Last I looked the ladder read
1. Canterbury
16. Parramatta.
That's enough for me.
you guys choked big time .....
thats enough for me.
ill throw in 2007 and 2009 aswell .....
choking club if I ever saw one!!!!:lol:
Last I looked the ladder read
1. Canterbury
16. Parramatta.
That's enough for me.
Are you saying I'm not gracious in defeat? It seems you missed post #41 in this thread. Here's a little refresher (take note of the part I put in bold just for you)...Good to see some of your fellow supporters in previous posts on this thread can take defeat more graciously !
Mate, after the Storm choked last year, and all the salary cap stuff the year before, they were going in this year as not only favorites, but also the hungriest team in the comp. The Bulldogs were not even expected to make the top 8, let alone win the Minor Premiership and make it all the way to the grand final. The Bulldogs didn't really win this years minor premiership, rather the Storm lost it when the lost an unheard of 4 games in a row.
After all the bickering and drama in the past off season, we did what we do best, and that's get out and support our team. We knew that the Storm were favorites, we knew that they were the likely team to win, but, we were also proud of our team for achieving what they did in Haslers first season in charge, that victory itself was worth celebrating.
Congratulations to Melbourne, they won deservedly so, but saying that we had false hope is not the case.
Now as for Parramatta, I hope that the Eels are up there again next year in the top 8. I want the rivalry from the 80s to be lite up again. Despite the fact that the Bulldogs and Eels hate each other, there is respect between the 2 teams, and that is something that no one can ever take from either team.
Melbourne Storm now have a target on their chests for 2013, all of the teams and coaches will study them carefully and try to dissect them piece by piece for the 2013 season.
As for the Mighty Bulldogs and Eels... bring on 2013
Our expectations... they were that we'd be lucky to make the top 8, and lucky to survive the first rounds of the finals. We not only made the top 8, we won the Minor Premiership, then we not only survived the first week of the finals, we qualified for the Grand Final. We exceeded all expectations. We didn't win the big one, but you can barely call that a choke considering we weren't favorites. Melbourne would've been chokers if they lost.At least if you are called chokers it indicates that there was at least some type of expectation there to begin with. That has to be better than no expectation on your team at all or the fact people hail it as a great season because you improved a few places and only just missed the 8 or your team finished 7th and everyone is excited.
From Minor Premiers and Grand Finalists to Chokers and biters! A week is a long time in footy. The Bullgrubs are back where they belong, family club my arse.
you guys choked big time .....
thats enough for me.
ill throw in 2007 and 2009 aswell .....
choking club if I ever saw one!!!!:lol:
Our expectations... they were that we'd be lucky to make the top 8, and lucky to survive the first rounds of the finals. We not only made the top 8, we won the Minor Premiership, then we not only survived the first week of the finals, we qualified for the Grand Final. We exceeded all expectations. We didn't win the big one, but you can barely call that a choke considering we weren't favorites. Melbourne would've been chokers if they lost.
Let's hope so.I wasn't calling what you guys did this year a choke. Ask most realistic supporters and they would swap places in a minute(except maybe Storm fans).
Wear the term as a badge of honour. It is only ever usually thrown about by supporters of teams that have done nothing that year anyway. Next year it will probably be used about some other team.
Are you saying I'm not gracious in defeat? It seems you missed post #41 in this thread. Here's a little refresher (take note of the part I put in bold just for you)...
wonder if st merge will ever win a comp with every team in it ? probably not.
and as for choking - get out the 1999 grand final.
:lol::lol: This spastic & BulldogForce.. two mental giants embarrassing the Bulldogs no end
I don't understand people who say SYD 02 or STGI 10 are Clayton's because teams weren't in contention.
The teams (CBY 02 and MEL 10) weren't in contention because the management of each club clearly and in a calculated manner decided to flout the rules of the competition.
Anyone found cheating in any sport is usually disqualified, why would our sport be any different?
wonder if st merge will ever win a comp with every team in it ? probably not.
and as for choking - get out the 1999 grand final.