The Finals thread:

[Buck]

The torpedoing of the Bulldogs season through the ill considered decision to change the spine that had them leading the comp, is one of the great own goals in sporting history. I don't think Gould & Ciraldo will ever fully admit it but they out smarted themselves. Any talk of 'building for the future' is partially true but mostly a diversion for the mishandling of the team dynamics. They owe the squad an explanation & an apology.

 

[The '47ers]

 

[susan]

Dogs have won 1 of their last 6 matches in 2025.

And that would be beating us by 40 in a match we had to win. That says it all really.DCE at his headless best that day.They pressured him relentlessly and he folded like a Chinese tent.... as usual in big games that mean something.

Regardless of the pros and cons of Jamal he is not a dickhead, in fact the absolute antithesis of that ,and I think many supporters see it as a breath of fresh air and hopefully the start of a better era where we have an emphasis on TEAM.

The last decade has been a nightmare for a few reasons however,simply put ,the DCE long term post backflip deal has led to our clubs worst ever decade long performance since we became a force in the early 70s. That is just a fact and we paid him 15 million bucks to help us achieve that feat.

Onwards and upwards.

 

[bob dylan]

And that would be beating us by 40 in a match we had to win. That says it all really.DCE at his headless best that day.They pressured him relentlessly and he folded like a Chinese tent.... as usual in big games that mean something.

Regardless of the pros and cons of Jamal he is not a dickhead and I think many supporters see it as a breath of fresh air and hopefully the start of a better era. The last decade has been a nightmare.Simply put ,the DCE long term post backflip deal has led to our clubs worst ever decade long performance since we became a force in the early 70s

Onwards and upwards.

No it was vs Penriths reserve grade side.

But anything else you mention is hard to argue.

 

[susan]

No it was vs Penriths reserve grade side.

But anything else you mention is hard to argue.

Yep Bob , apologies.Round 21.
Interesting the rot started the next week with the Tigers flogging the dogs. The performance by DCE that day was his pressure game career in a nutshell.

 

[The Wheel]

And that would be beating us by 40 in a match we had to win. That says it all really.DCE at his headless best that day.They pressured him relentlessly and he folded like a Chinese tent.... as usual in big games that mean something.

Regardless of the pros and cons of Jamal he is not a dickhead, in fact the absolute antithesis of that ,and I think many supporters see it as a breath of fresh air and hopefully the start of a better era where we have an emphasis on TEAM.

The last decade has been a nightmare for a few reasons however,simply put ,the DCE long term post backflip deal has led to our clubs worst ever decade long performance since we became a force in the early 70s. That is just a fact and we paid him 15 million bucks to help us achieve that feat.

Onwards and upwards.

Realistically 2015 to 2025 you could argue it’s our worst decade yet ever. Even in the 1950s and 60s we made multiple grand finals

 

[Terry Zarsoff]

The torpedoing of the Bulldogs season through the ill considered decision to change the spine that had them leading the comp, is one of the great own goals in sporting history. I don't think Gould & Ciraldo will ever fully admit it but they out smarted themselves. Any talk of 'building for the future' is partially true but mostly a diversion for the mishandling of the team dynamics. They owe the squad an explanation & an apology.

Could it be the beginning of the end for Aldo Ciraldo at Belmore?

Or will Arthur ‘The Money Launderer’ Laundy forgive Bee-sting Face and Aldo?