philip jenningswhat's up with the western bulldogs?
August 18th 2008 06:31
Wel here's a conundrum for all you AFL sports nuts out there. What is happening to the once much touted Western Bulldogs?
In the past month they've lost matches by rights they ought to have won. All evidence tells me they've completely misread the form of their opposition, lapsing into what can only be described as lairising.
As a totally frustrated devoted doggie fan who's reached the end of his proverbial tether it's time to set the record straight and hope someone out there in doggie land pays attention.
Fact: The third placed Western Bulldogs are in terms of the REAL ladder which adjudicates current form would be lucky to scrape into equal ninth. This is based on the performance of other teams around them.
Fact: North Melbourne on the REAL ladder is second in terms of form, a fact not understood by the Dogs who allowed the rampant Roos to thump them by more than 40 points in the opening quarter. In a word Horrible! The Kanga's game next week against top side Geelong will tell a lot about where they are at. The Roos thrashed Carlton at the weekend, an outfit we ought to have beaten but allowed them to run over the top of us by more than 30 points. Carlton sit outside the eight in eleventh spot.
Fact: The Dogs are clearly misreading the form of the opposition and are definitely misinterpreting their own skill level. This has been evident since their game against Port Adelaide and other sides thay have since defeated, who apart from one quarter have either kept pace with the Dogs scoring or have bettered it.
They need to take note of other sides that clearly play with pride and passion and rediscover this quality which has been sadly lacking.
The players need to understand they are answerable to each other for their form and their coach answerable to the fans.
For their own sake this needs to be immediately addressed if they are to prosper during finals. Otherwise they'll be out in straight sets and the season which promised so much will be completely wasted.
In the past month they've lost matches by rights they ought to have won. All evidence tells me they've completely misread the form of their opposition, lapsing into what can only be described as lairising.
As a totally frustrated devoted doggie fan who's reached the end of his proverbial tether it's time to set the record straight and hope someone out there in doggie land pays attention.
Fact: The third placed Western Bulldogs are in terms of the REAL ladder which adjudicates current form would be lucky to scrape into equal ninth. This is based on the performance of other teams around them.
Fact: North Melbourne on the REAL ladder is second in terms of form, a fact not understood by the Dogs who allowed the rampant Roos to thump them by more than 40 points in the opening quarter. In a word Horrible! The Kanga's game next week against top side Geelong will tell a lot about where they are at. The Roos thrashed Carlton at the weekend, an outfit we ought to have beaten but allowed them to run over the top of us by more than 30 points. Carlton sit outside the eight in eleventh spot.
Fact: The Dogs are clearly misreading the form of the opposition and are definitely misinterpreting their own skill level. This has been evident since their game against Port Adelaide and other sides thay have since defeated, who apart from one quarter have either kept pace with the Dogs scoring or have bettered it.
They need to take note of other sides that clearly play with pride and passion and rediscover this quality which has been sadly lacking.
The players need to understand they are answerable to each other for their form and their coach answerable to the fans.
For their own sake this needs to be immediately addressed if they are to prosper during finals. Otherwise they'll be out in straight sets and the season which promised so much will be completely wasted.
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