@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Are Vandermeer and/or McNeil the keys to unlocking 2025 West?
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❓QUESTION TIME | An 18-minute collapse either side of 3QT proves costly for the Bulldogs on Friday night.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 The flaw in our system is that it requires our midfield pressure to stay high. Is there anything we can do to address this mid season?
Khamis, Coffield and Busslinger wasn't a defence that inspired much hope, but until our midfield pressure waned they were relatively effective.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 This is what I referenced:
westernbulldogs.com.au/news/trade-and…
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 By my calculations, Busslinger, Emmett and Smith the only talls we've drafted over the last 5ish years where our hand wasn't somewhat played for us (i.e. non Father-Sons or NGA).
Is it just not a priority?
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❓ QUESTION TIME | We’ve all had a few days to take a deep breath, but now let’s get stuck into things…
Leave your questions below for @MattDonald22 and @NickGalea1617 as they review another heavy Bulldogs defeat.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 When is Weightman coming back, and is he going to play as the primary tall?
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 As you've talked discussed over the past few weeks:
he Hawthorn game was the same as every Hawthorn game over the past few seasons.
The Geelong game looked like the Dogs of old, and not in a good way.
What was this one? It didn't seem like a capitulation, despite the margin.
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@sisson_leigh @MattDonald22 Step back from the actual decision. Matt's original point was about the process, a point I tried to add context to from now another sport does it.
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@Kosdan @MattDonald22 It is doubt that this was in fact the right call
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The only controversy in this is the final decision.
The process is fine - how many fans would rather the game stand still for several minutes instead? Let the game flow but afford the umpires the safety net of calling back play + time.
This kind of flexibility is a good thing.
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@sisson_leigh @MattDonald22 What I'm saying is that the union method gives consistency, as everyone knows play will be brought back to correct a call. Hence, "allegiance to the right call above all".
The AFL can't decide what to give their allegiance to (aside from ratings) so they're a long way behind.
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@Kosdan @MattDonald22 Except there isn’t consistency from the Arc and in this particular instance it was not a clear error by the on ground umpires
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@DogsBreakfastFC Agreed. Give the keys to the kids and see what happens.
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Dogs better off resting anyone who needs it and just cop the loss. No point pushing them out there underdone and copping the loss anyway.
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Fair to say it’s a star-studded rehab group @westernbulldogs this morning: Bontempelli, Richards, Lobb and English among them. Bontempelli looking sore with right knee heavily strapped, but will be given every chance to prove his fitness. English very unlikely. @9NewsMelb @FootyonNine
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Is "Naughton back" going to become a necessity rather than a hypothetical if our talls keep dropping?
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❓QUESTION TIME | A dirty night at the Cattery and a crippling injury list has left the Bulldogs in a world of trouble.
Leave your questions below for @MattDonald22 and @NickGalea1617 as they pick up the pieces from Friday’s disaster.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Last year we started the season with a massive injury list and the kids handled themselves well to keep the W/L manageable until the cavalry arrived.
This year it's the opposite. Can we look back at R1-5 last season for inspiration?
Those kids are now a year older as well...?
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#WeekendHero segment going to be a challenge this week.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 We've heard "Naughton back" until the cows come home, but what about Naughton ruck?
Especially when he's getting a bath up top, could we throw him into the ruck? His leap would be great, and he'd get his hands on the ball - and when he does that, he usually makes things happen.
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❓QUESTION TIME | A frustrating watch as the Bulldogs suffer defeat for the first time in 2026.
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Not an excuse for the loss, but pertinent:
In hindsight, should we have been blooding a young ruck over the last few years? Sweet left (and fair enough) because he was tearing up the VFL and couldn't get a look, even in an "easy game".
And now we have no cover for English.
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@AntonyGreenElec I'm sure I'm not alone when I say thank you Antony - for years of analysis memories at the ABC and now continuing with things like this off your own bat.
To us stats and numbers fanatics out here, you're a national treasure.
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The strange case of the upended pendulum. Labor may bask in a big victory at the SA election, but there's a warning for Labor in more detailed analysis. Big swings to Labor in Liberal-held and Labor marginals, but larger swings against in Labor safe seats. Link in next comment.
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@westernbulldogs @coinspot Is that a pair of socks he's won? Such a dad gift.
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@DogsBreakfastFC I agree with the Saints as a miss, but out here in the West there's a lot of love for the Ochre guernsey. I'm with you personally but it seems that Dogs fans are not the target market.
Big ✅️ with the local fanbase I reckon.
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Crows & Dees, ✅
Bombers ✅ did themselves a disservice sticking to their consitution for too long.
Port (if they wear black shorts) get a pass mark, but there is a LOT of teal there.
Suns, Hawks & Roos ❌ Look like training tops
Saints & West Coast ❌ Went for Retro and missed
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Which Gather Round guernsey is your favourite? 🤔
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Also - we've been lamenting the fact that over the last while, when the Dogs have been given an opportunity to jump into the top 8, the top 4, or in this case top spot, they've usually found a creative way to mess it up.
In that light, is there a more Bulldog way to go top?
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@TheSaltyBulldog @MattDonald22 @NickGalea1617 Can you think of other games that summarise the reasons for what we might call "Bulldog fan state of mind" better than this one?
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❓QUESTION TIME | The Dogs go 4-0 and move to the top of the ladder in a match that will be remembered for minutes to come.
Regardless, @MattDonald22 & @NickGalea1617 are reconvening as per, so leave your questions below!
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