Post Match Discussion - Round 13

[Lucifers Hero 37,008]

1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

There are rumours of trouble in the Dogs camp with some players at odds with each other. Anyone hear anything about that? Was some talk on SEN today about it but nothing definitive....

 A lady called SEN during the KB show, saying she knew what was wrong with the bulldogs and it involved two players (which she was asked not to name on air).  I think it was Martin Blake who (completely unprompted) asked if it involved a woman and the caller said 'yes'.  For Blake to ask that question would suggest there are some stories floating around behind the scenes. I assume that off air she gave the producer more info and the player names.

That call will probably trigger the media ambulance chasers to start digging for dirt.  Only a matter of time before it becomes public. 

Poor doggies, their season is falling apart on and off the field. 

Tbh I have no sympathy for them at all!

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Great to see so many New or nearly New posters with so many wide and varied, well thought out comments

[Chook 14,475]

18 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Sam Frost is turning into a total gun.   He might be as fast as Hunt, which is crazy considering how tall he is.

Sam Frost is a ridiculous physical specimen. Surely he's wasted in the AFL. He should be winning gold medals in Sport X (whatever he's best suited to).

[PaulRB 5,921]

51 minutes ago, Copuchas said:

Steady on!  Paul Roos is totally biased to the Dees when commentating on Fox and Ox is unashamedly a Dees tragic on SEN.  

He tipped the Doggies to win just before the game, so not so one eyed...

 

[Ethan Tremblay 28,387]

38 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

There are rumours of trouble in the Dogs camp with some players at odds with each other. Anyone hear anything about that? Was some talk on SEN today about it but nothing definitive....

Some sort of issue between JJ and Stringer, one of them apparently won't be at the Bulldogs next season (from the top..)

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42 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

Sam Frost is turning into a total gun.   He might be as fast as Hunt, which is crazy considering how tall he is.

We traded pick 23 (Pat McKenna, haha) for Frost, pick 40 (ANB) and pick 53 (Omac).

Quick Sam Edmund, go and write another article about Josh Kelly and Lobb being better than Tyson, Salem and Hunt!

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31 minutes ago, Chook said:

Sam Frost is a ridiculous physical specimen. Surely he's wasted in the AFL. He should be winning gold medals in Sport X (whatever he's best suited to).

It's a shame he will have to settle for an AFL premiership medallion instead ?

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22 minutes ago, PaulRB said:

He tipped the Doggies to win just before the game, so not so one eyed...

 

No he didn't.  He said the Dogs would get their act together soon but he thought not before Melbourne beat them.

[PaulRB 5,921]

Just now, sue said:

No he didn't.  He said the Dogs would get their act together soon but he thought not before Melbourne beat them.

OK cool, was at pub so only half listening. Thanks. 

Love ya Roos

[Chook 14,475]

I'll just leave this here.

[Dr. Gonzo 22,415]

3 hours ago, demonique said:

I've just finished watching the replay of yesterdays cracking win, and I don't know if its just me or what, but listening to the commentators on Fox sports, we had amongst them in particular Huddo, he is so biased against us.

He seemed to spend much of his commentary umpiring the game and calling out his perceived infractions committed by us and hardly, if at all, by the Dogs! What a little sycophant. Now I know I am one-eyed, but he is just so blatantly obvious in what should be non partisan situation. I think Dwayne Russell has those leanings also. But Hudson, he has that face I'd just like to punch!

Oh well perhaps I'm just a bit too sensitive for my own good . Go Dees

I got the feeling it's because Hudson was sitting next to Brad Johnson so got caught up in the Bulldogs cheerleading. Johnson was sooking it up big time especially after Buggs free kick/goal. Was extremely satisfying but ruins the production for repeat viewings.

Edited June 19, 2017 by Dr. Gonzo

[Ron Burgundy 8,584]

40 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Some sort of issue between JJ and Stringer, one of them apparently won't be at the Bulldogs next season (from the top..)

I got the feeling yesterday (based on observation alone) that there might be some friction between Stringer and a couple of his team-mates.

There were a number of interactions where I thought 'that doesn't look that good' in terms of team harmony, one of which was with the Bont.

Didn't think anything more of it, until I read this post. Stringer looks to be carrying a fairly sizeable ego - in fact he looks like a bit of a [censored] to be honest.

Let's get him.

 

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5 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

I got the feeling it's because Hudson was sitting next to Brad Johnson so got caught up in the Bulldogs cheerleading. Johnson was sooking it up big time especially after Biggs free kick/goal. Was extremely satisfying but ruins the production for repeat viewings.

Huddo at times gets very focused on building a game up when a team is down, and I don't think it's necessarily a bad trait of his. But when a game is over like it was yesterday with 10min to go, unless it's a big club with big stars, his commentary goes very flat to the point where he sounds like he just wants to pack it in. 

I don't think he was biased for the dogs, I think he was disappointed he wasn't getting a good contest!

Brad Johnson on the other hand could not contain his bias and it got completely out of hand at one point, so bad that Huddo needed to tell him to settle down on air. 

Roos I think is mostly fairly levelled but every now and then you can see him wanting to gush with pride about certain Melbourne players. I reckon Oliver is one he particularly likes!

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1 hour ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

 A lady called SEN during the KB show, saying she knew what was wrong with the bulldogs and it involved two players (which she was asked not to name on air).  I think it was Martin Blake who (completely unprompted) asked if it involved a woman and the caller said 'yes'.  For Blake to ask that question would suggest there are some stories floating around behind the scenes. I assume that off air she gave the producer more info and the player names.

That call will probably trigger the media ambulance chasers to start digging for dirt.  Only a matter of time before it becomes public. 

Poor doggies, their season is falling apart on and off the field. 

Tbh I have no sympathy for them at all!

I might be totally off but I know for a fact that Stringer left his partner of 10 years, a month after she had their second baby, in rather unpleasant circumstances. His ex partner and the kids are very close to JJ and still hang out. Might be some anger there between the two? 

 

[Chook 14,475]

23 minutes ago, Ron Burgundy said:

I got the feeling yesterday (based on observation alone) that there might be some friction between Stringer and a couple of his team-mates.

There were a number of interactions where I thought 'that doesn't look that good' in terms of team harmony, one of which was with the Bont.

Didn't think anything more of it, until I read this post. Stringer looks to be carrying a fairly sizeable ego - in fact he looks like a bit of a [censored] to be honest.

Let's get him.

 

I would, but he's just not a good footy player.

[Deestroy All 14,261]

8 hours ago, Jaded said:

I thought you were gonna say, we need all the Melbourne supporter we can get... 

Hahaha, that too. 

[Cards13 9,117]

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Sounds like he needs some fresh dog poo left on his doorstep, that always shows them. 

Only if it is on fire.. 

[Cards13 9,117]

2 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Sam Frost is turning into a total gun.   He might be as fast as Hunt, which is crazy considering how tall he is.

What did we give up for him again... bargain! Again plenty on here thought he was a dud. 

I think (think... because I know one day I'll say something silly about a player) I've learnt to hold back on under rating players early on or even medium term. 

[Cards13 9,117]

2 hours ago, Chook said:

Sam Frost is a ridiculous physical specimen. Surely he's wasted in the AFL. He should be winning gold medals in Sport X (whatever he's best suited to).

Not until he wins 3 flags with us Chook!

[deejammin' 2,065]

23 hours ago, Rocknroll said:

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

Sorry mate but this has been overplayed and is wrong. Bugg bumped Easton Wood after the goal, it was cheeky but not free kick worthy, Wood got him back and clearly hits him in the face with a round arm while bumping him from behind. That's too high and a free kick every day of the week. Bugg milked it but he also bled from the face so he milked it a lot less than both Cripps and Rowe against our players. 

Brad Johnstone* clearly finds Bugg annoying and so failed to point out the high contact in the commentary but it was clear as day at the ground and the right decision. Stupid act from Wood who should've just bumped him back without smacking him in the face.

Don't buy into the Bugg-haters, it was a clear free kick and if it had happened to one of the media favourites they would be screaming for a suspension for high contact outside the play. The MRP would've suspended a MFC player for 3 weeks if they'd done it, but hey, everyone can see that double standard.

 

Edit: Brad Johnstone sooking it up about the Bugg hit not Johnno Brown

Edited June 19, 2017 by deejammin'

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2 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

 A lady called SEN during the KB show, saying she knew what was wrong with the bulldogs and it involved two players (which she was asked not to name on air).  I think it was Martin Blake who (completely unprompted) asked if it involved a woman and the caller said 'yes'.  For Blake to ask that question would suggest there are some stories floating around behind the scenes. I assume that off air she gave the producer more info and the player names.

That call will probably trigger the media ambulance chasers to start digging for dirt.  Only a matter of time before it becomes public. 

Poor doggies, their season is falling apart on and off the field. 

Tbh I have no sympathy for them at all!

Do we really need to do this? Just enjoy our footy, we're doing ok.

[DistrACTION Jackson 6,418]

Anyone else having trouble getting up the goals video?

[PaulRB 5,921]

2 minutes ago, Is Dom Is Good said:

Anyone else having trouble getting up the goals video?

Struggled on my iMac but came up fine on IPhone... was weird.

[Gator 16,892]

I don't usually watch "Talking Footy" on 7mate, but thought I'd tune in tonight on the back of a great victory.

Without exaggeration, with 8 minutes to go (after ad break) they haven't complimented Melbourne.  The first part of their program was all about what's wrong with the Dogs.  I wasted an hour.

[binman 38,031]

1 hour ago, Ron Burgundy said:

I got the feeling yesterday (based on observation alone) that there might be some friction between Stringer and a couple of his team-mates.

There were a number of interactions where I thought 'that doesn't look that good' in terms of team harmony, one of which was with the Bont.

Didn't think anything more of it, until I read this post. Stringer looks to be carrying a fairly sizeable ego - in fact he looks like a bit of a [censored] to be honest.

Let's get him.

 

Don't want him. Selfish player. Burnt teammates twice in a couple of minutes in the last q going for hero goals. Not on

Edited June 19, 2017 by binman