Game Day Elimination Final 1: Western Bulldogs v Essendon, UTAS Stadium, Sunday August 29, 3.20pm AEST

[MiguelM]

We need to learn to play in the wet, period.

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

It’s going to take a player to get his neck broken, and judging my the Dogs tactics it will be one of them, for the AFL to crack down on players leading with and ducking their heads. The umpiring today just encourages that behaviour and it’s a disgrace. Frees need to be paid AGAINST the players who do it, not FOR or called play on when the umpire says ‘no, you ducked your head.’

 

[yodellinhank]

Bigger and better next year folks.

Please can we find some footskills in the off season.

 

[sameolds33]

We've never been a good wet weather team. Did as well as the Swans which were one of the form teams this season. Who cares whether its 2 goals or 20 now?

 

[Hamster14]

Shocking umpiring calls over the first 3 quarters ruined the chance of this being our game. I’m a low scoring game too just didn’t give us a chance. This last one we’ve just dropped our heads and I can’t say I blame the boys. Pretty shattered to be honest

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Our forwards are Guelfi, McGrath, Shiel and Francis.

What the * is that s**t?

 

[KevDawg]

Wright literally has not done a thing today. Not one thing.

He’s had a hand or arm held running up to every contest.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Guelfi you're a ******* clown. Stop doing stupid things.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

He’s had a hand or arm held running up to every contest.

Turn it up. He's been crap.

 

[Scottie65]

Difference today is they can play wet weather better than us... we got of to a flier and would of continued doing so but then the rain came and slowed the game right down and they adjusted better ....be free kicks thou especially to weightman ... next year bomber we show a lot of promise

 

[Bombermania]

Off to the Blitz to await for training reports with players coming back bulked up and tearing the track up.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Shocking umpiring calls over the first 3 quarters ruined the chance of this being our game. I’m a low scoring game too just didn’t give us a chance. This last one we’ve just dropped our heads and I can’t say I blame the boys. Pretty shattered to be honest

has nothing to do with umpires.

you are never going to win a game of footy scoring 3 x as many points as you do goals.

We are an insipid team in the wet. Have been for years, we cannot play our brand in the wet.

One team was ablee to score in the wet and it wasn't us.

 

[KevDawg]

Scumpires!
Subconscious bias for the entire season.
Please flag this EFC.

 

[Nuts4Bolts]

Rutten needs to start teaching our boys to drop our knees, it always gets paid

I’d be embarrassed if we started doing that. Just as Dogs fans should be. Although, you can’t deny the results they’ve achieved today with it.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Off to the Blitz to await for training reports with players coming back bulked up and tearing the track up.

"Cahill kicked 2 playing on Guefi today, looks like he's ready for a huge season!"

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Love a pissed off Merrett

 

[Phone]

Ok we should probably bench Zach before he gets himself into trouble for R1, he's made his point

 

[Tippa43]

That just caps off a s**t arvo. Are you kidding

 

[KevDawg]

Would love to see the lads keep going in hard to finish off a great season. Heads up and set up for a big 2022

Where we will get shay on again by the scumpires.

 

[Stopher]

It’s going to take a player to get his neck broken, and judging my the Dogs tactics it will be one of them, for the AFL to crack down on players leading with and ducking their heads. The umpiring today just encourages that behaviour and it’s a disgrace. Frees need to be paid AGAINST the players who do it, not FOR or called play on when the umpire says ‘no, you ducked your head.’

If Weightman gets knocked out from putting his head in danger, I won't shed a tear.

 

[Seb78]

All I wanted to avoid was another elim final thrashing. Didn't end well

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Waterman. What the *.

 

[TheGrizz]

Umpires got them ahead, but no doubt we lost our heads and havent played at all well in the second half

 

[Vindicater]

Has showed us the guys who we cant carry into a final.

Reload. Push on and upwards

 

[raskolnikov]

I seriously hope the Lions tear them a new one next week. Good luck with the umpiring Lions. You'll need it.