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OPPOSITION WATCH: What they're saying in Footscray

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41 minutes ago, Katrina Dee Fan said:

This.  I have a lot of respect for Doggies fans, they're not abusive and always respectful of their opposition.  I wish all supporters can be like Doggies fans.

Ever stood in the outer at the Western oval back in the day?

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    1 hour ago, old55 said:

    Ever stood in the outer at the Western oval back in the day?

    Quite often, actually.  My best friend from high school in the 80s used to take me with her family out to Western Oval.  We always had heaps of fun.

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    bulldogs remind of a supercoach team. full up with 6-8 stars and then the rest of the team is NQRs

    and don’t worry about defence. we’ll be right

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    2 hours ago, old55 said:

    Ever stood in the outer at the Western oval back in the day?

    Absolutely. Never any dramas. There's always a few blockheads around at any ground, but on the whole, the Western Oval was okay (and brilliant in 1987). 

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    6 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Ever stood in the outer at the Western oval back in the day?

    Yep.

    6 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

    Absolutely. Never any dramas. There's always a few blockheads around at any ground, but on the whole, the Western Oval was okay (and brilliant in 1987). 

    Was there at the Western Oval in the last round of 1987. Saw us beat the Dogs and get into the finals for the first time into my life. As I remember it, we needed Hawthorn to beat Geelong at Kardinia Park to get into the finals and the unforgettable roar came over the ground when someone heard on the radio and shared that Dunstall had kicked the winning goal. Was also there at the Western Oval in 1976 final round when we needed to beat the Dogs to get into the finals for the first time in my life. On that occasion I think there was a draw in another game which meant we missed out on the finals. I was devastated. I'll be there at the G tomorrow and am looking forward to tomorrow's game against the Dogs. Go MELBOURNE!

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    On 3/16/2023 at 12:07 PM, binman said:

    Pretty considered comments really.

    I thought this was as an excellent summary of our game plan in a nutshell:

    • 'They worked so hard to gut run and outnumber the Tigers on the weekend. They created overlap and had multiple options moving the ball forward for large parts of the game.' 

    And this comment was also perceptive:

    •  watched the Demons play the Tigers in the practice match. Their ball movement was incredibly slick; they were humming like a well-oiled machine. They didn't even seem to have any of the normal early-season rust. That's what scares me more than any of their individual players

    These two comments from a couple of switched on doggies fans were very prescient.

    Could have been written about this game 

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    On 3/16/2023 at 12:36 PM, Dwight Schrute said:

    we're going to belt them... 

    Dees by 59 

    Close!

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    On 3/17/2023 at 11:46 AM, Katrina Dee Fan said:

    This.  I have a lot of respect for Doggies fans, they're not abusive and always respectful of their opposition.  I wish all supporters can be like Doggies fans.

    Sorry Kat DF I can't agree with you here. I've been going to footy at all grounds for 35 plus years and the only time I've nearly been in physical altercations has been with Bulldogs fans. Only once have i had any trouble with any other club and that was when I was paying out on Stephen Milne for his indiscretions. Never had a problem with any of the worst clubs that people don't like, even at their home grounds. Maybe it's because I fit in well with them. Bulldogs fans to me were the bottom of the pit. Except now i LOVE them because their Club gave us a Flag in my lifetime. 

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    8 hours ago, Demonland said:

    The comments section from Bulldogs fans in this tweet is pretty entertaining. 

     

    My favourite comment: “when’s Lobb arriving from Fremantle” 😂😂😂😂😂

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    1 hour ago, Jaded No More said:

    My favourite comment: “when’s Lobb arriving from Fremantle” 😂😂😂😂😂

    Nah the coach caring more about his teeth than coaching is the best.

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    On 3/17/2023 at 2:49 PM, DubDee said:

    bulldogs remind of a supercoach team. full up with 6-8 stars and then the rest of the team is NQRs

    and don’t worry about defence. we’ll be right

    Good description. 

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