The Western Bulldogs are threatening to launch an unexpected flag attack in addition to a run for a postseason spot.An AFL expert said that Luke Beveridge’s Bulldogs had “premiership intangibles” after they soundly defeated the Sydney Swans, who were leading the ladder, last Sunday.With four games left, the Dogs are in eighth place on the ladder after winning four of their last five games.
David King, a two-time premiership winner, cited video of Bulldogs midfielders selflessly blocking for one another at stoppages on Wednesday night’s AFL 360 Watch List.”The best teams in the Premiership have those intangibles; we see them when we watch football games; they’re probably in the numbers around contest and those kinds of things,” Fox Footy host King said.”I notice this more and more as I watch the Dogs.” “We’re not going to let you have that — we’re going to try and block and impact this matchup as often as we can,” they said to Sydney’s James Jordan after he was tagged over the weekend.However, that wasn’t the only instance of it; throughout the first quarter, Richards was almost always getting two to three metres at every halt. Ultimately, they broke the tag. The mindset behind it is universally effective.”Following a dismal 3-5 start to the season, King praised the Bulldogs’ group dedication to the cause as they surge into a finals campaign, highlighting the special quality of their unity.On Wednesday night, he stated, “These guys are reflecting with one another what’s working in-game.””There is buy-in and there is trust.” I simply feel like I haven’t seen this at the Dogs in a little while—not for the majority of the year.With some of the best teams in the league right now, I don’t see it. Really, I only see it in a few places, and you have to search for it to find it. Watch what the Dogs do for each other when you have a chance to look at it over the weekend.”We discussed Melbourne two years ago when they were pointing, blocking, and exclaiming, “Hey, you got him.” This year, when the Swans were leaving stoppage, we discussed them again and exclaimed, “He’s yours.””I believe that the reason it’s so potent now that the Dogs are in the forefront is because of this.
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