Centrals v West @ Berri info/match discussion

[Brucetiki]

Damn, I knew I should have went to Berri instead of Melbourne lol.

Well done to the Dogs

[smac]

C'mon DW, tell me more about the day.

Spewing I missed the trip, although I did manage to sneak out with smac jr and head to my brothers place to go mad on the quad bike.

Sounds like the dogs finally getting closer to a full game of footy.

[therisingblues]

It is my belief that unoficially tonight and officially Monday morning weed will tender his resignation

Come on Coorong, everybody gets pummeled by Centrals nowadays, except North and Port who scraped out with a little respectability, but form what I read Centrals have controlled every encounter they have had this year. They just flex a bit of muscle for a few minutes, slam on some goals and nullify the rest of the contest if they want, or they come out and stomp all over whoever they are playing. They can't be stopped. I don't think any individual should be made to shoulder any loss of less than 110 points against the Dogs. More than 110 and perhaps the team is dragging its heels a bit. But it's the Dogs, any double digit loss isn't that bad.
(The glass is half full)

[Wedgie]

Funny as buggery at Alberton as they had the scores around the wrong way for the entire first half, Port supporters actually had something to smile about till us North fans told them the scoreboard had it the wrong way around.

[Grahaml]

Not nearly as funny as at the actual game the goal umpires had to run over to the scoreboard attendants to correct the score. At the end they had Central 20.6 124. Think it looks wrong? It looks worse when you find out we had actually kicked 7 behinds. And it was wrong all day by a few points.

They wouldn't have a clue how many were there. Got to the ground (a few minutes late mind you) and they gave me a ticket, but never took it off me. My sister has a season pass, they looked at it and let her in. They definitely didn't count her and I doubt they counted me. Suspect many people were in the same boat. Very hard to estimate the crowd, but was maybe 2500? Seemed to be lots of support for the dogs, and the Blanchetown BP was getting a lot of business from red white and blue wearing patrons on the way home.

And now for my rant. Got there only a couple of minutes late and the game was nearly over! We'd already kicked 2 goals(so I missed our first 2 goalkickers, so please note all noted goalkickers may have a goal or 2 more than I say) and kicked number 3 within seconds of getting into the ground. The first quarter story was all about Centrals running around the red and black witches hats and putting on a show. Schell starting up forward for the first time taking big marks at will, too quick, too big, too athletic and his hands were fantastic. He looked absolutely unbeatable. Then he kicked for goal. Could have had half a dozen EASILY. Got one or 2 (left my budget at the folks place so can't remember exactly). 7 goals to 1 in the first quarter, 5 to 0 in the second or something. Not really much of a game as such from there. The story really begins and ends with Central just winning mountains of ball through the midfield. Can't imagine what I mean? Just grab a copy of the 2004 GF and imagine central playing against west and that's the sort of midfield dominance the unfortunate west fans had to put up with. Giles and MacKenzie did a solid job in the ruck, and worked forward (Giles 3 goals) and back (MacKenzie) superbly and did much more than their opponents in terms of around the ground work. The prolific ball winners were the dogs attacking running midfielders. Ware kicked 6 goals while Slattery, Switala, Slade and Thomas were solid all day. For mine, Dutchke was the revelation of the day. Not polished but the way he attacks the ball and the contest at every opportunity is brilliant. If you could just bottle how he attacks the ball you'd give a bit of it to every footballer in the country. Trent Goodrem took on more responsibility in the middle of the ground and showed a lot. Not polished, like Dutchke, but again his attack on the ball was great. Richie Cochrane and Wilson were serviceable but their jobs were made pretty easy by the fact the ball didn't go into west's forward line with any look of trouble for 90% of the day. Lawry did his usual bullocking job, beaten once in the air all day, kicked a couple of goals and provided a superb target the while day long. Grima gets better and better every week. Was surprised at how assured and solid he looks for a bloke who's only 21. Judgement of when to mark and when to spoil is spot on, and provides a lot of run. Looking forward to seeing how he combines with Aufderheide in the future. Plays the sort of game that could get a full back enough votes to poll a few votes in the Magarey. Havelberg will be a star. He's 19 and at 189cm is probably developing too late, and isn't quite big enough to get the call from the big end of town but could be a smokey if he shows the sort of game he showed today for the rest of the season. Played CHB and ran straight and hard at the footy when needed, beat his man when needed and took some good strong grabs when needed. After looking like a ready made full forward we now have a guy who could play every key position on the ground and has the agility to play a running role.

In the end, the 89 point margin flattered West. The ball came out of the middle so fast and predictably that everyone was locked into standing 30m directly in front of the dogs goal, and we had so many running options it wasn't hard to find someone to give off to, but hard to find the guy who wouldn't trip over the feet of the other free running dog next to him.

BOG: Ware. 6 goals, clean polished and ran freely and did enormous amounts of damage. Hard to pick next best players, but thought Schell, Dutchke, Lawry, Grima, Havelberg, Giles and Goodrem were the next batch. Every dog played well in the end though.

Suppose I have to mention west since they turned up, but they didn't really do much. This was, in my opinion, the softest most piss weak effort from a league team I have seen for a while. Dutscke and Goodrem aren't big blokes, but the way they broke tackles and ran through blokes you would have thought West were trying to stop Jonah Lomu in his prime. West also found themselves under enomrmous pressure and coughed it up continuously all day. They fiddled about until they stuffed it up, and those same 2 aforementioned bohemoths couldn't be brushed off by even the biggest of West's players. I do think Prokopec played his best game since going to west: He spent most of the day running up and down the boundary. Truth be told, it was more running than he would have done had he been on the ground so maybe he might have shed a few of the 15 kilos he needs to lose to be a league footballer.

Anyway, good win for the Dogs. Crap from West. Dogs youngsters showing when the Gowans leave and some of our blokes retire in 2 or 3 years we'll still be a force.

Goalkickers from memory: Ware:6, Giles 3, Lawry, Callinan, J Gowans 2, Schell, C. Gowans 1. 3 goals missing so if anyone can help that would be great! West: Number 10? Kicked one. Number 13 did too. Was a good one, too actually. Far too quick for Richard Cochrane and finished off nicely from 40. Very quick. Hopefully he slows down a bit.

[Dogsbody]

Not nearly as funny as at the actual game the goal umpires had to run over to the scoreboard attendants to correct the score. At the end they had Central 20.6 124. Think it looks wrong? It looks worse when you find out we had actually kicked 7 behinds. And it was wrong all day by a few points.

Just a bunch of kids controlling the scoreboard... very poor really, should have had an adult up there, or a Berri FC match-day official.

[Grahaml]

Or a kid who can add 6 or 1 to then number already there! Very disappointing to have an SANFL league footy match there and run things they way they did. FFS, it's one game every 50 years, surely you can muster the professionalism to have things covered for one day!

[twosheds]

Or a kid who can add 6 or 1 to then number already there! Very disappointing to have an SANFL league footy match there and run things they way they did. FFS, it's one game every 50 years, surely you can muster the professionalism to have things covered for one day!

Thats true but its not as if we didnt know who was winning! I went up Fri. night stayed at Berri Resort Hotel ( very nice ) and had a good day, the beer was cold and the steak sandwiches were excellent and we won. Crowd about 2500 at a guess. RBT on the way out, hope no-one got sprung. Nice come from behind win by the under 17's too coached by Damian Hicks, all good for the Stanley H Lewis Memorial Trophy!

[BPBRB]

Or a kid who can add 6 or 1 to then number already there! Very disappointing to have an SANFL league footy match there and run things they way they did. FFS, it's one game every 50 years, surely you can muster the professionalism to have things covered for one day!

I agree 100 percent Graham and as far as I know the SANFL supplies scoreboard attendants - they certainly do at Prospect Oval so no excuse. If that game was at Elizabeth or Richmond would you have kids running the scoreboards - Don't think so!

The scoreboard attendant at Alberton gave just about everyone a mild heart attack (or in some cases hope!) today when he had the WA/CD halftime score around the wrong way when he put the first score up for that game. I commented to a couple of our injured players that if West are flogging Centrals then we (North) may as well pack up and forget 2007.

[Dog_ger]

Its country Footy Fellas....!

Just involve the Kids......

Get em on the score board

Get em involved...!

Its a good day...!

The umps know the score....

[Dogwatcher]

Well said Dogger.
I don't think the scoreboard was too much of a problem - we all knew what was going on (although judging by Doug Robertson's article in the paper - the scoreboard efficiency proved difficult for him). They were kids and probably the same kids who do it week in and week out at Berri - why deprive them of that now?

Was a good, reasonably boisterous crowd - mainly thanks to the Doggies supporters. But, maybe if the pro-Westies crowd had had something to cheer about it would've been louder.

Saw Adelaide based supporters from both sides there - great effort. But no Pram Lady???

Had to laugh at the Westies supporters near my family, having a crack at 'feral' Elizabethans etc. Only to see one of them was wearing a West Croydon FC jacket....Not that I have a problem with the WCFC perse, but the club does have a reputation that is the equal of clubs out north.

Westies gave little competition to a devestating Dogs outfit. Schelly's kicking was one of the highlights of the day. Probably explains why did he not have a shot when he was running into goal 15 metres out at the river end. All he had to do was chip over the top of one player, but instead he handballed back 10 metres to Noodles who got down holding the ball - I think because he was so surprised to have it. On the other hand, Ware's finishing was just sublime. Beautiful to watch a flowing kicking action like that.

Grima's good. Yesterday was the first time I'd managed to really see much of Havelberg - and he's a good player for us. While the tackling and ferocity at the ball and player with the ball was brilliant to watch.

Disappointingly I didn't get to hang around for the presentations (family decided to head home), but it was an enjoyable day all round.

Apart from the scoreboard, which has already been commented on, I didn't see any issues. Well done to Westies and the RFL.

Also - to the person who told me to 'forget this dogwatcher rubbish', maybe you should stop being a lurker and have something to say. . I think you'd have some interesting view points to add to this web site.

[Thiele]

As a Bloods suppoter i felt . Well done the RFL for putting up such a wonderful Oval to play on

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

Had a great trip, would love to have a game like this once or maybe twice a year.
wasn't planning to stay the night but some things happened so ended up making a weekend of it.
Vines Nightclub was pumping.

[Thiele]

Had a great trip, would love to have a game like this once or maybe twice a year.
wasn't planning to stay the night but some things happened so ended up making a weekend of it.
Vines Nightclub was pumping.

Hey Sam was that you talking to Some West Adelaide Officals last night i think we caught up

[Sam_goUUUdogs]

yeah spoke to some after the game, and some later on once it had changed to a nightclub.

[Jar Man Out]

It was a great trip. Dogs demolished the bloods. Berri is a great place to watch footy.

Also enjoyed meeting whufc and samuudogs at the berri hotel.

[Thiele]

yeah spoke to some after the game, and some later on once it had changed to a nightclub.

Yeah i was one of those in the nightclub bit

[Dogwatcher]

The Vines boys?
So sad for you.

[Thiele]

The Vines boys?
So sad for you.

Is that the the one the Berri resort
only lasted 20 mins

[bigmatch]

Dogwatcher
Thanks for your encouragement to post on the forum instead of "lurking".
I do read with interest your comments as well as many others, however one must be careful about any opinion that I offer on many subjects as I don't what to seen as representing the thoughts of others or any organisation I am involved in, however i will add to the odd discussion from time to time.
How did Waikerie go yesterday.
It was great to see your support for the game on the weekend and the numerous riverlanders that turned up. It was great to catch up with a number of people at the game.
What was with the hat and glasses, where you in disguise, standing next to the camera may have been a give away.