Game Day Non-Swans Game Day

[scaryness]

Wonder if Hinkley is safe. 2nd on the ladder but context makes it a disappointing season with a disastrous end.

 

[Olian]

Hope so. I'd settle for the dogs getting a one sided flogging though.

Losing by a kick after the siren would be just as good.

 

[scaryness]

Silver lining, maybe Dawson sees this and says "actually * that" and re-signs!

 

[Syd]

Here we go.

We can rule out leather poisoning
They hardly touched the ball

 

[caesar88]

You'd have thought the Prelims would have produced some good games. Disappointing.

I think Melbourne and Bulldogs were the best teams all year though, and they came up against two perennial pretenders in the prelims. So maybe these prelims seemed inevitable.

 

[Tedeski]

I absolutely hate the Dogs but it's hard not to admire this effort.
Brilliant football against pretenders.
Perfect club for you Dawson.
You pretended you were staying.

 

[scaryness]

If we had won 2016, Bulldogs vs Melbourne would have been epic.

Now every neutral will go for Melbourne.

 

[Tedeski]

Aliir is a key component of a defence that has conceded 80 points in a half of footy in a Prelim final.
That's a fail.

 

[Ticky009]

The Bulldogs continue to dominate in two key areas - contested possession and clearances, leading these counts by 26 and nine respectively. The Power are 17-0 this season when they win contested possession and are 12-0 when they win clearances, so this is a massive result from the Bulldogs thus far.

 

[Tedeski]

I really think they need to put Aliir into the ruck.

 

[caesar88]

The Bulldogs continue to dominate in two key areas - contested possession and clearances, leading these counts by 26 and nine respectively. The Power are 17-0 this season when they win contested possession and are 12-0 when they win clearances, so this is a massive result from the Bulldogs thus far.

Games of footy? Are won in the midfield?

I am shocked.

SHOCKED!

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

This is some performance Melbourne will be sweating.

Well don't forget, it was quite some performance from Melbourne last night.

 

[swanssince2002]

Not gonna banter off AA like we did with Rohan but geez some team decided to hold their cards tight and expose his weakness.

But to be fair not even the greatest defence in the world can hold off 30+ inside 50s to half time.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Dogs midfield have absolutely slaughtered Port, they're not only winning the ball inside but winning clean ball.

You could have our legendary 2012 defence out there and they wouldn't be able to do anything if the opposition is delivering the ball in lace out.

 

[Borough Blood]

Ricciuto finding it hard to hold in his smile

 

[Tedeski]

Well don't forget, it was quite some performance from Melbourne last night.

Geelong were shitting themselves before the game.

 

[swanssince2002]

Would rather see the Dees break their 50+ premiership drought in 2 weeks tbh. At least I saw them go into deep trouble in late 2000s early 2010s and then bounce back.

 

[Tedeski]

I just want to see the Dogs lose the GF now.
Perfect!

 

[Olian]

Dogs will get Darcy in the draft plus Jamar last year. Naughton is out of contract at the end of next year. Buddy retiring Swans need to have a crack.

 

[swanssince2002]

Port fans giving Butters, Rozee and Durrsma the rocket. We would kill to have any one of the 3 for Dawson!

 

[Tedeski]

Port fans giving Butters, Rozee and Durrsma the rocket. We would kill to have any one of the 3 for Dawson!

All soft pretty footballers.
This is a football club who are coached by a rah, rah, rah type coach who has no tricks left when there is no rah left.

He sells them a story & when it fails, it takes him another month for him to erase their memories of how soft they are.
Dixon, Fantasia, Butters, Rozzee, Duursma, Motlop, Ladhams, Marshall,

 

[caesar88]

All soft pretty footballers.

I don't rate Duursma that much, but unfair on Butters IMO. He had a rough year with injuries and is only 20 FFS.

 

[RW]

If we had won 2016, Bulldogs vs Melbourne would have been epic.

Now every neutral will go for Melbourne.

It should still be epic, they have been the best two teams for most of the year really (even though the Dogs dropped out of the top four late), both peaking at the right time... Dees are favourites for mine, I think they've been a tad more consistent and have the better defence...

 

[scaryness]

How was DBJ an All Australian and B&F?

He sucks

 

[scaryness]

It should still be epic, they have been the best two teams for most of the year really (even though the Dogs dropped out of the top four late), both peaking at the right time... Dees are favourites for mine, I think they've been a tad more consistent and have the better defence...

Yeah will be a great game in theory. I was thinking of the longest drought vs 2nd longest drought narrative that could have been.