MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 8

[old dee 23,880]

I can't fathom how Bail gets a game.

There is no one else?

[beelzebub 23,383]

Give it a rest mate its getting old and stale FMD

You realise when Toumpas actually starts playing at a level that warrants the rating you abd others gift him then we doubters might THEN give it that rest. To date hes shown to be a quite capable SANFL player and nothing else. Hes positioning and effect in a game is not at the level needed. His kicking is that of a schoolkid...all high chips !

Im way past bothering with the "he was the wrong pick" , im simply viewing him as a player. He sums up melb perfectly for mine.

Edited May 22, 2015 by beelzebub

[old dee 23,880]

You realise when Toumpas actually starts playing at a level that warrants the rating you abd others gift him then we doubters might THEN give it that rest. To date hes shown to be a quite capable SANFL player and nothing else. Hes positioning and effect in a game is not at the level needed. His kicking is that of a schoolkid...all high chips !

Im way past bothering with the "he was the wrong pick" , im simply viewing him as a player. He sums up melb perfectly for mine.

Very early bb

Did you wet the bed too?

[Gorgoroth 13,061]

Ha ha...

Wait...

Ooops

[beelzebub 23,383]

Very early bb

Did you wet the bed too?

on way to market old .. tis early eh

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I dont see how Fitzy and Spencer can both play, we already have Pedo as forward/back up ruck

The team looks way too top heavy against a fast running side.....

Agreed, especially if Fitzpatrick is playing as a defender.

[beelzebub 23,383]

To me , even if forced by injuries, the selectors are at least mixing it up and having a look. The list is still embryonic. Some wont be on it come eos. Now is their time to show a why, or why not.We aren't playing finals this year. Some experimentation is warranted, even if maybe to the likes of Roos inconvenient.

On the surface youd expect Fitzy going back frees up Howe to go fwd. Id love to see us deploy a 3rd man up. Beats me that we dont. Still, much about our style confounds me.Our ruck only needs to deny them an ability to win easy hits to their position. If we can make the contests actual contests then mids if any good can shark whatever results. Its about getting the ball. Footy really isnt that complicated. We just make it look so.

Edited May 22, 2015 by beelzebub

[praha 11,240]

I have a feeling this is going to get ugly

6-8 goal loss.

[Adzman 2,154]

With all this chatter about how Cordy is going to get smashed,do we all agree that if Spencer cannot completely dominate Cordy in the ruck that he should be dropped for Max Gawn next week?

Glad to see Fitzy get a run. Would like to see him get some time in the ruck also to see once and for all if he is an option for us at AFL level.

[ManDee 7,226]

We will win this! I have a feeling. (Door open)

[Forest Demon 4,681]

This in some ways is a bigger test for Spencer than previous weeks against some of the better teams and better ruckmen. If we are to win, Spencer will have to dominate Cordy.

[3183 Dee 2,907]

Before all the negativity starts, we are a side with little depth at the moment, with 7 of our first 22 out. Not making excuses, just stating the facts.

Unfortunately we still have a couple of tough years to go, whilst we build the required depth to be a finals-competitive club. Whilst it's undeniably frustrating to watch, we have to bide our time as the processes are now in place for the future.

[beelzebub 23,383]

We will win this! I have a feeling. (Door open)

Back to the pharmacy for you. They've given you the wrong meds !!!

[jackaub 1,402]

There is no one else?

Wouldn't get a game if Kent was fit

[titan_uranus 25,046]

The only, and I mean only, reason I can fathom for Fitzpatrick's inclusion is that they're going to put him on Cordy. Ruck when Cordy's in the ruck, follow him into the forward line and defend him when he goes forward.

I literally cannot see any other reason for why he would be included. His VFL form was poor. On the weekend he played 10 minutes. I don't get it.

Problem with that of course is that I don't then see why Spencer is still in the side. If Fitzpatrick rucks most of they day vs Cordy what is Spencer going to be doing?

The fact that Bail gets a game this week is a perfect summation of how bad our depth is. His game last week was embarrassing but there simply isn't anyone else who warrants selection in his place.

I still think we can win this game but we have to pressure them from the first bounce to the end. If we don't keep the pressure on their ball carriers they'll rip us apart. If we do, though, I'm confident we can slow them down and force them into the errors they are capable of.

If you look at the results they are twice as good as us.
Four wins to two and two against the better sides in the comp.
We have beaten also rands.
The are deservedly favourites and will win by 6+ goals.

So when they played St Kilda, when they had the same four wins and St Kilda just one win, against Carlton, on your logic the Dogs would have been four times better and should have won by, what, 100 points?

They lost.

They are inconsistent. If they play their best, with the 22 we're fielding we're no chance. But if we apply pressure and force them into the kind of football they played in the second half against St Kilda, then we are every chance, despite our disgustingly bad depth.

[Straight Sets Simon 23,113]

I literally cannot see any other reason for why he would be included. His VFL form was poor. On the weekend he played 10 minutes. I don't get it.

Plus he was sent to hospital with a suspected broken neck!

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Anyone else see frost and petracca having a crack at Barrett for

What he wrote about watts hahaha good on em

[chook fowler 19,600]

What a purple!

[3183 Dee 2,907]

Anyone else see frost and petracca having a crack at Barrett for

What he wrote about watts hahaha good on em

Where was that?

[Ted Lasso 19,549]

Twitter haha

[Dr. Gonzo 24,356]

Howe is a player i am over.

It is fairly obvious he wants to leave.

So lets get the best deal for him.

He takes the occasional specie mark and not a lot else.

I was over him after last year's game against the Swans. Watts too.

[Henrietta Lumbago 331]

The only, and I mean only, reason I can fathom for Fitzpatrick's inclusion is that they're going to put him on Cordy. Ruck when Cordy's in the ruck, follow him into the forward line and defend him when he goes forward.

I literally cannot see any other reason for why he would be included. His VFL form was poor. On the weekend he played 10 minutes. I don't get it.

Problem with that of course is that I don't then see why Spencer is still in the side. If Fitzpatrick rucks most of they day vs Cordy what is Spencer going to be doing?

The fact that Bail gets a game this week is a perfect summation of how bad our depth is. His game last week was embarrassing but there simply isn't anyone else who warrants selection in his place.

I still think we can win this game but we have to pressure them from the first bounce to the end. If we don't keep the pressure on their ball carriers they'll rip us apart. If we do, though, I'm confident we can slow them down and force them into the errors they are capable of.

So when they played St Kilda, when they had the same four wins and St Kilda just one win, against Carlton, on your logic the Dogs would have been four times better and should have won by, what, 100 points?

They lost.

They are inconsistent. If they play their best, with the 22 we're fielding we're no chance. But if we apply pressure and force them into the kind of football they played in the second half against St Kilda, then we are every chance, despite our disgustingly bad depth.

I don't get it eithor, but looking at our forward line we have 4 talls in Hogan, Pedersen, Watts and Fitzpatrick.....this is where we can beat them but again it is going to come down to the midfield.

We look top heavy and maybe we are going tall because Paul knows that we can't match their midfield so he is taking this strategy.

They have so many runners in a Picken, Dalhaus, Bontempelli, Boyd etc we might get run off our feet.

[Dr. Gonzo 24,356]

We tend to get close though. Even in our darkest hours. We've always given this game a shake. Can't see us getting it under 4 goals now with Tyson out.

I took the Dogs at -18.5 in my multi and that's before I knew Tyson was out.

[Henrietta Lumbago 331]

I took the Dogs at -18.5 in my multi and that's before I knew Tyson was out.

Hard game to tip and anything could happen on the day, but looking at how many new faces we have out there compared to round 1, I would say bulldogs by 40+

[beelzebub 23,383]

Fitzy wont play the sharp end. Why..when you have wayts and howe. Fitz to the rear pencil 1st up..Pedders as 2nd. Howe to the hff. Watts to Ff Hogan to Chf.

I know that wont happen. It might look like a footy team then ffs