Body of work this year for Watts has been tremendous - yet again today in clutch moments he delivers... he is silk, and will be the reason we win a premiership, both during the season and on the day.

55 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Bugg was lucky we won after his taunts and great to see him kick straight for once after his lucky free kick.

Bugg will be a part of serious September Acttion reminds me of Byron Picket in some ways  Cant be a bad thing!!

Edited June 18, 20178 yr by picket fence

1 minute ago, Danelska said:

Body of work this year for Watts has been tremendous - yet again today in clutch moments he delivers... he is silk, and will be the reason we win a premiership, both during the season and on the day.

I'VE LOST COUNT OF THE NUMBER OF TIMES I'VE WATCHED THE REPLAYS AND NOTED HIS SILKY SKILLS, MOST OF WHICH HAVE GONE UN-NOTICED BY COMMENTATORS.

I actually think the Bulldogs came to play early, and we just blew them away with aggression and good footy. 

We've smashed both the reigning premiers and the flag favourites on their home turfs this season without our 2 most important KPPs. That's pretty impressive. 

2 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Garlett should have had another bag of 5 today.  Lock him in for his first 50 goal season.  Can't believe his turnaround in form this year.

I can believe it, I thought last year he was due but it didn't eventuate. Always had it in him.

On a side note, what percentage of his goals at Melbourne have been kicked from inside the goal square? I would say it's almost 90%.

12 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Bulldogs Big Footy page:

"We where on top of them in the first 2 quarters just couldn't score with there 8 players in our forward line and we got flogged by the umps! Dropped our heads after watts slotted one 2 minutes into the third was all downhill from there"

Rational...

I must admit, I did feel like they had their hands on the ball for most of the first quarter. Our work off the ball to transition into defence was a thing of beauty. Long may it continue!

2 hours ago, Nasher said:

Been feeling all year that we've been on the verge of being a good team.  Could we have just crossed the line?

That win last weekend felt like a turning point IMO. On the siren, having 'gotten away with one' as it were, they are the games a full strength Richmond lose and they're currently sitting 6th. So it says a bit about our side.

Bloody great effort by the boys and coaches

1 hour ago, Dees2014 said:

He had tow prove himself like everyone else - and look how it has paid off! We should all be grateful.

 

i wonder how the bullies are feeling about Hannah now?

Hannah's a good sort. Her sisters aren't too bad either. !!!!!!!

I reckon Jones corked his quad in the smother that busted Lin Jong's ACL. He played for two more quarters and then went off as a precaution....Should play next week.

15 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

Stringer is rubbish.

So was Boyd today.

 

honeychurch could hit a barn door 

 

they had a load of passengers

5 minutes ago, Danelska said:

Body of work this year for Watts has been tremendous - yet again today in clutch moments he delivers... he is silk, and will be the reason we win a premiership, both during the season and on the day.

Well said Danelska. Watts doesn't always win his own ball and has copped some flack for that over the years but the reality is he has superb hands and is one of the best kicks in the competition.

If Jack had been playing for Hawthorn instead of Gunston over the last few years he would have kicked 70 goals a year, now in a competitive side we are seeing his real worth. Jack could have ran away but he has stood his ground and now is showing what he can really do and it is great to watch.

 

Bugg has been great the last month, despite the goal kicking a few weeks ago over two matches he's doing everything required.

He's can be an absolutely annoying [censored] head, but he's our absolutey annoying [censored] head, so I'm happy to hear oppo fans complain about him.

Runs hard, put's pressure on and now has stepped up to kick goals. No way we should drop him.

 

 

 

Edited June 18, 20178 yr by Sigil

1 hour ago, ProDee said:

I don't understand these sentiments.  It was ALL deserved.

They'll NOW speak in glowing terms.

Produce crap, expect crap.  Produce great performances and expect plaudits.

That's how it works.  That's life.

I hate victimhood mentalities.

You obviously don't listen to Carey especially on AFL.com previewing the rounds games nothing ever gd comes out of his mouth about the Dees plus on talking footy. I know what I've heard no victim hood here.

Edited June 18, 20178 yr by Win4theages

17 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Bulldogs Big Footy page:

"We where on top of them in the first 2 quarters just couldn't score with there 8 players in our forward line and we got flogged by the umps! Dropped our heads after watts slotted one 2 minutes into the third was all downhill from there"

Rational...

In fairness I would say around the ground and in some key statistics they were probably at least even but didn't get reward for effort. Much of the first half was played in their half of the ground but it was when we were able to break free that we were most damaging. 

On the turnaround when they got free they made errors in judgement and didn't spot up teammates. It made it easy pickings for Hibberd who was fantastic again. 

I wouldn't go as far as saying they were on top of us but they weren't being destroyed as the shoreline suggested, in fact in reminded me a bit of the Gold Coast game. The difference is that we stepped up our pressure in the second half and they wilted. 

1 hour ago, Stingray said:

One of my favourite moments of today was seeing the look of joy and causal confidence on watts face when he kicked that goal at half time. 

It was a huge goal for us I think to stop a momentum shift and the fact he just went back and slotted it no fuss was just so good the see. I think he's a good barometer to watch for the club - the fact jack is so comfortable in his own skin shows just how comfortable and quietly confident the rest of the team is as a unit.

 

He's in the "really dangerous player category now"

1 minute ago, Sigil said:

Bugg has been great the last month, despite the goal kicking a few weeks ago over two matches he's doing everything required.

He's can be absolute annoying [censored] head, but he's our absolute annoying [censored] head, so I'm happy to hear oppo fans complain about him.

Runs hard, put's pressure on and now has stepped up to kick goals. No way we should drop him.

 

 

 

Bugg plays for the free, before the opening bounce was happy to hit the ground hard and offers up his back to the numnuts. Wood fell for it after hannan goal

51 minutes ago, Forest Demon said:

That was the performance we have threatened to have all year, our only 4 quarter performance thus far.

Some great performances...

Hibberd - what a pick up

Salem - I honestly think he is the most underrated player at the club. Many think he is decent, but I rate him higher than that.

OMac - was great last week after quarter time, and was great again today

Salem's been one of my favourites since his debut against the Swans. He showed a physical aggression as well as skill to make me think we had a good one on our hands. Great to see what he's been able to put together this year withour the thyroid/concussion issues hanging over his head 

7 minutes ago, WAClark said:

I must admit, I did feel like they had their hands on the ball for most of the first quarter. Our work off the ball to transition into defence was a thing of beauty. Long may it continue!

Yes at the game I was wondering what the % time in possession was around half time. No such stats at Etihad. The dogs had a lot of the ball in their front half but we were relentless in our defencive work, they just couldn't score. Still pinching myself about how intense we were at the contest. Never seen it before at this level for consecutive games. 

Keep that intensity up and we will take some beating. 

2 hours ago, old dee said:

I actually think we play this ground better than the G. 

We'll be better at the G once we get Gawn and Hogan back. The lack of big marking targets can kill you on the bigger ground.

11 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

I reckon Jones corked his quad in the smother that busted Lin Jong's ACL. He played for two more quarters and then went off as a precaution....Should play next week.

I thought it may have been in that spoil at the end of the third. You could be right tho.

OMG what a fantastic game, such a wonderful team effort by all the boys. Can't take the smile off the dial! 

9 minutes ago, Pates said:

In fairness I would say around the ground and in some key statistics they were probably at least even but didn't get reward for effort. Much of the first half was played in their half of the ground but it was when we were able to break free that we were most damaging. 

On the turnaround when they got free they made errors in judgement and didn't spot up teammates. It made it easy pickings for Hibberd who was fantastic again. 

I wouldn't go as far as saying they were on top of us but they weren't being destroyed as the shoreline suggested, in fact in reminded me a bit of the Gold Coast game. The difference is that we stepped up our pressure in the second half and they wilted. 

They scored their first goal with 7m left in the second quarter. I understand what you are saying but they were being smashed despite what the stats say...

2 hours ago, Redleg said:

 

i have been saying for weeks that OMAC has played better then most people think.

Edited June 18, 20178 yr by don't make me angry

38 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Bulldogs Big Footy page:

"We where on top of them in the first 2 quarters just couldn't score with there 8 players in our forward line and we got flogged by the umps! Dropped our heads after watts slotted one 2 minutes into the third was all downhill from there"

Rational...

I reckon that Bulldog fan is a former Collingwood Primary student. The literacy is about right.