Prediction Changes vs Bulldogs

[Tonga Bob]

Would be a GameDay decision surely?

Hey I've been running on cold & flu tablets for a week now.

And don't call me Shir- nevermind

 

[freo84]

Hey I've been running on cold & flu tablets for a week now.

And don't call me Shir- nevermind

Absolute classic hahaha

 

[malpaso]

Apparently Footscray are Bontless. Stay tuned. Or don't idk

Pretty sure that was twitter clickbait

 

[dxlr8]

Remember what happened when Melbourne played Petracca against us at the MCG after being sick all week, a fever game from the Bont could be disastrous for the doggies

 

[FreoMatt]

Sturt has had to fight through a series of bad injuries and never ending niggles. Disappointing ends to a few seasons because of this. He fought his way back into the team and played well against Melbourne.

Feel like it's a bit harsh to say he has no heart.

Maybe it’s harsh calling it lack of heart, but his intensity has lacked. JLo actually said if early last year that Sturt needed to play at Peel and work on his intensity before he would be considered. Obviously he improved it, but it’s something that doesn’t come natural to him so he has to keep working on it.


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[MadMundy]

I will say if we lose this week it's a good thing I bought a case of Bundy Rum for the weekend...

 

[apuchar]

Maybe it’s harsh calling it lack of heart, but his intensity has lacked. JLo actually said if early last year that Sturt needed to play at Peel and work on his intensity before he would be considered. Obviously he improved it, but it’s something that doesn’t come natural to him so he has to keep working on it.


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Intensity could refer to playing with more vigor for larger periods in the game. Which could be fitness related, not heart.

 

[FreoMatt]

Lacks heart ? … That’s ridiculous.

You clearly have your purple glasses on, his intensity was questioned by the coach last year and he was told to work on it.


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[Waterhouzin]

Maybe it’s harsh calling it lack of heart, but his intensity has lacked. JLo actually said if early last year that Sturt needed to play at Peel and work on his intensity before he would be considered. Obviously he improved it, but it’s something that doesn’t come natural to him so he has to keep working on it.


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It can come accross that way but match fitness isn’t just about running out the end of a game. It’s as much to do with the ability to push to each and every contest, to get up after a tackle and chase for the next one etc etc through the entirety of a game.
What can come across as a lack of effort or intensity is 9 times out of 10 the actual physical inability to push themselves to an elite level due to something like an interrupted preseason.
I’ve always found the first 5 minutes of a game as taxing as the last 5 mins mainly I’m guessing due to adrenaline spiking. These guys would be on an adrenaline overload, especially if they’re in and out of the team and nervous at the start of a game.
A few games in a row will both help with settling into a game early and to build that match fitness up.
I honestly believe Sturt (or someone of his ilk) is a crucially missing factor in our forward line and am more than happy to give him time to build.


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[Waterhouzin]

I will say if we lose this week it's a good thing I bought a case of Bundy Rum for the weekend...

Pros and cons about games early in the weekend compared to Sunday arvos -
Great if we win but makes for a shyte weekend if we lose!
Here’s hoping you’ll be shotgunning those in celebration


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[ilikepotatoes]

Hey I've been running on cold & flu tablets for a week now.

And don't call me Shir- nevermind

Didn't actually think about this til now - but aren't cold and flu tablets banned match day substances?

I recall a Swan Districts player getting banned for using them in a Grand Final about 10 years ago.

 

[SwedishPurple]

Pros and cons about games early in the weekend compared to Sunday arvos -
Great if we win but makes for a shyte weekend if we lose!
Here’s hoping you’ll be shotgunning those in celebration


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5:45am bounchdown in Sweden for me. Vodka and Dill pickles for breakfast

 

[Tundrawolf]

5:45am bounchdown in Sweden for me. Vodka and Dill pickles for breakfast

Stockholm? If so probably my favourite place. Welcome!

 

[FreoGirl]

Stockholm? If so probably my favourite place. Welcome!

same!

 

[FreoGirl]

5:45am bounchdown in Sweden for me. Vodka and Dill pickles for breakfast

I will be in Malmo in August

 

[DQ 4EVER]

5:45am bounchdown in Sweden for me. Vodka and Dill pickles for breakfast [emoji39]

Are you sure you're not Ukrainian?

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[FreoGirl]

Had to laugh at Bev claiming Lobb would be an integral part of The Bulldogs' team coming up against Freo...

 

[SwedishPurple]

Stockholm? If so probably my favourite place. Welcome!

Yeah Lidingö Stockholm. Lovely place this time of the year
Do miss Freo though sometimes.

 

[Quazar2]

5:45am bounchdown in Sweden for me. Vodka and Dill pickles for breakfast

many welcomes

 

[FreoGirl]

Sportsbet have the odds a little bit closer now

Bulldogs $1.84 to Freo $1.97

 

[bone2468]

Sportsbet have the odds a little bit closer now

Bulldogs $1.84 to Freo $1.97

That’s because all the punters heard bont is 50/50 to play

 

[FreoGirl]

That’s because all the punters heard bont is 50/50 to play

I bet he just has a sniffle, although Libba was a late out (due to illness) when we met them last time

 

[SwedishPurple]

No changes.

We have some solid depth at the moment.

Voss, Simpson and Emmett in the forward line.

Johnson, Brodie and Erasmus in the midfield.

Worner and Davies in defence. Cox to come back in.

I will be in Malmo in August

Ok. Hope you have a good time in Malmö, weather in August should be Swedish decent as well

 

[FreoGirl]

Ok. Hope you have a good time in Malmö, weather in August should be Swedish decent as well

I've been to Sweden a few times. I have a wedding in Denmark, then go to Iceland and Greenland - I get back just in time for the GF. Thinks it will be really cold in Iceland and Greenland lol

 

[Spirit Level]

I've been to Sweden a few times. I have a wedding in Denmark, then go to Iceland and Greenland - I get back just in time for the GF. Thinks it will be really cold in Iceland and Greenland lol

What's the draw to Malmo? Going to be in CPH and was thinking of paying a visit there as well but still undecided