Preview Changes and predictions: Blues v Bulldogs Round 22

[Mutt]

My question: is this the least relevant game of the season? Discuss...

 

[BrisDog]

My question: is this the least relevant game of the season? Discuss...

At least it’s not interstate in the pissing rain?

 

[fronkalicious]

This season has been so so s**t. What a waste.

Watching bontempelli destroy teams recently as a mid has just made me sad. He should be the best player in the competition in 2019. He should be swinging at the brownlow. We’ve butchered him in 2018.

This whole thing has sucked since Beveridge announced Easton Wood was our new strike forward. And he played Roughead and Trengove as key forwards. Honeychurch played regularly. Everyone got hurt. Nightmare.

2018 (and this pathetic match against Carlton) can go eat a dick.

Time to get serious in 2019 dogs.

 

[BEaston]

Tend to think Bont was only playing forward due to fitness/injury... Just seems to be getting around a lot more easily/freely the last few weeks

 

[Yojimbo]

Sunday epic Mutt, could blow the roof off the stadium, powder keg.

As big Kev would say I'm excited.

 

[go you pups]

Tend to think Bont was only playing forward due to fitness/injury... Just seems to be getting around a lot more easily/freely the last few weeks

Never nice having an appendix cut out, but those 2-3 weeks he had off seem to have done him the world of good for his footy

 

[Fossie 32]

My question: is this the least relevant game of the season? Discuss...

If we lose, definitely
Narrow win, probably
Big win, definitely not

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Out: Cordy
In: Wood

Would be disappointing to lose, I don't think we will. It's ALWAYS disappointing to lose.

Essendon, Geelong and Norf wins the only bright spots this year, though. Promising development of Greene, Lipinski, Naughton, Richards, Lynch, English give us reason for hope next year. Injury gods - turn your attention elsewhere.

 

[ossie_21]

Out: Cordy, Roughead, lethargy
In: Wood, English, discombobulation

Would like to to see us put the foot down

 

[dergert]

I think we will lose this one but we will win against Richmond. Oh how our season has challenged us fair weathered supporters.

 

[Bodicifer]

Out: Cordy
In: Wood

Prediction: Dogs by 29 points. Billy Gowers to kick five majors.

 

[TedDougChris]

I will be there..... Better be good....

 

[ThirdLegUp]

We should win this by 10 goals if we are seriously looking ahead to 2019, because if we don't, 2019 is no looking ahead to us.

 

[Bulldog Brent]

We should win this by 10 goals if we are seriously looking ahead to 2019, because if we don't, 2019 is no looking ahead to us.

Double-edged sword. Looking to 2019 could also mean a prized high pick ... win by too much and we jump over Freo.

 

[ThirdLegUp]

Double-edged sword. Looking to 2019 could also mean a prized high pick ... win by too much and we jump over Freo.

kind of... will likely get handed a 10 goal shellacking by the Tigers to fix that right up the week after

 

[Tommycash]

Irrelevant in terms of this year, certainly. However, if we win tonight that is three on the trot and we can come up against Richmond, which will likely be happy to rest key players and maybe attempt to get ready for the finals. May give us a chance of getting over them and instilling great confidence in the club at the end of the year and make us a more attractive proposition for potential trade targets.

Plus, I'm sure it will fill the fans with a lot of happiness to see another win.

As for the changes it will be nice to see Adams or Wood come back for Cordy. I wouldn't expect too many changes.

 

[jdz101]

This might be a stay in whitten bar and sink piss sort of game.

 

[VitalDread]

Out: Cordy
in: Wood

 

[SCRAY72]

I really don't see the point of bringing Wood back at this stage.
Just give Cordy's spot to Young.

 

[lachy]

I really don't see the point of bringing Wood back at this stage.
Just give Cordy's spot to Young.

Unless Wood requires an operation, he is captain and currently better than young. No matter what time of the year always pay to win, it is a much better culture to have than deliberately playing for draft picks.

Though I do understand why you would want to play Young, I would not as Young appears not have earn't his spot and just giving games to players who are young without earning those games does set a dangerous precedent.

We will have a young and less experienced enough team without manufacturing it. Wood can work with Naughton and other experienced defenders by playing out the last 2 real games with them which will help provide and even better platform for the 2019 pre season

 

[SCRAY72]

Unless Wood requires an operation, he is captain and currently better than young. No matter what time of the year always pay to win, it is a much better culture to have than deliberately playing for draft picks.

Though I do understand why you would want to play Young, I would not as Young appears not have earn't his spot and just giving games to players who are young without earning those games does set a dangerous precedent.

We will have a young and less experienced enough team without manufacturing it. Wood can work with Naughton and other experienced defenders by playing out the last 2 real games with them which will help provide and even better platform for the 2019 pre season

Never mentioned playing for draft picks.
Regardless of who replaces Cordy should still beat Carlton.

 

[lachy]

Never mentioned playing for draft picks.
Regardless of who replaces Cordy should still beat Carlton.

Never said you did mention draft picks, just explaining why I believe there is a strong point in playing Wood over the last 2 games.

Fully agree we should beat Carlton and in some ways we need to. Momentum at the end of the season can be carried right through pre season to the new year.

if the Lions keep their players they will have momentum, we win this week and a good showing against the Tiges and so will we

 

[Werewolf]

Roughy didn't do enough and should be dropped. Is Boyd still injured?

 

[SCRAY72]

Roughy didn't do enough and should be dropped. Is Boyd still injured?

Timmy?

 

[True Dog]

Hope we are not looking past Carlton in anticipation for the Tigers clash the week after.