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[RazielsoulR]

Sat night home game for the Bulldogs and only 28,000 turned up??" I recommend, if you take the emotion out of it, that they relocate to Alice Springs.

Gold.

 

[Heaps of fun]

Lol - we just played the reigning premiers.......

Reigning frauds.

 

[Unity-28]

who was the umpire that called play on to higgins?

 

[shinboner magic]

It's not just that. He has a woeful tank. He gives it his all but is constantly hunching over at breaks. Struggles to run both ways. After many preseasons his endurance as a midfielder isn't that of AFL standard IMO. Do you blame Jack or his development for this? :stern look

Both- jack hasn't got the body to play midfield full time. Can't run all day

Scott is the main person at fault - can't be picking so many slow guys in there.

 

[kangafruity]

Yep.

Win a Flag.

Still noone cares.

But will they cop the cr@p that we did about the poor crowd last week, no they effen wont and they are the REIGNING premiers for god sake, wheres the perspective?

 

[Snake_Baker]

Both- jack hasn't got the body to play midfield full time. Can't run all day

Scott is the main person at fault - can't be picking so many slow guys in there.

Jack plays there because we have no other options.

Who is he going to replace Jack with? Barry Cable?

 

[shinboner magic]

who was the umpire that called play on to higgins?

A dead man

 

[Unity-28]

A dead man

why im asking, if it was donlon, thats 3 decisions that have changed the games against WB

 

[kangafruity]

I concur.

Rome is like...wtf

Me too, only thieving b@st@rds in Rome
But then again they were here in Melb at the footy last night it seems

 

[shinboner magic]

How do you fill a midfield full of hard-bodied extractors and still get reamed in clearances?

Because for one our ruckman was getting beaten and two their mids were on the move

 

[shinboner magic]

why im asking, if it was donlon, thats 3 decisions that have changed the games against WB

I think it was him for all over the key decisions - dodgy freekick against taz as well

 

[Hazey1977]

Noticed it

Noticed it in the first half but improved, i think in the second

Could a Hodge like Half Back role suit?

 

[ferball]

Ya gotta love the way different organisations headlined the match

The Age:



The Hun:


Now lets have a look at the AFL website headlines:



another accompanying AFL website link:



Propaganda at its finest.

You snooze you loose.

Imagine if we hung Nathan Schmook by his ankles from a tree and invited the side to read that...

 

[Hazey1977]

Because for one our ruckman was getting beaten and two their mids were on the move

I watched a series of centre bounces closely during the middle section of the game. Every time all our mids were right u under the feet of ruckmen, sometimes still,others just moving

 

[NinjaTurtle39]

Forget about umpiring for a second, our midfield is awful. I'm still fairly positive about Hrovat, Dumont, and Clarke, (Although I am wavering a little) but I think I may be done with Ziebell and Goldy. Ziebell is a warrior but he is so much better as a forward it's not even funny. Goldy has been beaten this year by some absolute spuds.

We know Cunnington is great at times but I don't think he's ever been elite. So many gun midfielders have destroyed us this season.

Jacobs save us!

 

[Unity-28]

Forget about umpiring for a second, our midfield is awful. I'm still fairly positive about Hrovat, Dumont, and Clarke, (Although I am wavering a little) but I think I may be done with Ziebell and Goldy. Ziebell is a warrior but he is so much better as a forward it's not even funny. Goldy has been beaten this year by some absolute spuds.

We know Cunnington is great at times but I don't think he's ever been elite. So many gun midfielders have destroyed us this season.

Jacobs save us!

Cunnington was our best last night by the length of the flemminton straight. in fact, hed be close to leading our bnf.
We lack outside run and leg speed.

 

[SMaturin]

From the HS website

Western Bulldogs get out of jail with one-point win against North Melbourne
Sam Edmund, Herald Sun
June 24, 2017 11:17pm
Subscriber only
LET’S clear this up straight away — the Western Bulldogs aren’t back, they’re just extremely lucky.

The premier got the four points against North Melbourne, but also got the rub of the green from the umpires in a drama-packed night under the lid.

LIVE BLOG: RECAP THE INCREDIBLE FINISH

MATCH CENTRE: FULL STATS AND SUPERCOACH POINTS

We don’t often talk about free kick counts or the officials, but such was the influence it — and they — had on this game it would be ridiculous to ignore it.

Marcus Bontempelli charges out of the centre. Picture: Michael Klein
The Bulldogs led by 18 points at quarter-time, 21 at halftime and 26 at the 11-minute mark of the last quarter. Yet how they escaped with a one-point victory might keep Brad Scott awake at night for some time.

The final free kick count was 26-13 in the Dogs’ favour. At one stage it was 15-2 and the Bronx cheers echoed around Etihad Stadium on the rare occasion the Roos got one.

No one is saying the Dogs didn’t play some solid football and even briefly rekindled memories of last year’s run to glory with some passages of play.

But there will be no hangover from this win.

With North Melbourne charging, Shaun Higgins had a shot from 45m out directly in front to cut margin to seven in the shadows of three-quarter time.

He was poleaxed from behind by Jake Stringer after being called to play-on, unbeknown to him.

The countdown clock isn’t shown in the final two minutes of each quarter, but the officiating umpire didn’t appear to tell Higgins to play-on. That call came from his colleague 40m away, which only Stringer appeared to hear.

Shaun Higgins asks for an explanation from the umpire at three-quarter time. Picture: Michael Klein

Jake Stringer kicks the winning point with 40 seconds to go. Picture: Michael Klein
The Bulldogs had the game back under their command when Matt Suckling snapped truly to put them 26 points up halfway through the last term.

But North again refused to roll over, jamming on four consecutive goals in 10 minutes. That’s when the Roos again copped the rough end of the stick.

Ben Brown marked on the edge of the goalsquare and quickly goaled to put his side in front with less than three minutes left. Or so he thought.

Mason Wood was penalised for an illegal block and the goal was chalked off. Higgins then missed a snap, the ball flew down the other end from the kick-in and Jake Stringer’s missed set shot was enough to get the Dogs out of jail.

Easton Wood flies for the bouncing ball. Picture: Michael Klein
However, there were signs of life that they will cling to at the kennel. Marcus Bontempelli (32 disposals) was back to his silky best, Liam Picken did those unfathomable Liam Picken things, Mitch Wallis continued what’s been an incredible comeback and Tom Campbell overwhelmed Todd Goldstein to stamp himself on the contest.

The Kangaroos bent but never broke and were potent in the forward half. With Jarrad Waite lively in a new role on a wing, Brown flourished while Taylor Garner quelled Jason Johannisen at the other end.

North had an extraordinary 11 scoring shots from their first 12 inside-50s and had 12 from 20 at halftime and kept coming amid the controversy.

Dogs coach Luke Beveridge believed beating North in Round 20 last year after losing Jack Redpath, Mitch Wallis, Tom Liberatore and Jack Macrae fuelled his side’s run to glory.

This time it kept their head above water. Just.

SAM EDMUND’S BEST

Western Bulldogs: Bontempelli, Campbell, Macrae, Picken, Wallis, Hunter, Stringer

North Melbourne: Cunnington, Waite, Higgins, Brown

Shall we organise a whip round to help support this bloke and his family while he waits for his Newstart to kick in?

 

[Wild Bill]

Forget about umpiring for a second, our midfield is awful. I'm still fairly positive about Hrovat, Dumont, and Clarke, (Although I am wavering a little) but I think I may be done with Ziebell and Goldy. Ziebell is a warrior but he is so much better as a forward it's not even funny. Goldy has been beaten this year by some absolute spuds.

We know Cunnington is great at times but I don't think he's ever been elite. So many gun midfielders have destroyed us this season.

Jacobs save us!

Cunners is an elite clearance - contested possession mid. He is right at the top with the best players in the league in these areas.

 

[GarnerSmash]

We missing Sammy Wright and/or EVW to release LMac back to the mids.

 

[Gasometer]

We missing Sammy Wright and/or EVW to release LMac back to the mids.

Ben J

 

[GarnerSmash]

Ben J

For the purpose of creating? We lack blokes who can run, have an impact on the contest and win the footy. It is little surprise that the mid group has dropped of when we were required to shift Ats and LMac back to cover outs.

 

[Benj7]

Just swap jz with wood and get wood and turner to swap when tires leave jack as a half forward. Obviously when turner is fit for now chuck Thomas in the middle for vfl if he has a good game bring him in the middle.

Goldy/pruess Cunnington/dumont Thomas
Gibbo wood/mountford/turner Clarke

Just do something different see if it works it's not hard when you are 5 goals down

 

[tazaa]

I'd donate one of my lungs to Cunnington if i could, to get his TOG %age to 85-90.

BEAST

In the last willed himself to BOG even the Doggies fans around me agreed he was the standout.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Just swap jz with wood and get wood and turner to swap when tires leave jack as a half forward. Obviously when turner is fit for now chuck Thomas in the middle for vfl if he has a good game bring him in the middle.

Goldy/pruess Cunnington/dumont Thomas
Gibbo wood/mountford/turner Clarke

Just do something different see if it works it's not hard when you are 5 goals down

You did see that not doing any of those things worked to get back a 4 goal plus lead last night?

 

[Le Grille]

This time it kept their head above their own bathwater.

Only edit I needed to make