Bulldogs respond to tough week with thumping Saints win
All the pressure was on the Bulldogs, who delivered on Thursday night with a comprehensive win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
All the pressure was on the Bulldogs, who delivered on Thursday night with a comprehensive win over St Kilda at Marvel Stadium.
The Western Bulldogs have lost a star forward for a must-win clash with St Kilda on Thursday night.
Andrew Bassat is a lifelong Saints fan so he knows what decades of waiting for success feels like but as president he believes he is getting the pieces into place for sustained success.
Despite it being no secret the Saints have money to burn to try and poach stars, club president Andrew Bassat is preaching patience to the fans, in order to strike at the right time.
Decimated St Kilda ended with just two on the bench as coach Brett Ratten was left to lament an injury disaster that cruelled the spirited Saints’ chances of toppling the Lions.
The Lions are confident they can ‘counteract’ the threat of St Kilda ruckmen Paddy Ryder and Rowan Marshall despite dropping big man Darcy Fort.
The fit-again Joe Daniher is back in Brisbane’s line-up, and it’s at the expense of Darcy Fort.
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Joe Daniher’s likely return to Brisbane’s team this weekend is set to take some of the heat off Dan McStay and Eric Hipwood.
The full support of the board can be a bad sign for an off-contract coach but not at St Kilda.
Who makes way in the Brisbane Lions’ line-up for the returning Joe Daniher is a question set to be answered this week.
Players have to ‘get off their backsides’ and get help for themselves if they have issues with drugs according to influential player agent, Craig Kelly.
In 2013 Mark Robinson sat down for an interview with Sam Fisher and the clear indication was the Saint would open up about his drug issues. That’s not how it played out.
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