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The stats are right, he looked quite dangerous when he ran.

I watched the reserve grade game live. Some observations: As mentioned above, Sam Hughes only played about half a game and came off with an ankle injury. Hobbled to the sheds at fulltime. He looked pretty good but struggled a bit laterally in defence Blake Taffe was pretty good Jack Todd was...

Does DSF have to miss a game because of his HIA?

Tonight reminded me of when we played Penrith mid-season in 2004, we lost to them as reigning premiers that day but I remember feeling that we learnt a lot from that game. We ended up beating them in the prelim final and then won the GF the following week. We made a lot of mistakes tonight in...

"Whilst I doubt claims that the Bulldogs are now the ‘best supported team in Sydney’, there’s no doubt that when they are firing, their fans are loud and proud." Seriously? We've broken 2 records for crowd attendance so far this year and we're only just over halfway through the season.

I'm a bit worried about this game. The Panthers are on a bit of a roll and we haven't put in an 80 minute performance for a while. Even if they get us I think we'll get them later in the year.

Just bought a couple of $10 tickets - pax 55660

Just saw him being interviewed after the game - how good a bloke is Max King?

Exactly. Do we really expect Gus to say "yep we're super interested in Galvin and can't wait to sign him"? He's running a professional sports team and our success is his priority, not pandering to journalists or fans. Peter Moore had a similar mindset, and he is revered by all and sundry today...

I'm sure I heard Gus say once that he was the scariest bloke he came across playing footy and he was on his own team! I've heard some stories about him showing to training packing some heat, it sounds like Bulldogsteve has experienced it first hand!

Tolman mopped up a lot of the defensive mess left by others and rarely missed a tackle. His hit-up of the 4th was frustrating but I assume he was following Des's game plan.

Will never happen unfortunately mate, the state has too many other problems to fix before they start spending close to $1B on a new stadium

He's only 18 and I think still at school? He's still eligible for SG Ball, there's no need to rush him, CC will bring him on slowly and give him a run when he's ready.

He didn't get off - 4 weeks

Imagine having such little in your life that this is what you resort to.

Sexton had a shocker in the first half but I'm prepared to cut him some slack due to the fact that we only had 30% possession at one stage. He'll learn a lot from last night.

Haven't heard from the "Ciraldo is crap, we should have signed Shane Flanagan" crowd for a while.

What a tough kid. You can see why Ciraldo and Gould have been telling us to be patient, we have so many good kids coming through our systems. It wouldn't surprise me to see Underhill make his debut soon.

I didn't even realised he played? Didn't spot him all night.

This is hilarious to watch now, what a stupid old drunk. Hope someone makes him watch it. Also, how good is James Graham?

There's no conspiracy, he never should have been penalised.

We're in a cost of living crisis at the moment, no government is going to spend close to $1 billion on a new stadium to be used 12 times per year. We all have fond memories of Belmore but it simply will never be developed as our new home ground and I can't see Liverpool ever being developed...

It's a good point. Someone like Nathan Cleary has effectively played in gun teams from when he was a 6 year old and it will be interesting to see how he handles this current form slump. Many of these young players just aren't used to losing.

Dragons beat the Storm last week Titans are in the top 8 Cronulla are a genuine top 4 team Parra showed on Saturday they will cause a lot of clubs some trouble this year Newcastle have the highest paid player in the game and have been in great form We've had a rough few years, enjoy the ride...

There's not much of him but fcuk he's strong. He's absolutely a Bulldogs type player.

If he came it would only be a short term deal, 2 years max. Wood is at least 2 years away from first grade so learning from Cherry-Evans would be of enormous benefit to him. I can't see anyone leaving because of it with the possible exception of Sexton.

I used to drink at the Twin Willows back in the 80's/90's. Arthur is a great bloke who made all of his kids work behind the bar to learn the business. Very shrewd operator.

Agreed. If we go next year the game will be a sellout.

Love it, such a nice link to our past.

They're everywhere - Penrith, Campbelltown, Hawkesbury and Bankstown. Great initiative.

People used to think the same about Billy Slater and Dylan Edwards. But agree I don't think he's a fullback.

Sponsors are obviously important but the size of the Laundy's logo is ridiculous. Disappointing after the success of last years 2004 jersey. Like the away jersey though. If we win a comp in it I don't care what it looks like.

Alamoti would have played reserve grade for us this year and was playing reserve grade for the Panthers until May was sacked. Good on him, he was excellent in the GF but was signed as a backup to the first 17.

Manly fans are the most bogan of all supporters, I've only been to a game at Brookvale once but I'll never go again.

All jokes aside how do you feel about Aaron Woods late inclusion over Tommy Turbo?

Does anyone know the ticket prices yet?

We proved against the Broncos we can win without him. I think a week off before the finals will freshen him up.

We won’t have to worry about the Hammer in the semis

You know what Flanagan could have done Buzz? NOTHING! He certainly didn't have to bite him. There are no circumstances when it's OK to bite someone on a footy field. What an absolute fuckwit

We'll almost sell it out, what an amazing effort that will be for week 1 of a semi final series.

It took CIRALDO 12 weeks because he wanted Sexton to improve certain aspects of his game before he got a crack at first grade again, he mentioned this tonight in his press conference. And we're reaping the benefits now. If Sexton keeps improving we may have some tough decisions to make in a year...

I don't have time to read through 19 pages but have some thoughts on this incident. No fan should feel intimidated at a game of football or before or afterwards HOWEVER Drum Man walked into a mob of opposition fans who were celebrating with some exuberance wearing opposition colours (including...

We’ll get a lot more out of him than the tigers have. Gus and CC have proven that they won’t sign players who don’t fit into our new culture. I trust them.

He's a chance if we play like we did last week.

Absolutely the best thing for Sexton and the team. This team is a work in progress and sending a player to reggies to work on specific areas of their game is not a punishment, it's to get them to improve and come back into first grade as a better player. CC is a much better coach and man manager...

3. Sexton - he's a smart footballer who is starting to gel with his teammates 2. Tracey - so quick and such a hard worker 1. Kiraz - is the epitome of what this team is about

Not bad for an "assistant"

Coaches absolutely have their favourites just like as fans we all have our favourites for different reasons. We watch 80 minutes of football per week, some might also watch reserve grade and some of the junior comps but none of us are at training every day and get to see what goes on behind...

I'd say he wanted to give him every opportunity to get back on the field but unfortunately he just breaks too easily. And when we're down on forwards I suppose sometimes players are bought back too soon. Love that we look after our players but it's probably time for him to hang up his boots.

Just be better

I'll back CC's opinion over this pelican's.

I used to drink at the Willows when I left school, as young blokes we often got a bit boisterous after a few beers but it only required a look from Robbo in our direction to quieten us down. My favourite Twin Willows/Robbo story was in the week following the 1980 GF win (I'm not sure how true...

The 240m weren’t all tough carries coming off our own line though, he ran for probably 80m for his try and also ran for probably 30-40m when he made a break to set up Salmon (both great runs and he showed a lot of pace and skill). Stats don’t always tell to whole story. I’d keep Wilson on the...

I think we all agree that Sexton is the better option at half but Hutchinson always had a dig in our jersey. Hutchinson actually seems like a really good bloke, I reckon he'd be great to have a beer with. He isn't Taylan May so calling him or any other player who wears our jersey a shit stain or...

We'll get very close to 50,000 there today, most likely more. What a great supporter base we have.

Great read. I love this line - “But when it works,” he says, “it’s beautiful”. He has shown that once we get our defence right, the attack will follow.

I listened to a podcast recently where Gus was interviewed and he said a lot of rugby league fans get caught up in SuperCoach stats but coaches don’t consider them when coaching and picking their teams. He said they’ll consider stats like effort off the ball, effort after effort and efforts in...

Is any telecast or commentary good when we lose like we did last night? When commentators point out the obvious with poor plays or defence, it doesn't mean they are bias against us, it simply means they are commentating on incidents occurring in the game. Voss has been to Belmore a few times to...

The truly great goalkickers aren’t great by accident, they practice and practice and practice. It’s obvious Burton doesn’t do any extras. Get better or let someone else kick.

What a horrible set of 6

Can anyone else sense an ambush from us on Friday? I can’t help but think CC has been preparing for this game for a few weeks and will have them primed.

I have my doubts that he'd buy into what the Bulldogs are about in 2024. Seems lazy at times and drifts in and out of games. He signed with the Titans as their marquee player and really hasn't lived up to the hype.

It's ironic that we're talking about a professional athlete who plays the most brutal contact sport in the world having a sook for having to wrestle teammates for 15 minutes on the same day we pause and remember young men who got shot and killed doing their job over 100 years ago.

My young bloke was selected to trial for the Dogs jersey flegg squad a few years ago and played in a trial at Belmore. Missed out but still rates that day as one of the best of his life - "I got to play at Belmore in a proper Bulldogs jersey in front of Gus Gould". He's doing well in a highly...

This. There was a loud cheer from the Kennel area when it was announced he was being replaced. It could be interpreted as a cheer for Taffe but it appeared to be more of a reaction to Hutchinson being replaced.

Thoughts on the first half: Another blinder from Kikau Xerri having a great game and will be hard to keep out of first grade Crighton needs to stop kicking and use his pace and skill to straighten up the attack Hayward is looking good in the step up in class We don't have the class across the...

Agreed B-Train, one of my all time faves. Very underrated.

Defensively he's not a first grader yet. Hopefully he continues to improve defensively so he can make big metres and defend.

What a tough kid.

So good to see Souffs fans outnumbered by ours at their home game.

I reckon that's part of it although Crighton is also arguably the worlds best centre at the moment.

Look at their spine and they drop a young half. There are bigger issues at Souths than their Illias.

Look at the way Penrith "attack" in defence, particularly in the opposition 20 when they're coming off their goal line. Make no mistake, the success of both Penrith and Melbourne is on the back of sound defensive structures.

So good to see them playing with some mongrel

Just a quick question punters, who's going to pay for a new stadium? The Penrith Stadium refurbishment will be over $300 million, fcuk knows how much a new 40,000 seat stadium would cost, close to $1 billion I would expect. And that was a compromise after a proposal for a new ground was knocked...

He's also got a great relationship with the Jersey Flegg boys, that will be an important factor in re-signing them moving forward.

Yep agreed. He's a prop who comes off the bench for the team that just won 2 wooden spoons.

$1430 for my family for 4 platinum seats, that's just too much for a team who have had a handful of wins over the past few years. I just can't afford that so won't be renewing.

There is never any doubt about being in Bulldogs territory when you go to Belmore, even in the off season. Lots of Bulldogs murals and decorations in the shops. It's a unique and beautiful place.

I just don't think he has the size to be an NRL centre. Probably a good move for him going to the Panthers but make no mistake, he's been signed as a backup centre. Interesting to note that we didn't make an offer.

We need to be patient for a few more years and we'll reap the benefits in spades. We have to accept that these young blokes aren't going to handle first grade next year or maybe even the year after but if we bring them along slowly they'll be better players for it. I like that we have given a...

Hope he kills it there. I don't rate him as a halfback but he always had a red hot go and most halfbacks would struggle behind our pack. Seems like a nice young bloke, I wish him well.

I haven't read the 14 pages of comments but FARK Rothfield is a rude prick, constantly interjecting Graham when he tried to talk. Came across as nothing but a gossip columnist who has never played a football in his life.

Very true maroondog

Basically every Bulldogs player from the past 15 years has been bagged on the Kennel at some stage. If the Kennel was around in the 80's there would be Kennellers who would bag Steve Mortimer and Terry Lamb.

Meanwhile we're hearing nothing from Burton. Hopefully he isn't captain next year, he is not a leader.

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Burton has looked completely uninterested lately. As our captain and one of our "stars" his effort levels have been atrocious. I can't help but think he is a big part of our problem at the moment, his defence has been pathetic. If your captain is not having a go in defence then why would the...

If any players are reading this and interested in working 4 hour days, my local supermarket is offering shelf filling jobs, I think they pay around $25 per hour.

I don't know if anyone saw Liam Knight spraying Burton today? It was after he didn't find touch which quickly led to a try. I love it when players hold each other accountable, it doesn't happen enough.

No one hung around that long. Today was only the 2nd time I've ever left a game early. I don't work my arse off to buy season tickets to watch overpaid blokes pretending to be footballers. I'll definitely be reassessing whether I renew in 2024, I can probably find ways to spend my money more wisely.

Does this mean we can do school visits again?

Yep, they can fix that by performing. Start making your tackles or get a job stacking shelves at Woolies, it's a pretty simple choice.

This is amazing news. I may even crack open my Bulldogs gin tonight to celebrate

It's a pretty fair excuse, we had 11 players on the field at one stage. We started well but as soon as things don't go our way our heads drop and we throw in the towel, we have zero resilience. I know that's what Ciraldo is trying to develop but it feels like the rot has set in.

We just haven't been using him right this year, last year Burton was kicking for him on the 2nd or 3rd tackle but we're using him as a battering ram this year.

He has the best boot in the game allegedly, not one torpedo bomb today. He just doesn't look interested in attack and he's even worse in defence.

3. Kiraz 2. Mahoney 1. Not Matt Burton

I think Read is right in that we have some players who aren't buying into what Ciraldo is trying to achieve. If RFM is whinging about how hard we train then he isn't the player we want or need. If you've ever heard Peter Tunks or Willie Mason interviewed about training they always say "we knew...