On 20/08/2021 at 22:28, Clintosaurus said:

I'm a little bit interested in why the Dogs have been deserted by the umps the last 3 weeks  after 6 years of nothing but love. I did post a few weeks back that I thought the AFL wanted Brisbane and Port in the top 4. Looks like it may just happen, but at the time I thought it was us that was being assisted out.

Good question. I think your hypothesis above has legs. 

Above I suggested the hypothesis in bold:

  On 20/08/2021 at 14:17, Nairobi_Demon said:

I’ve watched bits and pieces of the Dogs games the last two weeks, and one thing I noticed is that they didn’t seem to be getting a helping hand from the umpires like they did in the game against us. And it makes a big difference.  
 

Today, for example, the free kick count was 23-15 in favour of Port. And last week it was 14-11 in favour of the Hawks. Our game was 25-11 to them!
 

Perhaps the umpires have noticed the talk about their huge free kick advantage and are trying to balance it out (a little) before season ends. 
 

They’re other reasons why they’re down and losing, but I think this has contributed. 

 

And LD has hypothesised that it relates to us:

  On 20/08/2021 at 22:09, leave it to deever said:

My mfcss is playing up with the idea of the umps stiffing the dogs so as to us playing port.

Must win tonight.

In some ways we can test these hypotheses next week. If the umpires revert to favouring the dogs then it’s an indication that it’s either hypothesis 1 or 3. That they wanted another interstate team in the top 4 and not that they were trying to correct their biased umpiring earlier in the year. 😆

I don’t think this was a good look for the game

Naughton on notice as Bulldogs blow shot to seal double chance

 I think Brisbane are a better side than the Dogs. Despite having won fewer matches.

This is a good game to watch but not much defending going on. It's not finals footy

Might need another decimal point on that percentage graphic in the corner of the screen

Leaving aside the question of matchups, Roffey and Pert will be pretty chuffed to get that minor premiership cash injection into the club and it's facilities. What is it like 600-800k or so?

Edited August 21, 20213 yr by John Demonic

Amazing how many times Brisbane have been 4th and then dropped back to 5th today. Currently 3 points adrift of the double chance.

This must be torture for the Dogs fans 😂

The Brisbane benevolent game..

What a joke..

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:34, Rab D Nesbitt said:

This must be torture for the Dogs fans 😂

Remines me of watching the live ladder in the last round back in 2017. 

Brisbane Amazingly are tightened up like a golfer putting from 2 foot.

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:36, Mr Steve said:

Remines me of watching the live ladder in the last round back in 2017. 

Yep .... thinking the same ... that match was W.Coast v Adelaide. Adelaide were a much better side (finished top of ladder?), but I think they rested players for that match.

I think Bulldogs will miss out on 4th in the same way that we missed out on 8th that year. Can't rely on other teams!!! 

 

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:37, bingers said:

Yep .... thinking the same ... that match was W.Coast v Adelaide. Adelaide were a much better side (finished top of ladder?), but I think they rested players for that match.

I think Bulldogs will miss out on 4th in the same way that we missed out on 8th that year. Can't rely on other teams!!! 

 

gawd, those awful memories of thinking jake lever's first action as a demon was failing to clear d50 with a rushed kick, giving it straight to liam ryan, who slotted it out and pushed us out of finals...

Go eagles. That was hard to type but I would rather play the dogs or port than bears.

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:43, dl4e said:

Go eagles. That was hard to type but I would rather play the dogs or port than bears.

Would prefer to play finals locked in Perth where the WCE didn't make the 8...

So who do you want us to play if we win tonight

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:45, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

Would prefer to play finals locked in Perth where the WCE didn't make the 8...

we dont want them to win just get within 20 points. 

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:08, Whispering_Jack said:

I don’t think this was a good look for the game

Naughton on notice as Bulldogs blow shot to seal double chance

Well after play stopped

  On 21/08/2021 at 08:45, Satan said:

So who do you want us to play if we win tonight

Bulldogs, with Brisbane having a narrow win

Edited August 21, 20213 yr by Graeme Yeats' Mullet

Considering West Coast don’t like travelling and have a lot out this is a pretty good effort. 

Lions have little chance of getting top 4

need 5 goals to nil

Gee their four goals away from 4th and in danger of maybe losing. The team in 8th would be worried as well. 

Berry lucky

Edited August 21, 20213 yr by Satan

Tough for Lions from here. Although the umpires are trying very hard to impose themselves. Soft free kick to Berry.

If West Coast somehow win this they will play Brisbane again next week.