Brownie

This is spot on. We're a club full of excuses. So many seasons and "must win" games that we just don't even turn up for. That ruthless winning culture was there for a short time in 2018, collapsed in a prelim and hasn't been seen since.

I thought it was a deliberate tactic. The oppo expects it to get kicked to Gawn. Quite a few times he deliberately ran under the ball drawing defenders and allowing the second tall behind him to clunk the mark. But I can see the logic in spreading them out too. Seems to make no difference anyway because even when Tmac or Jackson marked on centre wing, it's almost a guaranteed turnover as we kick to half forward anyway.

Of all the players out there yesterday, I was probably most disappointed with Harmes' game. People had been crying out for him to have more midfield time last year and he was given the opportunity to really step up yesterday and he didn't. He's in the same boat as Melksham IMHO. Has the talent but not the determination and leadership we need when we're under the pump. The opposite of Steven May.

Don't worry, we will learn from this. ?

Chandler will be ok too if we don't burn him.

He's moved Jones back into the midfield by the looks. He was one of our positives going forward as at least he can kick a football straight. When do we mention Yze?

What's this learning thing you speak of?

Really disappointed with his game today. Was he supposed to be on Bont? Just no leadership by him in there.

We're looking 2019 now

By himself again. Did he shart his dacks at the start of the game.

Goal to Bontempelli. Someone will need to pick him up next quarter

I know we're running a second rate midfield but our missed tackles and lack of manning up is disappointing. I reckon our forward entries have improved and Jones is playing really well as a half forward. Lever and May (and the dogs kicking) have kept us in it. Would be great to steal this game.

Geez, Hunt standing 5 metres off Bont who takes a handball and kicks into f50 for a mark and goal again.

Good play by Hunt to Chandler and tough mark to Anb. Goal. We're in front.

Lockhart out for the day. Not sure why. There's a dogs player out as well from 1st qtr

Goal to Fritsch then another to ANB straight out outta the guts. We're unbelievably 4 points down.

We'll wait until the last quarter to swing the changes.

Bontempelli top possession getter again and .every single time we play them

More loose dogs than a ballinese beach. Goal to the dogs.

Three posters to the dogs. It's been in their f50 for almost 5 mins. Dogs up by 5

F50 entries looked better than the bomb it in bs.

Free to Frtsch directly in front 20m out. Goal! 3 points down. Seems to be a set play to kick to Gawn on the wings with a second tall in behind. Gawn overruns and Tmac or Jackson take the uncontested mark.

Two pw frees to the bulldogs up forward for a point then a goal. They're up by 8.

Jetta off with shoulder after a good crunching tackle. Fritsch gets a behind from set shot on boundary