Luke Dahlhaus is confident his teammates will rally against Collingwood on Sunday, after collectively learning from the shortfalls of a costly second quarter last week.
After a thorough and honest review, the Bulldogs have responded with a solid week out on the training track.
“You can get upset and you can sulk around but that doesn’t really achieve anything,” Dahlhaus said.
“We’ve all tried to keep each other up and going and… we’ve just moved onto our next game now.
“We’ve reviewed our game against Brisbane, we went over our errors and we are going to fix them now and take them into this week.”
Collingwood’s strong midfield contingent will pose a challenge for the Bulldogs on Sunday but Dahlhaus said his teammates were looking forward to the challenge.
“They are going to be a hard team to stop but I think we are definitely up to it,” he said.
“You look at their midfield and the big names like that, so we will have to take care of them and stop them from scoring so much.”
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Increased midfield rotations have allowed the 21-year-old to impact games more frequently this season, despite attracting more attention from opposition players.
Averaging almost seven extra possessions per game than last season, Dahlhaus’ more versatile role is one that he is enjoying.
“I’ve been lucky enough to have a few more goes in the midfield so it’s been good,” he said.
“That comes with me building my tank and building some more confidence going up in there.
“As a young fella I always played midfield, I didn’t play much forward but to be honest any role is good at the Bulldogs, so I’m happy to do anything.”
