No Oppo Supporters Non Bulldog Footy Talk - Bulldogs only - Part 5

[doggies ftw]

VDM just has to watch hours and hours of footage of Mcreery, if he could be that type for us defensively that’d be fine but even with all the attributes he just doesn’t compare at this stage

 

[Snarls Barkley]

This'll be a good win by the Pies. Lions were all over them in the second quarter, thought they'd run away with it in the second half

 

[Bulldog Banana]

Haha, I hate brisvegas.
Happy for pies to get up

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[Claudonious]

The bears are in trouble now - tough draw over next 6 weeks apart from norf - hope they are 1-9 after 10


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[Doggy]

Thoughts on that HTB on Zorko? Harsh on the little w***er I thought.

Nah.

* him

 

[BarryMorgan]

VDM just has to watch hours and hours of footage of Mcreery, if he could be that type for us defensively that’d be fine but even with all the attributes he just doesn’t compare at this stage

Don’t think he’s close to as fast as McCreery any more.

 

[dogwatch]

Just curious who people tipped for Brisbane vs Pies?

I’m feeling crazy but I went with the Pies.

Although I do reserve the right to tell you all what a genius I am if they do win.

Genius.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

If you've never been to a game at the GABBA before, Lions are absolutely feral. Will boo everything that doesn't go their way

Don’t remind me. Last (and I do mean last) time I went I had this huge bald bloke sitting right in front of me and every time the Lions kicked a goal, ie every few minutes he leapt up yelling then would turn around and stare gleefully at the little bunch of quiet Dogs supporters in my row. Needless to say we lost

 

[hutchy31]

Neale with 35 touches and 1.1.

Be interested to see if this is the first ever game where a player gets awarded all six available votes.

 

[Leon]

Genius.

Thank you Dogwatch.

You have always been my favourite poster on this forum.

 

[ossie_21]

Thoughts on that HTB on Zorko? Harsh on the little w***er I thought.

He just totally dropped it after having clean possession, so definitely there

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Just curious who people tipped for Brisbane vs Pies?

I’m feeling crazy but I went with the Pies.

Although I do reserve the right to tell you all what a genius I am if they do win.

Me

 

[dogwatch]

Thoughts on that HTB on Zorko? Harsh on the little w***er I thought.

Correct decision. He had time, made a choice. Just didn’t see Elliot flying in from behind.

Besides, it was Zorko. So if there had been any doubt …

 

[fargy]

Funny old game, I didn’t find either side overly impressive tbh. The votes will be interesting…Neale had one great quarter, three meh quarters. Naicos got plenty of the ball but was avoiding any sort of contest & didn’t use it as well as he usually does.
My prediction:
3 votes…L Neale & N Daicos
2 votes…L Neale & N Daicos
1 vote…for this game only there is a bonus 5 votes to the single vote getters…L Neale & N Daicos.

 

[Libbaaaa]

VDM just has to watch hours and hours of footage of Mcreery, if he could be that type for us defensively that’d be fine but even with all the attributes he just doesn’t compare at this stage

Love him.

 

[CarnTheScray]

Dunkley was disappointing tonight I thought.

 

[Doggy]

 

[The Inbetweener]

Would have been handy having Brisbane’s first rounder this year rather than last year!

 

[Yesterday Dog]

Dunkley was disappointing tonight I thought.

He rinsed Brisbane for that contract $$$$. Fancy calling a guy who can't kick the next "Michael Voss"

 

[CarnTheScray]

How good is Hipwood 2029 too?? Did they sign that contract after he kicked a bag on Gardner in 2020? How else could you justify that contract?

 

[hutchy31]

Brisbane probably rally, as do the pies. They’ve played Carlton/Freo (away)/Pies and GWS (away)/Sydney/Saints/Lions (away) respectively. There’s a decent chance all of those teams are finalists.

But I’d agree that both teams looked average. Lions butchered the ball in the forward half and kicking for goal, which is unusual for them, but when they don’t move the ball well/quickly they look bog average in all lines. Pies played better but still flaky.

You never know how the fixture is going to play out. Our first ten games looked great, but wouldn’t it have been better to play one or both of these teams early? They’ll probably be purring on all cylinders by the time we rock up to play them.

Anyway, always good to see Brisbane lose. Enjoy being 0-3 Josh

 

[dogwatch]

Q. What was the big difference between Bulldogs Rd 1 and Rd 2? And Collingwood Rd 2 & Rd 3?

A. Pressure. Huge improvement in their respective defensive games. Result: huge turnaround in form.

It has become just about the most significant variable (and the most variable of them) from week to week. It’s not like ball skills or set shots which are more ingrained from years of junior footy and even muscle memory. I reckon the level of defensive effort is mostly a mental thing. It’s about application and motivation. Maybe a collective mentality too. And it’s probably the first thing in a game that tells you “gee they’re ON today” (or they’re not on ) in the first 10 minutes of the match.

Bottle that desire and ferocity and you could almost guarantee a finals place every year. But it’s not easy for a coach to keep them fired up for all 25 games a year. If Bevo did last week’s pre-match rant about pressure every week they’d soon get bored and switch off.

I wonder how much weight draft recruiters give to the willingness of juniors to apply manic pressure week after week?

Having high defensive pressure would be one of the main reasons why players like Gallagher and Artie get games before expected. And continue to get games even with modest disposal stats.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

So glad I tipped Collingwood.

 

[ossie_21]

So glad I tipped Collingwood.

So glad I didn’t do my tips, so got Collingwood

 

[weltschmerz]

I do my tips early in the week and forget about them by the time the weekend arrives, so don't find myself getting annoyed that a match is going against the way I tipped it. Works for me.