Preview Changes for the Prelim v Port Adelaide - Sat @7:40

[adogsfan5]

Huh?

Picken (player of the AFL Finals), Dickson (oh, dog, I wish we had someone so accurate - Schache? - a kick for goal now), Boyd, Clay Smith, The Package ...

Whilst lacking a traditional FF, it was frigging awesome.

A group of scraggers + the brilliance of stringer. Was delightful.

 

[Merlins Revenge]

Now, let me preface this by saying that I’m happily married. Love the wife. However:



Lead us into the promised land, you double degree, colossus of a man.

 

[The 4th Horseman]

That's a really disrespectful way to disagree respectfully.
Not worth engaging with further. Have a good night. Hope you're celebrating a win on Saturday night.

Likewise.

 

[immortalmike]

Come on Mike, I know you favour the pessimistic side of things (you probably call it realistic), but it's a Prelim. One step away from a Grand Final. Enjoy it. Two steps closer than we've been the last few years already and just one step from the big one.

Feels different to 2016 for obvious reasons, but I'm going to sit back and watch us get to work. I have huge faith in this side. Been a hell of a year, no reason we can get it done Saturday night.

No I'm definitely on the pessimistic side. But it's sad how often I'm right.

We'll wait and see. Overall though ecstatic with the last two weeks.

 

[SupercededMan]

Now, let me preface this by saying that I’m happily married. Love the wife. However:

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Lead us into the promised land, you double degree, colossus of a man.

Intense. His muscles are 'bulging'.

 

[ScottyDogg]

The betting odds going into this prelim are nearly identical to 2016.

 

[Dogs Rule]

No I'm definitely on the pessimistic side. But it's sad how often I'm right.

We'll wait and see. Overall though ecstatic with the last two weeks.

We will. 17 wins and 7 losses for the season so far.

This team keep surprising us, I think we've got a few (hopefully two) more surprises in us yet.

Plenty of things for us all to be down about at the moment, but win, lose or draw, footy ain't one of them.

We've had more than our fair share of heartbreak in Prelims over the years, the footy gods still owe us. Let's bring home the bacon.

Go Dogs!

 

[Anja_Nees]

Hope Wallis is the medi sub. Suspect it will be Scott or Richards.

 

[ScottyDogg]

Anyone have stats on the number of games of finals experience for each club?

 

[Merlins Revenge]

I’m already hyperventilating when I think about the game, and it’s only Thursday night.

By game time I’ll be phasing through solid objects. God help me.

 

[Libba39]

They always say the game is won in the midfield, and thats the one part of the team that is complete.
Port are no superteam and we're still a chance to beat them.

 

[dogwatch]

They always say the game is won in the midfield, and thats the one part of the team that is complete.
Port are no superteam and we're still a chance to beat them.

Can’t be sure about that until they run out.

If Bont was not going to be fit they’d still probably select him on Thursday and only make the change at the last minute. Partly to give him every chance to come good and partly to keep Port guessing.

I think it’s likely he’ll start but I doubt he’ll be 100%. Maybe he will spend some time at half forward? We have plenty of others who can run through the middle.

 

[perro_loco]

My brother in Phoenix texted me a little while ago that online sports betting began in Arizona a couple of hours ago. He was wondering about the Bulldogs and if he should risk it? LOL

yep he should. I bough cryptos. that is serious risk!!!

 

[perro_loco]

Keath is our irreplaceable, as we have no other KPD’s good enough to play on the best forward.

I think Bevo will play Cordy on Dixon as he never gives Ryan the best forward.

i would prefer Ryan on Dixon, play off him and then spoil. He could also exploit Dixon massively on kick ins and run off him like Keath did.

The glass broke when Keath was out because we can‘t afford clean centre clearances by Port as neither Cordy or Gardiner could compete with Dixon In these circumstance. This is why I think Martin plays. If we win the clearance we are still a chance.

I expect to lose now and we have an excuse but still hope our midfield can dominate, win the game and Keath and Weightman returns and we win the GF

Keith is a big loss, but Bevo's philosophy is similar to the all blacks. No player is irreplaceable. Cordy has experience in finals. Port have more to lose than us. They would be really worried about us.

 

[Boof09]

Mitch Hannan, Ryan Gardner

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Ryan Gardner

Age

28

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.3

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

0.8

3star

MG

45.0

1star

D

8.5

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

MG

45.0

1star

D

7.3

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.3

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

MG

45.0

1star

and Rourke Smith in the same prelim final side, there's something you will never see again....

 

[perro_loco]

forecast for Saturday 11 September.
Summary

Min 12Max 19Evening shower or two.Possible rainfall: 0 to 1 mmChance of any rain: 70%

Adelaide area
Mostly sunny morning, partly cloudy afternoon. High (80%) chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h in the late morning

 

[Dogs Rule]

Mitch Hannan, Ryan Gardner and Rourke Smith in the same prelim final side, there's something you will never see again....

Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Shane Biggs in the 2016 GF.

Every team needs role players. Every player has a job to do and we need our 22 to each do their jobs.

 

[Boof09]

Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Shane Biggs in the 2016 GF.

Every team needs role players. Every player has a job to do and we need our 22 to each do their jobs.

Clay Smith and Shane Biggs were more than role players, Roberts wasn't as a concern as Gardner, if he goes one on one with Dixon watch the contested marks start to tally up

 

[BeMoreBont]

We are a live chance in a preliminary final.

The amount of negativity in this thread is astonishing..

I am struggling to believe our captain's leadership is being questioned, this week of all weeks. The same bloke that was literally just voted best leader in the game by his peers and has dragged us over the line countless times.

Losing Keath and Cody isn't ideal. Keath missing wasn't the reason we lost to Essendon. Our midfield got smashed in the clearances and our conversion was absolutely horrific. Keath came back for the Hawks game and we looked even worse.

We are a different team now. That belief, hunger and desperation that went missing for 3 weeks is back.

We can absolutely win this.

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

Port players sorting out accommodation for families in Perth, seems a little presumptuous to me.


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If that’s true it has shades of West Coast famously getting ahead of themselves in 2016. To be fair they probably have to make initial enquiries about it just in case

 

[RedWhite&Blue]

The delite of having Martin included is balanced by he horror of losing Keath but we all need to remember how well Schache played when swung back over the last 4 or so games. Schache is still in the team along with Wood, Durea and Daniel. That makes for a very solid defensive unit along with Gardiner and Cordy.
You’d hope that with a bullocking Martin in the middle our mids will be able to gain some control and apply a lot of pressure to any opposition F50 entries. As we know this is what our backline thrives on… pressure upfield.
I’m excited!

 

[Arkangel]

The squiggle has us as a 45% chance to win. Seems about right to me. On the one hand, Port Adelaide have much closer to a full-strength side to choose from; but on the other hand, we have the best looking jumper in the competition.

Go dogs!

 

[The Inbetweener]

As mentioned yesterday I’m really jealous of those who have remained positive following Keath’s injury. I’d say the 3 players we could least afford to lose as Bont, Keath and Naughton. One is out and one other carrying an injury.

Schache simply must play back to intercept. If Cordy gets caught in one on ones vs Dixon he’ll kick a bag.

 

[doggies ftw]

As mentioned yesterday I’m really jealous of those who have remained positive following Keath’s injury. I’d say the 3 players we could least afford to lose as Bont, Keath and Naughton. One is out and one other carrying an injury.

Schache simply must play back to intercept. If Cordy gets caught in one on ones vs Dixon he’ll kick a bag.

I think if we’re relying on Schache going back and playing out of his skin intercepting we’ve already lost, sounds simple but I think we just have to kick goals tonight, win the midfield battle, dominate forward half possession and put scoreboard pressure on

 

[Bald]

I’ve come around. I’m now an optimist.

Dunkley needs to go to Wines.

If Wines is out of the game it gives us the luxury of playing Bontempelli forward because I trust our midfield of Macrae, Treloar, Smith and Hunter (with a tagging Dunkley) to overcome their midfield minus Wines.

That then gives us the luxury of a Bont/English/Schache forward line whilst potentially having a Naughton/Gardner/Cordy back line. The defence is still a worry but assuming we are on top in the midfield then I have faith.