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derkd
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In some ways the loss is really simple.....fans wanted to know where we are at....well now we know. Were we missing a few players today?. Yes, Were we coming off a six day break, and playing a side that has been in the media spotlight all week?. Yes, are we good enough to make top four? well the next few weeks will tell us. A few too many people want to blame Adams for the loss ... or the umpires or both.....i know you won't see reason. I would just say....we have allot of improvement left. take a few deep breaths ...maybe cold shower...  |
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John Wren 
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
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bulldogs played better for longer. i am not that disheartened by the loss. we did well to get back into it toward the end after being run over for most of the day.
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Damien 
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Joined: 21 Jan 1999
Location: Croydon Vic
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| derkd wrote: | | In some ways the loss is really simple.....fans wanted to know where we are at....well now we know. Were we missing a few players today?. Yes, Were we coming off a six day break, and playing a side that has been in the media spotlight all week?. Yes, are we good enough to make top four? well the next few weeks will tell us. A few too many people want to blame Adams for the loss ... or the umpires or both.....i know you won't see reason. I would just say....we have allot of improvement left. take a few deep breaths ...maybe cold shower... |
Yes. A team full of youngsters and we'll bounce back. Nicks is not a pleasant place to be early in the week after a loss
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richo
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| Sydney, the premiership favourites, lost to GWS. Things can change quickly, beat hawthorn and this week is an aberration. And I reckon we will beat the hawks. |
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derkd
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| John Wren wrote: | | bulldogs played better for longer. i am not that disheartened by the loss. we did well to get back into it toward the end after being run over for most of the day. |
Totally agree, some fans just wont accept being beaten by a better side on the day. And i agree we showed a bit at the end. It takes time to build a young side....Look at Port now, and look where they were this time last year....fair bit of inspiration in that sides effort to date! |
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Darkstranger
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| Derkd & John Wren.... you are both soft ! |
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derkd
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would you care to elaborate?  |
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Wokko 
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| Mid season struggles? Resting players? Sounds like an increased training load and managing players ready for finals. Every year it's the same, every year the sky is falling. Round 11&12 2010 we barely scraped by the Bulldogs then drew with Melbourne and the sky was falling. People never learn. |
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collie dog
RIP Shelby 11-10-13
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| Wokko wrote: | | Mid season struggles? Resting players? Sounds like an increased training load and managing players ready for finals. Every year it's the same, every year the sky is falling. Round 11&12 2010 we barely scraped by the Bulldogs then drew with Melbourne and the sky was falling. People never learn. |
It's a bit far out to be increasing the training load. Anyway Port seems to be miles fitter than us and they would have beaten Sydney if not for some Buddy magic. If we are running out of legs now this season may as well be a write off. Mind you anything is possible when we hire a fitness "guru" from St Blunder. What the hell could they be thinking? 
Next week will be a true acid test. I just hope we can recover enough to beat Carlton.
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Wokko
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| collie dog wrote: | | Wokko wrote: | | Mid season struggles? Resting players? Sounds like an increased training load and managing players ready for finals. Every year it's the same, every year the sky is falling. Round 11&12 2010 we barely scraped by the Bulldogs then drew with Melbourne and the sky was falling. People never learn. |
It's a bit far out to be increasing the training load. Anyway Port seems to be miles fitter than us and they would have beaten Sydney if not for some Buddy magic. If we are running out of legs now this season may as well be a write off. Mind you anything is possible when we hire a fitness "guru" from St Blunder. What the hell could they be thinking?
Next week will be a true acid test. I just hope we can recover enough to beat Carlton. |
Also forgot to add we got beaten in rounds 9 & 10 in 2010 as well. Just seems to be the ebb and flow of this club that we drop off a bit mid year. Not being in the inner sanctum I have to make guesses as to why, and increased training and/or player management is the most likely scenario. Could also be psychological, I mean there was a period of a few years that we never, ever won a game in June (or was it May? Someone correct me if I'm wrong)  |
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Johnno75
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Today for me was about work rate. The Bulldogs out ran us, worked harder than us and looked more hungry. I don't know how some weeks we can come out and pressure the opposition for 4 quarters and some weeks we look like we are going through the motions. I am glad we didn't pinch the win in the end as we didn't deserve it. If you put in the work you get the results and today the Bulldogs did.
Countless times I watched how the teamed together in support to bust their guts just to give their teammate a target or a link to carry the ball forward. When I looked at us many were struggling to run 30 meters to provide a target, no wonder we were so stagnant most of the day. At one point I watched Mitch bloody Wallace run 60m to provide a target for a kick in and his opponent either couldn't go with him or decided not to.
God won't be able to save us next week if we aren't prepared to put in the effort.
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Doc63
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| richo wrote: | | Sydney, the premiership favourites, lost to GWS. Things can change quickly, beat hawthorn and this week is an aberration. And I reckon we will beat the hawks. |
I want you to take those pills and pour them down the sink!!
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HAL
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qldmagpie67
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| Johnno75 wrote: | Today for me was about work rate. The Bulldogs out ran us, worked harder than us and looked more hungry. I don't know how some weeks we can come out and pressure the opposition for 4 quarters and some weeks we look like we are going through the motions. I am glad we didn't pinch the win in the end as we didn't deserve it. If you put in the work you get the results and today the Bulldogs did.
Countless times I watched how the teamed together in support to bust their guts just to give their teammate a target or a link to carry the ball forward. When I looked at us many were struggling to run 30 meters to provide a target, no wonder we were so stagnant most of the day. At one point I watched Mitch bloody Wallace run 60m to provide a target for a kick in and his opponent either couldn't go with him or decided not to.
God won't be able to save us next week if we aren't prepared to put in the effort. |
^^^ this^^^
We looked very slow today when all week we've heard how the lions out paced the dogs.
We heard all week now bad they are and how much better team we are
Well on paper it's true but when it came down to effort and desire we weren't close to them today.
Beams out wouldn't make the difference. Sure he might have kicked a goal or 2 but when 60% of his team mates are down the team is shot.
Just proves when your off by10-15% and the opposition has a point to prove then your in trouble.
Pray for some attitude adjustments during the week |
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Beast
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| Johnno75 wrote: | Today for me was about work rate. The Bulldogs out ran us, worked harder than us and looked more hungry. I don't know how some weeks we can come out and pressure the opposition for 4 quarters and some weeks we look like we are going through the motions. I am glad we didn't pinch the win in the end as we didn't deserve it. If you put in the work you get the results and today the Bulldogs did.
Countless times I watched how the teamed together in support to bust their guts just to give their teammate a target or a link to carry the ball forward. When I looked at us many were struggling to run 30 meters to provide a target, no wonder we were so stagnant most of the day. At one point I watched Mitch bloody Wallace run 60m to provide a target for a kick in and his opponent either couldn't go with him or decided not to.
God won't be able to save us next week if we aren't prepared to put in the effort. |
It's alway about a work rate with a scrubber slightly better than average side like ours, just like I said for months,
We got rid of our class players and the ones we have get dropped on the back of one quiet game in favour of coach's pets. |
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