Game Day - R16 Western Bulldogs vs Port Adelaide

[BulldogBelle]

This is the discussion thread for this Saturday nights game at Marrara against Port Adelaide.

My predictions are:

The Dogs by 38 points
BOG : Adam Cooney
Shaun Higgins to kick the first goal

[LostDoggy]

Dog by 56 points.
Grant 1st goal.
Cross BOG
Highlight is seeing Jurgen and Woofgirl kissing during the telecast! ;):D

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 48 points
First goal: Eagleton
BOG: Cooney

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 16
First Goal: Johno
BOG: Boyd

[Scorlibo]

Dogs by 41
Grant 1st goal
Ward BOG

[Ghost Dog]

Dogs by a kick
David Rodan: First goal.
BOG: Boyd

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 88 Points
First Goal: Grant
BOG: Boyd

[stefoid]

Lake to have limited game time, Williams and everitt to play back, murph to play forward?

[bornadog]

Dogs by 75 points

First Goal Ward

BOG griffen

[chef]

Doggies by 54 points
Everitt First Goal
Harbrow BOG

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 101 points
Bog: cooney
Fg: everitt

[AndrewP6]

Surprised at some of the big margins... I'm not convinced we can kick enough to have that big a win, but I'll take anything.

Dogs by 22
BOG Griffen
First goal to Gia

[boydogs]

Dogs by 34 points
First Goal Everitt
BOG Gilbee

[LostDoggy]

Dog's by 95 points

Boyd BOG

Grant first goal

Can't wait:)

[Go_Dogs]

Dogs by 8 goals.
BOG Cross
First goal Griffen

[LostDoggy]

Umm, love your positive attitudes fellow woofers:

Dogs by 55 points
First goal = Higgins
BOG = Boyd

[lemmon]

Dogs by 34
First goal- Lake
BOG- Griffen

[LostDoggy]

Dogs by 11 points.
First goal to ... i'll go with Griff.
Bryzaaaaa for BOG.

[The Coon Dog]

Dogs by 91 points, Boyd BOG & 1st goal to Higgins.

[BulldogBelle]

Anybody know if its live on the internet anywhere?

[mighty_west]

Dogs by 81
first goal - Gia
BOG - Boyd

[BornInDroopSt'54]

DOGS by 38
FIRST GOAL Griffen
BOG Cooney

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Dogs by 74 points
Griff first goal
Boyd BOG

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Dogs by 19 points
first goal: Guido
BOG Cooney

[LostDoggy]

come on dogs fire up!

[AndrewP6]

Very disappointing start, it looks like we just expected to win. Bombing into F50 has returned to our game - without a power foward there! :confused: FFS Dogs, pull your bloody finger out or this'll get away from us...

[DOG GOD]

we're playing like we just think the win will happen. FFS dogs play like a top 8 side.

[FlightoftheCallanWards]

Terrible start. Brian needs to show some respect to Schultz!! Give em a rocket, Rocket..

[G-Mo77]

Very ordinary. Not good signs so far. They're running around like they're a bunch of rockstars, showing Port no respect what so ever.

[DOG GOD]

Terrible start. Brian needs to show some respect to Schultz!! Give em a rocket, Rocket..

The dogs need to show some respect to port and not think that the win is theirs for the taking, OTHERWISE we will all be spewing at the final siren.

[ReLoad]

Quarter One:

Right from the dictionary:

pre·tend·er
   /prɪˈtɛndər/ Show Spelled[pri-ten-der]
–noun
1. A person who pretends, esp. for a dishonest purpose.
2. An aspirant or claimant (often fol. by to ): a pretender to the throne.
3. A person who makes unjustified or false claims, statements, etc., as about personal status, abilities, intentions, or the like: a pretender to literary genius.
4. See Western Bulldogs.

[Ghost Dog]

Dogs look better in the 2nd quarter. Thanks Port runner! Gah, couldn't make the most of it.
VEry lucky to be in front now. Rugby style tackle typical of the hard stuff Port will bring to this.

[FlightoftheCallanWards]

Couple of cheap goals. Hopefully gives us some momentum

[AndrewP6]

Dumb free given away by Boyd. Got to be better than that. Looks like they've get their eyes on the Dockers game already...

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Wow, I know the first quarter was average, but geez some of you have gone in hard early.
Port gave the Pies a fright early on too last week.
We're doing better this quarter, have lifted our intensity, are getting our bodies in lower on contested ground balls

[Ghost Dog]

When we start chipping it around in our back line and give away 50's its a really bad sign. Come on boys. So many free giveaways.

[FlightoftheCallanWards]

Wow, I know the first quarter was average, but geez some of you have gone in hard early.
Port gave the Pies a fright early on too last week.
We're doing better this quarter, have lifted our intensity, are getting our bodies in lower on contested ground balls
Yep. Was a bit over the top myself but was disappointed with the lack of effort. Better this quarter but still some very stupid, undisciplined frees..

[Flamethrower]

All week I have been saying that this is a danger game. Port were with the Pies for 3 quarters, and we saw how good Collingwood are today. A 1 point win will do me.

[Ghost Dog]

Wow, I know the first quarter was average, but geez some of you have gone in hard early.
Port gave the Pies a fright early on too last week.
We're doing better this quarter, have lifted our intensity, are getting our bodies in lower on contested ground balls

Always knew Port would come out hard. Going to be very tight.
Lack of discipline from seniors is very disappointing.

[AndrewP6]

We've got to expect better if we're going to go anywhere at the pointy end of the season. Giving away pointless, dumb frees repeatedly isn't going to get it done.

[ReLoad]

Quarter Two:

luck·y
1    /ˈlʌki/ Show Spelled[luhk-ee]
–adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
1. Having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
2. Happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
3. Bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.
4. See Western Bulldogs

[G-Mo77]

I'm livid about these umpiring decisions and I'll even admit Port have had some bad ones too. All you have to do now to get a free kick is bend over and let your opponent avoid your head. 9/10 you'll get a free kick.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Still think we will run over Port as we have a huge upside to our game, Rocket will be given them plenty at 1/2 time. We need more out of Picken, Grant, Eagle and Jonno.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I'm livid about these umpiring decisions and I'll even admit Port have had some bad ones too. All you have to do now to get a free kick is bend over and let your opponent avoid your head. 9/10 you'll get a free kick.

agree wholeheartedly, I think both teams would be very disappointed with the umpiring tonight.

As expected facing a team with a new coach makes for a difficult contest, unless you can snuff them out early on in the game. We're going to have to up the ante in the midfield this next quarter around stoppages, and get the ball forward alot quicker, to stop Port from getting numbers back.

[Ghost Dog]

Still think we will run over Port as we have a huge upside to our game, Rocket will be given them plenty at 1/2 time. We need more out of Picken, Grant, Eagle and Jonno.

Positives so far. Jhonno, great signs. Everitt / Eagleton / Boyd looking good.
Negatives: What the hell with all the lack of discipline? giving away frees??

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Yet another weak free kick, Cornes went down like he was shot. Umps need to be better than that.

[hujsh]

Nice finish by the Eagle there.

[AndrewP6]

live ladder in the 2nd quarter shows us in the four!! :)

[AndrewP6]

terrible work in the last line gave Westhoff a chance... which he promptly messed up..

[NoName]

Not read through this whole thread, but the umpiring tonight has been terrible.

[Ghost Dog]

terrible work in the last line gave Westhoff a chance... which he promptly messed up..

They really had their opportunities.
Such a great ball cooney > Grant. Nice goal. Pulling away. Bury em' Dogs.

COON!

[AndrewP6]

Love Ward's grunt work...

[NoName]

Love Ward's grunt work...

Agree, it is one of the reasons why I rate him so highly.

[Ghost Dog]

WARD, great work. Moles contributing well.
Boyd looks absolutely gassed.

[BulldogBelle]

Bring Kellie Underwood on. Tim Lane calls it like tennis, has no idea who half our players are, and gets the basics wrong.

[AndrewP6]

Bring Kellie Underwood on. Tim Lane calls it like tennis, has no idea who half our players are, and gets the basics wrong.

Oh the horror!! Leave her to interview the Auskickers, IMO.

[LostDoggy]

Would like to see us take the pedal off, but being only 4 goals we may have to keep going longer than I hope. Hehe gota love local footy timekeeping!

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Is Ward in any trouble tribunal wise? Went in hard at the bloke with his head over the ball. Looks like he got the shoulder, but the MRP are trigger happy any time a player gets collected with his head over the pill.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Oh the horror!! Leave her to interview the Auskickers, IMO.

Well called Captain Kurtz, the horror indeed. As bad as Dim Lane is, Kellie on the mic is not an improvement.

[Ghost Dog]

Pretty Slimy out there. reckon those gloves make a lick of difference? ^_^
How is it that Harbrow can scoop it so cleanly??? Amazing

[hujsh]

Williams doesn't look like he wants to kick it since those two clangers earlier.

[Rance Fan]

Everitt unfortunately hasnt done enough to maintain a spot. Been a tough night though

[LostDoggy]

Is Ward in any trouble tribunal wise? Went in hard at the bloke with his head over the ball. Looks like he got the shoulder, but the MRP are trigger happy any time a player gets collected with his head over the pill.

Nope shouldn't have a worry, hit the shoulder, but your right you never know with the MRP.

[LostDoggy]

Everitt unfortunately hasnt done enough to maintain a spot. Been a tough night though

Yea was hoping for more, but with VFL fitness what should we have expected.

[firstdogonthemoon]

Quarter Two:

luck·y
1    /ˈlʌki/ Show Spelled[luhk-ee]
–adjective, luck·i·er, luck·i·est.
1. Having or marked by good luck; fortunate: That was my lucky day.
2. Happening fortunately: a lucky accident.
3. Bringing or foretelling good luck, or supposed to do so: a lucky penny.
4. See Western Bulldogs


Misplaced your dictionary now that things are going well?

[Rance Fan]

Yea was hoping for more, but with VFL fitness what should we have expected.

I think conditions have made it tough. I think J Grant game was about on the same level.
Higgins and Gia up forward still doesnt seem to have hit top form. Johnno performance looked as to have improved which is a good sign.

[hujsh]

Everitt unfortunately hasnt done enough to maintain a spot. Been a tough night though

Not been great but I can't think of any forward who played much better.

[ReLoad]

Quarter 3.


com·pose
   /kəmˈpoʊz/ Show Spelled [kuhm-pohz] Show IPA verb, -posed, -pos·ing.
–verb (used with object)
1. to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
2. to be or constitute a part or element of: a rich sauce composed of many ingredients.
3. to make up or form the basis of: Style composes the essence of good writing.
4. to put or dispose in proper form or order: to compose laws into a coherent system.
5. See Western Bulldogs

[ReLoad]

Finally Quarter 4.


fin·ish
   /ˈfɪnɪʃ/ Show Spelled[fin-ish] Show IPA
–verb (used with object)
1. to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
2. to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.
3. to use completely (often fol. by up or off ): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.
4. to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often fol. by off ): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.
5. to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes fol. by up ): He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.
6. See Western Bulldogs

[Ghost Dog]

Well done dogs!!!
Good to see all the fans up there.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Everitt unfortunately hasnt done enough to maintain a spot. Been a tough night though

have to agree there. I think the play that seals his fate was late in the game, tries the miracle dribble goal from the boundary, instead of centring it to Guido in the goal square.
Even if it had've come off, it's not the sort of play a guy trying to cement a place in the side should be going for.

[ReLoad]

Misplaced your dictionary now that things are going well?

I dont think there is anyone who thougth our first quarter was acceptable, just trying to put it in a slightly amusing context, promise i wont do it again.

very happy the real dogs turned up after that, and all was well.

Although, like other posters on these forums i think the Darwin experiment has to end, we will only see the true cost of this when we front up next week and if fatigue plays any factor.

but for mine, i wish that had have been at home.

[Ghost Dog]

have to agree there. I think the play that seals his fate was late in the game, tries the miracle dribble goal from the boundary, instead of centring it to Guido in the goal square.
Even if it had've come off, it's not the sort of play a guy trying to cement a place in the side should be going for.

But at least if we play these young blokes now and then, we get to see that. Perfect game to give a few kids a run. Can't see him with a spot, but good to see him on the park.

[LostDoggy]

I actually forgot Gia was playing until I saw Everitts late goal attempt.

SO relieved we won though.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

But at least if we play these young blokes now and then, we get to see that. Perfect game to give a few kids a run. Can't see him with a spot, but good to see him on the park.

I was very glad to see him get a game, I guess I am waiting for Andrej to really grab his spot and make it his. And whilst he is still young, really he is in his fourth season now, and should be starting to understand what is required at this level.
Time is still on his side, but I am increasingly wondering whether it will happen for him at the Dogs. I really really hope I am wrong, because when in his debut season, I had him pegged to become the sort of player that Sam Gilbert has evolved into, and yet each consecutive season he has played he has seemingly gone backwards.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

I dont think there is anyone who thougth our first quarter was acceptable, just trying to put it in a slightly amusing context, promise i wont do it again.

very happy the real dogs turned up after that, and all was well.

Although, like other posters on these forums i think the Darwin experiment has to end, we will only see the true cost of this when we front up next week and if fatigue plays any factor.

but for mine, i wish that had have been at home.

Fair enough, but it was the 1st Qtr against a team who had something to prove, and were always going to come out hard, and we were only 15 points down.
The balance swung pretty quickly thereafter, and we were winning the clearances and hard ball very easily from the start of the seecond quarter on.

I agree with you on the whole Darwin experiment, hopefully we get ourselves into a financial position where we don't have to commit to this in the not too distant future.
It's going to be very interesting how we run out the game next week.

[Scraggers]

Fair enough, but it was the 1st Qtr against a team who had something to prove, and were always going to come out hard, and we were only 15 points down.
The balance swung pretty quickly thereafter, and we were winning the clearances and hard ball very easily from the start of the seecond quarter on.

I agree with you on the whole Darwin experiment, hopefully we get ourselves into a financial position where we don't have to commit to this in the not too distant future.
It's going to be very interesting how we run out the game next week.

Agreed !!! Considering it was their first game under new coach (Primus) AND Cornes' 200th ... I'd take a six goal win any day

[Rance Fan]

I dont think there is anyone who thougth our first quarter was acceptable, just trying to put it in a slightly amusing context, promise i wont do it again.

very happy the real dogs turned up after that, and all was well.

Although, like other posters on these forums i think the Darwin experiment has to end, we will only see the true cost of this when we front up next week and if fatigue plays any factor.

but for mine, i wish that had have been at home.

Reload

I agree the 1st quarter was poor, but the dictionary meanings arent amusing.
They go up to Darwin for the $$, ideally it would be better to play at home, but i guess thats how it is for now.
We got the win, now we hopefully recover fully and smash Freo next week at home.

Port Adelaide

Ordinary -

–adjective
1. of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
2. plain or undistinguished: ordinary clothes.
3. somewhat inferior or below average; mediocre.
4. See Reloads humour!! :D

[Ghost Dog]

Reload

I agree the 1st quarter was poor, but the dictionary meanings arent amusing.
:D

Lighten up Rance! Nothing wrong with a bit of word play.

[AndrewP6]

I agree the 1st quarter was poor, but the dictionary meanings arent amusing.


I thought they were... :)

[Rance Fan]

Lighten up Rance! Nothing wrong with a bit of word play.

Disagree. If i wont a bit of word play id go play scrabble!

[Drunken Bum]

Williams doesn't look like he wants to kick it since those two clangers earlier.
I thought his field kicking was great up until that first clanger which despite what the commentators said was poor judgment i thought was a misskick, didnt see a replay so prepared to be corrected, was surprised they harped on about his kicking after that first mistake.


Everitt unfortunately hasnt done enough to maintain a spot. Been a tough night though
His first quarter and a half was pretty decent i thought, disappeared after that pretty much but was there abouts when the game was on which was more than i could say for a few others


Reload

I agree the 1st quarter was poor, but the dictionary meanings arent amusing.
seems you are on your own here mate, think you need to lighten up a little bit personally :)


just one other point i thought Johno was looking a bit more like his old self tonight, a good sign coming into the finals as i believe we will need him to stand up and lead if we are to go anywhere

[Chicago1]

Dear ReLoad,

I am sending you the following via Super Express AirMail in hope that it might be useful in your posts for next week's match. A bit of colour never hurts, especially if it's in Russian. The package is being sent in plain brown wrapping, OK?

Yours truly,
C1 :D

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q136/westernbulldogs1/dirtydic.jpg

[Chicago1]

Oh yeah... I listened to the second half of the match. I was expecting the Power to come out all ablazin' in the first quarter. They did the same last week. Sounds like the weather in Darwin was similar to what we have here now - low 30's and high humidity. I get tired just walking down to the local supermarket... but then again I am nearing 58 years and a bit "portly". Surely the team is physically fit enough to recover by next weekend. Glad to see that we did what we had to do to win. Unfortunately we're not on ESPN3 next week. They're broadcasting the Melbourne v Sydney match online next weekend. Boring.

[Scraggers]

Lighten up Rance! Nothing wrong with a bit of word play.

I must say I enjoyed the second to fourth dictionary meanings ... It's was the choice of words for the first word (1st quarter) that I thought was not amusing ... Wrong choice of word me thinks.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Misplaced your dictionary now that things are going well?

Maybe he is a clandestine Magpie supporter who is worried about the Bulldogs.

[Ghost Dog]

Harbrow. What a gun. Perfect for those conditions, low center of gravity,clean hands, quick decision making
As good a work ethic as any player we have. Just hard at it.
I reckon he could have taken the ball from one end of the ground to the other and nobody could have touched him.

gun ( slang ) ADJ

Australian slang term for a good bloke, reliable mate, or person otherwise admired for being efficient or formidable with regards some pursuit. Descended from wartime, when the word was used for a dependable comrade one was glad to have beside them; a 'good gun'.

example
> Harbrow just danced around 10 players and banged it into the 50 again.
> Yeah, Jarrod's a gun.

[ReLoad]

Dear ReLoad,

I am sending you the following via Super Express AirMail in hope that it might be useful in your posts for next week's match. A bit of colour never hurts, especially if it's in Russian. The package is being sent in plain brown wrapping, OK?

Yours truly,
C1 :D

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q136/westernbulldogs1/dirtydic.jpg


Thank you i look forward to recieving it, and making my next post a little more colourful.
nice one! :)

As for those that didn't like my posts:

I've paid my fine to the fun police and have lost two demerit points on my sense of humour license.

I've also made appointments to see Dr Killjoy and i'm meeting with the people that look after the commonwealth bank tellers to have my personality surgically removed.

Please return to your normal posts about how bald Eagleton is.

[ledge]

I dont think we can be too crucial on any talls today, the ball was slippery and not kind to any player let alone talls trying to take marks or bend over and handle the ball cleanly.

Harbrow a small who has experience in this weather was the only one to really make any inroads into clean ball handling.

[Stefcep]

TBH I thought some 50-50 things went our way early in the 2nd Q to get us back in the match. Happened at a critical time. I felt a bit nervous in the last quarter when Port really matched us and it was a bit of an arm wrestle. 4 goals isn't a secure lead with a quarter to go.

All in all, 4points is 4 points, and it gives us a chance to go top 4.

A few shining lights like Harbrow. But nothing much to write home about.

[Happy Days]

Have we had such high levels of humidity the other times we've played up there?

The game look alot sloppier and greasier than it has in previous years.

[Ghost Dog]

Pro's and Con's of the game.


What's your two cents guys?
Positives: Pretty even contribution / Brad looked good and moved well. Good attack, Cross charging in as if his life depended on it / good kicking for such greasy conditions. 63 tackles, / solid work down back / Got through without serious injuries ( from what I know ) !!!

Worries: Without Barry, look a bit toothless / Not manning up in the Q1 / Lack of discipline giving away frees / First quarter work rate / overusing the ball at times / Griff the running machine getting mown down from behind again! ( I swear it's that mop of hair / peripheral vision issue. Cut it! ^_^ ) TIO Siren sounds like it needs an overhaul.

For yours Woofers?

[Drunken Bum]

TBH I thought some 50-50 things went our way early in the 2nd Q to get us back in the match. Happened at a critical time.

cant remember if it was the 2nd Q or not but that free against the port runner was ridiculous, anyone care to explain that to me, has there been a rule change regarding this?

[soupman]

cant remember if it was the 2nd Q or not but that free against the port runner was ridiculous, anyone care to explain that to me, has there been a rule change regarding this?

That was fair enough, if not incredibly lucky. There needs to be a detterant (sp?) to stop runners being involved in the play. Barnes got fined and/or suspended for filling space a few years ago as a runner and there needs to be the penalty of a free kick available if they are involved in the play. The Port bloke clearly was in the wrong place, and the free kick was thus warranted on the basis of the above, even if it was a bit harsh.

[Sedat]

Worries:

For yours Woofers?
I'd add Ward to the list of worries from the game. He needs some continuity in his game leading into the finals and could do with a week's holiday like a hole in the head (which unfortunately I reckon he'll get).

[The Coon Dog]

I'd add Ward to the list of worries from the game. He needs some continuity in his game leading into the finals and could do with a week's holiday like a hole in the head (which unfortunately I reckon he'll get).

I hope not, seemed more shoulder contact to me, but you never know with the lottery that is the MRP.