Western Bulldogs V St Kilda R6, Sunday 20/4/25 at Marvel Stadium at 7.20pm

[Go_Dogs]

1. Bont is king
2. ⁠when we run hard and fast off hb we’re hard to beat. JJ, Dale, Bramble all critical
3. ⁠Kennedy may be our best “seasoned” recruit ever. We’ve missed a player like him since Dunks left
4. ⁠we’ve still scored against too easy when opposition sides run through our web and under pressure get our coverage wrong / defend too high at times - we get caught out the back
5. ⁠Naughts is back baby
6. ⁠Sando and Fridge are excellent. It’s going to be a genuine “we nailed that” draft in 5 years time. Trading up was the right call.
7. ⁠Darcy out is MASSIVE. We’re a borderline top 8 side now I think …. I know one player and all of that, but he’s just so good.
8. ⁠we adjusted our entires after he went down which is something I haven’t seen us do well historically.
9. ⁠saunters suck - let’s not read too much into it. They’ve got 4 players (last night) if I’m being generous who’d get a game in our full strength side
10. ⁠anti social texts work (there was some peanut behind us that someone texted in on - I assume - as security came, had a chat, and he shut up)
11. Also, we really looked to bring the ball back inside last night.
12. Thought Tim did well against Marshall.
13. West is a reliable player now and stays involved.
14. Dolan got better as the game wore on (or at least, I noticed him more). He’s going to be a 150 gamer and a good player in time. He’s clever.

[Dogs 24/7]

Don't know if this is true or if it has been mentioned but the bloke behind me said it was 20 years to the day that Luke did his knee. Can someone confirm or deny

20 years to the round that Luke did his knee in 2005 in round 6.

[soupman]

20 years to the year?

[Go_Dogs]

20 years to the year?

Yes. Wonder what he was upto during his rehab? Sam is how old???!! Think my math is a bit off….

[Dogs 24/7]

I don't want to take much off our win last night but did we cop a but of a benefit for the Saints playing in 35 degree temperature last week?
I mean they weren't as desperate as in previous games I have seen and that is what they're known for. Also copping Bont in that sort of form was a kick to the nuts for them

[kruder]

We defended their kick outs so much better you could tell it was a real focus during the week often they got it outside of forward 50 but then has no where to go.

Even Rossy said pregame we had been struggling with it, 14 tackles inside 50 also was solid effort also.

English is still dropping a few marks but he is getting in front of the ruck contest at the stoppage, he was a real influence last night I really liked his game.

The kids are good, Sanders still struggles defensively without ball in hand but he has gained real confidence with it, Davidson is sneaky good in the air and looks to be one of the better runners in the AFL, Joel just has time which is rare and Dolan gets in really good positions and more importantly is one of the better kicks in our team. The athletic traits of Hynes were always going to be a concern particularly early but with ball in hand that kid AFL standard and Jaques and Crofty are two that look to have real potential at the level.

Role players, yes we finally have some good ones. Kennedy, Westy, Williams, Mcsteal and throw in 2025 Vanders and Harmes its a nice list and all of these boys are prepared to do the team thing and all can impact at different stages.

The Bont rose again on Easter Sunday, what a privilege it is to have him at the Kennel. I just wish he had the ability to heel Darcy's knee, we just haven't had much luck this year and its down to Naughty to be the player we all thought he would be a few years ago. A step forward from him last night, we need to see that version on a more consistent basis.

[Bornadog]

English needs to hold those marks. I'm a big critic of his but think he was pretty good today. He was really worked over but thought gave out midfield good usage in stoppages. Take some of those marks and he's had a very good game.

A stat that is hard to believe:

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[ledge]

Great news is Darcy hasn’t done an ACL but will miss a few games

[kickit2Koly]

English needs to hold those marks. I'm a big critic of his but think he was pretty good today. He was really worked over but thought gave out midfield good usage in stoppages. Take some of those marks and he's had a very good game.

Agree with this, I thought he gave Marshall a bit of a touch up last night.

[azabob]

English has been sneaky awesome in the ruck tonight.

Watching live he had an aggression to his game which has not been seen for a few years.

[azabob]

I don't want to take much off our win last night but did we cop a but of a benefit for the Saints playing in 35 degree temperature last week?
I mean they weren't as desperate as in previous games I have seen and that is what they're known for. Also copping Bont in that sort of form was a kick to the nuts for them

Didn’t we also play in similar weather conditions?

[Bornadog]

Didn’t we also play in similar weather conditions?

We have played in hot conditions the whole season

[Bornadog]

Watching live he had an aggression to his game which has not been seen for a few years.

I actually think he has been like that the whole season. Agree, last night he was so determined to not let Rohan get on top of him

[comrade]

Watching live he had an aggression to his game which has not been seen for a few years.

Big thing for me was his positioning at throw ins. He usually always gets manhandled by Marshall, giving up front position and allowing Marshall to control things. He was very proactive in maintaining position in the ruck contests, stark contrast to other games where he is knocked around.

[merantau]

English's best game for the year. Good sign.