Ben Jones talks about Daylesford's hard-fought win over Carngham-Linton
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00:00Yeah, we had a really good start and then, yeah, the wind and then we knew they were always going to come at us.
00:05It was a matter of holding them off and then the third quarter we probably could have run away with it.
00:08We missed a couple but credit to them, they kept coming up.
00:11They got some good players like the O'Briens and stuff like that.
00:14So they were really well to our side.
00:16So, yeah, it was just a wrap to get away with the win.
00:19And I thought, yeah, they got within seven points, was it?
00:21Yeah, I thought, yeah, we might be in a bit of trouble here but we just held on.
00:24Boise down back, nothing gets past them.
00:26So, yeah, it was a good win.
00:28It's all about a stoppage game for the Bulldogs.
00:31Very important.
00:32And that came into play just repeatedly today.
00:36You were able to stop Carl and Linton in their tracks when they looked at their most dangerous.
00:40And they're at their best when they've got their running game going.
00:43You guys were able to, you know, get the stoppages, repeat ball-ups, repeat throw-ins.
00:49And that was a key to stopping them in their tracks and then opening up the game for yourselves.
00:54Yeah, exactly. They're pretty young and quick and we're probably a bit older and a bit, like, more bulkier.
00:58So, yeah, that's sort of the plan, like, to slow their run down, which sort of worked well.
01:01And it sort of opened up a bit for us on the flip side anyway.
01:04So, yeah.
01:05Now, you've been here a few years now and you've seen the tough times.
01:09What's it like out there this year?
01:11I mean, an influx of recruits, a lot of experience.
01:15And as Coach Hamish Jarrod spoke about pre-season, bringing in football IQ.
01:22And I tell you what, it's, everything's just falling into place and you couldn't be,
01:27well, you couldn't hope to be in a better position at the halfway mark of the season.
01:30Yeah, I was hoping for maybe 3-5 or something like that, but I think we're 8-1 now.
01:35So, I never would have predicted that.
01:36But all the boys we brought in are good blokes.
01:38They've all, like, won flags and stuff.
01:40So, that's probably what we needed.
01:41And, yeah, we've actually got some depth in the twos as well, which we've never had.
01:44We usually just scrap for a two side.
01:46And as you see all the people in the rooms after, like, that never happens.
01:49So, it's really good, yeah.
01:50Really excited for the rest of the year as well.
01:52Yeah, so this win today particularly, I think it really sets you up there.
01:55We've got a couple more games before the break.
01:57A big run against Bungaree in a few weeks' time.
01:59And then the run home.
02:00So, it's really in your hands now, isn't it, for a really strong finish to the season.
02:06Yeah, exactly.
02:07We've got two more games and then two weeks off, a bit of recovery.
02:10And then we'll, yeah, go hard in the last five games.
02:12So, yeah, a bit of luck on our side.
02:14We won't have as many injuries as we did earlier.
02:15But, yeah, we're doing well.
02:17So, really happy.