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For two years we have been found out by faster, stronger, explosive midfields like Pies, Dees, Port and Hawks on the weekend. We have a star carrying this team in the Bont. We have a workhorse in Libba and a smart footballer in Treloar. The second two have limitations, Libba pace, Treloar...

With JJ out I think we need a like for like replacement. This could be the making of Smith. Take the game on, get creative with your ball use and learn and be forced to defend. The game Smith is currently playing we don’t need. Something had to change, this could be a win for player and club...

In our case I say yes. Look at the below and you would think we are top 4. I think the below suggests in general the work rate is there (could increase the tackles a little yet maybe that's because we have the ball a lot). It doesn't paint a good picture for our defense / game plan to...

With our trades basically done for the year I'm going early. B: Khamis Keith Duryea HB: Williams O'brien Dale C: Hunter Dunkley Macrae HF: Treloar Naughon Daniel F: Weightman Ugle-Hagen Vanders R: English Smith...

The title is from the infamous sign at the GWS Preliminary Final of 2016. I thought we need a thread to give credit were credit is due. What Bevo has done this year after the half way mark has been nothing short of amazing. To be a truely great coach you need to be able to go through...

So what do we do. We all love his potential yet at the moment he is a watcher. There is zero intensity in his game at the moment. He is not tackling, he is refusing to even attempt a contested ball. I know all teams have them but you can't afford to carry too many people running on the...

Out of all our assistant coaches I wonder who is considered our senior assistant? I think you'll find out soon enough that he'll be needed for the first few games of the year! Who would step up, Chris Maple maybe?

After watching the finals DVD pack twice here is my top ten of the finals series. O.k its really 11, couldn't leave either of the old stages out. 1. Dahlhaus – Absolutely fantastic in the west coast game setting the tone, continued on against the Hawks, BOG against GWS and solid hard GF...

You must be the happiest man alive!!! Long suffering Dogs and Cubs fan now more.

I got bay 241, behind the goals, 3 tickets, 3 barcodes needed. Was having a horror time, site busy, no tickets available etc. The took the time to typed the 3 membership barcodes in and we managed to get 3. I typed best available yet got allocated the cheapest behind the goals. i'll take...

That's all it will take. We should fear no one. Seize the day. This is our best chance since 97. This group is different. Guts and determination. It will only get harder. I believe.....We can do it.... p.s. I was wrong about worrying about playing injured players. It galvanized the...

I worked with Peter Wright’s father Norm, so followed Peter progress every monday morning. Wright was our key target all the way through the 2014 season. The club / Macca met the family and were impressed and were planning to secure him by trading down picks. The family were also keen for a...

Let me start by saying I'm against Academies in any form. Yes develop the game in the northern states by don't comprise the draft, its suppose to ensure everything is even. Yet considering there are academies at the moment why don't we submit to the AFL that we want first access to the...

I've sent this text to a few Essendon friends I know. "The Western Bulldogs would like to welcome any disgruntled Dons supporters to jump on board the Bulldogs next year, welcome aboard so an so......" To my surprise, I had some good responses back... "Yeah definitely keep an eye on the...

I believe the time is now to stock up on draft picks. We have got champions in Bonts and Stringer yet 11 and late 20s is not going to cut it in 2015. We need to really look at any offer to upgrade picks or trade players. What may seem hard now could reap rewards later. The time is now, I...

Gordon needs to get on the front foot with the AFL while the Dogs have momentum. Not only do we deserve more Friday night time-slots we need to request a different make up of our home games. From next season it should be: 9 at Etihad 2 at the MCG (against big clubs) Currently we do not have...

I'm May 2002. Anyone beat that. Those were the days of posters like Oldschool.

Lin Jong come on down. With Cooney and Griffen gone, there is definitely a spot for someone with an initial burst of speed to break away from a stoppage/contest. We are light on in this department. Probably the best player on our list to do this only played a handful of games last year. So...

For too long this club has been ran by senior players. There was a massive divide between younger and old players, which macca took steps to resolve. The club has been very clicky in the past and we have had incidents in the past. The club should be very strong on this. Macca is coach and...

I noticed in the Heraldsun yesterday it had the Bulldogs listed with a $10m Debt? Can anyone expand.....I thought the money I gave last year was helping to pay off a $5m debt? Now I'm confussed.... I was hoping our debt was down to $3m by now. Might have to get the annual report.

The club had to talk Gia into staying another year. With the drafting of Crameri, isn’t it better for him to go out on a high. He had a good year last year. The club should give him the option of taking a role in development or coaching next year instead of making him play again. Jones...

I thought we worked ourselves back into the game by going short a lot and running the ball taking the game on. Very pleased with the ball use compared to other weeks. A least they tried to pick targets. I think it had a lot to do with the people on the park, Murphy, Griffen, Cooney, Libba...

I looked at our team on sunday after the terrible loss and decided to grab an old record from 2004 when we had Rhode. I know it’s a lot easier in hindsight yet I honestly believe even though we had a bad year it was clear we had an upside ahead. Hahn, Murphy, Gia, Lake, Hargrave, Cross...

To all the fools constantly bagging melbourne on this board recently. Every team has there ups and down, nothing worse than calling a club broken to the core blah blah...our developement /list is a mile ahead of there...blah blah...cant rember the rest of the rubbish. Fact is we have been...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/blogs/harden-up/its-time-the-bulldogs-showed-some-bite-20130520-2jvyi.html Interesting article to the extreme. I agree with some, I don't believe in 5 year plans, they are for loser clubs like Richmond. Can't imagine Eddie and the Pies coming out saying to the...

Most exciting thing about the game for me was the forward line. Jones was great but even if he has an off night he still works his but off. Stringer, just knows how to play and what a kick. Tutt, fantastic to have some pace up there, created and worked so hard when he didn't have the ball...

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/suburban-grounds-in-vogue-20130325-2gpyd.html Every other surburb ground is mentioned Princess Park / Visy Punt Rd Oval Casey Arden St Not one mention of our ground, the Whitten Oval. Could be turned into a 20k stadium if choosen as the ground and...

Hello All, Went to the annual Barwon Bulldogs night about a week ago. Macca spoke, Dalhaus, Cordy and the usualy suspect Higgins. Also a guy from the commercial department. Commercial guy gave a really good presentation about chasing members in the West. A guess we have all heard it...

as opposed to a team on champions. Sydney are an inspiration to watch and do everything for each other and as a team. There is no individuals at all, they all have a part to play. I believe we need to focuss more on this attitude. Even when we were good(2008-2010) we failed in this area...

I find Gilbee our biggest waste of talent of the last 3 years. He has gone from top 5 on our list, close to all Australia in 2006 to 2008 to someone barely looking like getting a game next year. I’d go further and say he was lucky he was contracted for 2012 as I’m not sure we would have...