What They're Saying - The Bulldogs Media Thread

[Trent85]

_M_16_ you forgot to remind me but here it is...









https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/talking-footy/-/watch/24214775/mon-9-jun-series-14-episode-13/?play=1

Ratings by champion data

Edit Dogs bit starts around 16min mark

 

[candymanwb]

_M_16_ you forgot to remind me but here it is...

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https://au.tv.yahoo.com/plus7/talking-footy/-/watch/24214775/mon-9-jun-series-14-episode-13/?play=1

Ratings by champion data

I remember watching this last week. It kind of hurt to take in as I was watching it too..
But it's great to see the likes of Grant and Wallis (who are both listed as 'Poor') play very very solid games yesterday.
Just goes to show that the structure within a team is vital for the functionality of it.

 

[Trent85]

I remember watching this last week. It kind of hurt to take in as I was watching it too..
But it's great to see the likes of Grant and Wallis (who are both listed as 'Poor') play very very solid games yesterday.
Just goes to show that the structure within a team is vital for the functionality of it.

I actually didn't watch it at the time...
Carey seems very switched on also some of Darcy comments where pretty good ditto Watson i.e not screaming that the end is nigh.
It was good to see Lowe come out and speak needs to do it a bit more....

 

[Trugo3013]

Can someone get a recording of the Church of Prudden part? I must see

Here's the whole thing. He's pretty good on the TV, young Rough.

 

[cleveland]

Hi Roughy

U obviously read bigfooty!!

Marngrook is a great show

Phil krakour has been in good paddock

 

[Bont2Bruce]

The Tackle: Western Bulldogs and Melbourne provide moments that illustrate all that is great about our game

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...t-about-our-game/story-fni5f0at-1226955122099

Two underdog teams giving mind and body to countless contests, where victory by a thousand tackles, smothers and pressure acts underpinned the ultimate reward.

At Etihad Stadium, the efforts of Marcus Bontempelli and Liam Jones, the desperation of Luke Dahlhaus and Libba, the clinical finish from Jason Tutt, and the leadership of Will Minson and Ryan Griffin, they should be the lasting memories of a victory from a team which climbed off the canvas and climbed out from under the rock of media scrutiny?

At the MCG, where Melbourne played a type of rope-a-dope with Essendon and breath-takingly won the match when a young man - part of a heavily scrutinised trade - kicked the winner with under a minute to play.

Will Christian Salem’s goal define the match? Or was it Lynden Dunn’s resilience at the back, or Dean Kent’s incredible run and goal, or Daniel Cross’ will power to respond after his opponent, David Zaharakis, kicked two goals in a minute?

There were moments to endure in frustration and moments to savour in admiration as Melbourne’s incredible season of, perhaps not retribution, but season of salvation continued to amaze.

Football is about moments: A tap on here. A mark. A single exasperated tackle. And even the bounce of the ball.

And there are moments which capture everything: The joy, the celebration, the relief and the love.

It’s rare that a sports photograph makes you stare and keep staring, and as you do, you keep finding stories amid the single image.

Bontempelli is 18. He already is the future of the Bulldogs after just seven games.

On Sunday, his third quarter was of utmost quality and one of the reasons why the Bulldogs kept Collingwood at bay. He is a young man in a man’s game and is being asked to play like a five-year veteran. He had 22 disposals, eight inside 50s, four tackles, three clearances and a goal.

In his short career, nothing compares to what happened at Etihad Stadium.

And as he left the ground, Bontempelli sunk into the arms of his father who hung over the fence.

Marcus Bontempelli is embraced by his dad after the game. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia

The photograph by the Herald Sun’s Michael Klein is powerful in its simplicity. Just a dad and his boy. They hold each other so tight, they are one. Dad stares into the after-space. You can’t tell if he’s crying or smiling. What it does tell is a moment of immense pride.

The people about them smile, too. One videos the moment. The bloke immediately behind them - a brother? a friend? a stranger? - is caught up in the moment.

It is a photograph of silence when all about them is the noise of singing and cheering to hum of the Bulldogs theme song.

It is a photograph which captures all that is wonderful about footy. The challenge. The victory. And then the celebration.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

I gave it to Mark Robinson in the live blog for his inability to spell our captain's name correctly!
He did at least post my comment and responded to it. Muppet.

 

[cleveland]

Two underdog teams giving mind and body to countless contests, where victory by a thousand tackles, smothers and pressure acts underpinned the ultimate reward.

At Etihad Stadium, the efforts of Marcus Bontempelli and Liam Jones, the desperation of Luke Dahlhaus and Libba, the clinical finish from Jason Tutt, and the leadership of Will Minson and Ryan Griffin, they should be the lasting memories of a victory from a team which climbed off the canvas and climbed out from under the rock of media scrutiny?

At the MCG, where Melbourne played a type of rope-a-dope with Essendon and breath-takingly won the match when a young man - part of a heavily scrutinised trade - kicked the winner with under a minute to play.

Will Christian Salem’s goal define the match? Or was it Lynden Dunn’s resilience at the back, or Dean Kent’s incredible run and goal, or Daniel Cross’ will power to respond after his opponent, David Zaharakis, kicked two goals in a minute?

There were moments to endure in frustration and moments to savour in admiration as Melbourne’s incredible season of, perhaps not retribution, but season of salvation continued to amaze.

Football is about moments: A tap on here. A mark. A single exasperated tackle. And even the bounce of the ball.

And there are moments which capture everything: The joy, the celebration, the relief and the love.

It’s rare that a sports photograph makes you stare and keep staring, and as you do, you keep finding stories amid the single image.

Bontempelli is 18. He already is the future of the Bulldogs after just seven games.

On Sunday, his third quarter was of utmost quality and one of the reasons why the Bulldogs kept Collingwood at bay. He is a young man in a man’s game and is being asked to play like a five-year veteran. He had 22 disposals, eight inside 50s, four tackles, three clearances and a goal.

In his short career, nothing compares to what happened at Etihad Stadium.

And as he left the ground, Bontempelli sunk into the arms of his father who hung over the fence.

Marcus Bontempelli is embraced by his dad after the game. Picture: Michael Klein Source: News Corp Australia

The photograph by the Herald Sun’s Michael Klein is powerful in its simplicity. Just a dad and his boy. They hold each other so tight, they are one. Dad stares into the after-space. You can’t tell if he’s crying or smiling. What it does tell is a moment of immense pride.

The people about them smile, too. One videos the moment. The bloke immediately behind them - a brother? a friend? a stranger? - is caught up in the moment.

It is a photograph of silence when all about them is the noise of singing and cheering to hum of the Bulldogs theme song.

It is a photograph which captures all that is wonderful about footy. The challenge. The victory. And then the celebration.

Who wrote this because its a nice piece

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Who wrote this

The Tackle (Mark Robinson)

 

[cleveland]

The Tackle (Mark Robinson)

Will it be in yomorrows paper?

 

[Bont2Bruce]

Will it be in yomorrows paper?

It's an online only column on a Monday.
Behind the paywall.
I edited the post above with the link and title, sorry I left these out initially.

 

[Pannalstaroz]

Here's the whole thing. He's pretty good on the TV, young Rough.

Far too eloquent and smart to be a full back. Assuming he reads this, and clearly he does, you're having a fine year young man. Keep it up

 

[random__hero]

Love that pic of bonts and his old man

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

FYI - screw the paywall

http://www.news.com.au/sport/breaki...t-about-our-game/story-fnect155-1226955122099

 

[dogwatch]

Far too eloquent and smart to be a full back. Assuming he reads this, and clearly he does, you're having a fine year young man. Keep it up

Maybe not. Prud probably told him about it, and even that was only after Ant_ spilled the beans!

 

[fargy]

Bonts on AFL 360 tomorrow night
(Autocorrect tried to change Bonts to Bongs)

 

[Igloo]

Bonts on AFL 360 tomorrow night
(Autocorrect tried to change Bonts to Bongs)

Let's not be too hasty, this could be interesting

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Bonts on AFL 360 tomorrow night
(Autocorrect tried to change Bonts to Bongs)

He's wearing the wrong jumper for that

I'm kidding, of course. They use needles, not bongs.

 

[Fossie 32]

Love that pic of bonts and his old man

One of the best ever

 

[DexterTan]

Mark Fine unlimbered the baseball bat and whacked the Bulldogs. Saying they've never listened to their fans and what they need to do is find the quickest way to get the team to a Grand Final and a shot at a Premiership. The organsiation just has not been good enough.

He said the Dogs should listen to the fans.

I'm not sure if he realizes that if the dogs listened to the dogs fans, Macca would have been sacked 3 games in of his first year and half the team would be in and out for every round.

Then he went on to say rebuild takes time when someone mentioned St.Kilda. And went on to say the President admitted there was going to be a few beltings this season.

I believe Macca said the same thing last year. And he was correct.

He asked for dogs supporters to call him.

Go For it!

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

What's the texting number for SEN? I'm not hanging on the line to get 5 words in before Finey cuts in, backtracks and then makes his big statement again and moves on to the next caller.

If that's what he said, followed by the claim that St Kilda need time after being towelled for the last 5 weeks, then he's more of a clown than I thought.

 

[Bont2Bruce]

He also said we have an old team and that Gia isn't going to keep winning games for us and Liam Jones will never be a consistent player (even went on to say Mrs Fine wasn't consistent either).

The whole debate about relevance is akin to someone waiting outside the dole office to remind everyone that walks out how they are on the bottom of the pond of society. Except that the media "commentators" who chose this particular line don't get punched in the mouth like the person outside the dole office would.

 

[Ant_]

What's the texting number for SEN? I'm not hanging on the line to get 5 words in before Finey cuts in, backtracks and then makes his big statement again and moves on to the next caller.

If that's what he said, followed by the claim that St Kilda need time after being towelled for the last 5 weeks, then he's more of a clown than I thought.

Agreed, he wants an echo chamber with his talk back and is stupidly biased when it comes to St Kilda

 

[Igloo]

Finey's a dick. He's akin to Garry Lyon and trying to take the focus off Melbourne the last few years by dropping us in the shit. Does the same thing with St Kilda.

 

[DexterTan]

He called "Bullshit" after KBs take was replayed. Ah well, the only thing the dogs can do is make him eat his words. Results matter. Simple as that.