Game Day - R22 Western Bulldogs vs Collingwood

[BulldogBelle]

This is the discussion thread for this Sunday's twillight game at Etihad Stadium against Collingwood.

My predictions are:

The Dogs by 23 points
BOG : Jason Akermanis
Brad Johnson to kick the first goal.

[jazzadogs]

Dogs by 18, miss after the siren which would have let us play the Cats.
BOG: Cooney
Higgins to kick the first.

[AndrewP6]

Dogs by 7 points
BOG - Aker
First goal Hahn

[boydogs]

Dogs by 11 points
First Goal Shaun Higgins
BOG Adam Cooney

[Scorlibo]

Collingwood by 17 points (sorry guys)
BOG - Shaun Higgins
First Goal - Josh Hill

[KT31]

Dogs by 30
Bog - Johnno
First Goal - Acker

[Hotdog60]

Wasting 10 mins to find a stream on the internet because Fox is the only broadcast, peeved off because my kids have used up my download and the internet radio keeps on buffering and I don't know whats going on.

But anyway, dogs by 33 points
lake best on ground
First goal liam picken

[ratsmac]

Dogs by 36
Cooney best on ground
First goal leon davis

[LostDoggy]

Ok, fingers & toes crossed - ;)

Dogs by 29 points
First goal = Cooney
BOG = Boyd

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 32 points
Higins 1st goal
Cooney BOG

[The Underdog]

Dogs by 20 points
BOG Adam Cooney
First Goal Jason Akermanis

[Max469]

Dogs by 15 pts

BOG - Aker

1st Goal - Murphy

[Go_Dogs]

Dogs by 40 points, BOG Cooney, first goal Hahn.


I'm fairly confident we can get up for a good win today. I think we are just starting to hit our best form and our side is looking very strong. Hope the kids can back up their great games from last week and hope Crossy, and Gia and Higgins continue to run themselves back into form.

Today we have the Saints v Demons on FTA...what a game that will be!

[mighty_west]

Dogs by 48
First Doggies goal - Gia
B.O.G - Cooney

[craigsahibee]

Dogs by 42
Boyd first goal
Murphy B.O.G.

[LostDoggy]

I think we will win by 30 points

Aker best on ground

Higgins first goal.

[LostDoggy]

For those who are interested about my predictions after last weeks fluke..
Dogs by 24
Higgins for first goal
And Boyd for BOG

Carn you mighty dogs!!!!

[bornadog]

Dogs by 27

First Goal - Hill

bog Cooooooooooooney

[firstdogonthemoon]

I'm frightened - I really have no idea

[Mantis]

I'm frightened - I really have no idea

Par for the course I would have thought. ;)

I don't care on the result, but I would like to see us play well enough to maintain a top 4 spot and not get any injuries/ reports.

The real season starts next week.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Have a good feeling today (and my Lucky shirt on) Dogs by 36 points, Lake BOG with Gilbee first goal.

I think that the saints & cats will be thinking oh no hope we play the pies next week.:)

[LostDoggy]

Some big margins..I think its gunna be a close one again

Dogs by 19pts
Cooney BOG
Hahn First

I too am sporting the BHBAS t-shirt :D

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Some big margins..I think its gunna be a close one again

Dogs by 19pts:D

I would have thought that 19 points is not close, that is allowing for us hitting the post at least 6 times:D

[anfo27]

Dogs by 26 points
Lake BOG
Josh Hill first goal

[mhawkins1970]

wearing my new doggies hoodie so expecting the lads to lift and win by 6 goals

is that asking too much?

[LostDoggy]

Our A game wins this by 30
Our B game wins by 12
Our C game losses by 1 (See first game Vs Pies earlier this year)

C game includes for those that forgot first time against Pies.
Johno missing two set shots 35 out straight in front.
Higgins missing from 12mtrs out on the run.
Higgins hitting the post from snap shot.
Minson kicking into man on the Mark from set shot.
50mtr penalty against Aker for holding the jumper. Easy shot to Pies.
Numerous amount of clunkers and turnovers. To many to mention all.

Every pie player played there A game and could not miss a shot if they tried.

Dogs by 30

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 40

First goal Akermanis

BOG Akermanis

[LostDoggy]

dogs by 23
first goal gia
cooney BOG

[G-Mo77]

Going to be tough with Huddo out now.

[vho]

anyone know if there are any streams for this game?

[DOG GOD]

Pies by 20 pts
Hudson out will hurt
Hahn 1st goal
Boyd BOG for dogs

[Scorlibo]

Everyone seems rather confident of a good win, I hope you're right, but if we win I get the feeling that it won't be by much - Collingwood are a better side than Geelong at the moment.

[alwaysadog]

anyone know if there are any streams for this game?

Good question

[boydogs]

anyone know if there are any streams for this game?

I'm watching http://www.justin.tv/mrrobertson

[ledge]

Well its all even at quarter time and we have had a few fumbles but all in all no tell tale signs of who will win, Harbrow had a huge possesion quarter though.

[vho]

good quarter for us, 12 points up at half time. Is it just me or has Everitt really bulked up? he's had an okay game so far, did some nice things.

[alwaysadog]

I'm watching http://www.justin.tv/mrrobertson

Thanks, gogriff.

[LostDoggy]

Great half of footy!
Match and speed of the game has been played on our terms atm! =]

[boydogs]

Interesting half time stat
WB 141 kicks 85 handballs
Collingwood 84 kicks 111 handballs

Johnno, Aker, Lake and Hargrave have 47 kicks and 2 handballs between them

[ledge]

I get the feeling we can take this game over after halftime, at the moment we seem to be attacking and they are trying to just block up our forward line and hope we make mistakes and counter attack.

This might sound odd but i actually think Malthouse is afraid of a shoot out bigtime.

[LostDoggy]

Life feed: www.justintv,/mrrobertson

[vho]

Life feed: www.justintv,/mrrobertson


it's been posted twice and you may want to check your link a little closer. Also, i hate to be pedantic but Life does not equal to Live. :)

[ledge]

it's been posted twice and you may want to check your link a little closer. Also, i hate to be pedantic but Life does not equal to Live. :)

Before you get slapped vho thats TCDs job to be pedantic on this site, he will not be impressed you doing his job!:D

[Mofra]

I'm watching http://www.justin.tv/mrrobertson

Cheers gogriff, much better than the radio

[Scraggers]

Yeah BABY !!!

[LostDoggy]

Super effort!

[Dry Rot]

Thoughts on Reid, Everitt and Ward today?

Thought Minson had a super game.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Did we ****ing win by 24?????

Everything crashed with 32 seconds left!!!

[ledge]

Team effort i thought, Ried and Everitt both had good games and Wardy? He looks so at home in AFL.]
Glad Johnno finally got one that counted, monkey off back if he had one.

[LostDoggy]

Did we ****ing win by 24?????

Everything crashed with 32 seconds left!!!


Yes, we won by 24 & got THIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

[ledge]

Did we ****ing win by 24?????

Everything crashed with 32 seconds left!!!

24Pts Sockeye we are 3rd!

[boydogs]

Did we ****ing win by 24?????

Everything crashed with 32 seconds left!!!

14.16 to 10.16 :)

[alwaysadog]

Super effort!

Just a little easing up early in the 3rd apart from that really good effort and close to the most consistent effort all season.

[LostDoggy]

So good to see Johnno thread that goal with 1 minute to go - great for his confidence. LOVE YA JOHNNO!!!!!!! :D

[alwaysadog]

Thoughts on Reid, Everitt and Ward today?

Thought Minson had a super game.

Reid was ok, Ward played well and Everitt showed a whole lot more than he did a few weeks ago. Minson was great.

[Sockeye Salmon]

How long ago did the game finish? Superfooty is still saying 26.31 in the last.

JustinTV crashed with 32 seconds to go.

[azabob]

How long ago did the game finish? Superfooty is still saying 26.31 in the last.

JustinTV crashed with 32 seconds to go.

According to ABC radio the game didnt go much past 26 odd mins. So maybe a second or two after that.

[boydogs]

How long ago did the game finish? Superfooty is still saying 26.31 in the last.

JustinTV crashed with 32 seconds to go.

Don't recall a stoppage in the last minute, so 32 seconds after it crashed

[Mofra]

Faaaaaarkking yeaaaah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D:D:D:D

24 points, so many bragging rights!!!!!

[Sockeye Salmon]

Don't recall a stoppage in the last minute, so 32 seconds after it crashed

What I meant is that Superfooty still hadn't posted the final score about 5 minutes after the game finished.

SEN online wouldn't bloody work.

WOOF - the only reliable place to find out Bulldogs info.

[LostDoggy]

What I meant is that Superfooty still hadn't posted the final score about 5 minutes after the game finished.

SEN online wouldn't bloody work.

WOOF - the only reliable place to find out Bulldogs info.

Yeah, go WOOF!!!!!!! ;)

[LostDoggy]

To beat the most in form team, and by that margain is simply fantastic!!!
How sweet it is to beat collingwood!! 3rd spot! =D

[Mofra]

WOOF - the only reliable place to find out Bulldogs info.
Agree. But I'm no help, every freaking thing on the planet looks goddamn rosy right now.

I love everything at this moment in time.

24 points; must sting Collingwood!!!!

[Rance Fan]

Well done, dogs -good to see Everitt play well!

[G-Mo77]

Wins against Brisbane away, Geelong and Collingwood in our last 3 games is massive. Who would have predicted that after the West Coast game. I know I certainly didn't.

The win really means a lot to me. If they lost they would have played Sunday and I have an Elimination Final to play in. I would have had to miss it, now I can go!!

[LostDoggy]

OH MY GOSH. Don't do this to me Dogs. Don't do this to mee... I'm not used to this type of hope.

Best performed team heading into the finals, beaten two of the top 4 teams in the last two weeks, comfortably at that.

Oh God. Should I put in for a week's worth of leave after the last weekend in September?

FLIPPIN' HECK!

[Twodogs]

I dont want to lapse into hyperbole but that is our most significant win in a long time.


Things are falling into place.

[LostDoggy]

OH MY GOSH. Don't do this to me Dogs. Don't do this to mee... I'm not used to this type of hope.

Best performed team heading into the finals, beaten two of the top 4 teams in the last two weeks, comfortably at that.

Oh God. Should I put in for a week's worth of leave after the last weekend in September?

FLIPPIN' HECK!

Don't forget the Friday before, gotta go to the parade!!!! :D

My GP is a Bulldogs supporter, I asked him if he could pre date a doctors certificate for me for the Friday before & the whole week after. ;)

[LostDoggy]

YOU BLOODY BEAUTY!!!!!

Great win, great game by Minson, Ward and Everitt.

Cooney carried the beard very well. Great to see cross back. Harbrow was AWESOME early on. Very happy with Murph and Aker.

I lost my sh!t when Johno kicked the last goal and I made the baby cry with my running 'YEEEAAAH' yell down the hallway. Sorry EJ(Elisha Jade)...

Pretty fired up at this point in time!

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Wow.

We're in seriously good form at the moment.

Very impressed by Everitt today. He really stepped up and held his own in the ruck. He took the game on a few times too and really got involved in general play. Probably his best game for the club IMO. Still a few mistakes but for the most part showed the intensity he's been lacking and was creative and effective with his disposal.

Reid made one howling mistake by dropping the mark and falling to ground but apart from that - he played fantastic. His best game for the club too. Love the way he goes about his footy and he's very clever with the ball tight in close. Seems to be able to get a handpass out to a team mate 9/10 times. Obviously unlikely he'll play finals, but I'd love to see him given a spot. He's earnt it and has shown he's MORE than handy.

Very, very happy.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

YOU BLOODY BEAUTY!!!!!

Great win, great game by Minson, Ward and Everitt.

Cooney carried the beard very well. Great to see cross back. Harbrow was AWESOME early on. Very happy with Murph and Aker.

I lost my sh!t when Johno kicked the last goal and I made the baby cry with my running 'YEEEAAAH' yell down the hallway. Sorry EJ(Elisha Jade)...

Pretty fired up at this point in time!

Harbrow was incredible. I'd go as far to say he's in our Top 5 most important players at the moment.

Johnson has been great the last three weeks, Minson stepped up and I thought Welsh was solid too. He reads the play well and gives us another option in the Finals to play back.

Gia/Higgins still look a little off though. Particularly Gia.

[Drunken Bum]

OH MY GOSH. Don't do this to me Dogs. Don't do this to mee... I'm not used to this type of hope.

Best performed team heading into the finals, beaten two of the top 4 teams in the last two weeks, comfortably at that.

Oh God. Should I put in for a week's worth of leave after the last weekend in September?

FLIPPIN' HECK!

i'm moving overseas, finish work on the wed before the Grand Final but have been delaying booking my flight til the dogs were out of the finals as if we make it i will need at least a week to recover. I nearly booked them for grand final day a few weeks back, not jinxing it or anything but pretty glad i didnt now. The lid is off as far as i am concerned

[lemmon]

Now lets get into the real stuff, really excited for September

[alwaysadog]

Of course that well known know-all Mickey S is to blame. What hope did the Pies have after his ringing endorsement last week.

Now whatever you do, don't hop on our bandwagon Mickey. Don't break the habits and hatreds of a lifetime.

[macca]

Good win, and good reward to get 3rd place. All more sweeter against the pies.Can't believe they only traveled 4 times this year.

Hill - needs to learn to tackle, and lead hard at the ball. Can't relie on his leap all the time

Andrejs Everitt: he could be anything. Good pack mark in the 3rd quarter. Needs to work his burst of spead. Good to see him being used in the ruck, adds something extra to the side

Eagleton - has anyone seen him take a contested mark ? His effort to spoil in the last quarter when Thomas took the mark was pooh and pathetic.

Harbrow: sensational first quarter. His run off half back occassional forays into midfield at some much to the team. Callan and Addison, I think one or the other will be contesting for the depth position at end of season.

Aker and Johnson definitely have lost some of their leg speed. Heath shaw and even toovey burnt them off whilst they were chasing. Both very good and so important to the team.

Welsh: loose man in defense ? Don't know, got away with it today.

Lake: we MUST keep Lake. He has to be one of the best marks in the team, especially at a contest.


Higgins: was sensational today. One more big pre-season and he will be massive. Strong, quick and skillful.

Reid: has he done a groin? Saw him rubbing it on the bench.

Hahn: why don't we every kick to him on the lead ? At least twice today, his lead was ignored. I am more confident with him at 40m.

Minson's tapwork was good today. He just needs to take those marks when he gets his hands on it. What's he afraid of? His one of the biggest and strongest blokes on the ground!

Still lots of improvement in the team.

[bornadog]

My butcher said he went to training yesterday and he thought Murphy didn't look too good. Also he was told Hudson may be out and they may go in with one ruckman.

Hopefully he is ok for next week.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Eagleton - has anyone seen him take a contested mark ? His effort to spoil in the last quarter when Thomas took the mark was pooh and pathetic.

It was always going to be a Thomas mark. Did you miss the one Eagleton out-bodied Cloke firstly in the air, and then on the ground to win the ball and hit (Murphy?) on the lead 50m out?

Eagleton was very good today.


Welsh: loose man in defense ? Don't know, got away with it today.

Lake: we MUST keep Lake. He has to be one of the best marks in the team, especially at a contest.

Welsh has played as a loose man a couple of times this year. He's done it well every time. Kangaroos, Geelong and now tonight from memory. Might be one or two other games. I think this is a positive going into the finals. Welsh has good hands, is composed and reads the play very well. Nice option to have up if and where needed.

Agree re; Lake. Sensational again today. We've gotta keep him.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Hopefully he is ok for next week.

Rocket said after the game he would definitely be back next week. He could of played today if it was a final but they decided not to risk it.

[LostDoggy]

Good win, and good reward to get 3rd place. All more sweeter against the pies.Can't believe they only traveled 4 times this year.

Hill - needs to learn to tackle, and lead hard at the ball. Can't relie on his leap all the time

Andrejs Everitt: he could be anything. Good pack mark in the 3rd quarter. Needs to work his burst of spead. Good to see him being used in the ruck, adds something extra to the side

Eagleton - has anyone seen him take a contested mark ? His effort to spoil in the last quarter when Thomas took the mark was pooh and pathetic.

Harbrow: sensational first quarter. His run off half back occassional forays into midfield at some much to the team. Callan and Addison, I think one or the other will be contesting for the depth position at end of season.

Aker and Johnson definitely have lost some of their leg speed. Heath shaw and even toovey burnt them off whilst they were chasing. Both very good and so important to the team.

Welsh: loose man in defense ? Don't know, got away with it today.

Lake: we MUST keep Lake. He has to be one of the best marks in the team, especially at a contest.


Higgins: was sensational today. One more big pre-season and he will be massive. Strong, quick and skillful.

Reid: has he done a groin? Saw him rubbing it on the bench.

Hahn: why don't we every kick to him on the lead ? At least twice today, his lead was ignored. I am more confident with him at 40m.

Minson's tapwork was good today. He just needs to take those marks when he gets his hands on it. What's he afraid of? His one of the biggest and strongest blokes on the ground!

Still lots of improvement in the team.

Lake would have to be in top 3 for marking ability in the competition.

Reid was having a fair crack at the groin on the bench, I think he was just enjoying the game....

[Topdog]

It was always going to be a Thomas mark. Did you miss the one Eagleton out-bodied Cloke firstly in the air, and then on the ground to win the ball and hit (Murphy?) on the lead 50m out?

Eagleton was very good today.



Yeah he made a few mistakes today but overall had a very good game. That running goal where he ran away from Fraser lifted the Dogs.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Going to be tough with Huddo out now.

Do you know why Huddo was left out?

[anfo27]

Great work from rocket & his crew. I was worried about Fraser's mobility around the ground, i thought that really hurt us last time. It was a great move to rest Hudson (i dont think he was injured) & go more mobile with Everitt. My seat was 6 rows from the bench & didn't realise how tall Everitt was. Thought that move was crucial & Everitt was pretty good, made some errors but he was important. The big question is, if we play the pies in a final do we go with Hudson or Everitt?

Great result & well done to the boys they worked their backsides off. Sam Reid gee he impresses me & Callan Ward i love this guy. A lot of good signs & still some improvement to go. Bobby will get better, Missy will get better, Gia will be better & Griff back in. Look out cats HERE WE COME.

[Jasper]

Well done to the Dogs. Everitt really took a step today. Interested to see if he'll hold his position with Griffin and Hudson to come back. Also be interesting to see how Gia goes for his hit on Maxwell...if Gia gets off its hard to see who else could be dropped other than Everitt and Reid.

[lemmon]

Didnt get to see the game, howd Everitt go in the hitouts?

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Don't forget the Friday before, gotta go to the parade!!!! :D

My GP is a Bulldogs supporter, I asked him if he could pre date a doctors certificate for me for the Friday before & the whole week after. ;)

Is he looking for business as we all might be down to see him:D

[LostDoggy]

Also be interesting to see how Gia goes for his hit on Maxwell...if Gia gets off its hard to see who else could be dropped other than Everitt and Reid.
If Gia goes then its a bigger joke than it is now.
It wasn't even worth a 50, only for Collingwood.

[NoName]

Liked Everitt's match tonight.

[bornadog]

Great work from rocket & his crew. I was worried about Fraser's mobility around the ground, i thought that really hurt us last time. It was a great move to rest Hudson (i dont think he was injured) & go more mobile with Everitt. My seat was 6 rows from the bench & didn't realise how tall Everitt was. Thought that move was crucial & Everitt was pretty good, made some errors but he was important. The big question is, if we play the pies in a final do we go with Hudson or Everitt?

Great result & well done to the boys they worked their backsides off. Sam Reid gee he impresses me & Callan Ward i love this guy. A lot of good signs & still some improvement to go. Bobby will get better, Missy will get better, Gia will be better & Griff back in. Look out cats HERE WE COME.

How good was that goal Everitt kicked in the first quarter.

[LostDoggy]

I thought Everitt played pretty well. Had good intensity and he has quite a bit of pace.

[anfo27]

How good was that goal Everitt kicked in the first quarter.

It was good, he took it very well. He over kicked the ball a few times & made a few poor decisions but regardless he was an important player.

Eagles goal was the one that got me off my seat.

How good was Wards mark going back into the pack? This kid has no fear.

[LostDoggy]

It was good, he took it very well. He over kicked the ball a few times & made a few poor decisions but regardless he was an important player.

Eagles goal was the one that got me off my seat.

How good was Wards mark going back into the pack? This kid has no fear.

OOOHHHH! Eagle's running goal was supurb!!
Full sprint from defencive 50 and to kick the goal from 45 with control is fantastic!
Goal of the day!

[lemmon]

How'd Everitt fair in the ruck contest and hitouts?

[LostDoggy]

For those who are interested about my predictions after last weeks fluke..
Dogs by 24
Higgins for first goal
And Boyd for BOG

Carn you mighty dogs!!!!

I'd say 2/3 is just as good as last week, since Everitt WAS a late addition to the team ;)
2 weeks from 2 that ive gotten the margain right..this is actually quite scary!!

[lemmon]

I'd say 2/3 is just as good as last week, since Everitt WAS a late addition to the team ;)
2 weeks from 2 that ive gotten the margain right..this is actually quite scary!!

Rainman? Gotta start cashing in on these predictions

[BulldogBelle]

If Gia goes then its a bigger joke than it is now.
It wasn't even worth a 50, only for Collingwood.


Maxwell milked a soft bump........
The Collingwood crowd didnt help either
It was a soft soft bump.......................SOFT............
Not even worth 50m


Cross will be fine as well, he went to tackle the bloke and their heads clashed, Cross was all eyes for the ball

[Topdog]

Ah **** that was fantastic. Absolutely love beating the Pies and to knock them out of 3rd made it so much better.

My dad (mad Pies supporter) left as soon as the siren sounded with my mates and I singing the song loudly. Of course he was my lift to the game so that kind of sucked but I managed to see his car waiting in line whilst I was walking back to the train station. Hopped in and told him he was a typical pies supporter, worst sore losers around.

Also saw the famous Rocco on level 3 briefly after the game. I was the guy who akwardly said 'hey' as I was walking past.

[LostDoggy]

Rainman? Gotta start cashing in on these predictions

Too bad im underage and can't put a punt on the game..if only! haha

[anfo27]

How'd Everitt fair in the ruck contest and hitouts?

He competed quite well & dont know how many hit outs he won but he was more important around the ground. Great move and not one that i saw coming

[anfo27]

Too bad im underage and can't put a punt on the game..if only! haha

you would'nt be the first underage kid to go to a tab and have a punt

[LostDoggy]

How good was Cooneys dodge, weave and twist out trouble in the third??

[Max469]

I'd say 2/3 is just as good as last week, since Everitt WAS a late addition to the team ;)
2 weeks from 2 that ive gotten the margain right..this is actually quite scary!!

Have you got next weeks lotto numbers?

[LostDoggy]

Pies supporters are still by far the worst supporters in the legue!

Loved being next to the cheer squad waving the flag in their faces when we had the game in the bag then even more so when we took back 3rd place.

[AndrewP6]

Great win to finish off the regular season! Love to beat the Pies anytime, even better to do it for 3rd spot! Johnno had a great captains game, even with a few shockers with disposal. Aker wasn't the game winner, but he adds great poise and smarts to the team. Everitt I thought did quite well, showed some good signs. Who would have picked him for the first goal? But he steadied well, and showed poise to drill it.

Lake and Harbs down back - fantastic. Harb's reading of the play, and willingness to take them on, is terrific to watch, and Bryza is so reliable. Thought Picken did some good things, some nice spoils.

Is Gia 100%??? He was really ordinary today... hope he's OK.

Ward is going to be a gun. Hard at the contest, shows maturity beyond his years.

Fantastic effort Dogs!

[ratsmac]

Ward is going to be a gun. Hard at the contest, shows maturity beyond his years.



Callan Ward is definatly one of my fav's, so hard at it and his decision making has improved so much in the second half of the season. How's his mark running back with the flight. If Daniel Rich wasn't such a gun, I would say Ward would be a chance for the rising star!!

[LostDoggy]

Great momentum going into finals!!
Unlike last year when we limped there and had no idea of what to do..

[AndrewP6]

How's his mark running back with the flight.

Terrific effort... players like that can change contests...

[anfo27]

Great win to finish off the regular season! Love to beat the Pies anytime, even better to do it for 3rd spot! Johnno had a great captains game, even with a few shockers with disposal. Aker wasn't the game winner, but he adds great poise and smarts to the team. Everitt I thought did quite well, showed some good signs. Who would have picked him for the first goal? But he steadied well, and showed poise to drill it.

Lake and Harbs down back - fantastic. Harb's reading of the play, and willingness to take them on, is terrific to watch, and Bryza is so reliable. Thought Picken did some good things, some nice spoils.

Is Gia 100%??? He was really ordinary today... hope he's OK.

Ward is going to be a gun. Hard at the contest, shows maturity beyond his years.
Fantastic effort Dogs!

I think i have a man crush. I love Callan Ward.

[LostDoggy]

If Ward was at a 'big' club would be talked about for the rising star award.

[Topdog]

If he can improve his kicking at goal he will be an absolute star.

[The Coon Dog]

I think i have a man crush. I love Callan Ward.

There's something special about Callan isn't there.

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I could say it a million times & I wouldn't get sick of saying it!

[Scorlibo]

Terrific effort... players like that can change contests...

We are going to have some kind of midfield in the coming years - Cooney, Griffen, Higgins the high draft picks who were always going to be superstars, Ward, who just shows a tremendous mix of contested and polished football, Boyd and Cross the two workhorses, Wallis and Libba, the two sons of guns. :) Exciting times both now and ahead.

[AndrewP6]

I think i have a man crush. I love Callan Ward.

I'll stick with Aker for the time being...

***DISCLAIMER*** - My apparent man-crush on Jason Akermanis should NOT in any way be perceived as indicating my general preferences for persons of the same gender. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Mantis]

If he can improve his kicking at goal he will be an absolute star.

Not that it's an easy thing, but it's good that the only things in Cal's game we need to fix are the easy one's.

Give the boy an extra yard of pace and he is going to be a superstar... He is going to be a damn good player anyway... Perhaps I'm just being picky.

[Topdog]

Not that it's an easy thing, but it's good that the only things in Cal's game we need to fix are the easy one's.

Give the boy an extra yard of pace and he is going to be a superstar... He is going to be a damn good player anyway... Perhaps I'm just being picky.

Oh we both are but thats because he has only played about 20 games of football and has shown sooooo much already. As TCD said 'Thank you Richmond'

[LostDoggy]

I have a crush on Cal. He can look kinda hot too, always makes things better.
I do love watching him play though, I LOVE his lack of fear and how he really backs up himself and his team mates.


Guys thanks for the detailed comments on the game too, I missed it due to work and have got a pretty good outline of what happened now! ITS GOT ME SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO EXCITED!

Bring it on, Geelong! (I live in Geelong at the moment, and if we win for the second time playing them withing three weeks, I will be filled with joy and smugness).

[The Coon Dog]

When he takes those marks running with the flight & jumping in the air, regardless of the consequences I just yell out 'Callan The Brave'!

Just seems to roll off the tongue.

[The Pie Man]

When he takes those marks running with the flight & jumping in the air, regardless of the consequences I just yell out 'Callan The Brave'!

Just seems to roll off the tongue.

Agreed

(to the tune of Scotland the Brave - lifted completely from the MVFC theme song)

Oh Bulldogs, hear the sound of drumming
Must be Callan Ward coming
Pumped up and full of running
Callan the brave

Red, White & Blue are flying
Strike like a flash of lightning
Revved up and full of fighting
Callan the brave

And in the heat of battle
Stand up and show no fear
Proud and courageous
Marching on to Victory

Oh Bulldogs, hear the sound of drumming
Must be Callan Ward coming
Pumped up and full of running
Callan the brave

[GVGjr]

Does anyone else agree that the 22 point target added a lot of excitement to the game in the last 5 minutes? We had the game won and I was more than happy with that but even the Collingwood supporters were just hoping their side could sneak the last goal in to drag back the margin.

[LostDoggy]

Does anyone else agree that the 22 point target added a lot of excitement to the game in the last 5 minutes? We had the game won and I was more than happy with that but even the Collingwood supporters were just hoping their side could sneak the last goal in to drag back the margin.

it did make it more exciting. All the Collongwood supporters around us were just wanting a goal in that final minute. They would have seen it as a win if they got it. So that makes it a double win for us.

[The Coon Dog]

Does anyone else agree that the 22 point target added a lot of excitement to the game in the last 5 minutes? We had the game won and I was more than happy with that but even the Collingwood supporters were just hoping their side could sneak the last goal in to drag back the margin.

Yes, for sure. I just wanted a win & when that was assured, I did want to get above them.

[dog town]

Harbrow was incredible. I'd go as far to say he's in our Top 5 most important players at the moment.

Johnson has been great the last three weeks, Minson stepped up and I thought Welsh was solid too. He reads the play well and gives us another option in the Finals to play back.

Gia/Higgins still look a little off though. Particularly Gia. The big positive with Higgins at the moment IMO is that he is bursting away when running. I thought he might struggle to get his zip back when he returned from injury but he was able to pull away from a few players last night.

Probably a fair call with Harbrow. The thing with him at the moment is he is very hard to shut down. If he was just getting handball receives then you could hatch some sort of plan for him. The fact that he is winning the ball as much through interceptions, harrassing the opposition and swooping on loose balls makes him very hard to stop.He has been vital because it gives us another angle to come at the opposition. Teams can no longer just sit on Gilbee because our defense as a team is very dangerous. Hargrave, Harbrow, Gilbee, Lake all offer a bit in an attacking sense.

It says a bit that both times we have played the pies this year their whole game plan has revolved around turning our backmen around and kicking it over their heads. They are very conscious of not wanting our defenders to settle and work together.

[Desipura]

If he can improve his kicking at goal he will be an absolute star.
It is an area he will need to improve. When he does hit it sweetly, he certainly does get distance as shown with his 50m goal.
I wonder how MJP who saw him at u18 level sees his kicking?

[Desipura]

Does anyone else agree that the 22 point target added a lot of excitement to the game in the last 5 minutes? We had the game won and I was more than happy with that but even the Collingwood supporters were just hoping their side could sneak the last goal in to drag back the margin.
I agree, in fact it was like a limited over a game. That smother in the final seconds then to hear the siren, how sweet that sound was!
I just wish Etihad Stadium had shown the live ladder after every goal, not just every so often.

[GVGjr]

it did make it more exciting. All the Collongwood supporters around us were just wanting a goal in that final minute. They would have seen it as a win if they got it. So that makes it a double win for us.

For the Pies it would have been a minor victory, some sort of reward for being beaten.
Like TCD, once the victory was assured I was just willing the side to get the right margin.

[LostDoggy]

For the Pies it would have been a minor victory, some sort of reward for being beaten.
Like TCD, once the victory was assured I was just willing the side to get the right margin.

And how exactly, perfectly right it was too. All this umming and ahhing about needing to win by 22 or 23 (depending on the score), how about putting all doubt out of the equation and doing it by 24? And how right it was that it was Johnno -- so much maligned for missing the final kick in recent times -- kicking the goal that put us over the top?

You beauty.

[LostDoggy]

I'd say 2/3 is just as good as last week, since Everitt WAS a late addition to the team ;)
2 weeks from 2 that ive gotten the margain right..this is actually quite scary!!

Hey B-RadBulldog, I know you've been asked about the lotto numbers, but I can't wait to see yourprediction for next week's game???? :cool:

[LostDoggy]

And how exactly, perfectly right it was too. All this umming and ahhing about needing to win by 22 or 23 (depending on the score), how about putting all doubt out of the equation and doing it by 24? And how right it was that it was Johnno -- so much maligned for missing the final kick in recent times -- kicking the goal that put us over the top?

You beauty.

You beauty exactly - it was like a perfectly scripted play with Johnno sealing that margin late in the quarter. My partner is a Pies supporter, and he wasn't very happy with me last night. Said he was only stirring me, but I reckon there was some seriousness to the poor loser attitude, blaming the umpires, etc., etc.,!!! I don't rub it in, but let me say, the victory was bl***dy sweet! :cool:

[LostDoggy]

You beauty exactly - it was like a perfectly scripted play with Johnno sealing that margin late in the quarter. My partner is a Pies supporter, and he wasn't very happy with me last night. Said he was only stirring me, but I reckon there was some seriousness to the poor loser attitude, blaming the umpires, etc., etc.,!!! I don't rub it in, but let me say, the victory was bl***dy sweet! :cool:

Gee thats rich, a pies fan blaming the umps...

[NoParkingOnMatchDays]

How did people rate Cross game coming back early from his surgery?

[The Coon Dog]

How did people rate Cross' game coming back early from his surgery?

You wouldn't have even known he'd had an injury, just kept on keeping on.

Some of his marks backing back were super important.

[Ozza]

Crossy had an enormous last quarter. Love watching the attack on the ball from Cross, Ward, Picken and Harbrow - always happy to dive in head first, back back into packs and put themselves in the line of fire.

[LostDoggy]

Hey B-RadBulldog, I know you've been asked about the lotto numbers, but I can't wait to see yourprediction for next week's game???? :cool:

As i said last week, im gonna keep it till the Game Day thread!
Don't wanna jinx it or anything like that! ;)