Dale Morris says ‘anything is possible’ for young Western Bulldogs team

WESTERN Bulldogs veteran Dale Morris has declared the club’s drought-breaking flag win as “just the start” for the exciting young group.

Dale Morris with the premiership cup. Picture: Alex Coppel

WESTERN Bulldogs veteran Dale Morris has declared the club’s drought-breaking flag win as “just the start” for the exciting young group.

As the players on Sunday continued their premiership celebrations in front of thousands of fans at the Whitten Oval, Morris said “anything is possible” for the team.

Coach Luke Beveridge said on Saturday the aim for the team was to now become “envied” and create a period of sustained success after the Dogs’ seized their first premiership in 62 years.

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Morris agreed the talented young team was capable of much more in the coming years with the long premiership wait behind them.

“This is just the start for this young group. Anything is possible,’’ Morris said.

“We’ve got some really good, young talented players and some not bad older guys too, so anything is possible.

“The belief has been here for a long time. We have always believed and now we’ve got the reward for it.

Dale Morris holds the premiership cup aloft after the Bulldogs’ Grand Final victory. Picture: Mark Stewart

“There is a few guys that missed out, we got hit hard with injuries throughout the year, so it would be great to put in a good year next year for them when we get them back.’’

Asked if the victory could be the start of a dynasty for the Bulldogs, Tom Boyd predicted the victory would make the club hungry for more success — but the players wanted to make sure they enjoyed it first.

“I don’t know how much we can read into it, we’re just trying to enjoy it now,’’ Boyd said.

“We’ve accomplished some significant goals and to get to the flag from seventh was some sort of feat for us.

“We’re really just trying to enjoy it at the moment, obviously we’ll continue to be driven and try and succeed as much as we can in the future.’’

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After a long night of celebrations, Morris described the scenes as he stood before a sea of red, white and blue at the Whitten Oval yesterday as “epic”.

The Bulldogs’ stalwart was one of the heroic tales of the Grand Final victory after it emerged he had played the finals series with two fractures in his back.

Tom Boyd at Whitten Oval on Sunday. Picture: Wayne Ludbey

He thanked the club’s medical staff for helping get him through the finals.

“There is going to be a lot of stories coming out what guys have been through and everyone plays through injuries and I wasn’t going to miss this for the world,’’ Morris said.

“Obviously we kept it pretty quiet, the medical staff were awesome ... and our fitness team were just great to get me up every week with all the other boys.

“I can’t feel anything (now), I feel great. It’s just amazing.’’

Morris also heaped praise on coach Beveridge for the role he had played in filling the group with belief since he arrived at the club.

“He goes all right doesn’t he?,’’ Morris said.

“Since day one he has just brought this group together, he has just galvanised the group and we’ve been able to believe with him coming in.’’