Bulldog fight needs to be back next Sunday

[Eastdog]

What a dissapointing day it was. Our lack of fight in the game was awful and so many players not putting in and applying that pressure which we did for like 5-10 minutes.

Need a complete 180 in our performance next week if we are going to beat the Eagles back home. Need a strong start and that manic pressure needs to return. It will be for most woofers the first game of attendance for the season so they better put in.

[westbulldog]

The Eagles played well today, big test for us next week.

[merantau]

Bring our best and we can beat any side even more so at home. I am confident of a big turn around It's certainly called for.

[Funke disco]

I wish I shared your optimism merantau! I too want us to recoup and come out fighting but there was something striking in the manner of the defeat yesterday. I have never seen a team so lacking in intent and fight under bevo. Without being inside the inner sanctum its hard to say what kind of impact losing the experience in games and age we had has had on the group. We are a young team and i'm curious to know the where our list stood in terms of age and games played compared to the resdt of the comp over the weekend.

[Mantis]

I wish I shared your optimism merantau! I too want us to recoup and come out fighting but there was something striking in the manner of the defeat yesterday. I have never seen a team so lacking in intent and fight under bevo. Without being inside the inner sanctum its hard to say what kind of impact losing the experience in games and age we had has had on the group. We are a young team and i'm curious to know the where our list stood in terms of age and games played compared to the resdt of the comp over the weekend.

We were the youngest & most inexperienced.

[Ghost Dog]

Bring our best and we can beat any side even more so at home. I am confident of a big turn around It's certainly called for.

Which is why I'm a bit puzzled why we are not playing our best side.

[Eastdog]

We were the youngest & most inexperienced.

Was always going to be tough yesterday away from home against a possible premiership favourite but I don't think we expected to lose the way we did.

[WBFC4FFC]

What a dissapointing day it was. Our lack of fight in the game was awful and so many players not putting in and applying that pressure which we did for like 5-10 minutes.

Need a complete 360 in our performance next week if we are going to beat the Eagles back home. Need a strong start and that manic pressure needs to return. It will be for most woofers the first game of attendance for the season so they better put in.

Turning it around 180-degree's is more optimal. A 360 means we end-up where we are at present!

That is all we want - Intensity! Fans demand that and I thought this was a non-negotiable in Bevo's team!

[Eastdog]

Turning it around 180-degree's is more optimal. A 360 means we end-up where we are at present!

That is all we want - Intensity! Fans demand that and I thought this was a non-negotiable in Bevo's team!

Quite right WBFC4FFC I'll change it to 180 in my opening post.

[Eastdog]

The Eagles played well today, big test for us next week.

Yes agree they did alright. We need to be focused and ready right from the start.

[bornadog]

Which is why I'm a bit puzzled why we are not playing our best side.

Because they weren't available/ready

[WBFC4FFC]

Quite right WBFC4FFC I'll change it to 180 in my opening post.

Jason Kidd famously said he was going to turn the Mavs 360-degrees when drafted in the 90's in the NBA! (Unfortunately he did when he was traded for his bad influence in the locker-room at the time)!

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

We appear to lack on field leadership with the grit and determination of Morris Murphy MBoyd Picken and Liberatore. The illness of Tom Boyd and injury to Adams also hasn't helped. WCE will be a good test to see where we are really at. Daniel Wallis and Jong have the right attitude and character to provide the hard edge that was lacking against GWS.

[Rocket Science]

"Sunday
Western Bulldogs vs West Coast (ES) 3:20 PM AEST

It would be hard for the Doggies to recreate their performance in Round One, where they looked like a group of people being forced to do something against their will."

Titus O'Reilly, sage as usual.

[Ghost Dog]

The fight will be back and we are going all the way this year again. All....the....way. If you can do 2016 you can do anything boys!

[Eastdog]

Let's just play some man on man footy. The question is can we maintain it for the whole game.

[azabob]

DéjÃ* vu hey Eastie?

[Ozza]

Let's just play some man on man footy. The question is can we maintain it for the whole game.

Man on man footy is what we did for most of 2014.

A harder, contested brand of footy - certainly. But moving away from the assertive team defence which helped generate our attack - is one of the elements we need to recapture.

[anfo27]

We were the youngest & most inexperienced.

We were the youngest & most inexperience of the finals teams in 2016 by a fair margin. As they say 'its not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog'. Unfortunately there is no fight in these dogs!

[jeemak]

We were the youngest & most inexperience of the finals teams in 2016 by a fair margin. As they say 'its not the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog'. Unfortunately there is no fight in these dogs!

We were probably the youngest side in the competition this week. When you go from inexperienced GF winners to that it's a pretty quick drop.

[bornadog]

We were probably the youngest side in the competition this week. When you go from inexperienced GF winners to that it's a pretty quick drop.

4 players with less than 10 games between them, 10 players with less than 30 games - we haven't been that young for a very long time

[MrMahatma]

4 players with less than 10 games between them, 10 players with less than 30 games - we haven't been that young for a very long time

And we haven't been this bad for a very long time.

[anfo27]

We were probably the youngest side in the competition this week. When you go from inexperienced GF winners to that it's a pretty quick drop.

I know we're young & i'm not expecting us to be world beaters. What i do expect is for every player to walk off knowing they gave everything for the jumper. ATM i see maybe 3 players who can do that & most of us can see who the players are who are busting a nut.

[Eastdog]

I know we're young & i'm not expecting us to be world beaters. What i do expect is for every player to walk off knowing they gave everything for the jumper. ATM i see maybe 3 players who can do that & most of us can see who the players are who are busting a nut.

Yes that is very important. They haven't been playing for the jumper for the last 2 weeks. I'm hoping again now Sunday we can finally play for the jumper also in a local derby.

[azabob]

Gee this thread keeps on keepin on

[craigsahibee]

Gee this thread keeps on keepin on

"Bump"

[bornadog]

Gee this thread keeps on keepin on

Its ok, next week we play on Saturday

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I know it’s the VFL but today we gave up 33 scoring shots today. That’s on the back of 31 and 33 shots in the AFL. What is going on with our defence???

[SonofScray]

One of my best mates died today. He was a staunch Bulldog fan, we'd been going to the footy together since 2004 when we crossed paths playing/coaching footy at North Old Boys. He was carving out a good career in media/social media management and doing work for the Club around Ballarat etc. We sat through many dire years and got to see a flag wag in reward. Sunday will be a hard day at the footy for me personally, I am hoping for a win to ignite the passions and ease the sick feeling I have in my stomach.

Essendon can get stuffed. Cheating bastards.

[Eastdog]

I'm sorry to hear that SonofScray.

My thoughts are with his family and friends.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

My condolences Sonofscray. I hope the Dogs can put in a performance tomorrow that will sit well alongside the football memories you and your friend shared together.

[Twodogs]

One of my best mates died today. He was a staunch Bulldog fan, we'd been going to the footy together since 2004 when we crossed paths playing/coaching footy at North Old Boys. He was carving out a good career in media/social media management and doing work for the Club around Ballarat etc. We sat through many dire years and got to see a flag wag in reward. Sunday will be a hard day at the footy for me personally, I am hoping for a win to ignite the passions and ease the sick feeling I have in my stomach.

Essendon can get stuffed. Cheating bastards.


Carn a *!*!*!*!ing Scray mate. I'm sorry.