At the start of the season Champion data ranked the Bulldogs as the strongest list in the comp. That doesn't guarantee success but it shows they are a talented squad. Ed Richards has been a top 10 player all season, the other 9 players are all superstars but no one talks about Ed.
I have always rated Richards very highly, he is the exact type of speedy ball user that we need.
Dislike: The throw allowed by the umps leading to Dishlicker goal.
The dogdy AF Free kick to Freijah (high contact by Dean I think) in the first (goal resulted) The non free kick to George for Weightmans Toby Green studs to his groin (goal resulted) Thats 3 goals which in a draw is diabolical.
So we have both Seniors and Reserves playing finals this year, albeit a wildcard final but nonetheless a final. According to google, the last time this happened was 1996. When the 1s and 2s are both humming, Ive always said that IMO, this is a key recipe item for success.
I think group got ahead of themselves today. To me they strayed away from everything they have been doing the last several weeks bar the first quarter. Unable to beat a severely undermanned side we normally beat at full strength is a tell. I think the occasion and the meaning of the game got to them, Fraser could see it also. He was as demonstrative and flustered as I have seen him be. Credit to Bevo (who I dont rate) for switching the plan at qtr time.
