There are only 4 words needed as to why we will win this weekend

Viney, Gawn, Brayshaw and Oliver

They will not allow a loss in Jones' 250th

1 minute ago, Satyriconhome said:

There are only 4 words needed as to why we will win this weekend

Viney, Gawn, Brayshaw and Oliver

They will not allow a loss in Jones' 250th

That's five.

26 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I wonder when the last time was that we went in unchanged two weeks in a row?

Good move from the club, though.  When you win by a combined 200 points in a fortnight it's pretty hard to drop someone.

This will actually be three games Wise, nearly unheard of.

It's almost boring for us all the sudden on selection night these days :P (not that I'm complaining as i love our side). Even if we played West Coast i wouldn't change it as I'd back our team.. Hopefully play well again :)

How good is it having a consistent team where we can keep it the same each week. 

No one deserved to get dropped and why change a winning team. 

I expect the dogs to cone out firing but I think the boys are ready and we will just have to much forward power. 

On 5/30/2018 at 4:33 AM, Jaded said:

Danger game. Media attention. Coming off 5 massive wins. Pressure on the opposition. All the hallmarks of a Melbourne loss. Let’s hope this is not the case, and we win especially for Jonesy. 

We win!

8 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

That's five.

I’ll give you another 4 word statement Wise as to why we will win

We are better than them

6 minutes ago, small but forward said:

This will actually be three games Wise, nearly unheard of.

You're absolutely right!

I doubt we've had that happen very much in the last 20 years.  It's fantastic continuity for the side.

Of course we will have only beaten another out of form side you realize.......but thats fine. I dont listen to their rubbish anyways, im sure them team don't either.

You learn to win from winning, not from losing or who you play. You learn way more from your successes, than you do from failures.

Edited May 31, 20187 yr by Wadda We Sing

16 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

How good is it having a consistent team where we can keep it the same each week. 

No one deserved to get dropped and why change a winning team. 

I expect the dogs to cone out firing but I think the boys are ready and we will just have to much forward power. 

Cone? Does that mean they're on the funny stuff.

Unchanged winning team for the second week on the trot and almost a full list to select from. Good position to be in.

For Casey we have a number of senior team experienced players running around and a number of developing players.

Frost, Wagner Hunt, J. Smith, Bugg, Garlett, Pedersen, Weideman, Tyson, Stretch - that is 10 good experienced players that could slot into roles in the senior team. Excellent depth. add to that Kent who is 2 weeks from resuming and AVB who is a month away and that is very healthy.

The developing players are Petty, Keilty, Baker, Balic, King and Filipovic.

Not sure Johnstone or JK-H will develop much more 

McKenna and Maynard are injuried but seem to be on track to resume full training in the not too distant future.

Looks rosy at the moment. 

 

Summary of the 2 teams - Last Round Statistical Comparison

(does not include  Bulldog Ins this week)

Top 10 Players Last Round (10) Comparison / Score / Rank*

* Apologies to Maxy as comparative score does not account for Maxy's Hit Outs to Advantage, which would no doubt place him easily in the top 10.  Boyd also missing this stat of course.

Overall Team Score Comparison

Demons:  83.80  Bulldogs:  57.87 

Differential:  Demons +25.93

Vs Adelaide Rnd 10 (Compiled from previous week's Rnd 9 Matches)

Demons:  73.27 Adelaide:  41.87

Differential:  Demons +31.40

Based on that last Team Score Differential, the Bulldogs appeared to be in slightly better form (statistically) in their Rnd 10 match vs the Pies than Adelaide's previous game (Rnd 9 vs the Dogs).  But we also upped our form last week from our previous game (Rnd 9 vs the Blues).

Based on pure stats, that should result in a slightly closer game than against the Crows with the Demons only winning by approx 75 points.

However, we should always allow for home ground advantage.  Lets give the Dogs at least a 4 goal leg up from favourable umpiring decisions in the first half or so.  The result..... Realistically we should only win this one by about 51 points! 

Edited May 31, 20187 yr by Rusty Nails

On 5/30/2018 at 7:30 AM, Nasher said:

I feel like I should be worried, but I am 100% not. We haven’t seen this Melbourne side before, past embarrassments are irrelevant.

My only problem about this game is it’s still sooooooo far away. I am itching.

Have you tried rectinol. Soothes that fiery itch.

Getting more worried about this game every minute. Win the next 2 and the lid is off

Yawn....another 12 goal+ win coming up. 

20 minutes ago, CHF said:

Unchanged winning team for the second week on the trot and almost a full list to select from. Good position to be in.

For Casey we have a number of senior team experienced players running around and a number of developing players.

Frost, Wagner Hunt, J. Smith, Bugg, Garlett, Pedersen, Weideman, Tyson, Stretch - that is 10 good experienced players that could slot into roles in the senior team. Excellent depth. add to that Kent who is 2 weeks from resuming and AVB who is a month away and that is very healthy.

The developing players are Petty, Keilty, Baker, Balic, King and Filipovic.

Not sure Johnstone or JK-H will develop much more 

McKenna and Maynard are injuried but seem to be on track to resume full training in the not too distant future.

Looks rosy at the moment. 

 

Johnstone is being 'trialled' as a small defender, receiving extra coaching from Nev Jetta

They may have found a role for him, has improved in the four games he has played, still a long way off but the chance is there

I'm worried that the Bullies won't score!

Why is it that Lin Jong can't get a game for the bullies? Named as emergency so can't be injured

Very happy we aren’t getting ‘cute’ and resting players.

We are 2 weeks from a bye FCS. 

Spargo can have a rest then and we can manage Jordan and Bernie over the latter half of the year

My main interest here is the emergencies.  Stretch, Bugg, Pedo and Smith. 

I understand Pedo: he is a genuine emergency, next in line if a tall doesn't get up. 

Are we assuming Stretch and Bugg are named so that we can be sure Tyson and Garlett get game time? Or have they moved ahead of them in line?

4 minutes ago, deanox said:

My main interest here is the emergencies.  Stretch, Bugg, Pedo and Smith. 

I understand Pedo: he is a genuine emergency, next in line if a tall doesn't get up. 

Are we assuming Stretch and Bugg are named so that we can be sure Tyson and Garlett get game time? Or have they moved ahead of them in line?

I reckon you're not far from the mark, dean.  It means Tyson and Garlett are guaranteed to get more game time, the same goes for Hunt.  They might make Bugg and Pedo the carry over emergencies as they've played more footy over the past month or so.

Is there a word for,  ....that  feeling you have, .....when you have your own opinion on team selection, But you hold back on speaking up, ....because you trust the selectors, ........ and your angst is replaced .....with a new found faith in the team. Ill call it .... 'Ohmmmmm'     (a throbbing chant in the tantric cross-legged position). And so I say.   'Ohmmmmmmmm' 

Translates as .... 'Do what you want my wonderful coaching panel , ....we trust in you!'

 

 

On 5/29/2018 at 7:19 PM, Deemented Are Go! said:

So what the hell is going on with the Weed?!

Back to Casey to practice the things he learnt, to consolidate.

And hopefully, to start to dominate there.

On 5/30/2018 at 12:12 AM, WERRIDEE said:

This should be an absolute smacking, 10 goals plus if we are fair dinkum.

Do it for Chunk fellas! 250 games great well deserved milestone for a great player❤️

 

POSSIBLE TEAM

B: JETTA, O.MCDONALD, J.LEWIS

HB: HIBBERD, VINCE, LEVER

C : SALEM, OLIVER, JONES

HF: PETRACCA, T.MCDONALD, FRITSCH

F: MELKSHAM, HOGAN, T.SMITH

FOLL: GAWN, BRAYSHAW, VINEY

IC: HARMES, NEAL-BULLEN, SPARGO, HANNAN

Well you got all the players right at least!

58 minutes ago, deanox said:

My main interest here is the emergencies.  Stretch, Bugg, Pedo and Smith. 

I understand Pedo: he is a genuine emergency, next in line if a tall doesn't get up. 

Are we assuming Stretch and Bugg are named so that we can be sure Tyson and Garlett get game time? Or have they moved ahead of them in line?

The Casey game is on Sunday so I would think that any of the emergencies that do not play in the first team on Saturday will play a full game at Casey.