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Eastdog
25-12-2022, 08:14 PM
Margin:
First goal:
Best on ground:

Eastdog
11-08-2023, 10:38 AM
Margin: Dogs by 28 points

First goal: Jamarra Ugle Hagan

Best on ground: Tom Liberatore

Eastdog
11-08-2023, 10:39 AM
Any Tassie woofers heading to the match on Sunday?

bornadog
11-08-2023, 01:16 PM
Dogs by 35

First Goal: Macrae

BOG: Libba

Eastdog
11-08-2023, 02:42 PM
A danger game particularly with how the Hawks beat the Pies last Saturday so need to be right on from the start. Our performance against the Tigers was really good albeit the Tigers had some players out. Bont and Libba in ripping form.

Bulldog4life
12-08-2023, 10:26 AM
Margin: Dogs by 26 points

First goal: Westy

Best on ground: Dale

lemmon
12-08-2023, 12:49 PM
Looking forward to this - will be my first game live since before COVID.

Dogs by 8 points
First goal - Macrae
BOG - Naughts

Eastdog
12-08-2023, 11:32 PM
Looking forward to this - will be my first game live since before COVID.

Dogs by 8 points
First goal - Macrae
BOG - Naughts

Have a great day tomorrow lemmon.

jeemak
13-08-2023, 12:12 AM
Margin: Bont
First goal: Bont
Best on ground: Bont

I reckon this Bont kid has something in him and might be the difference in a pretty tight game.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 07:31 AM
Margin: Bont
First goal: Bont
Best on ground: Bont

I reckon this Bont kid has something in him and might be the difference in a pretty tight game.

Darcy Parish is better but.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 08:35 AM
Darcy Parish is better but.

You populist.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 09:15 AM
Margin: Bont
First goal: Bont
Best on ground: Bont

I reckon this Bont kid has something in him and might be the difference in a pretty tight game.

If as expected that Maginness goes to Bont I’m really interested to see how he and we handle the close attention.

azabob
13-08-2023, 09:16 AM
If as expected that Maginness goes to Bont I’m really interested to see how he and we handle the close
attention.

Interestingly McQualter said they tried three players on Bontempelli last week. Hopefully Bont is in the same mood today as he was last week.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 09:33 AM
Interestingly McQualter said they tried three players on Bontempelli last week. Hopefully Bont is in the same mood today as he was last week.

Bevo said in his press conference that Bont may play forward if he is being tagged out of the game

Mantis
13-08-2023, 10:20 AM
Interestingly McQualter said they tried three players on Bontempelli last week. Hopefully Bont is in the same mood today as he was last week.

If you're telling me what Marlion Pickett was doing was playing on Bont, and seriously trying to influence his output.. well I don't believe you or McQualter.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 10:25 AM
Beautiful day with a slight rustle of trees (10 min drive from ground)

Hawks by 11 points (if they break even in the midfield they will give Lewis/Kosi/Ryan/Breust plenty of opportunities)
Their height in the fwd line worries me as other than Jones I do not rate our other KPD.
Just got a feeling it will be one of those games that hawks will kick 15.5

1st goal: Weightman
Bog : Libba

**interestingly, win this and we can finish as high as 6th
Lose it and we will most likely finish 10th.

azabob
13-08-2023, 10:27 AM
If you're telling me what Marlion Pickett was doing was playing on Bont, and seriously trying to influence his output.. well I don't believe you or McQualter.

Have you ever heard the phrase "Don't shoot the messenger"?

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 10:37 AM
If you're telling me what Marlion Pickett was doing was playing on Bont, and seriously trying to influence his output.. well I don't believe you or McQualter.

He was, and Marcus took him forward.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 10:46 AM
Dogs by 47
BOG Treloar
FG Jones.

Curly5
13-08-2023, 11:31 AM
I have to pretend to my best friend that I don't care if we get beaten by her team, Hawthorn, as she's always talking up the Dogs and hoping we win our games and has wished us luck for this one :(.

D Mitchell
13-08-2023, 12:06 PM
I have to pretend to my best friend that I don't care if we get beaten by her team, Hawthorn, as she's always talking up the Dogs and hoping we win our games and has wished us luck for this one :(.

Could that be condescension ? Was the 'wish us luck' through gritted teeth ? Does she giggle and point at you when she's with her other friends ? Does she let you buy the first round (they do that, in case your session becomes a one rounder or she suddenly 'remembers' and has to leave early) ? Did she invite you to her cat's funeral ? Thanks for the detailed description of her, I'm getting a real picture of this so-called 'best friend'. Not care if the 'Dogs lose ? What sort of a monster is she ? If we win, lord it over her 'til the cows come home. If we lose, terminate the 'best friendship' immediately.

jeemak
13-08-2023, 12:14 PM
Could that be condescension ? Was the 'wish us luck' through gritted teeth ? Does she giggle and point at you when she's with her other friends ? Does she let you buy the first round (they do that, in case your session becomes a one rounder or she suddenly 'remembers' and has to leave early) ? Did she invite you to her cat's funeral ? Thanks for the detailed description of her, I'm getting a real picture of this so-called 'best friend'. Not care if the 'Dogs lose ? What sort of a monster is she ? If we win, lord it over her 'til the cows come home. If we lose, terminate the 'best friendship' immediately.

You've been hurt.

D Mitchell
13-08-2023, 12:20 PM
You've been hurt.

I've been Best Man at 2 weddings in my lifetime - so far. Both Essendon supporters. I know a bit about having non-'Dogs best friends.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 12:26 PM
Baker sub

Bulldog Joe
13-08-2023, 12:37 PM
Just getting a coffee outside the ground
Glorious day
Go Dogs

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 12:49 PM
Dogs by 27 points
1st goal Williams
BOG Liberatore

Go_Dogs
13-08-2023, 12:52 PM
Dogs by 7
First goal Marra
BOG libba

HOSE B ROMERO
13-08-2023, 12:53 PM
Just win.
Please.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:01 PM
Just win.
Please.

This.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
13-08-2023, 01:03 PM
Dogs by 17 points
First goal Weightman
BOG Daniel

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:15 PM
Nice Rory.

kruder
13-08-2023, 01:24 PM
The forward pressure of this group is seriously holding us back.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:25 PM
Needed that. Nice finish.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:27 PM
The forward pressure of this group is seriously holding us back.

Nice turnover there. Nice finish too.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 01:27 PM
Much better forward pressure resulting in the Treloar goal. But Arty has to start sticking his tackles.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 01:28 PM
Lot of people bag Rylee in here for what reasons I don't know. That goal was because of him.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 01:29 PM
That’s why Macrae can’t play in the midfield anymore… just too slow.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
13-08-2023, 01:30 PM
Artie Jones needs to invest in some tackling training. I know he's only slightly built at this stage of his career, bit his arms get pushed off too easily when he tries to tackle.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:30 PM
Lot of people bag Rylee in here for what reasons I don't know. That goal was because of him.

Agree.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 01:34 PM
Gerard Healy is actively barracking for the Hawks.

Sound's going off.

Great forward pressure for that Treloar goal.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 01:35 PM
Can we steal Will Day?

BT? ;)

"Like".

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 01:38 PM
English is playing his worst game of the year so far.
Too many players fumbling.

ledge
13-08-2023, 01:39 PM
English is playing his worst game of the year so far.
Too many players fumbling.

It is blustery . Both teams are. Ball bouncing oddly .

Bullies
13-08-2023, 01:39 PM
Artie Jones needs to invest in some tackling training. I know he's only slightly built at this stage of his career, bit his arms get pushed off too easily when he tries to tackle. Arty is not up to this level. Play Charlie Clarke.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:40 PM
I love Liam Jones.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 01:40 PM
Gerard Healy is actively barracking for the Hawks.

Sound's going off.

Great forward pressure for that Treloar goal. He had his GWS flogger out the last time he commentated against us.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 01:40 PM
Arty is not up to this level. Play Charlie Clarke.

If he’s not kicking goals he needs to be holding the ball in with defensive pressure. He’s not doing that.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 01:41 PM
Gerard Healy is actively barracking for the Hawks.

Sound's going off.

Great forward pressure for that Treloar goal.

He did when we played the Giants as well. They all did that day though so he wasn't alone.

azabob
13-08-2023, 01:41 PM
It is blustery . Both teams are. Ball bouncing oddly .

I think you’ll find DG is likely at the ground.

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 01:41 PM
Fantastic quarter. Hawthorn has deceptively pretty decent, we look very good so far.

JOD has been great, Treloar very strong, Daniel and Bont having an impact. I've also loved West's effort.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 01:42 PM
If he’s not kicking goals he needs to be holding the ball in with defensive pressure. He’s not doing that.
I don't think Arty knows what the ball looks like to be honest.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 01:42 PM
Lot of people bag Rylee in here for what reasons I don't know. That goal was because of him.
One of the best footy brains in our team. Should always be playing.

josie
13-08-2023, 01:43 PM
I love Liam Jones.

I said to my partner if it wasn?t for him and that spoil it would be dogs giving up a shot on goal with qtr siren imminent. He is a gun. So happy to have him back in RWB. I think we?d be in the top 4 if he, and Richards (or JJ) had not been injured.

ledge
13-08-2023, 01:44 PM
Fantastic quarter. Hawthorn has deceptively pretty decent, we look very good so far.

JOD has been great, Treloar very strong, Daniel and Bont having an impact. I've also loved West's effort.

Let’s see how we go against the wind, half time should give a proper indication.
Jamarra is a gun , he is becoming scary good around the ground, has a good tank which will only get better.
JOD will be a player too

Bullies
13-08-2023, 01:44 PM
One of the best footy brains in our team. Should always be playing. Some are having a crack at Rhylee and yet we have VDM and Arty running around and all is good.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 01:44 PM
Big quarter coming up. We need to score and stop any run ons with them with the wind. Defensively we need to be very strong, and not turn it over at halfback/centre.

HOSE B ROMERO
13-08-2023, 01:45 PM
Hawks are moving the ball well but their backline definitely vulnerable. We've got to up the pressure. Tim and libba going to lift this qtr.

ledge
13-08-2023, 01:46 PM
Some are having a crack at Rhylee and yet we have VDM and Arty running around and all is good.

Rhylees biggest problem was being a little selfish but he is getting the balance right now.

lemmon
13-08-2023, 01:46 PM
One thing really noticeable at the ground is how well we're holding our width. Bailey Williams had acres of space out on his wing

azabob
13-08-2023, 01:49 PM
Gerard Healy is actively barracking for the Hawks.

Sound's going off.

Great forward pressure for that Treloar goal.

Give me Healy over Hudson any day of the week and that?s saying something.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 01:49 PM
Where is the free to Bont for tackling Impy? He had prior and got caught

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 01:50 PM
These Hawks mids are beach muscles united.

Selfies with their biceps at the gym I reckon.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 01:51 PM
Where is the free to Bont for tackling Impy? He had prior and got caught

Then he gets one against him.

Holding the ball has become a big issue, they can do 720s now.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 01:52 PM
Then he gets one against him.

Holding the ball has become a big issue, they can do 720s now.

AFL stuff around with stupid rules but the basics are out the door

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 01:56 PM
Geez our tackling is insipid

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 01:58 PM
Nice Bailey…

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 01:59 PM
That?s shocking for Libba. Tough for us too. He is such a barometer for us.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 02:01 PM
Well done Westy!!!!!!

Came from no where.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:01 PM
flog gets run down - Go Westy

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:01 PM
Lot of people bag Rylee in here for what reasons I don't know. That goal was because of him.

Yep.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:02 PM
That's a bit iffy by West, no?

I mean I'll take it, but yeah nah dunno.

Also Port doctors that's how you do it. Give super Mario a call if you need lessons.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:02 PM
Weak dogs

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
Wtf Is going on with English and our mids ?

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
Honestly English does my head.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
Poulter needs to pull his finger out

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
That's a bit iffy by West, no?

I mean I'll take it, but yeah nah dunno.

Also Port doctors that's how you do it. Give super Mario a call if you need lessons.

He mightve created a new tactic.

Just lurk in behind. Like it!

JanLorMill
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
English taps to them ugghhhh

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 02:04 PM
That's a bit iffy by West, no?

I mean I'll take it, but yeah nah dunno.

Also Port doctors that's how you do it. Give super Mario a call if you need lessons.

Why?

hujsh
13-08-2023, 02:05 PM
That's a bit iffy by West, no?

I mean I'll take it, but yeah nah dunno.

Also Port doctors that's how you do it. Give super Mario a call if you need lessons.

I guess that's the risk if you want to immediately play on without giving players the chance to move out?

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:05 PM
Important ten mins before the half. Need to re compose.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:07 PM
Handball to Keath?

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:07 PM
We are not working hard enough defensively.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:08 PM
Bont 1 disposal this quarter

hujsh
13-08-2023, 02:08 PM
Poulter needs to pull his finger out

Terrible I50 just now putting it up for Weightman

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:08 PM
He mightve created a new tactic.

Just lurk in behind. Like it!

The Creeping Jesus.


Why?

Dunno. Doesn't feel right. Can't put my finger on it.


I guess that's the risk if you want to immediately play on without giving players the chance to move out?

I suppose. I guess maybe at no time was west out of the clearance area like he would have to be in the rest of the field.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:09 PM
Richards does that all the time and doesn't learn from it. Bounce it. Simple.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 02:10 PM
That's a bit iffy by West, no?

I mean I'll take it, but yeah nah dunno.

Also Port doctors that's how you do it. Give super Mario a call if you need lessons.

Yeah, not sure on that. You would think that West would need to clear out of the square. Loved it though, Sicily getting driven into the ground is something you can inject into your veins.

Mofra
13-08-2023, 02:10 PM
Bailey Smith to Newcombe now. Do it. It's Bailey's best role and it clamps the Hawks centre dominance.

Mofra
13-08-2023, 02:10 PM
Yeah, not sure on that. You would think that West would need to clear out of the square. Loved it though, Sicily getting driven into the ground is something you can inject into your veins.
West was on another opponent. If he's alone it's an infringement, not if he has another opponent near him. The Hawthorn guy behind Siclily is at fault there

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:10 PM
O’Donnell has been great. I would say Jones is instructing him , he seems to be in the right spots

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:11 PM
No one wants it. They are timid.

When we are going well they all put their hands up and call for it and when they are asked to stand up they don't.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:11 PM
Send Naughton back ;)

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:11 PM
FFS Naughton, just kick straight

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:12 PM
FFS Naughton, just kick straight

His dodgy technique will fall apart with a wind.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:13 PM
Vandermeer is so easily pushed off the ball.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:13 PM
Vandermeer is so easily pushed off the ball.

And fumbly.

But nice I50

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:14 PM
Lobb has played an important game so far.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:14 PM
I’m literally over this insipid lack of tackling.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:15 PM
We work so hard and give them back.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:15 PM
Did someone say red time goals?

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:16 PM
And we just let them get one straight back .
Gees the hawks are getting every free kick and ours are not given.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:16 PM
Vandermeer…

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:17 PM
Hawks should have this game done and dusted.

kruder
13-08-2023, 02:17 PM
Just not winning the ground ball and then hoping for Bont to lay a tackle. Why can’t our role players stick a tackle. That was classic bulldog ball of 2023 that quarter.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 02:17 PM
Far from convincing. A lot of work to do. We are up against it today.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:17 PM
Vandermeer…
The fumble king

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:18 PM
I would rather play 2 dipping birds than Arty and VDM

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:18 PM
The fumble king

Simple drop mark under no pressure… honestly…

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 02:18 PM
Tackling and fumbles has been hard to watch. They could’ve really put us to the sword.

Nervous.

HOSE B ROMERO
13-08-2023, 02:18 PM
Very lucky to be leading. In trouble if we don't lift.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:19 PM
Realistically, the season comes down to this half of footy.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:19 PM
I would rather play 2 dipping birds than Arty and VDM

That's one of the more oblique comments I've ever seen. I award you ten points.

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:19 PM
O’Donnell on Lewis has been excellent .
I hate Tassie as much as Ballarat , just shit conditions 99% of the time.
We are a skilled team and it doesn’t work when we play on windy grounds.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:20 PM
We haven't deserved it all year so it is probably best we go out like this. Insipid is a word.

Go_Dogs
13-08-2023, 02:20 PM
Poulter needs to pull his finger out

Been very poor to start the day.

whythelongface
13-08-2023, 02:20 PM
This was always going to be a tough game. Will need about a 4 goal heading into the last. Not too bad just some poor execution and missed tackles letting us down

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:21 PM
We will need a 30+ lead going into the 4th. No way will they kick 3.7 going with the wind again.

Yeah it’s a little blustery, but we have too many fumbling with the ball on the ground. We are not working hard enough defensively.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:21 PM
O’Donnell on Lewis has been excellent .
I hate Tassie as much as Ballarat , just shit conditions 99% of the time.
We are a skilled team and it doesn’t work when we play on windy grounds. Agree with you but we always look for excuses.They need to stand up here. COnditions are the same for both sides. We don't like it when sides go hard at us. All good when we can run and carry but when we need to get work we have to many go missing.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:23 PM
This was always going to be a tough game. Will need about a 4 goal heading into the last. Not too bad just some poor execution and missed tackles letting us down

Agree, they kicked 3 that quarter and we kicked 2 under tricky conditions, although they did kick 7 behinds. Hawks are no pushovers like the bottom two teams as we saw last weeks demolition of Pies.

merantau
13-08-2023, 02:23 PM
You CANNOT let a player like Newcome run around on his own. Anyone, who had NO knowledge of football but had seen a couple of Hawthorn games would recognise immediately that he is a dangerous player.

We had multiple opps to kill the ball before that last Hawthorn goal but failed to do it!

English palmed three in a row to Hawthorn's advantage. He needs to turn it around in the second half as do a few others.

There is a game to win - the most important game of the year!

lemmon
13-08-2023, 02:23 PM
Agree with you but we always look for excuses.They need to stand up here. COnditions are the same for both sides. We don't like it when sides go hard at us. All good when we can run and carry but when we need to get work we have to many go missing.

Are they talking about the conditions being particularly tough on the coverage? There's a bit of wind favouring one end, but it's hardly tough conditions. Hawthorn have been far cleaner than us with the footy and starting to really hold sway at stoppage

josie
13-08-2023, 02:24 PM
Hoping Bevo can make some adjustments with Libba out. Maybe West and Weightman at some centre bounces and clearances?

Treloar was great first qtr but was quelled.

One thing I noticed was how often English’s taps were sharked by or direct to a Hawks player. If you cannot tap to advantage and your taps are being continuously sharked then try tapping down to your feet and make it a scrubby game. Especially if you are winning the taps which he is.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:24 PM
Need more from Treloar this quarter

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:27 PM
Hoping Bevo can make some adjustments with Libba out. Maybe West and Weightman at some centre bounces and clearances?

Treloar was great first qtr but was quelled.

One thing I noticed was how often English’s taps were sharked by or direct to a Hawks player. If you cannot tap to advantage and your taps are being continuously sharked then try tapping down to your feet and make it a scrubby game. Especially if you are winning the taps which he is.

English ruckwork has always been average and that is the reason why 20% of the fan base don’t see the value in paying him $800K-$1m a year over seven years.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:28 PM
This is the half time segment NOBODY asked for but you're going to get.

The People's Plough in Personified In Perpituity Pressure Act crackinomometer.

Delvine?

A. JONES 15
C. DANIEL 13
R. WEST 13
J. MACRAE 11
C. WEIGHTMAN 11
M....... BONTEMPELLI 10

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:29 PM
English ruckwork has always been average and that is the reason why 20% of the fan base don’t see the value in paying him $800K-$1m a year over seven years.

Number two in AFL for HTA - stop being biased against English

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:29 PM
Need more from Treloar this quarter

Also Macrae and Smith, although Smith was involved a lot more once Liberatore went off.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 02:29 PM
I'm ok with the 2nd quarter. Seems like that wind is a big advantage to one end, problem I see is that we we're not further in front after the 1st which has been the norm for us this entrire season......sadly.

Libba out is going to test us.

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:30 PM
Number two in AFL for HTA - stop being biased against English

Ok, only because you said so.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 02:30 PM
Treloar, Macrae and Smith need to get busy this half with Libba off. Need a big lift from the mids who have been outplayed in the first half.

bornadog
13-08-2023, 02:31 PM
Ok, only because you said so.

How about instead of bagging him giving him some credit. Stats don't lie

Not just me, all the footy experts have him as AA.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:33 PM
Might be the most important quarter of the season coming up.

We'd want to be close to 5 goals up at 3/4 time.

Libba out hurts. He seems ok though which is great news. Looked a bit nasty where he was hit.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:34 PM
Might be the most important quarter of the season coming up.

We'd want to be close to 5 goals up at 3/4 time.

Libba out hurts. He seems ok though which is great news. Looked a bit nasty where he was hit.

Based on this year it’s got to be over 30 points. Need a huge quarter.

SonofScray
13-08-2023, 02:34 PM
Going to have to put some scoreboard pressure on. We don’t deal with disruption well at all and they’ve both hung on well and turned the metrics in their favour.

Think we’ll find a gear here and beat them though.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:36 PM
Macrae needs to stand up here. Great opportunity. Chance for him and B Smith to stay on the ball and show what they have. They have asked for more mid time well here it is fellas.

1eyedog
13-08-2023, 02:37 PM
The fumble king

Is he the most unnatural footballer in the competition?

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 02:37 PM
We've got some work to do. Hawks playing well but we should shake them.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 02:37 PM
Weightman needs to spend more time on his tackling and less on trying to take mark of the year.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:39 PM
Would mind sticking some tackles today if that ok with the players.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:43 PM
Season is slipping away.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 02:43 PM
Newcombe is just bullying us. Just old fashioned smashing.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 02:44 PM
Yeah, this is not good at all.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:44 PM
Weightman wtf was that?

Just ran full pace into his shoulder.

Not having a very good game, he can turn it on quickly.

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 02:44 PM
Feels like GWS match. What are we going to do differently this time?

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:44 PM
It’s a finals deciding game and we want to toss it away again.

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:45 PM
Can we please stop playing games in Ballarat or Tassie.
They are all over us and we have the wind.

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:47 PM
Richards rush the bloody behind.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 02:47 PM
Just way too tough and quick around the contest.

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:47 PM
This is West Coast type football . Horrible.

azabob
13-08-2023, 02:47 PM
Can we please stop playing games in Ballarat or Tassie.
They are all over us and we have the wind.

Yeah ok, lets blame the outdoors for our performance.

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 02:47 PM
Can we please stop playing games in Ballarat or Tassie.
They are all over us and we have the wind.

Conditions aren't the problem Ledge.

SonofScray
13-08-2023, 02:48 PM
Changed my mind. Was being optimistic before. This is actually the team we’ve come to expect. No cohesion. No resilience. Good when things are on our terms. Lacklustre, listless, bumbling, fumbling, disorganised when it’s not.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:48 PM
Calling it. Season over.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:48 PM
Yeah ok, lets blame the outdoors for our performance.

I blame you.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:49 PM
Game is “almost” gone

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 02:49 PM
Calling it. Season over.

I'm still optimistic BT. We can rally from here.

josie
13-08-2023, 02:49 PM
Is he the most unnatural footballer in the competition?

Gardner.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 02:50 PM
We look like we're running in sand.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:51 PM
Our tackling is up there as the worst in the AFL. It really is VFL standard. We need a tackling coach ASAP.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 02:51 PM
So did Naughton just ignore Marra's lead to bomb it to Macrae?

Because if that's what happened, I have opinions on that.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:51 PM
Three misses from Naughton.

One of the moments.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:54 PM
You really gotta laugh at how pathetic we can be.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 02:54 PM
I'm still optimistic BT. We can rally from here.

Yeah, nah.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 02:54 PM
We are playing bad. No intensity.

But every time they are tackled, they just throw the ball away or drop it. How are they not penalised ever?

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:54 PM
We are being out coached again

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:55 PM
Yeah ok, lets blame the outdoors for our performance.

Look at our record in tassie and Ballarat. We cannot play in these conditions.
This was always going to happen.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 02:55 PM
We are playing bad. No intensity.

But every time they are tackled, they just throw the ball away or drop it. How are they not penalised ever?

Yep, opposition fans think we throw it a lot, but this is next level.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:55 PM
Weightman needs a spell

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 02:56 PM
I'm still optimistic BT. We can rally from here.

Agree they're 16th for a reason.

We are just going to have to dig deep here.

If we can balance the midfield which I think we've done in the last 5 - 10 we can outscore them into the wind.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 02:56 PM
Weightman needs a spell
The whole team can have a spell from Aug 27th ;)

ledge
13-08-2023, 02:57 PM
Love to see the free kick count , the ones they get and the ones we don’t.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:57 PM
They would know the Hawks will play possession football and switch and play on at all costs but we have no reaction to it. It is bad coaching.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 02:58 PM
Love to see the free kick count , the ones they get and the ones we don’t. What happens when you are second to the ball. It is not the umpires.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 03:01 PM
They would know the Hawks will play possession football and switch and play on at all costs but we have no reaction to it. It is bad coaching.

It’s work-rate… you can’t coach that.

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:01 PM
How can you be in front and have the wind and then be behind after it ?

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:01 PM
They just keep throwing the ball. Constantly.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 03:03 PM
Is Macrae cooked as a footballer?

Jasper
13-08-2023, 03:03 PM
Hard to watch at the moment which unfortunately has been a part of the season.
Go Doggies

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 03:04 PM
I'm done with this group. They're weak, conditional on effort and concentration, and deserve to be utterly dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:04 PM
11 free kicks to 1 that quarter. We can’t get near the ball or even close to winning a free kick.

lemmon
13-08-2023, 03:04 PM
How can you be in front and have the wind and then be behind after it ?

The wind is minimal. Not a factor at ground level whatsoever

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
Is Macrae cooked as a footballer?

Have said it before - would find a way to trade him.

azabob
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
Is Macrae cooked as a footballer?

Yes, I suggested we trade him six weeks ago.

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
We can?t get near the ball or even close to winning a free kick.

I mean, the answer is right here.

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
They flogged us that qtr but didn’t put us away. Up against it but can have a spirited win if we fix a few things.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
The wind is minimal. Not a factor at ground level whatsoever Hawks were struggling to make it from 25metres out.

JanLorMill
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
Naughton?s misses so costly

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:05 PM
Is Macrae cooked as a footballer?

One of those accumulater players with no actual game influence.
Where is Bailey Smiths run ?

kruder
13-08-2023, 03:06 PM
We haven’t won one of these games all year its time.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:06 PM
Is Macrae cooked as a footballer?

I thought he was at the start of the year. Slow, poor kicking skills. Rarely holds a tackle. Becoming a liability. Too slow to play HF.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:06 PM
Naughton?s misses so costly
All from 25-30 metres out.

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:07 PM
Hopefully that was our bad qtr which we put in every game .

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:08 PM
They have almost had 100 more possessions. We just can’t get our hands on it.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:08 PM
Really can’t believe after beating Coll last week, Hawks were $2.70 to $1.46 at the start of this game.

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 03:08 PM
It?s work-rate? you can?t coach that.

Agreed but you can insist on it though at the selection table.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 03:09 PM
Yes, I suggested we trade him six weeks ago. You would be lucky to get a wheelie bin of old footy's for him.

josie
13-08-2023, 03:10 PM
We are still in it. We couldn’t have played much worse and only 1 point behind. C’mon Dogs.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 03:10 PM
Naughton?s misses so costly

That last one was lazy

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:10 PM
Is it the no Libba factor ?
We lost all confidence when he went out

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:10 PM
Now they finally play a throw. You can make this up?

Mantis
13-08-2023, 03:11 PM
That was embarrassing from that umpire.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:11 PM
Lol they’ll probably go on and win this by 30 pints

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 03:11 PM
Bye bye 2023.

Bullies
13-08-2023, 03:11 PM
Agreed but you can insist on it though at the selection table. Arty went back to the 2's to get a few kicks. He didn't show any improvement yet gets picked.

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:12 PM
I can’t believe that. They throw the ball all day. All day.

We get a legitimate handball and they call throw. Please.

Last 13 frees they have now 12.

whythelongface
13-08-2023, 03:12 PM
What a joke of a free

GVGjr
13-08-2023, 03:13 PM
Yes, I suggested we trade him six weeks ago.

We would need to pay some of his salary based on today's performance.
He will kick a goal now :)

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 03:13 PM
Going to take a big effort from here.

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 03:13 PM
Umpiring sucks but don't let that gloss over a pathetic performance by our players. It's on them. Second to the ball, unaccountable.

JanLorMill
13-08-2023, 03:14 PM
We Get pinged for throwing yet they throw it all the time

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:14 PM
We can’t touch the ball. Simply can’t touch it.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 03:15 PM
Our midfield isn’t getting ripped apart. Any chance that someone tries to run with Newcombe?

Just all downhill skiers.

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 03:16 PM
Funny. If you don’t like our club.

josie
13-08-2023, 03:16 PM
We can?t touch the ball. Simply can?t touch it.

English?s fingernail says no. Ah-shit.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 03:16 PM
Libba seems pretty important.

Jasper
13-08-2023, 03:16 PM
I'm done with this group. They're weak, conditional on effort and concentration, and deserve to be utterly dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.

Do they lack some killer instinct?. We haven't lacked for much today or been beaten by a clearly better opposition but our better players arent switched on

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 03:17 PM
Our midfield isn’t getting ripped apart. Any chance that someone tries to run with Newcombe?

Just all downhill skiers.

You know the answer to that question.

We need to blow the list and midfield up. Happy to trade any besides Bont.

Jasper
13-08-2023, 03:17 PM
Libba seems pretty important.

Really shows doesnt it?

josie
13-08-2023, 03:17 PM
The lack of fight is concerning.

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 03:18 PM
Ok. This is genuinely horrendous. Boys v Men.

whythelongface
13-08-2023, 03:18 PM
This is really really bad

josie
13-08-2023, 03:19 PM
Wonder if rumour of Bevo leaving if we don’t make 8 is true.

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:19 PM
Omg. We need a change up top. A fresh new coach, we can’t afford to waste the talent we have .

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
Alright I've seen enough.

lemmon
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
Complete lack of inability to win the ball at ground level. For a vaunted midfield, you take Libba out of it and they get smacked in the contest

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
Wish we had some good midfielders

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
I'm done with this group. They're weak, conditional on effort and concentration, and deserve to be utterly dismantled and rebuilt from the ground up.

It's just so frustrating. Last week we looked absolutely amazing and even a pessimistic arsehole like myself was starting to think that we might be able to do something in September. This is just inexcusable, finals spot on the line and this is what we serve up, it's what we've served up every challenge we've had to advance. They're just not good enough and we're kidding ourselves if we think that this group can flick a switch and turn it around.

JanLorMill
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
Remind me again why we renewed Keath’s contract?

whythelongface
13-08-2023, 03:20 PM
If the season wasn’t over it certainly is now

angelopetraglia
13-08-2023, 03:21 PM
115 less possessions when we are a high possession team. Completely being destroyed.

JanLorMill
13-08-2023, 03:22 PM
Any contracts made prior the season end should be null and void

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:22 PM
Wonder if the Rohan Smith thing has become a player revolt.

Rocket Science
13-08-2023, 03:22 PM
https://i.ibb.co/Mcvh2Kq/Screen-Shot-2023-08-13-at-3-21-45-pm.png (https://ibb.co/1rgnvBH)

The Bulldogs Bite
13-08-2023, 03:23 PM
https://i.ibb.co/Mcvh2Kq/Screen-Shot-2023-08-13-at-3-21-45-pm.png (https://ibb.co/1rgnvBH)

Start with the football ops department including Chris Grant.

josie
13-08-2023, 03:23 PM
Remind me again why we renewed Keath’s contract?

He isn’t great but at least he is one of the few trying his guts out. We need a proper clean out. No Libba, no ticker. Will be hard to give votes out today. Very few if any standing up.

D Mitchell
13-08-2023, 03:24 PM
2 behinds in Q 3 ?

MrMahatma
13-08-2023, 03:25 PM
Come on!

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:26 PM
Wish we had some good midfielders

Workman like mids will beat prima Donna mids.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 03:30 PM
We've got them now.

G-Mo77
13-08-2023, 03:31 PM
Get it in quick and that's what happens. Good decision by Bont, shame about the poster

Mantis
13-08-2023, 03:32 PM
Has Bailey Smith checked out?

bulldogtragic
13-08-2023, 03:33 PM
Has Bailey Smith checked out?

Yes. 100%

EasternWest
13-08-2023, 03:34 PM
Has Bailey Smith checked out?

Dreaming of the coa$tal life$tyle

chef
13-08-2023, 03:35 PM
Hes overrated anyway.

ledge
13-08-2023, 03:35 PM
Thing is there are only two coaches in AFL .
Sacked ones and ones about to be sacked.
No matter how good a coach is eventually you become stale with the group or the group becomes stale with you.
10 years now as a coach and it’s been a great journey he took us to the top.
But I do think we need something new, new enthusiasm, new direction, new ideas.
I do think our list is going to be premiership capable in the next few years . We don’t want to blow it .
I’ve never actually thought about it before but it’s starting to creep into my thoughts.

DOG GOD
13-08-2023, 03:35 PM
Has Bailey Smith checked out?
Good riddance.

Grantysghost
13-08-2023, 03:36 PM
Why tackle any more?

This game's screwed!

SonofScray
13-08-2023, 03:38 PM
1 minute and 54 seconds left of the Bevo era.

Save the coach boys.

Mantis
13-08-2023, 03:39 PM
Macrae couldn’t even keep up with Sicily.. where can you hide him?

chef
13-08-2023, 03:40 PM
English kicking in. Wtf