Eastdog's Three Things I've Learned - EF 2916 - Vs West Coast

[bulldogtragic]

Eastie needs three things from you. No more, no less. Three things you've learned.

[Twodogs]

Just three.

[bulldogtragic]

Just three.

1. Eternal optimism reigns supreme
2. Finals two years in a row after Shocktober
3. Looking forward to a heap of guys getting their first final

Did you want it now or later?

[Twodogs]

Now is good.

[bulldogtragic]

1. Shit. We might just win it this year...!!
2. Seven blokes debuted in finals tonight. All contributed.
3. This is pure joy!

Do it with Bob or for Bob!

[EasternWest]

3. Hamling will be just fine.
2. I'd be surprised if Boyd leaves the stadium tonight without a signed contract.
1. He still had a few moments, but Suckling shit me a lot less tonight.

[SlimPickens]

1. Big players, play well in big games. Caleb Daniel is the tallest player in the league.
2. You don't have to kick goals to be important. Tom Boyd sensational.
3. Clay Smiths forward pressure makes our tall forwards look brilliant.

[whythelongface]

1. We can win convincingly wearing our white guernsey
2. This team continues to defy the odds - no one had us winning this game (except Ben Dixon)
3. I miss Josh Hill - ah just kidding.

[westdog54]

1. There is nothing this group can't do.
2. Caleb Daniel might force a rising star recount.
3. The loser of tomorrow night's game will be pretty damn nervous.

[bornadog]

1. Use the ball well, and you win- Most players disposal efficiency up over 75%, including Daniel, Hunter, Libba Macrae

2. Cont Poss do win you games, especially finals - 30 more than WC

3. Belief - we have it

[Raw Toast]

1. Winning interstate finals is bloody marvelous, we should do it again next time we have the opportunity.
2. Give Bevo two weeks to prepare against anyone, and we're in with a huge chance
3. Adam Simpson deserves a contract extension for replacing Jetta with a tall - let's hope everyone else that we play this finals series tries to beat us by loading up on height.

[Mantis]

1/ Our defence functions so much better when it's mobile.

2/ When our intensity at the contest is on we're a damn good side.

3/ Respect the ball, Respect your team-mates, Respect the jumper - that's all we did.

[KT31]

EF 2916 , gee where did the time go ? :)

[LostDoggy]

1. LOL Josh Hill is still Josh Hill #cheapgrab
2. Tom Boyd made me all proud and stuff tonight
3. me @ me: STOP UNDERESTIMATING US

[merantau]

1. We contested ferociously
2. We showed some smart ball use
3 West Coast supporters are a pathetic bunch of losers.

[Twodogs]

1. We can win convincingly wearing our white guernsey
2. This team continues to defy the odds - no one had us winning this game (except Ben Dixon)
3. I miss Josh Hill - ah just kidding.

I wore one of Josh Hill's old warm up tops that I bought from the Bulldogs shop a few years ago in acknowledgement of the effort he was was going to not have to make if we were going to win tonight.

[SonofScray]

1. The group is made of the right stuff. Each iteration digs up the will and effort like few others I have seen manage when needed.

2. I am much more relaxed and calm than I should be, I think it is because I have genuine belief that a flag can wag and am not just desperately pretending that is the case.

3. Greg Denham is a #$%wit and I am glad we belted his mob after his "new Richmond" cheap shot on radio today.

[Flamethrower]

1. All year (especially of late) our game style has been criticised in the media - don't score enough blah blah, but I was convinced that Bevo had taught us a game style that was suited to finals football - and tonight he was proven right!!!

2. Caleb Daniel don't need no stinking Rising Star award to prove how good he is.

3. We can win big finals outside of Victoria!!!!!!!!

[Doc26]

1. If we weren't already a destination club for players looking to further their career elsewhere we surely are now.
2. There's a whole lot more at stake for the loser of Friday night's final. Bring it on Dogs.
3. Adam Simpson is far classier than Brad Scott. Thanks for acknowledging our boys brilliant performance.

[jeemak]

1. Being manic in terms of pressure around the ball helps you get the only open space on the ground. It's great when we bring mania to the contest, as we get to use it well outside of the contest

2. Tom Boyd has fight, and belly fire. He could very well be the next Baryshnikov

3. West Coke are softer than the poo sandwich I thought they were

[Eastdog]

EF 2916 , gee where did the time go ? :)

Yes I noticed that :) a typo especially more if using the iPhone/iPad

[Remi Moses]

1. I think the men's dept ( backline) deserves more credit, as does Joel Corey as the backs coach
2. Intensity around the ball was first rate
3. Masterclass coaching display in keeping west coasts interceptors out of the contest

[Sedat]

1. Not sleeping after a huge finals win is a lot more fun than not sleeping after a heartbreaking finals loss
2. We are a fearless team with a fearless coach - our dedication to go through the corridor was not compromised after a couple of early goals conceded from turnovers
3. We are capable of winning the premiership in 2016 - I've had my gut feel about this team all season, despite the difficulty in scoring, but tonight has reaffirmed my belief that nothing is out of reach for them right here and now. Make no mistake, this flag is anyone's.

[chef]

1. I need to believe.

2. This isn't the same old Bulldogs.

3. Bont and Stringer can both be off and we can still win a big game.

[whythelongface]

1. I think the men's dept ( backline) deserves more credit, as does Joel Corey as the backs coach
2. Intensity around the ball was first rate
3. Masterclass coaching display in keeping west coasts interceptors out of the contest

The Zaine Cordy selection was genius. Zaine himself had little direct influence on the game but he was able to negate any influence that McGovern or Barrass had through his general positioning play. Mind you our patience and delivery into the forward line was also top shelf.

[westdog54]

We've got two threads TD. Worth merging them

[Daughter of the West]

1. Rising Star runner-ups aren't half bad really
2. We can monster teams on the ground and on the scoreboard, which was really refreshing after feeling like we only won by 2.5 points most of the time this season
3. How weird does it feel on a Friday morning that your football is already over for the week??

[Jeanette54]

1. The boys are better than we think they are, and right now we think they are pretty good.
2. Their self belief can take us all the way.
3. Lin Jong's tears were not those of someone looking to leave.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

1. I still cannot believe our incredible performance. Unbelievable.

2. This group is seriously SPECIAL.

3. I'll never forget this night.

[The bulldog tragician]

1. I don't need to be nervous when we are 40 points up in the last qtr (but I still am)

2. Our resilience is superb. We could have folded meekly after frittering away our early dominance and then seeing West Coast slot two. But that's not the 15-16 breed

3. The appointment of Beveridge as coach is going to be seen as the most significant turning point of our club ever. How strange that the Griff&n catastrophe led to a domino effect that has brought us to this point.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

1. The Bulldogs game style is made for finals
2. The Bulldogs personnel is made for finals
3. The Bulldogs supporters are ready for finals.

[Happy Days]

1. Hamling is in fact good enough to make me think we don't need to bring in a key defender

2. Caleb Daniel is the best kick in our team, and maybe the universe

3. I can do an amazing cover version of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" if prompted

[AndrewP6]

1. We can play extremely good footy without enormous games from Stringer and The Bont. I should add, both did some good things.
2. Listening to Dennis Cometti is a lot easier and more enjoyable than Bruuuuce.
3. We. Are. Alive.

[LostDoggy]

1 - We need to re-sign Hamling right now
2 - We need to re-sign Matty Boyd right now
3 - We need to give Daniel a 5 year extension right now

[Mantis]

1. I think the men's dept ( backline) deserves more credit, as does Joel Corey as the backs coach
2. Intensity around the ball was first rate
3. Masterclass coaching display in keeping west coasts interceptors out of the contest

Rohan Smith is the backs coach.. Joel Corey is our stoppage coach.

[jeemak]

Rohan Smith is the backs coach.. Joel Corey is our stoppage coach.

We can stoppage a bit too.

[Remi Moses]

Rohan Smith is the backs coach.. Joel Corey is our stoppage coach.

Well done to Rohan

[ratsmac]

I learned that.....

1. When we have our best players back we are a serious contender. We aren't just making up the numbers.
2. Our back 6 just dismantled one of the league best forward lines on their home deck.
3. We can beat top 8 teams with relatively quiet games from 2 of our mostly skilled players in Bontempelli and Stringer.

[westbulldog]

1. We can play extremely good footy without enormous games from Stringer and The Bont. I should add, both did some good things.
2. Listening to Dennis Cometti is a lot easier and more enjoyable than Bruuuuce.
3. We. Are. Alive.

Dennis has a soft spot for us.

[EasternWest]

1. Hamling is in fact good enough to make me think we don't need to bring in a key defender

2. Caleb Daniel is the best kick in our team, and maybe the universe

3. I can do an amazing cover version of Frankie Valli's "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You" if prompted

I'm prompting you.

[bornadog]

Dennis has a soft spot for us.

Didn't he coach our reserves in the 70s

[1eyedog]

wrong thread, sorry lack of sleep, still drunk, hungry, tired and it's raining in Melbourne!

[1eyedog]

Didn't he coach our reserves in the 70s

Ah crap it was the right thread...

Didn't he drive across the Nullabor to play with us at some stage? There's a story there he's told before that I can't remember.

I'm pretty sure he was on the senior list at some stage.

[chef]

Pretty sure Dennis played a couple of ressie games for us in the 70's, thats the connection.

[Twodogs]

Didn't he coach our reserves in the 70s


Played for a year in our twos while he was in Melbourne working in radio. I think he was on the list the last time we won the night premiership at the Lake Oval. 1970?

[bornadog]

Pretty sure Dennis played a couple of ressie games for us in the 70's, thats the connection.

Yes, just looked it up. Ended up with injuries and never played senior footy.

[bornadog]

Played for a year in our twos while he was in Melbourne working in radio. I think he was on the list the last time we won the night premiership at the Lake Oval. 1970?

Thanks Twodogs.

[LostDoggy]

1.Last nights win was the best that I have seen in 46 years of being a Doggies Man.
2.A man of my age can still get teary eyed and choked up with emotion watching the boys belt out the club song after a win like that.
3.We can win it all this year.

[Happy Days]

I'm prompting you.

You know who didn't prompt me? My housemates when I stumbled in at 3am last night. Not that it mattered.