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Thanks BD people at work are wondering why I have teared up and it wasn’t just the memory of the Cider!
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A few of the GWS guys went the knuckle early and it cost them. Cameron broke Fletch's nose or was damn near close to it. They were mentally off for periods in the first half. I actually think Bevo's strict on-field discipline mantra all year had more effect on the prelim than it did in every other game that year combined.
A few of the GWS guys went the knuckle early and it cost them. Cameron broke Fletch's nose or was damn near close to it. They were mentally off for periods in the first half. I actually think Bevo's strict on-field discipline mantra all year had more effect on the prelim than it did in every other game that year combined.
Rhys PalmerA few of the GWS guys went the knuckle early and it cost them. Cameron broke Fletch's nose or was damn near close to it. They were mentally off for periods in the first half. I actually think Bevo's strict on-field discipline mantra all year had more effect on the prelim than it did in every other game that year combined.
Cameron broke Fletch's nose or was damn near close to it.
that was farking amazing. me wearing a t-shirt that said 'in bevo i trust' and everyone including channel 7 interviewing me. it was brilliant. remember these gusy wearing helmets impersonating little diego. wow. what a day. and at the 'dog at the tucker box' me and my mates taking pickies and an old dickhead saying this is nsw. * off you usueless, irrelevant twat. ha, ha, ha,,,, the memories are like it is still happening now. it will happen next year again. but this time it will be adelaide or sydney. GGGOOOO DDDDOOOOGGGSSS!!!!What about the atmosphere at the pub before the game "the brewery". Bulldogs supporter took over the place. All supporters getting a cheer on arrival, theme song played a few times. Then back after the game to watch the replay again.
Second favourite bulldog win of all time, yet the most emotional.
GUYS WHO CARES, WE WON BOTH GAMES AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS...No one is saying you are a 2nd rate supporter. I'm just saying if you weren't there you'll never know what it was like. I'm not saying that yours and anyone else's experience was not great, just that it was not at the place where it happened.
There are many reasons why I got more enjoyment and felt more emotional after the PF than I did the GF.
1. The lead up to the game at the pub. The bond between everyone that had travelled and the sense of excitement but pure fear.
2. After being at all 7 losing PF's and the pain that everyone of them caused, to finally win one and break the hoodoo was so special.
3. Sitting together with my 15 family and friends, something I wasn't able to do at the GF.
4. The after party at the Novotel with many former bulldog players and seeing the joy on their and all bulldog supporters faces.
GF day was special, but for me, GF day and the week leading up doesn't happen without PF. When we won the PF, I could finally look forward getting my hands on GF tickets, going to a GF week training session and the GF parade.
Let's hope we get to experience it all again one day soon.
absolutelyThe single moment that signalled the changing of the guard' of the competition elite.
What about the atmosphere at the pub before the game "the brewery". Bulldogs supporter took over the place. All supporters getting a cheer on arrival, theme song played a few times. Then back after the game to watch the replay again.
Second favourite bulldog win of all time, yet the most emotional.
I've been thinking about the amazing roll-up of Dogs supporters at GWS's "home" PF. We basically took over the joint and the home team got booed on its own turf. The players themselves remarked on how much noise we made for them and how they felt lifted.I remember walking into The Brewery that was taken over by Bulldog supporters, getting a loud cheer and thinking 'we got this'
Unfortunately I cannot claim that clip - I found it on YouTube. It’s a ripper. It must have been taken by a neutral with some composure. I was a blubbering mess on the far wing having alcohol withdrawals
I've been thinking about the amazing roll-up of Dogs supporters at GWS's "home" PF. We basically took over the joint and the home team got booed on its own turf. The players themselves remarked on how much noise we made for them and how they felt lifted.
I reckon that support would have been worth at least 7 points to the final result, wouldn't you say?
So ... well done Doggie fans. The long trek was worth it!
I was in a Bulldogs bay, there was a lone orange clad Giants supporter sitting towards the front who would actually stand up, turn around and wave her middle finger at everyone each time the Giants kicked a goal. Was glorious watching her walk out with her tail between her legs.The PF was gripping from start to finish, you dare not look away for an instant for fear of missing yet another pivotal piece of action. One impression I remember was the cockiness of the GWS supporters across the aisle from me who fully expected to win and were shocked to see how our upstarts took it up to them and then prevailed.
Definitely the most exciting game I have ever seen considering the stakes on the line.
Like many others, I stood for what seemed like hours on the ground after the game soaking up the atmosphere and staring at that wonderful score board.
Scrag has argued the Jesus rising on the third day of the scriptures was a more momentous occasion for human civilisation than the Doggies Prelim. It is a fair point and one worth robust discussion.
However, I would say that one scenario is pure fiction and the other was glorious reality. Amen.
i think i cried more winning this game than i did the grand final, does that make sense?
I think a lot of us felt similarly. It's an interesting psychology given our history , almost that the PF was the barrier we desperately needed to smash, and the GF was a beautiful bonus with the pressure off.i think i cried more winning this game than i did the grand final, does that make sense?
i think i cried more winning this game than i did the grand final, does that make sense?