Whole of Club Momentum

[bulldogtragic]

I'm hoping the club can build a tsunami of momentum over the next week or three with some big announcements. Starting with Matty Boyd getting a contract. Maybe a couple of other re-signings with interviews like Hrovat, Campbell & Hamling. Maybe leak some stories about other teams players wanting to trade in, maybe Cloke does another excited interview independent of us. A sponsorship extension or five about money. Send out membership renewals. A March to The G. And so on. Hopefully we can keep this great momentum and then channel it into the rest of our finals.

[cinder]

Yep. I moved to premiership circle membership & hoping to get B&F tickets so that's my contribution :)

Would love to hear an announcement on Boyd's contract

[bornadog]

Yep. I moved to premiership circle membership & hoping to get B&F tickets so that's my contribution :)

Would love to hear an announcement on Boyd's contract

Bevo said they were close to agreeing terms.

[cinder]

Bevo said they were close to agreeing terms.

Yep heard that. Can't be far off!

[LostDoggy]

I hope Campbell re-signs!

[Bullies]

Yep heard that. Can't be far off!
there appears to be more to this than they are letting on. All Australian deserves a contract and he wont come at a great cost. I knew they thought he would finish up this year but if you are playing as well as he is why not retain him. They can rest him more next year if need be and get games into others. He is a better option at this stage to Prudden/Roarke Smith etc.

[Pickenitup]

Same TC needs to be signed asap

[Twodogs]

I'm hoping the club can build a tsunami of momentum over the next week or three with some big announcements. Starting with Matty Boyd getting a contract. Maybe a couple of other re-signings with interviews like Hrovat, Campbell & Hamling. Maybe leak some stories about other teams players wanting to trade in, maybe Cloke does another excited interview independent of us.A sponsorship extension or five about money. Send out membership renewals. A March to The G. And so on. Hopefully we can keep this great momentum and then channel it into the rest of our finals.

That's one thing crossed off the list. Your wish is their command.

[bulldogtragic]

Momentum Strategy:

Thursday - Huge win. Tick.
Friday - Great press. Tick.
Saturday - Travis Cloke story - said to be ripping up his contract to play for the dogs on a low wage. Contract agreed to!! Tick.
Sunday - VFL Team win. Tick.
Monday - Player re-contract announcements. Tick on Friday, Tom Campbell signs up.
Tuesday - Sponsorship extension announcements. Miss. But good press.
Wednesday - Get Crameri back at training. Locked in. Tick.
Thursday - Team announcement. Obviously locked in.
Friday - March to the G (Tick.) led by Stew Crameri, Russell Gilbert & former players and of course beat Hawthorn. Tick.
Saturday - Win VFL Preliminary Final and get into another VFL Grand Final. Tick.
Sunday - Great press & Matty Boyd 'guaranteed to play on' by Bevo. Tick.

[Twodogs]

That's three things crossed off the list.

[bulldogtragic]

That's one thing crossed off the list. Your wish is their command.

I have the power!

[bulldogtragic]

Momentum Strategy:

Thursday - Huge win. Tick
Friday - Great press. Tick
Saturday - Travis Cloke said to be ripping up his contract to play for the dogs on a low wage. Tick.
Sunday - VFL Team win.
Monday - Player re-contract announcements.
Tuesday - Sponsorship extension announcements.
Wednesday - Get Crameri back at training.
Thursday - Team announcement.
Friday - March to the G led by Crameri, beat Hawthorn.
Saturday - Keep the momentum rolling again.

Another tick for Sunday. Keep this momentum rolling!!

[Twodogs]

That's four things crossed off the list.

Which players for tomorrow?

[bulldogtragic]

That's four things crossed off the list.

Which players for tomorrow?

Matty Boyd and anyone else we can. Free agency rumours of decent players welcome too.

[Twodogs]

Matty Boyd and anyone else we can. Free agency rumours of decent players welcome too.

Tom Campbell would be good too. We'd be happy to sign him as a FA.

[ratsmac]

Winning winning winning. I just love winning! We are starting to get good at it too.

Wouldn't it be something if the women's team, the VFL team and the AFL team could win their premierships.

[LostDoggy]

Another tick for Sunday. Keep this momentum rolling!!

Can we add another Momentum Strategy wish for Monday BT?
Opp. MRP findings.

[bulldogtragic]

Can we add another Momentum Strategy wish for Monday BT?
Opp. MRP findings.

That'd be a nice cherry.

[LostDoggy]

That'd be a nice cherry.

Oohhh yeah.:)

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Just on that march to the 'G; i'd like to see it led by 'Jock' Edmond and the boys from '85. They have unfinished business. ;)

[Twodogs]

Winning winning winning. I just love winning! We are starting to get good at it too.

Wouldn't it be something if the women's team, the VFL team and the AFL team could win their premierships.

Footscray won the 2013-14 Premier Cricket whatever the District Cricket Premiership became and the 2014 VFL Premiership as well. Made Footscray cricket and footy kings of Victoria.

[bulldogtragic]

Ok, we missed re-signings stories for momentum today but got a nice reward from the MRP if we get through. Still need something tomorrow. Bevo confirmed Crameri is back Wednesday to training, so that's our good news story for Wedmesday locked in.

[westdog54]

With the fans having a chance to get around him at Thursday's open session.

[bulldogtragic]

With the fans having a chance to get around him at Thursday's open session.

I hope he's a leader of a march to the g.

[Webby]

Just on that march to the 'G; i'd like to see it led by 'Jock' Edmond and the boys from '85. They have unfinished business. ;)

Jock Edmond... He broke our hearts in 1985...! I realise he was low balled by the club's administration, but he walked out as captain of my footy team. As a supporter, that was crushing. It really deflated the place at a time where we really could have built on our momentum and gone after the '86 flag.

As it turned out, Jock left, Doug's knee went and Malthouse and Hardie fell out..... It all seemed to have started with Jock...

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Jock Edmond... He broke our hearts in 1985...! I realise he was low balled by the club's administration, but he walked out as captain of my footy team. As a supporter, that was crushing. It really deflated the place at a time where we really could have built on our momentum and gone after the '86 flag.

As it turned out, Jock left, Doug's knee went and Malthouse and Hardie fell out..... It all seemed to have started with Jock...

Sadly as a Club we have had a history of these events that only a history of success will fix.The turnaround in the past two years has been remarkable putting us in a strong position to build on sustained success. To defeat Hawthorn on Friday night would be a massive achievement to emerge as one of the top 4 Clubs in the AFL which then becomes the springboard for building on our record membership and at the same time open up additional sponsorship opportunities. The appointments of Bevo Simon Dalrymple, Jason McCartney and Ashley Hansen has put us in a sound and excellent Coaching and Football list and recruitment management. The choice of Robert Murphy as Captain was a master stroke as has the emergence of Bontempelli as a future on field leader. This is our best opportunity in along time to build on what has developed over the past couple of years.

[Twodogs]

Jock Edmond... He broke our hearts in 1985...! I realise he was low balled by the club's administration, but he walked out as captain of my footy team. As a supporter, that was crushing. It really deflated the place at a time where we really could have built on our momentum and gone after the '86 flag.

As it turned out, Jock left, Doug's knee went and Malthouse and Hardie fell out..... It all seemed to have started with Jock...

Lally Bamblett's weight blew out. Brian Cordy did his knee. Budgie and Jim Sewell retired. Our star recruit Max Crow was injured so badly in round four or five that he ended up having to retire. I think Rick Kennedy played injured all year. Some players getting on the grog a bit to much, one or two far too much. A lot went wrong.

You take Edmonds 40 goals and Bamblett's 50 goals and Buhargiar's 35 goals out of the score from the year before and that's a lot of goals to make up.

[Webby]

Lally did get fat! A pity as he was an extremely gifted player. Don't know about Max Crow, though. He was five years past his best footy by the time he crossed to us.

Other factors were Shorty Daniels morphing from Tarzan to Jane from 1985 to 1986. Neil Cordy (one of the few players to play better footy away from Mick Malthouse - both before and after) fell out of favour with Mick. He basically went missing between the first final of 1985 and his eventual arrival in Sydney. Budgie looked very tired by the end of '85. I have a theory that he might've been crushed by Essendon's success... The quality of his footy probably would have warranted a slot in Essendon's '85 flag side - had he not crossed to us.. Groenewegen hit the p1ss, Steve MacPherson went a bit awry...

..... But it all started with Jock!! I reckon a lot of the above wouldn't have happened if Jock hadn't deflated the place. I think a lot of the above was driven by the "Well, bugger it, then!" factor.

[bulldogtragic]

Momentum Strategy:

Thursday - Huge win. Tick.
Friday - Great press. Tick.
Saturday - Travis Cloke story - said to be ripping up his contract to play for the dogs on a low wage. Tick.
Sunday - VFL Team win. Tick.
Monday - Player re-contract announcements. Miss.
Tuesday - Sponsorship extension announcements. Miss. But good press.
Wednesday - Get Crameri back at training. Locked in. Tick.
Thursday - Team announcement. Obviously locked in.
Friday - March to the G (Tick.) led by Stew Crameri, Russell Gilbert & former players and of course beat Hawthorn.
Saturday - Win VFL Preliminary Final and get into another VFL Grand Final.
Sunday - Repeat again with a VFL Grand Final build up.

Toby with his first final.
Cloke joins the club.
#bulldogmomentum

[bulldogtragic]

And another tick, MOMENTUM!!!

[Twodogs]

Just need Footscray to win tomorrow and it's been a full week.

[FrediKanoute]

Lally did get fat! A pity as he was an extremely gifted player. Don't know about Max Crow, though. He was five years past his best footy by the time he crossed to us.

Other factors were Shorty Daniels morphing from Tarzan to Jane from 1985 to 1986. Neil Cordy (one of the few players to play better footy away from Mick Malthouse - both before and after) fell out of favour with Mick. He basically went missing between the first final of 1985 and his eventual arrival in Sydney. Budgie looked very tired by the end of '85. I have a theory that he might've been crushed by Essendon's success... The quality of his footy probably would have warranted a slot in Essendon's '85 flag side - had he not crossed to us.. Groenewegen hit the p1ss, Steve MacPherson went a bit awry...

..... But it all started with Jock!! I reckon a lot of the above wouldn't have happened if Jock hadn't deflated the place. I think a lot of the above was driven by the "Well, bugger it, then!" factor.

Shorty did his knee in 86. I remember having kick to kick with him and the Hawk during combined team training

[whythelongface]

So we have beaten last year's Grand Finalists. When was the last time that has happened?

Now to beat the fake plastic Gees and put them in their place.

[bulldogtragic]

Now Bevo has 'guaranteed' Matty Boyd is playing on. And the momentum keeps rolling!

[Twodogs]

Now Bevo has 'guaranteed' Matty Boyd is playing on. And the momentum keeps rolling!


I hope that isn't a captain's call. Then again they must have been through some sort of process because this has been going on for a few weeks.

[westdog54]

I hope that isn't a captain's call. Then again they must have been through some sort of process because this has been going on for a few weeks.

Hate to be pedantic, but Bevo's not the captain...

[bulldogtragic]

Momentum Strategy:

Thursday - Huge win. Tick.
Friday - Great press. Tick.
Saturday - Travis Cloke story - said to be ripping up his contract to play for the dogs on a low wage. Contract agreed to!! Tick.
Sunday - VFL Team win. Tick.
Monday - Player re-contract announcements. Tick on Friday, Tom Campbell signs up.
Tuesday - Sponsorship extension announcements. Miss. But good press.
Wednesday - Get Crameri back at training. Locked in. Tick.
Thursday - Team announcement. Obviously locked in.
Friday - March to the G (Tick.) led by Stew Crameri, Russell Gilbert & former players and of course beat Hawthorn. Tick.
Saturday - Win VFL Preliminary Final and get into another VFL Grand Final. Tick.
Sunday - Great press & Matty Boyd 'guaranteed to play on' by Bevo. Tick.

The entire club, on field and off field, has got the hang of this. 119 point VFL preliminary final win!!! Keep the momentum!!

[Twodogs]

Hate to be pedantic, but Bevo's not the captain...


Either is Tony Abbott anymore.

[bornadog]

Either is Tony Abbott anymore.

Surely if we win the premiership Bevo can be Knighted. :D

[bulldogtragic]

I doubt this club has ever had this much momentum in our history!! Keep it up!!

[Twodogs]

Surely if we win the premiership Bevo can be Knighted. :D

Yep, that'd be OK with me.

If he wins a premiership then Bevo can have or do whatever he wants. If he wants to bungee off the Westgate no problem. If he wants all the land from the Forrest to the ocean it's his.

[bulldogtragic]

I'm hoping the club can build a tsunami of momentum over the next week or three with some big announcements. Starting with Matty Boyd getting a contract. Maybe a couple of other re-signings with interviews like Hrovat, Campbell & Hamling. Maybe leak some stories about other teams players wanting to trade in, maybe Cloke does another excited interview independent of us. A sponsorship extension or five about money. Send out membership renewals. A March to The G. And so on. Hopefully we can keep this great momentum and then channel it into the rest of our finals.

I called for this three years, almost to the week. The club did it brilliantly well in 2016. Where story after story, and event after event kept the momentum of excitement up. So hopefully the club has weeks worth of good news.

My requests this time:

(- Bont won't sign this far out. I hope he would, but it makes sense for him to wait)
- signature from Bailey Smith
- signature from Bailey Dale
- sign/extend 2020 put of contract list players, Schache and co.
- out of contract opposition players naming us as trade destinations (like Cloke)
- Mercedes & Mission sign extensions
- Prime Minister Morrison, who says he is a Bulldogs supporter, turns up to WO with barrels cash (like Walter White, literal barrels of cash)
- Promote the hell out of the VFL finals
- Turn this period into membership sales for next year. Get people going onto the social club waiting list.
- Use our injury retired 2016 heroes for exciting press: Tom Boyd, Clay Smith, Liam Picken etc.
- A march to venue/s
- How to manage the narratives around any retirements or injured players

Any other requests?

[azabob]

Momentum is happening organically on field.

My request is for this to continue.

All three teams have won the last three weeks.

All I ask for is for each team to remain undefeated for the remainder of 2019.

[AshMac]

Momentum is happening organically on field.

My request is for this to continue.

All three teams have won the last three weeks.

All I ask for is for each team to remain undefeated for the remainder of 2019.

yeh, this would be nice. 4 more wins...

[bulldogtragic]

Momentum is happening organically on field.

My request is for this to continue.

All three teams have won the last three weeks.

All I ask for is for each team to remain undefeated for the remainder of 2019.

Well there's that... :D But generating buzz around the players, around the club, good news to read, good segments of footy shows to watch. Seemed to work well last time with excitement everywhere for a month. Every day at work is a blessing.

[1eyedog]

Another cup for the trophy room. That is all.