Team v dogs

[ScottH]

Originally posted by Sean
I think that the Bulldogs fans are getting a bit ahead of themselves at the moment. They've been rubbish for 4 years so it had to turn around and it's not like the are sitting at the top of the table.

A bit like us in '96, eh!!! Rubbish for years and then put it all together.

[Bas]

Originally posted by ScottH
A bit like us in '96, eh!!! Rubbish for years and then put it all together.

Then spend the next ten years falling apart.......

[Sean]

Originally posted by ScottH
A bit like us in '96, eh!!! Rubbish for years and then put it all together.

Can't see Eade repeating history and getting them to the GF but good luck to them if they do - I hope it's us playing them

[Thunder Shaker]

Originally posted by Sean
Can't see Eade repeating history and getting them to the GF but good luck to them if they do - I hope it's us playing them

If the Dogs make a Grand Final, good luck to them. They've only played in about 2 or 3 Grand Finals for 1 flag. If it's a Dogs vs Swans Grand Final, there'll be a drought broken no matter who wins.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by Thunder Shaker
If it's a Dogs vs Swans Grand Final, there'll be a drought broken no matter who wins.

Chances are it will be a flood.

[mocaholic]

Originally posted by Bleed Red Blood
We don't need LRT against the Dogs anyway. We'd be finding a forward line of theres comprising; Murphy, Johnson and Giansiracusa and maybe Adam Morgan.

So do we play him because we can?? Does he warrant selection without an obvious opponent??

I'd rather Vogels in the forward line.
Johnson - CBolton
Giansiracusa - Dempster
Morgan - Schuable
Murphy - Barry

Hmm.

Much better way of approaching this is via the matchups. Gotta play the horses for courses in their forward line however see if we can create some mismatches in our forward line.

They have some quality deliverers by foot so our approach must be to not allow them any time. Blokes like Gilbee, Boyd, Gian, Cross, Hargrave (more by hand though), McMahon & Power. Add to that the perennials of Johnson, West, Smith, and the youth of Cooney & Morris, plus the older heads of Hahn, Grant.

They will be a tough unit to crack. They're confident, keen, fit and raring to go. Eade will be VERY keen to make an impact, and it looks like the players are really playing for their coach - coming back after the spray at 1/2 time last week was impressive.
Can we make sure that their young blokes are fully accountable?
Can we hunt in pack and tackle hard to take the steam out of their smaller blokes? Can we match them in four quarter running? Would Spriggs be selected to counter the pace and hard running (if not the delivery skills)? Where can we point to winners of contests rather than 50/50 contests?

Anyhoo, I think those are bigger queries atm rather than Vogels, LRT and < >.

[ScottH]

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: McMahon, Harris, Power
HB: Morris, Grant, Gilbee
C: Eagleton, West, Giansiracusa
HF: Murphy, Skipper, Robbins
F: Smith, Johnson, Hahn
FOLL: Minson, Cross, Cooney
I/C: Birss, Boyd, Griffen, Morgan, Rawlings, Ray, Wight
IN: Birss, Griffen, Morgan, Rawlings, Ray
OUT: Hargrave (susp), Walsh (inj)

SYDNEY
B: Schauble, C.Bolton, Dempster
HB: Barry, Roberts-Thomson, Kennelly
C: Mathews, Ablett, Crouch
HF: O?Keefe, Goodes, Bevan
F: Vogels, Hall, O?Loughlin
FOLL: Jolly, Kirk, J.Bolton
I/C: Buchanan, McVeigh, Moore, Nicks, Saddington, Schneider, Williams
IN: Nicks, Schneider, Williams
OUT:

[Nico]

Guess we will see how good Cooney is. He is bound to be picked up by Kirk.

[motorace_182]

No Ball??
Ah well... i reckon Mathews will take Cooney and Kirk on Cross or West with Crouch on the other. I dont think Cross will be too used to being tagged, so probably Crouch on him... have to wait n see!

[ScottH]

Originally posted by motorace_182
No Ball??

I thought you were talking abt Schauble!!

I didn't notice that, obviously is not 100%.

I reckon Williams mite be cut from the squad tomorrow, or a late exclusion.

[cruiser]

If I were betting on it, I reckon they'll drop Nicks, Schneider and McVeigh from the interchange. I think they might take a chance on Williams. I'm reseving my judgement and trusting the 'experts' (and they're not on RWO).

[Nico]

Originally posted by motorace_182
No Ball??
Ah well... i reckon Mathews will take Cooney and Kirk on Cross or West with Crouch on the other. I dont think Cross will be too used to being tagged, so probably Crouch on him... have to wait n see!

You seriously could not have Mathews on Cooney. He is too slow and unaccountable.

You need someone to smother him. Of those players you mentioned Cooney is by far the quickest breaker of them, so you need to cut him right out.

[Nico]

Originally posted by cruiser
If I were betting on it, I reckon they'll drop Nicks, Schneider and McVeigh from the interchange. I think they might take a chance on Williams. I'm reseving my judgement and trusting the 'experts' (and they're not on RWO).

The experts aye.

The same experts who presided over the Nick Davis debacle. Give RWOers anytime.

[cruiser]

Originally posted by Nico
The experts aye.

The same experts who presided over the Nick Davis debacle. Give RWOers anytime.

That's why I put experts in ' ' I wont deny that wasnt a bad decision.

[Wil]

Crouch and Mathews in the Centre!? I hope the forwards aren't actually going to expect the ball kicked to them.

Yike, look at the Centre and Half lines plus the on-ballers. Who the hell is going to get the ball to a forward? Maybe Ablett and J. Bolton...

(Obviously) its going to be another low scorer. I am glad to see Roos doesn't want to "play to win" against the weak dogs.