, please Bevo, give them the structure to kick to / defend…

 

[_Mike_]

Pretty flat after the last 2 games, remaining positive for the Port game and onwards is going to be hard. Honestly don’t know what to think about the team at the moment.

 

[Bazzas Lovechild]

We have the worst supporters in the league. It's actually embarrassing. Without appropriate leadership within the supporter ranks, there's no one to provide guidance to ensure we're doing our bit to make our club better overall.

Supporters make a club, whether you wish to acknowledge that or not.

Do you honestly think supporters don't play an integral part in attracting new supporters? Why would any foreigner want to support a club whose supporters have so much negatively and hostility towards their own?

Geez mate. You really need to go to other teams threads if you think we are the worst. We are a mile off the worst.

 

[Dog 36]

Pretty flat after the last 2 games, remaining positive for the Port game and onwards is going to be hard. Honestly don’t know what to think about the team at the moment.

Not alone there Mike.

I guess this team can’t be trusted yet and last 2 weeks proves that.

Having said that we can easily lose to Port and go out the week after but just as easily beat Port finish 2nd and make a run at another flag.

The fact is we don’t know what we will get.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Geez mate. You really need to go to other teams threads if you think we are the worst. We are a mile off the worst.

For real at most after a loss this place just turns into a place to mourn lol.

Other boards become warzones.

 

[Doggies_13]

This game is definitely crucial not just for ladder position but the confidence of the team, 3 losses in a row and dropping out of the top four at the last moment followed by likely backing up against a team that beat us a few weeks earlier (Essendon). The team would be massively flat and I don’t think we could bounce back from that plus even if we do then we face Brisbane or port possibly on their home deck.

We need to bounce back against Port, I’m not confident we will but will be hoping we do

 

[bullish23]

What’s this BS re Quarantine requirements (on HS behind paywall). Is this linked to Gards?

 

[Doggies_13]

What’s this BS re Quarantine requirements (on HS behind paywall). Is this linked to Gards?

No idea about the article but from the press conference it was solely the tas government that wouldn’t allow Gardner into Tasmania hence why he didn’t play but will be available this week

 

[Oliver G]

Western Bulldogs players and coaches have been told they must prepare for their season-defining battle against Port Adelaide in strict quarantine conditions.
It can be revealed that as of Tuesday night they will be ordered into isolation either at home or, if their entire household cannot bunker down with them, in a Melbourne hotel that will be funded by the AFL.

They will only be allowed outside to train at Whitten Oval as part of the protocols which will ensure state governments and South Australian health officials sign off on the round 23 clash going ahead at Marvel Stadium.

Metropolitan Melbourne’s ongoing lockdown means the regulations enforced on the Bulldogs won’t be too much more extreme than those already governing Victorians.

But the Dogs have already had Josh Dunkley

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Josh Dunkley

Age

27

Ht

191cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.8

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.3

5star

M

4.3

4star

T

5.8

5star

CL

3.2

5star

D

20.7

5star

K

7.0

3star

HB

13.7

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

5.3

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

14.2

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

4.0

5star

CL

1.4

4star

and Ryan Gardner

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Ryan Gardner

Age

26

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

0.8

3star

MG

45.0

1star

D

8.5

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

MG

45.0

1star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

MG

45.0

1star

ruled ineligible to play due to government regulations in recent games, with the desperately unlucky Dunkley forced into quarantine after visiting a Tier 2 exposure site in Kew.

The Dogs must knock off Port on Friday night to secure the double chance, having occupied a place in the top two since round 3.

They were ladder leaders after round 20, but consecutive losses to Essendon and Hawthorn, compounded by the crushing loss of Josh Bruce

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Josh Bruce

Age

31

Ht

198cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

4.6

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

90.4

1star

D

8.9

2star

K

3.5

1star

HB

5.4

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

1.3

2star

MG

90.4

2star

D

11.2

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.8

3star

to an ACL in the dying seconds last week, have stalled their momentum on the eve of September.

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[Doggies_13]

Western Bulldogs players and coaches have been told they must prepare for their season-defining battle against Port Adelaide in strict quarantine conditions.
It can be revealed that as of Tuesday night they will be ordered into isolation either at home or, if their entire household cannot bunker down with them, in a Melbourne hotel that will be funded by the AFL.

They will only be allowed outside to train at Whitten Oval as part of the protocols which will ensure state governments and South Australian health officials sign off on the round 23 clash going ahead at Marvel Stadium.

Metropolitan Melbourne’s ongoing lockdown means the regulations enforced on the Bulldogs won’t be too much more extreme than those already governing Victorians.

But the Dogs have already had Josh Dunkley and Ryan Gardner ruled ineligible to play due to government regulations in recent games, with the desperately unlucky Dunkley forced into quarantine after visiting a Tier 2 exposure site in Kew.

The Dogs must knock off Port on Friday night to secure the double chance, having occupied a place in the top two since round 3.

They were ladder leaders after round 20, but consecutive losses to Essendon and Hawthorn, compounded by the crushing loss of Josh Bruce to an ACL in the dying seconds last week, have stalled their momentum on the eve of September.

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That is ridiculous dogs have to isolate all week so the SA Gov allow port to fly in and out

 

[Dog 36]

That is ridiculous dogs have to isolate all week so the SA Gov allow port to fly in and out

Exactly I would be saying to port all your finals are in Melbourne

Did Melbourne do the same as they played Adelaide?

 

[Doggies_13]

Exactly I would be saying to port all your finals are in Melbourne

Yeah, would be completely understandable if dogs were flying into SA but should not have to isolate for a team flying to Melbourne

 

[Northernsoul74]

That is ridiculous dogs have to isolate all week so the SA Gov allow port to fly in and out

No wonder Bevo is so pissed off at the moment.

 

[bullish23]

That is ridiculous dogs have to isolate all week so the SA Gov allow port to fly in and out

Could not agree more. Honestly wtf.

 

[bullish23]

That is ridiculous dogs have to isolate all week so the SA Gov allow port to fly in and out

Same govt that tells you to avoid covid induced flying footballs and requires Olympians to isolate for 28 days.

Bains has to show a backbone here and push back vigorously. It’s not our issue, but Port’s.

 

[The Inbetweener]

How about Port just quarantine when they get home?

 

[Golden_6]

That’s absolutely ******* ridiculous. We cannot allow that to happen. So basically Dunks can’t go and take his dog for a walk outside his own home?

 

[Doggy]

Lol.. why do we get this bullshit all the time ... like that crap against Wet Toast now this.

Port flogs think its unfair they have to fly in fly out

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

It’s no wonder the population is pushing back against extreme rules that only seem to apply to some. Hope the team can rise above the frustration, like they did in Perth. I suppose we should be grateful the comp is still going

 

[JTCWBFC]

I just hope we go with a structure of:
2 x kpfs (Naughton + JUH)
2 x rucks (Martin/Sweet + English)
2 x kpds (Keath + Gardner/Schache)

Our mids will be red hot this week - please, please, please Bevo, give them the structure to kick to / defend…

Thatd be way too obvious.

doesn’t matter if you lose as long as you get to test some s**t

 

[perro_loco]

People are allowed to vent and you are generally one of the most negative posters on here.

He has a point about the catastrophic scenarios being talked about. Port played really poorly in the first half, so did Geelong. They are not that good. I doubt we lose against them. Also, Brisbane have to win in Perth by at least 26 points and we need to lose by around the same margin to drop out of the 4. A question: will there be a week's break between the last round and the first week of finals? have the afl changed the rules?

 

[Doggy]

He has a point about the catastrophic scenarios being talked about. Port played really poorly in the first half, so did Geelong. They are not that good. I doubt we lose against them. Also, Brisbane have to win in Perth by at least 26 points and we need to lose by around the same margin to drop out of the 4. A question: will there be a week's break between the last round and the first week of finals? have the afl changed the rules?

It's in Brisbane.

They'll murder wet toast.

We just have to win

 

[perro_loco]

It's in Brisbane.

They'll murder wet toast.

We just have to win

You are correct. My mistake.

 

[Mattdougie]

If we won the last two weeks like we should have we wouldn’t be in this position

Its on the team why they are in this position as on them to get over it.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I can just tell we will probably lose this like always.

Prepared to see my footy passion destroyed once again.