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For the Bulldogs, it was the game that got away after they blew several opportunities in the second half.
They copped a big setback on the strike of half time when Josh Addo-Carr was knocked out after he copped the hip of Latrell Mitchell in a tackle and things got even harder when Kurtis Morrin was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle.
After an inspired start from both sides it was the Rabbitohs who struck first with two tries in four minutes — one of which was scored by Wighton.
But the Bulldogs hit back after their star-studded left edge combined to set up Matt Burton.
BULLDOGS ‘RUE CHANCES’ AS THEY LET WIN SLIP
It’s impossible to fault the Bulldogs’ effort in their loss to the Rabbitohs but as coach Cameron Ciraldo said afterwards they “need to execute better.”
Costly errors burned the Bulldogs as they finished with a 77 per cent completion rate compared to Souths’ 97 per cent.
Things seemed to get messier in the second half and they failed to take advantage of their good field position. The Bulldogs had 19 tackles in the opposition’s 20 compared to the Rabbitohs’ four tackles but only managed to score one try in the final minute.
Fox League commentator Warren Smith said the Dogs will “rue those chances inside the 20,” while Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach declared it was a game they let slip
“This is the one that got away. When you have a look at it, the amount of ball the Bulldogs have had in the last 20 minutes, it should’ve been good enough to at least get a try to level up the scores,” Roach said with four minutes left on the clock.
“It’ll be the one they looked at as the one that got away.”
Greg Alexander said they “didn’t have the polish,” while Michael Ennis — a former captain of the club — knows this one will hurt.
“They had enormous amounts of possession and enough to win the game. They’ll be disappointed — it was one that certainly slipped away,” he said.
They copped a big setback on the strike of half time when Josh Addo-Carr was knocked out after he copped the hip of Latrell Mitchell in a tackle and things got even harder when Kurtis Morrin was sin-binned for a dangerous tackle.
After an inspired start from both sides it was the Rabbitohs who struck first with two tries in four minutes — one of which was scored by Wighton.
But the Bulldogs hit back after their star-studded left edge combined to set up Matt Burton.
BULLDOGS ‘RUE CHANCES’ AS THEY LET WIN SLIP
It’s impossible to fault the Bulldogs’ effort in their loss to the Rabbitohs but as coach Cameron Ciraldo said afterwards they “need to execute better.”
Costly errors burned the Bulldogs as they finished with a 77 per cent completion rate compared to Souths’ 97 per cent.
Things seemed to get messier in the second half and they failed to take advantage of their good field position. The Bulldogs had 19 tackles in the opposition’s 20 compared to the Rabbitohs’ four tackles but only managed to score one try in the final minute.
Fox League commentator Warren Smith said the Dogs will “rue those chances inside the 20,” while Steve ‘Blocker’ Roach declared it was a game they let slip
“This is the one that got away. When you have a look at it, the amount of ball the Bulldogs have had in the last 20 minutes, it should’ve been good enough to at least get a try to level up the scores,” Roach said with four minutes left on the clock.
“It’ll be the one they looked at as the one that got away.”
Greg Alexander said they “didn’t have the polish,” while Michael Ennis — a former captain of the club — knows this one will hurt.
“They had enormous amounts of possession and enough to win the game. They’ll be disappointed — it was one that certainly slipped away,” he said.