{"id":384222,"date":"2024-04-12T21:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T21:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384222"},"modified":"2024-04-12T22:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T22:03:25","slug":"bullish-dogs-left-shell-shocked-by-essendon-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=384222","title":{"rendered":"'Bullish' Dogs left shell shocked by Essendon edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Western Bulldogs<\/a> coach Luke Beveridge<\/a> has called on his playing group to face "reality" after they coughed up a nine-point lead to go down at the hands of Essendon by 29 points<\/a> at Marvel Stadium on Friday night.<\/p>\n

The Dogs held a lead in the second term, but allowed the Bombers to pile on six unanswered goals in the second half.<\/p>\n

Beveridge, whose side now sit at 2-3 after round five\ufeff will have to go back to the drawing board.<\/p>\n

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The 2016 premiership coach says his side were shocked by the Bombers edge.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Behind closed doors we came here pretty bullish about our chances," Beveridge said post match.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"We're not ruthless at the moment."\ufeff<\/p>\n

Despite the heartbreaking loss, Beveridge declared he still has the support of his playing group, who have arguably one of the stronger lists in the league\ufeff<\/p>\n

"Internally, speaking to the players then, I talked to them about how much I believe in them and how much we're capable of\ufeff," he said.<\/p>\n

"The players themselves have created an internal pressure for spots, and that's all OK if you end up being a formidable team, but right now we're not.<\/p>\n

\"Luke<\/p>\n

'It's reality."<\/p>\n

There are fears that star midfielder Tom Liberatore\ufeff could have suffered a delayed concussion after copping a heavy hit from Essendon forward Jake Stringer.<\/p>\n

Beveridge was quick to shut down fears that the 2016 premiership star could miss game time in the coming weeks.\ufeff<\/p>\n

"He's fine. I think for some reason he lost his footing and stumbled," Beveridge said.<\/p>\n

\"Lloyd's<\/p>\n

"He's been looked after, no concussion. He's apparently fine."<\/p>\n

It took over a quarter for the Bulldogs to muster up a response after the Bombers piled on six goals, kicking their first goal\ufeff after a 40-minute dry spell.<\/p>\n

They managed to\ufeff stem the bleeding and reduce the margin in the final term, kicking the last two majors of the match, but the damage was already done.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the week, Beveridge also came under fire after axing star midfield-defender Caleb Daniel<\/a> for the Bombers clash.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

"\ufeffThere's a finite amount of minutes midfielders can play. We had others before him (Daniel) this week," Beveridge said.<\/p>\n

The Bulldogs now look ahead to their must-win clash against St Kilda next week, sitting with a 2-3 record after five rounds.\ufeff<\/p>\n

As for what's next, the Dogs face the Saints in a must-win clash.<\/p>\n

"History is history, we need to make sure we do what we can … to make sure we capitalise on the week to week," Beveridge said.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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