What They're Saying - The Bulldogs Media Thread - Part 2

[Pugz89]

So Trengoves gone from backman..to handy ruck and part time recruiter.

We lose the package, then we get a package deal.

 

[hoianbulldog]

Ladies having big hands usually means something else.

Google her pics. Nothing to worry about there.

 

[Timewillcome]

So Trengoves gone from backman..to handy ruck and part time recruiter.

Good point, I was wondering why we recruited a slightly better Jordan Roughead clone, but he is starting to deliver on and off the field. Get this deal done and Jackson deserves a contract extension.

 

[footyfan000001]

Apparently Good Friday next year will be Essendon v North Melbourne. Good to see the AFL looking after the lower clubs. Typical.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

Apparently Good Friday next year will be Essendon v North Melbourne. Good to see the AFL looking after the lower clubs. Typical.

Our own fault if its true we lost it to the Saints because we didnt commit to our roles during the week.

 

[Dog 36]

Apparently Good Friday next year will be Essendon v North Melbourne. Good to see the AFL looking after the lower clubs. Typical.

Essendon get ANZAC Day and now Good Friday nice to see the AFL rewarding Bumbers for their cheating

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Apparently Good Friday next year will be Essendon v North Melbourne. Good to see the AFL looking after the lower clubs. Typical.

This makes me f$$king sick.
Forfuksake AFL stop perpetuating this whole ‘big’ club thing. The reason they are big clubs is because they get these games on a platter. If we had the draw that these cheats get we would be a big club...
On the bright side you can always find a seat at our games which is nice.

 

[giblj]

Us and the Saints really do get shafted constantly don't we. The Etihad deal, no marquee games... we both do well to stay afloat really. At least it looks like they'll be sent off to China next and not us thank Bont. Hopefully that failed experiment dies in the arse before we get forced to go there.

 

[Draft Pick]

Meh,

If Norf are the home team Essendon won’t get a dime.

 

[BRWB]

Meh,

If Norf are the home team Essendon won’t get a dime.

Just a truckload of free media exposure for their club and their sponsors...meh

 

[immortalmike]

This makes me f$$king sick.
Forfuksake AFL stop perpetuating this whole ‘big’ club thing. The reason they are big clubs is because they get these games on a platter. If we had the draw that these cheats get we would be a big club...
On the bright side you can always find a seat at our games which is nice.

We did have a pretty spectacular draw straight after our flag and we pissed it away with our form. It's unfair that Essendon, Carlton, Richmond and Collingwood have the gameshark cheat code to unlimited favourable fixtures but we had to make our own luck with this and we failed horribly like North in the 90s.

 

[maddog37]

Might be that it will fit better with the fixture.

 

[footyfan000001]

IF.. Wingard Joins

THEN.. Finals will be back on the cards for 2019.

Wow, did Barrett have a week off?

 

[FROGGR]

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2018-09-22/gowers-farfetched-dream-becomes-reality

Gowers’ ‘farfetched’ dream becomes reality
September 22, 2018 6:00 AM

Gowers finished the year as the Western Bulldogs’ leading goalkicker (scoring 26 majors). (Photo: AFL Media)

Becoming a regular fixture in an AFL side seemed like an unlikely prospect for Billy Gowers 12 months ago.

The 22-year-old spent two years on Carlton’s rookie list but was delisted at the end of 2016, having never played a senior game.

Gowers spent 2017 working full time as a real estate agent and signed with Footscray in the VFL, training weeknights and playing weekends.

Twelve months on, Gowers finished the year as the Western Bulldogs’ leading goalkicker (scoring 26 majors).
He kicked at least one goal in all but one of his 20 games for the year, with Round 9 the only exception.

“I probably thought it was a bit farfetched to get back into the AFL system,” Gowers told westernbulldogs.com.au.
“It was always going to be hard, but I think I’ve been given a really good opportunity through the Doggies and I’m really lucky.”

Gowers, who was taken at pick 9 in the 2017 Rookie Draft, made history (and joined the likes of Jesse Hogan, Jeremy Cameron, Troy Wilson, Scott Cummings, John Hutton and Allen Jakovich) by becoming his Club’s leading goalkicker in his first season.

He kicked bags of three goals twice and kicked two goals on five occasions, while also averaging 12.7 disposals and 4.2 marks.

“I’ve been reasonably pleased with the way my year’s turned out,” he said.

“As soon as I got here my goal was to get my first game and then from there build on the momentum.”

While Gowers produced some strong football up forward, his main goal is to make a shift to the Bulldogs’ midfield.

“I didn’t really play forward until last year for Footscray,” he said.

“They’ve given me the license to play a bit more forward this year.

“Ultimately I’d like to become an inside midfielder and to use my pace and power. I need to build my aerobic capacity to do that, and it’s something I’m looking to do over the off-season and pre-season as well.”

“I’m looking to build my tank – my aerobic longer running, endurance base. I also want to work on my skill set and the things that I think are weapons in my game.”

Exclusive to westernbulldogs.com.au

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

http://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2018-09-22/gowers-farfetched-dream-becomes-reality

Gowers’ ‘farfetched’ dream becomes reality
September 22, 2018 6:00 AM

Gowers finished the year as the Western Bulldogs’ leading goalkicker (scoring 26 majors). (Photo: AFL Media)

Becoming a regular fixture in an AFL side seemed like an unlikely prospect for Billy Gowers 12 months ago.

The 22-year-old spent two years on Carlton’s rookie list but was delisted at the end of 2016, having never played a senior game.

Gowers spent 2017 working full time as a real estate agent and signed with Footscray in the VFL, training weeknights and playing weekends.

Twelve months on, Gowers finished the year as the Western Bulldogs’ leading goalkicker (scoring 26 majors).
He kicked at least one goal in all but one of his 20 games for the year, with Round 9 the only exception.

“I probably thought it was a bit farfetched to get back into the AFL system,” Gowers told westernbulldogs.com.au.
“It was always going to be hard, but I think I’ve been given a really good opportunity through the Doggies and I’m really lucky.”

Gowers, who was taken at pick 9 in the 2017 Rookie Draft, made history (and joined the likes of Jesse Hogan, Jeremy Cameron, Troy Wilson, Scott Cummings, John Hutton and Allen Jakovich) by becoming his Club’s leading goalkicker in his first season.

He kicked bags of three goals twice and kicked two goals on five occasions, while also averaging 12.7 disposals and 4.2 marks.

“I’ve been reasonably pleased with the way my year’s turned out,” he said.

“As soon as I got here my goal was to get my first game and then from there build on the momentum.”

While Gowers produced some strong football up forward, his main goal is to make a shift to the Bulldogs’ midfield.

“I didn’t really play forward until last year for Footscray,” he said.

“They’ve given me the license to play a bit more forward this year.

“Ultimately I’d like to become an inside midfielder and to use my pace and power. I need to build my aerobic capacity to do that, and it’s something I’m looking to do over the off-season and pre-season as well.”

“I’m looking to build my tank – my aerobic longer running, endurance base. I also want to work on my skill set and the things that I think are weapons in my game.”

Exclusive to westernbulldogs.com.au

Why does everyone want to play midfield?!

I like Gowers. He’s got a bit of campaigner about him which we lack as a team. Hopefully he keeps improving.

Whether it’s Gowers or someone else, I dearly hope our leading goal kicker bags more than 26 next year.

 

[dogwatch]

Why does everyone want to play midfield?!

I like Gowers. He’s got a bit of campaigner about him which we lack as a team. Hopefully he keeps improving.

Whether it’s Gowers or someone else, I dearly hope our leading goal kicker bags more than 26 next year.

We don't make the finals if our leading goalkicker has only 26.

 

[Next Waiting]

We don't make the finals if our leading goalkicker has only 26.

What if the leading goal kicker title is a 10 way tie.....at 26.

 

[WATCHDOG]

What if the leading goal kicker title is a 10 way tie.....at 26.

A Socialist Forward line? It wouldn't get much done but at least everyone would be equal..

We could call it "ANTIFOR"

 

[dogwatch]

What if the leading goal kicker title is a 10 way tie.....at 26.

I would gladly recant.

It would make the Pieman a hot comp too!

 

[Next Waiting]

I would gladly recant.

It would make the Pieman a hot comp too!

WATCHDOG 'S notion of a socialist forward line could be extended to Pieman. We could make the handicaps retrospective so everyone finished on level points. That way we're all special, although even then, some are always going to be more special than others.

 

[WATCHDOG]

WATCHDOG 'S notion of a socialist forward line could be extended to Pieman. We could make the handicaps retrospective so everyone finished on level points. That way we're all special, although even then, some are always going to be more special than others.

Where is comrade?

 

[Freshwater]

WATCHDOG 'S notion of a socialist forward line could be extended to Pieman. We could make the handicaps retrospective so everyone finished on level points. That way we're all special, although even then, some are always going to be more special than others.

And those ‘special’ ones would have the self anointed role of making sure that goal kicking tally was level.

 

[dogwatch]

A Socialist Forward line? It wouldn't get much done but at least everyone would be equal..

We could call it "ANTIFOR"

Or ...

We could have the capitalist free enterprise forward line where everyone plays for themselves. No shepherding, no dish-offs to a free player in the goal square, no dummy leads. Wouldn't win too many games either but at least it would reward the naturally talented and the ruthless.

The sweet spot, as always, is somewhere in between.

 

[dogwatch]

WATCHDOG 'S notion of a socialist forward line could be extended to Pieman. We could make the handicaps retrospective so everyone finished on level points. That way we're all special, although even then, some are always going to be more special than others.

If the damned handicapper could get it right then every WB player would finish on equal pieman points.

Then it wouldn't matter who you choose in your Pieman team. Every child gets a prize!

 

[Hard Ball Get]

AFL CLUBS could do worse than give Footscray VFL star Will Hayes a much-deserved chance at AFL level, premiership Hawk Campbell Brown says.

The 23-year-old midfielder has been a consistent improver in his five seasons with the Bulldogs state league side and is coming off a career-best year that saw him finish fifth in the VFL's highest individual honour, the JJ Liston Medal, and earn an invite to next month's NAB AFL State Combine.

Standing at 181cm and 79kg, Hayes has come into recruiters' calculations with a 2018 campaign that saw him average 26 disposals, four tackles, six handball receives and four inside 50s per game.

Recruiters spoken to by AFL.com.au believe Hayes' dream of being on a senior list will eventuate at November's NAB AFL Draft, with one impressed with his ability to "break lines with his run and carry", while another says he's earned his chance as a "role player with strong endurance."

The son of champion horse trainer David Hayes joins Williamtown's Michael Gibbons and Werribee pair Sam Collins and Josh Corbett as leading candidates to be selected from the VFL.

Brown couldn't agree more with those talent spotters and says in his role as a commentator on Channel Seven's VFL broadcast team he's been impressed by Hayes' output.

"I'd seriously consider drafting Will Hayes," Brown told AFL.com.au.

"He's been on the radar for a few years and I reckon last year he was a bit unlucky to not get picked up.

"But he's put his disappointment aside and had another terrific year with Footscray.

"I see him more as a wingman at AFL level, but players like him who read the play really well can also play across half-back.

"He's put in a body of work across three or four years which has been very consistent, so there's not much more he can do to get drafted."

With the Western Bulldogs crying out for players who can help its poor efficiency by foot and difficulties hitting targets inside forward 50, Brown believes Hayes' skillset would be handy acquisition for Luke Beveridge's side.

"Will's very damaging because he's the guy you want with the ball in his hands with his good decision making and ball use," Brown said.

"He's got a great balance between his inside and outside game, because he wins clearances, lays tackles and gets the ball forward on centre.

"I think he'd fit perfectly at the Doggies."

The Dogs have missed out on two players from Footscray recently, with Melbourne swooping on Mitch Hannan and St Kilda claiming Ben Long in the 2016 talent pool.

However, the club recruiters struck gold in their own backyard when they gave former Carlton rookie Billy Gowers a lifeline after an impressive 2017 VFL season, with the hard-running forward leading the goal kicking with 26 majors in his debut season.