I was chatting with a fellow Dogs supporter the other day about this and she simply said "you know it's better that way" and I tend to agree with her. Hype is not always beneficial towards the club. And I honestly believe that the reason we have less members than this time last year is because of all the hype early in the season last year that Bulldogs'll be in the top four, serious premiership contenders blah blah. And then when we finished in the bottom four, supporters seriously lost faith big time. Therefore i seriously dont think we'll be rated until we make finals.

One other thing that really annoyed me today, my daughter goes to school in Footscray and I had half an hour to kill before netball training so I thought I'd go up and have a look in the Bulldog shop. There was a guy in there who'd just spent $140 on a guernsey and a ball and a few other things. The shop assistant asked him if he was a member, cos u get a discount and he said no! WTF here is someone prepared to spend 140 bucks on merch yet doesn't have a membership. What is the matter with people. I'm actually considering converting all of my charity budget into the Club as well, it's also fully tax deductible.

Dont worry Megan, I dont think there is a Doggies supporter around that would be dis pleased with the efforts of the boys at the moment especially after Saturday's game. And in the end thats who you want to please right? The media can get stuffed as far as I'm concerned, we are gaining more respect at the moment simply because we are winning games and settling into one of the best training centers to rival even the lexus center and we own it which makes it even better. As far as I know The Pies lease the lexus center. We're lucky to be able to witness Coons, Murph, Crossy, Boyd all in career best form but really I dont want to single out too many players because they are all just working so well as a unit, I'm just so glad I got the finals package with my membership.