Former Western Bulldogs vice president Susan Alberti says the team’s winless start to the AFLW season is unacceptable and their coach Nathan Burke has questioned his team’s professional standards as they slumped to an 0-5 record.
At the midway point of the season, the Bulldogs are 17th – only ahead of GWS, themselves without a win – andThe Western Bulldogs are yet to register a win this season.Alberti is a vocal advocate for women’s football and for her beloved Bulldogs but she described the Dogs’ most recent loss, by 18 points to St Kilda at the reopening of Whitten Oval last Friday night, as embarrassing.“They are aware this performance was unacceptable and have been working hard this week to turn things around ...
But with only five rounds left of the season, there is no way for the Dogs to even equal their efforts of last year.After their latest loss, Burke slammed his side’s sub-par professional standards. Amy McDonald of Geelong handballs during the round one AFLW match between Geelong Cats and Western Bulldogs at GMHBA Stadium, on September 02, 2023, in Geelong, Australia.
“We’ve gone into every game this year feeling like we’re a good chance of winning ... We just haven’t quite been able to execute.”
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