The fairytale Western Bulldogs premiership is Exhibit A for the AFL in its defence of the controversial round-23 bye.The Bulldogs became the first AFL team to win the flag from seventh place when they beat Sydney in Saturdays epic grand final.There has plenty of debate around the leagues decision to introduce a bye weekend between round 23 and the start of the finals series.It was introduced to stop finals-bound teams resting players in large numbers for round 23.Four-time Hawthorn premiership coach Alastair Clarkson and Fremantle counterpart Ross Lyon have been vocal opponents, saying it dilutes the advantage of finishing in the top four.It is notable that Geelong and the Giants went out of the finals in straight sets.But it was a huge benefit for the Bulldogs, who recalled five players for their elimination final against West Coast.Of those, Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore, Jordan Roughead and Easton Wood all played in Saturdays premiership and Matt Suckling was an unlucky omission.To get those guys back, the bye really helped us, Bulldogs veteran Matthew Boyd told Channel Sevens Game Day.I know a lot of people have probably spoken ill about the bye, but Ive loved it.Boyd was asked whether they would have won the flag without the pre-finals bye.Its hard to speculate on those sorts of things, but if we didnt have the bye, we wouldnt have gotten some of those players back (for the Eagles final), Boyd said.The Bulldogs easily beat West Coast in a big upset to start the finals series.It gave the Dogs massive momentum and captain Easton Wood revealed the win was the moment he started thinking they could win the premiership.It was probably after that West Coast game ... we limped into that bye, we lost to Freo over in (Perth) and we obviously knew how big a task it would be to beat West Coast, Wood told Channel Nines Footy Show.To win the way we did there, so emphatically, and the total performance the boys put in, it was amazing.I remember being out there, just thinking shit, this team can really play - we might do the whole lot. Fake Sneakers . The Olympic champion curler and TSN curling analyst immediately went online to look at the Halls long list of honoured members. Thats when the enormity of the honour sunk in. Cheap Fake Shoes . With the first unit struggling of late and Amir Johnson - one of the teams iron men - hobbling on an injured right ankle, Patterson knew he could get the nod in a challenging matchup against one of the leagues up and coming players at his position. https://www.fakeshoes.net/ . -- Jacksonville wide receiver Cecil Shorts will likely be a game-time decision whether hell play Sunday in the Jaguars home game against the San Diego Chargers. Wholesale Fake Shoes . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Fake Nike Shoes . LOUIS -- St. Lewis Hamilton said he barely noticed the Halo protection device when he ran it during Friday practice at the Singapore Grand Prix, while Fernando Alonso believes some work needs to be done on the concept to make it easier to get in and out of the car.Hamilton and Alonso tested the Halo prototype for the first time during FP1 at the Singapore Grand Prix, with both drivers completing a series of laps with the safety device attached. Hamilton, who has slowly warmed to the idea of introducing Halo in Formula One, says the downsides are outweighed by the FIAs claim that the Halo would deflect flying objects away from the drivers head 17 percent of the time.The Halo? Honestly I barely noticed it, apart from when Im in the garage and Ive got the TV screen, I cant see the TV screen! But it was actually not really a problem.In my mirrors I couldnt see my rear wing so it blocks a bit of a view in the mirror but otherwise going forwards I didnt really notice it..dddddddddddd I kind of felt like I should have just kept it on.It definitely doesnt look good but when we go back to that 17 percent its better than nothing.Alonso, who originally wanted the concept to be introduced as early as next year, said his only concern was about getting in and out of the car.The first impression with the Halo was that its quite difficult to get in and out of the car. In terms of visibility its obvious it reduces it but Im sure you get used to it quickly. When the nosecones were raised visibility became a lot worse but two or three years later we were all pretty used to it.Once the Halo is imposed there will be an initial impact but well all get used to it quickly. Theres work to be done in terms of design and accessibility has to improve, even for the mechanics to be able to tighten our seat belts. ' ' '