D4Life

Everyone knows the rules don’t apply to Hawkins, Selwood, Cameron, Dangerfield, or Bontempelli, Daniels or Dogs generally!

There you go Jimmy, I didn’t think you had it in you to be glass half full after reading your posts over last few years. Dogs played out of their skins and with an extra player in the 2nd half wearing yellow they just got us as we tired off our 6 day break and if Kossie kicks his last shot, we would have hung on. If we win 2 or 3 of our last four we will finish second and even finishing fourth and playing Cats is fine. There is a big difference between H&A and finals - unrelenting pressure. Our Demons showed last year we can do it and that has earned my trust in us giving it another red hot crack come September. Last night positives for me was some of Max’s tap work was superb in the middle, leading to fast breaks and scoring. Frittata 1st half, Trac showing some signs of form. Weid also did some good things, faded a bit, but 2nd half ball was in Dogs forward half a lot. Looked like half the team have major room for improvement. Bowey & Chandler both played well in VFL so putting some pressure on for selection plus Lever & BBB to come back. Fortunately we are well enough placed to rest BBB and Lever so they will be ok for the finals. BBB plays next four then gets a week to rest his knee pre finals. I’m an optimist but prior to what we did in last years finals would have been a big gloomy after last 8 weeks, but Demons play finals footy. How Dogs played last night Won’t win finals footy at the G, as under extra pressure will fall over. Come on Demons supporters show some faith in our team and FD, they brought us a flag last year and Goody has developed a team and style suited to winning finals. Go Demons.

Did we lose to the Dogs in round 19 or 20 last year?

You missed my point. Also perhaps look at how Demons play and watch last years finals! Our starting point is defence, listen to pretty much every Goodwin press conference last two years. How we attack is influenced by how we defend across the ground. It is obvious our attack can be better as Demons playing at about 80%, but if our defence is on top and ball is coming out of middle as it did at times yesterday we can score.

Collingwood % is 106 - 10th on ladder, they have ridden their luck and have had a soft draw. They really look like Demons of 2018, actually not as dynamic, our % was in 130s. In an even year, a soft draw and luck has them approaching top 4, but really analyse their results and they would need to be luckiest team of all time to do anything in the finals.

Crap forward line that kicked 11.4 in 1st half!

We’re still Premiers last I looked 😃 Really need things to go right on the injury front and we will still be in good position to defend our flag come September. 3 more wins would help!

BT is the worst. But Darcy follows closely, even worse than Ling. Just don’t understand how he has been on TV and radio for such long stints, comes across as an arrogant prat!

I think you’ve nailed it, exciting Dogs win, but high risk and style won’t win a final. Also Lever & BBB out hurts our structure. We seemed to run out of puff in the last qtr, I’m sure hot Alice Springs game and 6.day break didn’t help. Port also ran out of puff and only gave Cats an extra day break advantage.

The morning after, still angry but credit to Dogs, they played well. However without 10 more frees, almost the disposal count of an extra half a player, they lose. Particularly as they were almost 10 frees up after half time. Compare the Jack Viney swing around and kick the ball, to Bontempelli over 360 tackle and throw/drop one handed the ball. Kossie catches Dale in middle of ground vs Demons getting pinged. Across season they have most frees in AFL. Just bloody annoying. Watching the game, minimal umpire whistle, Demons winning. Umpires whistle Dogs get back into game. Same happened last year in same game. Anyway as mentioned by a few, Kossie goals we win.

Umpires - totally bl..dy inconsistent Umpires - killed our momentum

Umpires - best for bulldogs

Screwed by AFL 6 day break vs 8 then screwed by umpire’s

Cheating maggots

Different rules on disposal playing against 25 no whistle demons score

Dogs never get pinged for throwing

Dogs get a dream run with umpires

Bl..Dy Geelong - umpires come through in the end!!

Go Power - did I really write that? Yes, I hate the Cats!!

Not for me. But you’d be looking at Pies wearing 30/40% of his deal!

Fingers & everything crossed Weid watches some video of his Grandad playing & wrestling and brings some grunt tonight. Good luck young fella!

Only seen 5-10 mins but seems like it’s Demons free zone. Dogs get a dream run with frees in maggoos as well!

3 of the games we lost, mid-game we lost 2-3 of our key talls, and Trac was crook so a man down. Then we stopped to a walk in the last quarter in each of those games due to loading. Swans got us with 2 free gift goals in the last 5 mins and 5 free goals for the match, and Pies got away in last 5 mins. Freo ripped us in 2nd half using height mismatch. Geelong got us in their GF at Kardinia Park! While probably only a qtr against Giants and Saints and most of Lions match, we’ve showed something approaching our best. Don’t underestimate last weeks win against Port. We have another gear to find, but we aren’t that far off clicking. When you listen to Goodwin and Yze they are very confident we are on the right track. Dogs might get us tonight, as this is one of the most important games of the season for them, but no Daniels or Duryea, seems like a big advantage to us. Pity BBB missing, but chance for one of our other forwards to step up. Still expecting us to win off the back of much superior defence and better midfield! Go Demons!!

Port were 8-3 prior to last week and had one of their strongest line ups all season, so off the back of a solid Demon win, Dogs one win against flakey Saints and we’re struggling with Petty & Oliver coming back in! Demons to do the business against the Dogs tonight!

Wouldn’t you love to have Jakovich and Lyon/Neitz or the young Schwartz pre knee ops in our team!!