WallyStringhaus
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- Aug 27, 2015
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Please excuse the length of the below the post...however, it is the off season and there's nothing better to do right? 
What was your favourite quarter and why?
The Contenders:
1. Quarter 3 v WCE
Scores: WB 4.3.27 – WCE 2.3.15
The ambush was on early at Subi as the kamikaze Dogs took a 4 goal lead into the halftime break. With time to re-group the heavily favoured and in form Eagles were expected to come out breathing fire in the early moments of the 3rd quarter. The Dogs needed to withstand the early onslaught and continue to build the pressure onto the home team.
The Dogs would keep the high scoring Eagles scoreless for the first 15 minutes of the quarter and kick two goals to increase their lead. The Eagles would fight on and keep the young pups scoreless between the 10 and 23 minute mark in an effort to conjure up one last run at arresting the momentum of the match. West Coast could only muster the one goal in this time-frame but had clawed the margin back to an uncomfortable 29 point lead for the Doggies.
The Moment:
Unable to penetrate the strangling Dogs defence, the Eagles take a risk and bomb the ball from the wing to the centre corridor. Shane Biggs recognises the danger of the situation and leaves his man, using every ounce of effort in his body he manages to create a contest and the ball spills. The Dogs charge forward and Caleb Daniel spots up Josh Dunkley who in his first final coolly breaks the spirit of the home side.
2. Quarter 3 v Haw
Scores: WB 6.1.37 – Haw 1.4.10
It doesn’t get any bigger then taking on the three time reigning champs on a ground where they had been nigh on unbeatable during that period in front of close to 90,000 rabid fans. For a quarter and a half the Dogs looked a class below as the experienced Hawks calmly picked apart the young upstarts from the West as they had done to so many teams before. After patiently building a four goal lead the Hawks would go into the Halftime break rattled as the young pups counter punched and produced an intense 15 minutes of footy that brought both teams back to level pegging.
Staring down the barrel of an ignominious straight sets exit the wily old pros came out hard and managed to put the first goal on the board as many expected. What followed was one of the Dogs most breathtaking quarters of the year and a belief that the men of mayhem were absolutely legit.
The Moment:
Deep into the Red Zone the Hawks were trying to stay off the ropes as wave after wave of attacks came bearing down on their besieged defence. With all of their big guns camped in the back 50 the Hawks sensed that they could not afford to concede another goal before the 3 quarter time siren. With just over a minute on the clock the Dogs pounced on a half opportunity with Liber maniacally forcing the ball forward to “you know who, of course it’s him”. The knockout blow had been delivered, the champs were done. A contender had been born.
3. Quarter 4 v GWS
Scores: WB 4.5.29 – GWS 3.4.22
How do you describe the resolve of a group of individuals who had come together under such trying circumstances in the attempt to pull off the improbable? Determined, Tough, Unflappable, Undeniable, Uncompromising??? None of those words will ever do justice to what those remarkable warriors achieved on that balmy September evening. With the ghosts of seven lost Prelims burned in their soul, facing an opponent so Giant not only in name but in nature and staring down a 14 point deficit early in the last quarter these young men refused to wilt.
With a mix of dash, skill, intensity and dare I say it…bravery the Sons of the West had bullied their way into the lead in what will go down as one of the most pulsating and emotional quarters of football in the history of the game. The Giants however, would not relent and the game would not be decided until the final play.
The Moment:
After eating some vital seconds off the clock Josh Dunkley is forced to kick to a contest down the line. The ball hits the turf and the handball club gets to work. Jake Stringer, a player often referred to by opposition supporters as selfish and a ball hog streams into an unguarded goal. He has the choice to cover himself in glory and kick the Dogs into their first GF in 55 years or to be patient and find a man in a better position. The relief is indescribable, grown men cry, people in the stands hold each other up…is this real? The Doggies are in to the Grand Final.
4. Quarter 4 v Syd
Scores: WB 4.4.28 – Syd 2.2.14
30 minutes is all that stands between glory and defeat. In one of the most willing and brutal Grand Final contests in modern history these two gladiatorial football clubs stood toe to toe for one last epic quarter of footy. The game had ebbed and flowed all day with neither side able to make a break on their equally as determined opponent. The Dogs had been more efficient early and made the most of their chances but the Swans had gotten on top through the sheer will of their highly vaunted midfield group.
Halfway through the last quarter neither team had kicked consecutive goals in the half as the pressure and intensity reached a crescendo. One team had to buckle, the Swans wearing their 2014 battle scars had to summon something special or face the bitter tears of defeat for a second time in three years. The Dogs, riding a wave of emotion the likes of which had never been seen before had to capitalise on the wave of momentum going their way.
The Moment:
20 minutes in to the last quarter the Swans need to get the ball forward at any cost. Buddy Franklin gets a handball receive on the back of the wing and prepares to sink his prodigious left boot into the sherrin and launch a Swannies counter attack. The best defender of the last decade does what he does best and brings down the Sydney behemoth from behind causing the ball to spill into the hands of Tom Boyd who thumps a kick from inside the centre square. The stadium really does hold its breath, the Western Suburbs really does erupt and the Western Bulldogs break a more than worthy adversary and a 62 year Premiership drought!
Personally the GWS one was my fav
What was your favourite quarter and why?The Contenders:
1. Quarter 3 v WCE
Scores: WB 4.3.27 – WCE 2.3.15
The ambush was on early at Subi as the kamikaze Dogs took a 4 goal lead into the halftime break. With time to re-group the heavily favoured and in form Eagles were expected to come out breathing fire in the early moments of the 3rd quarter. The Dogs needed to withstand the early onslaught and continue to build the pressure onto the home team.
The Dogs would keep the high scoring Eagles scoreless for the first 15 minutes of the quarter and kick two goals to increase their lead. The Eagles would fight on and keep the young pups scoreless between the 10 and 23 minute mark in an effort to conjure up one last run at arresting the momentum of the match. West Coast could only muster the one goal in this time-frame but had clawed the margin back to an uncomfortable 29 point lead for the Doggies.
The Moment:
Unable to penetrate the strangling Dogs defence, the Eagles take a risk and bomb the ball from the wing to the centre corridor. Shane Biggs recognises the danger of the situation and leaves his man, using every ounce of effort in his body he manages to create a contest and the ball spills. The Dogs charge forward and Caleb Daniel spots up Josh Dunkley who in his first final coolly breaks the spirit of the home side.
2. Quarter 3 v Haw
Scores: WB 6.1.37 – Haw 1.4.10
It doesn’t get any bigger then taking on the three time reigning champs on a ground where they had been nigh on unbeatable during that period in front of close to 90,000 rabid fans. For a quarter and a half the Dogs looked a class below as the experienced Hawks calmly picked apart the young upstarts from the West as they had done to so many teams before. After patiently building a four goal lead the Hawks would go into the Halftime break rattled as the young pups counter punched and produced an intense 15 minutes of footy that brought both teams back to level pegging.
Staring down the barrel of an ignominious straight sets exit the wily old pros came out hard and managed to put the first goal on the board as many expected. What followed was one of the Dogs most breathtaking quarters of the year and a belief that the men of mayhem were absolutely legit.
The Moment:
Deep into the Red Zone the Hawks were trying to stay off the ropes as wave after wave of attacks came bearing down on their besieged defence. With all of their big guns camped in the back 50 the Hawks sensed that they could not afford to concede another goal before the 3 quarter time siren. With just over a minute on the clock the Dogs pounced on a half opportunity with Liber maniacally forcing the ball forward to “you know who, of course it’s him”. The knockout blow had been delivered, the champs were done. A contender had been born.
3. Quarter 4 v GWS
Scores: WB 4.5.29 – GWS 3.4.22
How do you describe the resolve of a group of individuals who had come together under such trying circumstances in the attempt to pull off the improbable? Determined, Tough, Unflappable, Undeniable, Uncompromising??? None of those words will ever do justice to what those remarkable warriors achieved on that balmy September evening. With the ghosts of seven lost Prelims burned in their soul, facing an opponent so Giant not only in name but in nature and staring down a 14 point deficit early in the last quarter these young men refused to wilt.
With a mix of dash, skill, intensity and dare I say it…bravery the Sons of the West had bullied their way into the lead in what will go down as one of the most pulsating and emotional quarters of football in the history of the game. The Giants however, would not relent and the game would not be decided until the final play.
The Moment:
After eating some vital seconds off the clock Josh Dunkley is forced to kick to a contest down the line. The ball hits the turf and the handball club gets to work. Jake Stringer, a player often referred to by opposition supporters as selfish and a ball hog streams into an unguarded goal. He has the choice to cover himself in glory and kick the Dogs into their first GF in 55 years or to be patient and find a man in a better position. The relief is indescribable, grown men cry, people in the stands hold each other up…is this real? The Doggies are in to the Grand Final.
4. Quarter 4 v Syd
Scores: WB 4.4.28 – Syd 2.2.14
30 minutes is all that stands between glory and defeat. In one of the most willing and brutal Grand Final contests in modern history these two gladiatorial football clubs stood toe to toe for one last epic quarter of footy. The game had ebbed and flowed all day with neither side able to make a break on their equally as determined opponent. The Dogs had been more efficient early and made the most of their chances but the Swans had gotten on top through the sheer will of their highly vaunted midfield group.
Halfway through the last quarter neither team had kicked consecutive goals in the half as the pressure and intensity reached a crescendo. One team had to buckle, the Swans wearing their 2014 battle scars had to summon something special or face the bitter tears of defeat for a second time in three years. The Dogs, riding a wave of emotion the likes of which had never been seen before had to capitalise on the wave of momentum going their way.
The Moment:
20 minutes in to the last quarter the Swans need to get the ball forward at any cost. Buddy Franklin gets a handball receive on the back of the wing and prepares to sink his prodigious left boot into the sherrin and launch a Swannies counter attack. The best defender of the last decade does what he does best and brings down the Sydney behemoth from behind causing the ball to spill into the hands of Tom Boyd who thumps a kick from inside the centre square. The stadium really does hold its breath, the Western Suburbs really does erupt and the Western Bulldogs break a more than worthy adversary and a 62 year Premiership drought!
Personally the GWS one was my fav
