Bulldogs felt 'the agony and the ecstasy', says Beveridge
Nathan Schmook May 9, 2015 6:43 PM
WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has refused to blame a taxing win against the Sydney Swans in round five for the team's dramatic fade-out against St Kilda on Saturday.
The Bulldogs let a 55-point lead early in the third quarter slip at Etihad Stadium, losing by seven points in one of the most dramatic turnarounds in VFL-AFL history.
Beveridge was keen to highlight St Kilda's gutsy effort in the second half and stressed the Bulldogs' emotion-filled win against the Swans seven days earlier had not been a factor for his team.
The Bulldogs let a 55-point lead early in the third quarter slip at Etihad Stadium, losing by seven points in one of the most dramatic turnarounds in VFL-AFL history.
Beveridge was keen to highlight St Kilda's gutsy effort in the second half and stressed the Bulldogs' emotion-filled win against the Swans seven days earlier had not been a factor for his team.
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"We had an extra day to recover than the Saints, so that shouldn't be a factor," Beveridge said. "There's a point where momentum goes the other way and I don't know whether you fall into a mindset where [you think] it's going to stop eventually, but in the end it didn't.
"It gets back to the Saints being able to withstand what we threw at them to try and get it back on our terms.
"We just weren't able to do that no matter what we tried."
"We had an extra day to recover than the Saints, so that shouldn't be a factor," Beveridge said. "There's a point where momentum goes the other way and I don't know whether you fall into a mindset where [you think] it's going to stop eventually, but in the end it didn't.
"It gets back to the Saints being able to withstand what we threw at them to try and get it back on our terms.
"We just weren't able to do that no matter what we tried."
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Saturday's win for St Kilda was the fifth biggest comeback in VFL-AFL history and the equal third highest comeback from half-time (49 points).
Read more ...Saturday's win for St Kilda was the fifth biggest comeback in VFL-AFL history and the equal third highest comeback from half-time (49 points).
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