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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 8


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2 hours ago, Ricky P said:

How long is it since we've played in a legitimately big game? A game that fans of other clubs might be half-interested in watching? Feels great!!!

tiges/dees a few weeks back.  friday night footy.  smashed em!  we will do it again this week.  i reckon most teams are overrated this year, except maybe cats and swans.  north are just pretending, beating no-one.  bulldogs?  7 games straight at home!  absurd.  lets see sunday at the g.  come on you dees!

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1 hour ago, Curry & Beer said:

and in terms of the momentum/belief that it will provide it is more important than all the others too

is also the most important in terms of our image as a club, if you know what I mean, we will very much be noticed by the comp (and our own jaded supporters) if we get up for this one

unfortunately, the other side of the coin is that there is plenty to lose. If we put in a rd2/rd6 performance we will be slaughtered and serious damage will be done

There is certainly a buzz about this match. More buzz than for any match I can recall in many years.

however, having watched the replay of the Gold Coast match my confidence is waning. Truly our defence was poor. No better than in the awful display v Saints. The GC talls other than Lynch ( who was given some defensive attention) found themselves marking against players such as Michie ,Jetta and Vince. We smashed them in the end because of midfield dominance.

We are simply undersized with the present team selection. I'm not certain that the Dogs have a bunch of talls to hurt us, but it worries me like hell. I like the look of Wagner and Hunt but we need someone of the height of OMac in place of one of them, assuming Salem regains his place on HBF

 

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My brother-in-law has a theory that if any Dee's player who is in the team for that week , is on the Channel 9 Footy Show, we loose that week.

 Jack Viney is on the show tonight, so I will have great pleasure in seeing this theory blown apart when we win on Sunday. Go Dee's

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One of the things that I discovered about the Western Bulldogs and their major breakout year last year is that they certainly played some good football, particularly in the latter stages of the year but they were blessed with a rather easy fixture. It was however, the regular winning of games that built their confidence and, in the end were rated possibly more highly than might have been.

Their wins this year have come against Fremantle, St. Kilda, Carlton, Brisbane and Adelaide - the latter being their major scalp. All games have been at Etihad. They also lost close ones to Hawthorn and North (a low scoring game) at the same ground. Unlike us, they have won the games they should have won but I really have this feeling that they are gettable on the G.

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4 minutes ago, Umpire Please said:

My brother-in-law has a theory that if any Dee's player who is in the team for that week , is on the Channel 9 Footy Show, we loose that week.

 Jack Viney is on the show tonight, so I will have great pleasure in seeing this theory blown apart when we win on Sunday. Go Dee's

not a bad theory.  similarly when we get media love, we capitulate.  no good in the pink either, from memory, or the white guernseys.  but all these silly little things have to be swept aside.  we gotsta win games. bottom line.  and each week presents us with another opportunity.

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37 minutes ago, Umpire Please said:

My brother-in-law has a theory that if any Dee's player who is in the team for that week , is on the Channel 9 Footy Show, we loose that week.

 Jack Viney is on the show tonight, so I will have great pleasure in seeing this theory blown apart when we win on Sunday. Go Dee's

I wish Melbourne players didn't appear on this trash show.

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43 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

One of the things that I discovered about the Western Bulldogs and their major breakout year last year is that they certainly played some good football, particularly in the latter stages of the year but they were blessed with a rather easy fixture. It was however, the regular winning of games that built their confidence and, in the end were rated possibly more highly than might have been.

Their wins this year have come against Fremantle, St. Kilda, Carlton, Brisbane and Adelaide - the latter being their major scalp. All games have been at Etihad. They also lost close ones to Hawthorn and North (a low scoring game) at the same ground. Unlike us, they have won the games they should have won but I really have this feeling that they are gettable on the G.

I agree WJ, I have a good feeling about this week.

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1 hour ago, Devil is in the Detail said:

BF reporting ANB will play this week. Can anyone confirm??

That has to be an oxymoron, BF and reporting. :)

personally don't think we will win, they play at a different level to us at present. I thought the Crows would find them out due to the injuries but nope. Also I think our skills/turn overs are still to sloppy/prevalent.

Really looking forward to seeing how we go as I think we will give a good account.

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No obvious replacement for Kent out of those 4 ins, maybe ANB......gonna be more outs this time tomorrow id reckon, but id be happy if it was ANB in for Kent, Play it safe with Salem and his concussion.

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3 minutes ago, stuie said:

Salem for Michie, ANB for Kent

OMac maybe a roughie to come in for matchups

 

After Roos' comments - "As we saw with Viv Michie in particular last week, he played some good footy, [along with] Billy Stretch." - Doubt Michie goes out.

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1 minute ago, Scythe said:

After Roos' comments - "As we saw with Viv Michie in particular last week, he played some good footy, [along with] Billy Stretch." - Doubt Michie goes out.

Salem is a lock though, and I can't see either he or Michie playing Kent's role. Thoughts?

 

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1 minute ago, stuie said:

Salem is a lock though, and I can't see either he or Michie playing Kent's role. Thoughts?

 

Think you're right, ANB is definitely a better replacement for Kent than Michie if it ends up that way.

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3 minutes ago, stuie said:

Salem is a lock though, and I can't see either he or Michie playing Kent's role. Thoughts?

 

 

2 minutes ago, Django said:

Think you're right, ANB is definitely a better replacement for Kent than Michie if it ends up that way.

Perhaps Bernie moves up the ground a bit, Salem slots back in usual spot and Harmes takes the main defensive forward role? Stretch I suppose could play forward of centre. Not too sure.

As Django said ANB would probably be a better replacement, but doesn't look like Michie is going anywhere. 

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Just now, Scythe said:

 

Perhaps Bernie moves up the ground a bit, Salem slots back in usual spot and Harmes takes the main defensive forward role? Stretch I suppose could play forward of centre. Not too sure.

As Django said ANB would probably be a better replacement, but doesn't look like Michie is going anywhere. 

I'm not saying Michie was bad last week, just think he's in the "depth player" part of our list, and when better players are available they come in at their expense.

 

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Just now, stuie said:

I'm not saying Michie was bad last week, just think he's in the "depth player" part of our list, and when better players are available they come in at their expense.

 

No I wholeheartedly agree - Think he's very lucky to be included this week.

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