Prediction Changes Dogs V Bombers Round 21

[Pugz89]

So is VFL on this weekend?

Not classified as professional sport. Only goes ahead when community sport is allowed, which it isn't during lockdown.

 

[doggies ftw]

I think Caleb will move up the ground too. If Ed & Duryea come back in then we’ll have 8 defenders. I think Caleb will be used variety of roles for the rest of the year depending upon the situation of the game, and has been prepped for that all year.

I think Daniel plays his best individual footy behind the ball but geez if our backline is holding up without him it’s a huge luxury to have him in the front half. Becoming super dangerous in front of goal too

 

[doggies ftw]

Not classified as professional sport. Only goes ahead when community sport is allowed, which it isn't during lockdown.

How can it not be considered a professional sport when the teams literally made up of professional footballers whose livelihoods and careers depend on it, joke of a decision

 

[Golden_6]

How can it not be considered a professional sport when the teams literally made up of professional footballers whose livelihoods and careers depend on it, joke of a decision

Generally half of the players playing in the VFL (let alone the standalone tenants) are normal people who have full time jobs and interact with the rest of the community. There’s no way it could have gone ahead. They’re not part of the ‘AFL bubble’.

The AFL teams can generally organise a combine sanctioned scratch match consisting of only AFL listed players against another club(s).

I would say it would’ve influence our decision to bring Treloar straight in as well.

 

[bresker]

A large part of the reason we lost the final v St Kilda last year was that Daniel was our playmaker and key distributor, and when Geary played a tagging role on him it threw us out of kilter. Moving him around makes that more unlikely.

 

[ScragCity]

A large part of the reason we lost the final v St Kilda last year was that Daniel was our playmaker and key distributor, and when Geary played a tagging role on him it threw us out of kilter. Moving him around makes that more unlikely.

The emergence of Bailey Dale this year helps too in that regard. I don't think we are as dependant on Daniel anymore. His last two weeks have been incredible though. Especially the Melbourne game.

 

[Martyn_30_]

Am I the only one who thought after the Eagles game Richards was really poor against Sydney and the Gold Coast before a really solid hame pre-concussion v. the Dees?

Don’t say that about Richards, he’s the anti Gardiner on this board.


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[murphy's twin]

We always have a plus 1 into the midfield at all times.

I see Bevo using Daniel as that plus one throughout the finals....

 

[murphy's twin]

Think about it....

If Daniel is used as that plus one/extra in the midfield... then who do the opposition tag?

Macrae? No.
Libba? Maybe.
Bont? Most likely.
Ads? not sure
Baz? No.
Dunks? No

So by the time they consider all those options, they really don't have time to consider Daniel when he is in the midfield mix... especially when they don't know when he will be added in their during the match....

 

[Libbaaaa]

The emergence of Bailey Dale this year helps too in that regard. I don't think we are as dependant on Daniel anymore. His last two weeks have been incredible though. Especially the Melbourne game.

He has been brilliant the past two games. Having his skill and decision making all over the field rather than just in the D50 also means he is much harder to tag. It is much easier to plunk a dud like Geary to do a tag when he is stationed in the D50.

Plus having Bailey Dale running 15m out of the goalsquare before bombing it another 50m is just a better option than the great wee-man struggling to clear the ball out of the D50.

 

[MYOB]

 

[HK_Bulldog]

With almost our strongest team (outside Keath, the rest are arguable) Bevo will start tinkering. Who knows, maybe Essendon will jump us while we’re confused and then go on with it.



…. Nah, we’ll smash em

 

[Doggies_13]

Good changes, solid bench.

Hopefully Weightman straight back in next week and then really we are only keath, Martin and Gardner away from our best team with VDM banging on the door to keep a few on their toes.

 

[Scott Tracy]

Our best team this year in my opinion.
Only missing Weightman and Keath out of our best 22. Martin and Gardner would be handy in that side to however we've shown we can still play strong without them.

 

[Bald]

West not even an emergency is a bit strange. Maybe he'll be the sub!

 

[immortalmike]

Imagine if at some point during the game Dunkley turns the ball over in D50 which sets up a Stringer goal then rips off his guernsey to reveal a Bombers guernsey underneath. That would have to be right up there for shock AFL betrayals. Imagine if his friendship with Treloar was all just an act.

Vince Russo is that you?

 

[weltschmerz]

West not even an emergency is a bit strange. Maybe he'll be the sub!

Sub comes off the emergency list. Roarke or McNeil I’d wager.

 

[Bald]

Sub comes off the emergency list. Roarke or McNeil I’d wager.

I thought that may be the case but wasn't 100% sure.

 

[Philthy1]

Our best team this year in my opinion.
Only missing Weightman and Keath out of our best 22. Martin and Gardner would be handy in that side to however we've shown we can still play strong without them.

Yep, forget all the noise about how many players on the list we have used. That's irrelevant. We need to be rolling into finals with our best players fit with some games under their belt.

Keath will be fine as the injury wasn't severe. Martin and Gardner I am a little more concerned about but otherwise we are cherry ripe.

 

[hatescaptcha]

Whats even more strange is that Lipinski was SUB last week and now not even emergency. Surely he’s gone.


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[BEaston]

Whats even more strange is that Lipinski was SUB last week and now not even emergency. Surely he’s gone.


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Not strange at all, we've done this throughout the season in order to get the sub a full game run in the 2s after a partial (or no) game as sub. No VFL this week but will likely be a praccy match for him to play in.

 

[mackem]

Whats even more strange is that Lipinski was SUB last week and now not even emergency. Surely he’s gone.


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That's probably because there is no VFL this week and he didn't get any game time last week.

 

[Libba39]

Strongest team since the early rounds.

Keath for Schache and Weightman for one of Scott/Garcia/Richards and you pretty much have it.

With Heppell and Langford out as well as McGrath still injured we've got to bank these 4 points.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Whats even more strange is that Lipinski was SUB last week and now not even emergency. Surely he’s gone.


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He and Lewis Young were on the extended bench yesterday. Replaced by Khamis and Sweet today, not sure why

 

[mackem]

He and Lewis Young were on the extended bench yesterday. Replaced by Khamis and Sweet today, not sure why

I have a feeling that Young didn't overcome his ankle injury. Don't know about Lipinski though.