Prediction Changes: Round 16 Vs Bulldogs + pre-match discussion

[FreoMatt]

Bulldogs backline looks terrible on paper. Their interchange also looks poor such that they are playing 10-12 average players. Just need to not get smashed in the midfield like last time by Bont, Macrae, Libba, Smith, Treloar, English.

Agree, this is the game we need Fyfe to get back near his best in the stoppage. Last time their stoppage method smashed us….helped by them throwing the ball out about 50 times, hopefully we have chatted to the umpires to focus on that this game.


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[Big Animal]

Last time we could contain their midfield, and we lost the game.

I can see the same happening this time as well.

have we lost yet when playing our three talls TAJ setup with Darcy in the middle. I didn't think we had?

 

[CapitalA]

Doubt it, 90% of stringers "handballs" were rugby passes.

 

[pK75]

have we lost yet when playing our three talls TAJ setup with Darcy in the middle. I didn't think we had?

Very good point, haven’t lost a game where all 4 of Darcy, Jackson, Amiss and Treacy have played.

 

[go_the_dockers]

have we lost yet when playing our three talls TAJ setup with Darcy in the middle. I didn't think we had?

We have lost all 6, if we lose the clearances

 

[Footskill]

Yep. Pretty clear that if get enough quality supply our forwards can kick a winning score and if the defense not getting continuously hammered they can hold up. Stoppages and clearances. Up to the mids

We have lost all 6, if we lose the clearances

 

[MadMundy]

Bulldogs are coming off the bye as well, we should be beating them off of that alone.

 

[Madas]

Bulldogs are coming off the bye as well, we should be beating them off of that alone.

Long live losses off the bye !

 

[Nolo180]

Rosebury and Razor Ray this weekend..

Razors a neutral who loves taking the spotlight. Rosebury has been reaming us since the the hawks prelim...

 

[sdfc]

Huge game. A win will put us percentage out of the eight and the same points as six, seven and eight. Unless Essendon beat Port.

A loss? they can get stuffed.

 

[Nolo180]

Razors a neutral who loves taking the spotlight. Rosebury has been reaming us since the the hawks prelim...

If troy pannell comes out of retirement and leigh fisher rounds it out we could be in trouble...

 

[pK75]

Huge game. A win will put us percentage out of the eight and the same points as six, seven and eight. Unless Essendon beat Port.

A loss? they can get stuffed.

Win by 33 points and we leapfrog the dogs into the 8, but I’ll take any win right now.

 

[Freomaniac]

We're low on tall defensive stock that's for sure. I was never comfortable with us delisting both Watson and Duman considering they both held their own when Pearce and Hamling were forever injured.

Are they both playing back at State level? Either that or keep drafting more in, but it'll be all back-end talent.

This is the most random thing I will say to you. Yeah, I share the similar view of cutting both Duman and Watson was not a good idea. I would of kept one for another year as depth.

But saying that, I was disappointed that Tobe Watson didn't have a few games up forward to try and save his career.

 

[DeanS]

His career? A bit of an exaggeration don’t you think.

 

[Purpleheart_56]

This is the most random thing I will say to you. Yeah, I share the similar view of cutting both Duman and Watson was not a good idea. I would of kept one for another year as depth.

But saying that, I was disappointed that Tobe Watson didn't have a few games up forward to try and save his career.

Yeah,I found him similar to Hawkins,too...