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A reminder that when we played the Hawks, they were two games clear on top of the ladder.

We started their downfall.  :ph34r:

In all seriousness, if we hadn't beat them, this final series would have ended up completely differently in terms of matchups.

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A reminder that when we played the Hawks, they were two games clear on top of the ladder. We started their downfall.  

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Praying the Crows get into the granny, the Cats and Swans have had enough success the past 10 years.  At least we are guaranteed one fresh team making it in (Gws or Dogs). Crows vs Bulldogs grand

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Dogs are blowing all kinds of theory's (excuses) out of the water. - injuries  - playing underdone players - lack of finals experience  - the travel factor from the week before

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4 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

A reminder that when we played the Hawks, they were two games clear on top of the ladder.

We started their downfall.  :ph34r:

And we should be very proud of that. Showed their vulnerability. 

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What do the Bulldogs do that makes them so good

They RUN and they handball FAST

When they have the ball they create space for the next in line receiver, ie they dont all run TO the ball. Most run away from the best receiver .... 

When they dont have the ball they move in and crowd the ball and the likely next receiver of the opposition. 

They are fantastically well coached. ,... An absolutely modern coach indeed

Good luck to them 

 

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15 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

In all seriousness, if we hadn't beat them, this final series would have ended up completely differently in terms of matchups.

 

14 minutes ago, DominatrixTyson said:

Haha. Fantastic. I will definitely not repeat that on any other forums out of respect for the Dogs :P

 

11 minutes ago, monoccular said:

And we should be very proud of that. Showed their vulnerability. 

 

8 minutes ago, SaberFang said:

We showed a blueprint on how to beat them when many other teams couldn't. 

 

I took the stupid smiley out of my original post, as I was dead serious.

Against all odds knocked them off when they otherwise would have gone 3 games clear and finished on top.  We slayed the giant, finally after 10 years.  We got in their heads and filled their entire club with self doubt.

Clarkson tried to shrug it off after the game, but no doubt we rattled them.  And now they are done, hopefully for a long time,  and we will have a new premier.

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Bulldogs win because they

1. win the contested footy

2. use quick hands (handballs) to a player in a BETTER POSITION

3. believe in themselves (Beveridge says we work on our strengths and stay positive)

4. pressure and tackling is not negotiable (discipline)

5. Bontempelli and Macrae ... midfield stars

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3 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

I took the stupid smiley out of my original post, as I was dead serious.

Against all odds knocked them off when they otherwise would have gone 3 games clear and finished on top.  We slayed the giant, finally after 10 years.  We got in their heads and filled their entire club with self doubt.

Clarkson tried to shrug it off after the game, but no doubt we rattled them.  And now they are done, hopefully for a long time,  and we will have a new premier.

I had a good chuckle to myself a few minutes ago thinking about Lewis' pathetic comments about how they didn't show up against us.

Would love to walk up to him and ask why his team didn't show up against the Dogs tonight. Deadset arrogant [censored].

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I reckon both Sydney and Adelaide will destroy a slow, boring defensive outfit like Geelong. And I bloody hope they do!

Would love nothing more than to see this endless cherry-picking recruitment strategy from teams like Geelong and Hawthorn crash & burn.

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Love watching the Hawkers getting smashed two weeks in a row! Champagne viewing!

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