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Being such a young list, they have to drop off sooner or later.

I hope so, but....

They're as ferocious as Port were this time last year.

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    I hope so, but....

    They're as ferocious as Port were this time last year.

    Ye but that was after Port went through their crap phase. Bulldogs haven't done that yet.

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    Call me crazy but i reckon we'll win this week. We have been competitive against the bullies in the last couple of years and our defensive systems should hold up and help negate their run. They won't smash us in the centre like the Roos, they don't have a player like Brown who stretches our defense for a match up and if we bring our top shelf intensity we can beat them in the stoppages. And we have Hogan who scarily for opposition teams is yet to have his break out game.

    Call it the vibe but the dees by 23 for my money.

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    Like the vibe binman. Hogan and Dawes in form. If Maxy gives our midfield first use we may just cause an upset. Shame vandenBerg is missing.

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    Call me crazy but i reckon we'll win this week. We have been competitive against the bullies in the last couple of years and our defensive systems should hold up and help negate their run. They won't smash us in the centre like the Roos, they don't have a player like Brown who stretches our defense for a match up and if we bring our top shelf intensity we can beat them in the stoppages. And we have Hogan who scarily for opposition teams is yet to have his break out game.

    Call it the vibe but the dees by 23 for my money.

    You're crazy. Hogan has had plenty of break out games, he hasn't kicked 8 yet due to lack of service and that will continue. Either Dunn or McDonald should stop Redpath but Stringer, Crameri and Dickson are a super trio.

    We were too strong from them at the G but the indoor Etihad conditions will see them run all over us as they have many better sides than us. Our forward line sucks at ball retention, our backline just doesn't get the ball out with speed or skill and our inside mids might be accountable but Shaun Higgins was the latest in a long line of outside types to run all over us.

    If we can find this bloke and see whether he can leave the roof open we might be some chance

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    B Howe, Dunn, Jetta
    HB Lumumba, Garland, Grimes
    C Watts, Vince, Salem
    HF M Jones, Hogan, Harmes
    F T McDonald, Dawes, Garlett
    Fol Gawn, Viney, N Jones
    Int Tyson, Cross, Neal-Bullen, Brayshaw (sub)

    In: Salem
    Out: Michie

    • I wouldn’t make significant changes. While I would like to give Michie one more chance, I couldn’t find anyone else to drop for Salem.
    • Brayshaw could do with a rest but I would rather start him as the sub.
    • I would think about trying McDonald forward again, although he might be required to play on Redpath.
    • M Jones to take Murphy.

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    I hope so, but....

    They're as ferocious as Port were this time last year.

    Interesting that we matched up well on Port last year as well.

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    Bulldogs are playing a good brand of football to watch but I'm still not totally convinced. They've had a very soft draw and I don't think they've played a top 8 team since about round 7.

    Minimal changes, Salem is an obvious in. Michie out.

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    Call me crazy but i reckon we'll win this week. We have been competitive against the bullies in the last couple of years and our defensive systems should hold up and help negate their run. They won't smash us in the centre like the Roos, they don't have a player like Brown who stretches our defense for a match up and if we bring our top shelf intensity we can beat them in the stoppages. And we have Hogan who scarily for opposition teams is yet to have his break out game.

    Call it the vibe but the dees by 23 for my money.

    I don't think you're the slightest bit crazy. We beat them by a comfortable 39 points 11 weeks ago - and although we had Vandenburg in then, we didn't have Tyson, Dawes, Jetta, Gawn, Viney or Salem. Last week we played a dominant half against a good side and we had the flu. Dees by 20.

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    Call me crazy but i reckon we'll win this week. We have been competitive against the bullies in the last couple of years and our defensive systems should hold up and help negate their run. They won't smash us in the centre like the Roos, they don't have a player like Brown who stretches our defense for a match up and if we bring our top shelf intensity we can beat them in the stoppages. And we have Hogan who scarily for opposition teams is yet to have his break out game.

    Call it the vibe but the dees by 23 for my money.

    Crazy.

    Battling Etihad hoodoo too.....

    No chance.

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    Crazy.

    Battling Etihad hoodoo too.....

    No chance.

    you ignore my 3 excellent points in order to be negative and talk about a superstition

    whatever

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    Sunday bloody Sunday. When did we last seriously challenge with an extra day against not Brisbane? WB. That's who. Excellence.

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    Pig Dog's form recently could warrant a recall, but for him that form doesn't translate when he plays seniors. JKH also played well, but needs more consistency at that level before we even think about bringing him in. Has been sorely disappointing this year when fit.

    Salem to come in for Michie is my bet.

    Two changes

    Out: Grimes ( forever) Michie

    Inns: Pig Dog and either Salem, Newton or JKH

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    I reckon jesse is due for a massive day hogan to kick 7 garlett 5 and vince 46 touches dees by 42

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    you ignore my 3 excellent points in order to be negative and talk about a superstition

    whatever

    Actually, I wasn't replying to your post....

    Anyhoo, I just don't think we're at the Bullies' level of performance at this stage.

    Stop sooking.

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    Actually, I wasn't replying to your post....

    Anyhoo, I just don't think we're at the Bullies' level of performance at this stage.

    Stop sooking.

    i just get annoyed sometimes with idiotic posts

    like ignoring real facts in favour of an apparently cursed venue (it's haunted ooooooh)

    obviously you had nothing genuine to say about those facts so you just pretended they weren't there huh

    par for the course round here

    like I said, 'whatever'

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    I reckon jesse is due for a massive day hogan to kick 7 garlett 5 and vince 46 touches dees by 42

    With those stats, I'd expect we'd win by quite a bit more than 42 points.

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    i just get annoyed sometimes with idiotic posts

    like ignoring real facts in favour of an apparently cursed venue (it's haunted ooooooh)

    obviously you had nothing genuine to say about those facts so you just pretended they weren't there huh

    par for the course round here

    like I said, 'whatever'

    There are facts for both sides. I think we're definitely a chance, but it's a 'fact' that we haven't won at Etihad for a long, long time. Forget about the hoodoo.

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    There are facts for both sides. I think we're definitely a chance, but it's a 'fact' that we haven't won at Etihad for a long, long time. Forget about the hoodoo.

    so I suppose you have some tangible explanation as to why we lose there so often apart from pure coincidence

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    so I suppose you have some tangible explanation as to why we lose there so often apart from pure coincidence

    We suck...?

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    so I suppose you have some tangible explanation as to why we lose there so often apart from pure coincidence

    im gonna chime in with my 2 cents worth, I'm usually on the negative side & I'm either all or nothing but i think we are one of the hardest teams for the Footscray game style to play, our win last time was our softest for the season & l'll be backing it up with cold hard $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

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    so I suppose you have some tangible explanation as to why we lose there so often apart from pure coincidence

    The tangible explanation is that we lost everywhere & to everyone, it's not just Docklands...

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