News 'We’ve got time': Bulldogs playing the long game after Manly drubbing, Kiraz

[senshidog]

We better see a sizable improvement this week, because last week was an absolute joke.

“Our D was great,” said Sutton. “We gave away too much unforced ball and were under the pump, but I thought, especially when we were down a man, it could have been a lot worse. We backed ourselves. That’s how it’ll be. Sometimes things go against you but it’s about looking forward.

Says the bloke who was concussed after 57 minutes of gameplay.

 

[Grunthos]

Oh no ive gotta grow up!
team shit-correct
coach shit-possibly
club shit-you said that not me!

How about you go and support Eels or St George you would fit right in...

 

[ILiveForDib]

How about stay down till ur up, give basic answers to the media show no emotion go out there do your best for 80 minutes win or loose you gave a 100% the fans will appreciate that and as a team we would actually progress of the back of simply giving a fuck and getting the basics right. Genuinely stopped reading at our d was great, imagine the likes of Penrith, Souths came out and said there d was great after leaking 30. Brain dead!

 

[flamebouyant]

One loss and half the kennel are in meltdown mode. Typical.

 

[flamebouyant]

tbf though we gave them a try from a kick fumble, intercept and 2 tries with a player in the sin bin which was bs

One of the few speaking any sense on here.

 

[CQDog]

I blame everything on Burton for the reason we didn’t follow the game plan according to Mase. Maybe a tad on Reed for overplaying his role way too much in the second. That dumb confused blank look on his face shows he clearly is a first grade fraud lmao

 

[LordSidious66]

I blame everything on Burton for the reason we didn’t follow the game plan according to Mase. Maybe a tad on Reed for overplaying his role way too much in the second. That dumb confused blank look on his face shows he clearly is a first grade fraud lmao

Well, clearly the gameplan didn't work.

 

[CQDog]

Well, clearly the gameplan didn't work.

It didn’t work because the game plan never happened.

 

[Chris Harding]

Easy for Sutton to say, he's been at the club for 5 minutes. Most around here have been hearing the same words and excuses for the last 5 or 6 years. People saying don't be negative, you're not a true supporter, it's going to take time. Bullshit. Enough is enough. Every long-term fan as old as me (54) and older who has seen this club disintegrate from the powerhouse it was has every right to call this crap out.

Bulldogs - our bark is worse than our bite.

 

[Scoooby]

# TIME

lol

 

[Chris Harding]

One loss and half the kennel are in meltdown mode. Typical.

One? This is a repeat of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.....

 

[Chris Harding]

"It’s a game you want to be involved in, going down to AAMI Park and putting on a show."

Not "going down to AAMI Park" - going down at AAMI Park.

 

[88]

Was he referring to our defence, or the off season they spent tugging each others D off?

if I was Gus I'd be getting the boys in a big 'circle' and tell them you need to "pull yourself together!!!"

 

[flamebouyant]

One? This is a repeat of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018.....

7 other teams lost too. It happens every week.

 

[Rod67]

if I was Gus I'd be getting the boys in a big 'circle' and tell them you need to "pull yourself together!!!"

They can do that after a win. Always thought that was beer........

 

[Kung fu man]

How about you go and support Eels or St George you would fit right in...

Nah your the one that hates the club not me

 

[Grunthos]

Nah your the one that hates the club not me

Have I EVER said that?
Please go back and find a post where I "death-ride" the club!

 

[TwinTurbo]

I really don't get the whole... Our D was great .... We conceded 31 points..... Only 12 of them were while down a man.......

It wasn't just the points, it was the concentrated defensive effort that result in no gas left in the last ~10 minutes when they scored another 12.

Always a Bulldog

 

[The DoggFather]

if I was Gus I'd be getting the boys in a big 'circle' and tell them you need to "pull yourself together!!!"

It looks like they were pulling themselves together all preseason

 

[Taylforth]

It wasn't just the points, it was the concentrated defensive effort that result in no gas left in the last ~10 minutes when they scored another 12.

Always a Bulldog

Well yes that’s right, but fundamentally we also demonstrated very limited ability to break the line and score points when we had the ball.
If we defend all the time and don’t score any points in between, then we will eventually wilt and lose. The game has many elements related to defence, attack, errors and growing fatigue during a game which combine to make us competitive, which we were not in this game.

But in the end if we struggle to defend for 80 min, make consistent errors in our own half and are unable to crack opposition defences to score at least 20-30 points, we are unlikely to win many games.
Crikey I even thought I heard JAC on C7 sports news last night, say he thought we were on top for most of the game. I hope I misheard that deluded comment.