Preview Changes for the Mighty Dogs into the Grand Final

[conrad_437]

Think vandermeer was the easy one considering his hamstring, Gardner is the one I feel for it must have been so tight between him and cordy

Yeah was prepared for VDM. Genuinely thought Gardner would stay in so it certainly tugged on the heartstrings when news came out he was dropped. Would have been such a good story from where he came from and the margins must have been so tight

 

[Anja_Nees]

Any of VDM, Scott and Wally would be fine by me as sub. It’s going to be interesting. I think VDM will get it as he’s so stiff, but it’s Bevo.

edit - just saw no Wally, and it’s Ed as the other emergency. Ah well, fairy tale shot dead.

 

[doggies ftw]

Vanders is a great sub, it doesn’t matter if he’s a forward if he comes in We’ve got a number of players who can switch around he doesn’t have to be the versatile one

 

[Dogsman16]

Putting my greivances with one particular selection aside.

WTF happens with the medi-sub. May as well play them.

Wonder what both teams do regarding it.

 

[Mattdougie]

With Martin and Keath in Gardner needs to be sub imo

 

[Outback Footy]

Yes, but JJ’s decision making is superior and I don’t worry his hamstring will go bang halfway through the 2nd

And JJ in finals is a different beast.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Schache can always swing back if we're stretched for pure height in defence. Not ideal as it probably means we're losing, but gives us flexibility for Cordy to play smaller

 

[Outback Footy]

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Gardner unlucky, I fancy him over Cordy personally, I guess Cordys finals experience swayed the MC. VDM was always on the line for Flea

 

[mattwa]

Week is draggingggg

 

[bobs head soup]

So from that named team, one of our most exclusive clubs expands tenfold.

Bont, Wood, JJ, Hunter, Libba, Macrae, Zaine, Dunks and Caleb join Ted Whitten as Bulldogs who have represented the club in multiple grand finals

 

[ScragCity]

Really Bevo? Its the Grand Final and we go in with only one genuine ruck? What the * does Sweetie have to do to get a game?

 

[Libba39]

Hope VDM is sub not a Gardy fan but sorry for a guy that gives 100%. Roarke is the lucky one hope he justifies his selection. The guy I am most feel sorry for is Wally breaks a leg in 2016 has a good 2020 and loses he spot to Hannan. I guess it was the right call as Hannan has proven to be a good finals player but it sucks for Wally.

Wally and Jong were at the top of my list of players who I wanted to see in a GF but so happy to see Roarke in the team and I know he can do a j9b for us.

 

[Golden_6]

With Martin and Keath in Gardner needs to be sub imo

Nah I think that would be a waste. Schache is the key player there. Can go back if needed and play the 2nd forward if Tim needs to go into the ruck for an extended period.

 

[Mattdougie]

Nah I think that would be a waste. Schache is the key player there. Can go back if needed and play the 2nd forward if Tim needs to go into the ruck for an extended period.

We have played our best footy with the 2-3 tall option back and forward.

We have enough runners

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

VDM as a sub scares me. He either starts or he’s not part of the 23 for me.

You scare easily VDM is a good medi sub I reckon

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

They’d argue Keath isn’t

in fact they say May is fitter

So f..ing what? We lost Keath last Time 5 mins in and Gawn got 6 million quirky taps and we still won so I ain’t scared

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Fox Footy reporting Gardner been dropped.

Poor guy, feel so sorry for him.

I feel for anyone who misses but that’s part of the beauty and tragedy of footy

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Tom Morris reporting that Gardner told he would be dropped. Incredibly poor that we let that get out of the club, if true.

Incredibly poor we have supporters who think it’s incredibly poor

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

That's a pretty ordinary decision if true.

Cordy will get killed on the lead

FFS are you serious?

Gardiner got s**t canned unmercifully by this forum and now when we are playing in our 4th GF in history you pull that out

save it for another day

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Agreed. Ben Brown almost exclusively gets all his goals from long leads. We’ve seen how Cordy does in those cases. Not well.

Pretty sure Keath will play on Brown and will smash him so yeah nah

 

[Doggy]

FFS are you serious?

Gardiner got sh*t canned unmercifully by this forum and now when we are playing in our 4th GF in history you pull that out

save it for another day

Cordy is slow and doesn't have a great reach. Gardner is the opposite.

It's fact

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Yeah my thought is they just don’t trust him. Quite frankly if that’s case get him off the list.

How the f… do you come to that conclusion?

it was always line ball

This place is an f..ing madhouse sometimes

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

He’s a fecking terrible choice as a sub.

Who said he was the sub?

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Agree if he is sub. Sub needs to be someone versatile like Scott, JJ, or even Cordy. Gardner is a KPD and only that.

Thanks we will pass that on to MC

 

[Bulldogs Legend]

Nightmares of Cordy being on the backfoot and Ben brown taking multiple easy marks. Also visions of Cordy slowly fading while chasing Pickett will keep me up all night.

Don’t sleep then