Unofficial Preview Changes & pre-match discussion vs Western Bulldogs

[Benno_900]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-27/the-stats-files-the-secret-to-the-freescoring-kangas-success

 

[The Other Dean]

Balga with the deleted posts.

EFA

 

[DuckYeah]

Could also say that him not being selfish cost the game with the 1st goal

Your coach didnt see it that way in his presser post match

 

[Tas]

http://m.afl.com.au/news/2016-04-27/the-stats-files-the-secret-to-the-freescoring-kangas-success

Not a huge fan of the media's over-analysis of our footy in April.

 

[Only Forwards]

Not a huge fan of the media's over-analysis of our footy in April.

We keep winning and they will pull our games apart to explain why.

It is what happens.

 

[Tas]

We keep winning and they will pull our games apart to explain why.

It is what happens.

I don't think there is much the opposition can do to protect themselves from the opposition's desire to tackle you I guess. Pressure is a hard thing to counter.

 

[shintemaster]

I don't think there is much the opposition can do to protect themselves from the opposition's desire to tackle you I guess. Pressure is a hard thing to counter.

Git gud?

 

[goalieboy82]

the cheer squad should put that someday.

 

[giantroo]

AFL season 2016: Kangaroos up for the fight against Bulldogs


Forget about North Melbourne's tall timber exposing an under-strength Western Bulldogs defence, Friday night's eagerly anticipated match will be all about winning the footy.

The first-placed and unbeaten Kangaroos meet the second-placed Bulldogs with the winner guaranteed to sit on top of the ladder at the end of the night.

It's a genuine doozy between two sides who are strangers to the ladder's rarefied air in recent years.


The Kangaroos are this season's benchmark for scoring, boasting a three-pronged attack of Drew Petrie, Jarrad Waite and Ben Brown that would stretch any side.

With running defenders Bob Murphy, Matthew Suckling and Jason Johannisen all absentees, it's tempting to believe North will overpower the Dogs, irrespective of what happens on the rest of the field.

North Melbourne coach Brad Scott isn't buying it.

"If you dig a little bit deeper into the Bulldogs, they're an exceptional defensive unit," he said.

"Even though there's going to be a lot of talk about their injuries, they tend to replace like-for-like very well."

Instead, Scott believes the match will be won in the centre, with the hunt for the contested ball paramount to winning the match.

Scott clearly remembers their round-22 contest last season, when North Melbourne won the aerial contest and the Bulldogs disabled them on the ground.

"We took an enormous amount of contested marks ... but we didn't win it," he said.

"[In 2016] while the Bulldogs are a clear number one in contested possession, we're a clear number two.

"The contest is where it's key and that was obvious last time."

Mason Wood is a likely inclusion for the Kangaroos, pulled from the 22 for Kayne Turner at the 11th hour last week with Scott seeking a better forward-line balance against Gold Coast.

Scott bristled at the idea he would be stepping onto enemy territory considering the Bulldogs' formidable record at Etihad Stadium.

Luke Beveridge's side have lost once in 14 matches there - a three-point heart-stopper against Hawthorn - while the Kangaroos have five losses in that same streak.

On Friday night, Scott has called on Kangaroos fans to snap up the seats that might otherwise be filled with Bulldogs fans to ensure full home-ground advantage.

"We've got to prove we belong on the Friday night stage. North supporters have craved that for a long period of time," he said.

"We've got five Friday night games this year. If we're going to be fixtured on Friday night, we've got to draw the crowd."

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...e-fight-against-bulldogs-20160427-gogiqi.html

 

[Viper2Jester]

Interesting that Wood is likely to be recalled. Wonder if from Scott or just the writers opinion.

I actually would like Turner to stay in also, but that is the likely swap.

Jacobs possibly also, depends on what match ups Scott wants I would think.

 

[Firestarter]

Interesting that Wood is likely to be recalled. Wonder if from Scott or just the writers opinion.

I actually would like Turner to stay in also, but that is the likely swap.

Jacobs possibly also, depends on what match ups Scott wants I would think.

Scott said Wood would return a day or so ago.

 

[Viper2Jester]

Scott said Wood would return a day or so ago.

Cheers. Must have missed it

 

[Firestarter]

Cheers. Must have missed it

My posts tend to blend into the same dross.

 

[ScragCity]

Dogs will win this easy. Too good in the contest and move the ball well.

 

[Only Forwards]

easy

I would have thought that if you win you'd have to steal that off us too.

 

[Kanga1996]

Dogs will win this easy. Too good in the contest and move the ball well.

Insightful

 

[KiwiRoo]

Dogs will win this easy. Too good in the contest and move the ball well.

I wouldn't bother Scrag..we get the same posts before every game North play. .and surprise ,surprise we manage to win a few

But normally its North didnt win it, my team lost it, because of (add from list below)

Umpiring
Interstate travel
Injuries
Poor coaching
Weather
6 day breaks
8 day breaks
the bye
Etihad surface
MCG surface
its early in the season
its late in the season
the wifes in season

 

[compact72]

Bulldogs went from $2.60 yesterday to $1.95. North at $1.85

Can't wait for this game, going to be awesome!

 

[Ozil]

Interesting that Wood is likely to be recalled. Wonder if from Scott or just the writers opinion.

I actually would like Turner to stay in also, but that is the likely swap.

Jacobs possibly also, depends on what match ups Scott wants I would think.

Is Jacobs somebody that just drops out of the side if there isn't a match up? Not sure how he's rated outside his ability to shut players down.

On 360 last night they showed the percentages of time that Dogs players are spending in the middle - I think Lachie Hunter topped it at around 65%, while lots of mids at other clubs spend 90%+ of game time in there.

There probably isn't an obvious match-up, as a result. He went to Bontempelli last year and got a bath, but the Bont is still easing back into it after preseason hip surgery and spending some time up forward.

 

[the big lebowski]

Is Jacobs somebody that just drops out of the side if there isn't a match up? Not sure how he's rated outside his ability to shut players down.

On 360 last night they showed the percentages of time that Dogs players are spending in the middle - I think Lachie Hunter topped it at around 65%, while lots of mids at other clubs spend 90%+ of game time in there.

There probably isn't an obvious match-up, as a result. He went to Bontempelli last year and got a bath, but the Bont is still easing back into it after preseason hip surgery and spending some time up forward.

He's shit if he's not tagging. Can play small defender and has had some success, but tagging is his go.

the annoying thing is that he has only tagged for half a game recently and then been free to "hunt" the ball. which hasn't been good.

IMO there are certain types he can tag, and tag well. Then there are guys that just can't be tagged successfully. I would have thought he would be used tagging for a full game tomorrow night, on different players as needed.

 

[boneofshin]

Is Jacobs somebody that just drops out of the side if there isn't a match up? Not sure how he's rated outside his ability to shut players down.

On 360 last night they showed the percentages of time that Dogs players are spending in the middle - I think Lachie Hunter topped it at around 65%, while lots of mids at other clubs spend 90%+ of game time in there.

There probably isn't an obvious match-up, as a result. He went to Bontempelli last year and got a bath, but the Bont is still easing back into it after preseason hip surgery and spending some time up forward.

Jacobs was a permanent fixture last year once he found his role. Started out of the side this year but hasn't gone out since he's come in.

 

[MagicalRoos]

Not a huge fan of the media's over-analysis of our footy in April.

Critical of over-analysis?
Hypocritical

 

[Tas]

Critical of over-analysis?
Hypocritical

It is one thing for supporters to bullshit on about it, for the media to do it and fall for over-hyping teams in the first half of the season is something else.

 

[Passmore]

Dogs will win this easy. Too good in the contest and move the ball well.

It will be a good test for the Bulldogs. Can they beat a quality side or do they just beat up on alsorans.

We'll find out a little bit this week against one of the comptetion benchmarks.

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[Wild Bill]

Bulldogs went from $2.60 yesterday to $1.95. North at $1.85

Can't wait for this game, going to be awesome!

Not on Sportsbet - they never got to $2.60