Game Day Elimination final: Western Bulldogs vs GWS Giants

[ScragCity]

Super excited for the game today. Not even nervous. I have a lot of faith in this group now.

 

[Yesterday Dog]

All I can think about is how ominously large Bevs testicals must be to even conceive playing West over Dickson. It kept me up all last night too just thinking about them.

 

[fronkalicious]

Fronk junior junior is ready

 

[glenashley]

Any info on the travelling emergency?

 

[Gift]

I heard it was Dickson

 

[Cadillac]

Posted this before the 2016 elimination final. May as well keep the tradition going.
Go dogs !!

 

[Dogs 13]

Replay of 2016 prelim on Fox Footy this morning, still welled up when Jacko kicked that goal and Jake's cross to Dicko.

 

[gangsta deluxe]

*ing go dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Let’s give those plastic scum more to cry about, hopefully mark their tumble from relevance and then dissolution as an entity (replaced by a grass roots tassie team)

 

[FoochPackage]

Id be astounded if dickson is not a late in. Proven goal kicker in finals. West the unlucky one for mine

 

[ScragCity]

I'm really hoping young Westy plays. Will bring back good memories to see the number 14 playing on that ground in September.

 

[Spectre]

I might be setting the bar low, but all I want from this finals series is to end the run of the plastic scum - I can just about handle this being our last win for the year (because we'll obviously be winning the next 5 flags in a row). To compensate, I'm hoping for this win with every fibre of my being. Don't let me down, Doggies, and remember - plastic melts when heat is applied!

 

[gangsta deluxe]

Id be astounded if dickson is not a late in. Proven goal kicker in finals. West the unlucky one for mine

Prepare to be astounded - Bevo doesn’t play to the script

 

[ExRoyboy]

All I can think about is how ominously large Bevs testicals must be to even conceive playing West over Dickson. It kept me up all last night too just thinking about them.

It really worries me to be honest. I’m sure Westy will give a reasonable account of himself but Dicko is a proven finals performer. Unless he isn’t fit I don’t understand it. Missing Trengove down back also worries me. They will be kicking it long to their tall forwards all game and they are the most efficient forward line in the whole AFL. They will be a very different team to Round 22. Bevo certainly has big balls but personally I think they were both bad decisions. I hope I’m wrong.

 

[ExRoyboy]

Posted this before the 2016 elimination final. May as well keep the tradition going.
Go dogs !!

Awesome speech..... spine tingling stuff.

Go Doggies!!!

 

[BallaratBulldog]

whatever the Dogs do, don’t pick against the wind at the coin toss like Cotchin did vs Port.

 

[ExRoyboy]

Cordy lost 38.2 per cent of his defensive one-on-ones this season, which was the worst – by a lot – of the top-40 players for contests defended. Wood defended only 38 one-on-ones (the 61st most) and lost 42.1 per cent of those contests. (Source “The Roar”)

This is what worries the s**t out of me!

Cordy getting destroyed today and no Trengove. Plus Dicko would take Shaw out of the game at the other end to some extent as he won’t be able to leave him to run off like he will if he is on West.

 

[Libba39]

My main concern today is how young and relatively inexperienced we are in big games. Richards, Hayes, Lipinski, Young, Smith, English, Naughton, Schache, Dale, and of course young Westy.

If we can weather the storm early however I think our fitness and run can get the job done. I'm not as confident as others seem to be though.

 

[The Mirror]

At this point, I trust Bevo implicitly. He'd have his reasons for not bringing in Trengove or Dickson, and I bet they're damn good ones.

He obviously thinks the kids are good enough to get it done, and so should we.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Hopefully we put a lot of attention to Williams and Whitfield.

 

[random__hero]

Let’s do this

 

[SayerTheCreator]

Let’s do this. Time to crush a few larynxes

 

[JTCWBFC]

Expecting De Boar to run straight to the Bont and get in his face before the first bounce.

Could get heated quickly.

Need to fight fire with fire like last time we played them - no backwards steps.

 

[bresker]

Great effort to all those who travelled up. We’re not as numerous as some, but our fans are bloody great.

Can anyone locate the preview thread from the 2016 prelim? Or the game day thread ? I made a post in there I’d like to rehash.

Clay Smith. Never forget.
Shane Biggs.
Tom Boyd.

I’m in a state of chill about today, nothing to lose and looking forward to it. Reminiscing about the look on Adam Simpsons face in the coaching box as the boys waltzed through to kick another in 2016.

What has me confident today is St Bede’s, oddly. I’ve been thinking about Bev’s performance there this week. He seems to have the Mourihno-style total belief in his players which allows them to play at the peak of their capacity.

 

[gimp!]

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[Randomthoughts]

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