Preview Changes v Saints

[Boyd oh Boyd]

If Gardner isn't out I'll spew up!

Have a bucket handy?

 

[Virgin Dog]

CONFIRMED IN: Lipinski, Gowers, Vandermeer
CONFIRMED OUT: Hunter (suspension), Wood (injured), Lewis Young (omited)
BENCH/TO BE CONFIRMED: Richards, Sweet, Jong, Hayes

Don't mind Gowers back in tbh. Gives some mongrel which was clearly missing round 1 and he should be good for a couple goals hopefully

 

[Whoyagot]

Wood, Hunter and Young confirmed outs

 

[fred cook]

with those changes it official we are tanking

 

[Doggies_13]

I must be missing something with Gardner yet to see anything that is AFL quality about him. Would much rather give Lewis young more game time down back than keep Gardner

 

[AFDogs]

WTF is going on with Libba?

 

[CarnTheScray]

Lipinski is a very good in but where is Gowers fitting? Replacing L Young? Why aren't the likes of Gardner, Dale, Cavarra dropped? Libba beats any other mid player outside our Big 3 to a spot any day of the week.

 

[dergert]

Ffs our theyve brought in some talls and we have a pretty undersized backline.

If gowers and hayes make it to the main team I'll rage.

I held out hope for Gardner but his rd1 game was deplorable.

Beveridge really blows my mind with his team selections.

Excited to see Vandermeer and im glad Cavarra gets another chance.

 

[Whoyagot]

2020 - the return of the BillyGOAT

 

[CarnTheScray]

Young out over Gardner is baffling. Sure he shit himself Round 1, but 90% of our players even our experienced ones did (JJ shat himself, Lloyd shat himself etc). Gardner's contribution to our team is a singular goal against West Coast in a 70 point drubbing their way.

 

[NBates]

What's wrong with Wood?

 

[fred cook]

I held out hope for Gardner but his rd1

Beveridge really blows my mind with his team selections.

Excited to see Vandermeer and im glad Cavarra gets another chance.

Maybe some more of the experience assistant coaches could have made the strange selection choices. Rohan Smith Guido etc

 

[Doggies_13]

A lot of same same about our forward line again dale gowers and Wallis all play more as marking forwards than crumbing, think we are missing some speed and crumbing down there hope cavarra stays in or Richards would have liked weightman in.
Midfield has improved with the inclusions and likely inclusions.
Backline decent but would have kept Lewis young in over Gardner.
Overall a bit disappointed by the selections and team named.

 

[Doggies_13]

Ffs our theyve brought in some talls and we have a pretty undersized backline.

If gowers and hayes make it to the main team I'll rage.

I held out hope for Gardner but his rd1 game was deplorable.

Beveridge really blows my mind with his team selections.

Excited to see Vandermeer and im glad Cavarra gets another chance.

gowers named on the field along with Gardner so is a definite in

 

[Dazb86]

Beveridge must take Harry O's mushrooms before he picks his teams

 

[Whoyagot]

Is this finally the round Cordy gets dropped?

 

[CarnTheScray]

Gardner must have some dirt on Bevo and is blackmailing him. Only way he is in this side.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Bevo being Bevo means footy is well and truly back

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Horrible changes.

 

[philmb]

Gardner must have some dirt on Bevo and is blackmailing him. Only way he is in this side.

I really dislike this default 'must have dirt' theories regarding team selections.

 

[Boyd oh Boyd]

Whenever I'm not upset with a team is a bad sign, because I always end up painfully wrong, but...

I like it. There's nothing Young brings as a forward that Gowers can't (should be played as a defender but that's a whole argument). Lipinski brings skill inside and out. The less I say about Hunter the better. Vandermeer yet to be seen. Wood was one of our betters last round but the defence is more balanced right now. The rest will have to wait until we confirm the bench.

Ryder stays in for Saints. He won't cause too much trouble forward but if English stays alone he'll have to be on his toes against two.

 

[NBates]

BULLDOGS SQUAD

B: Ryan Gardner, Alex Keath, Bailey Williams
HB: Hayden Crozier, Jason Johannisen, Caleb Daniel
C: Bailey Smith, Marcus Bontempelli, Pat Lipinski
HF: Bailey Dale, Aaron Naughton, Billy Gowers
F: Mitch Wallis, Josh Bruce, Sam Lloyd
Foll: Tim English, Josh Dunkley, Jack Macrae
Int (extended): Matthew Suckling, Zaine Cordy, Ed Richards, Laitham Vandermeer, Ben Cavarra, Will Hayes, Jordon Sweet, Lin Jong

IN: Ed Richards, Laitham Vandermeer, Billy Gowers, Pat Lipinski, Will Hayes, Jordon Sweet, Lin Jong
OUT: Lachie Hunter (club suspension), Easton Wood (quad), Lewis Young

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Gardner in is nothing short of a disgrace. At least Louis Young has got credits in the bank and a bit of promise. Gardner has looked absolutely miles off the pace.

I despair with Bevo sometimes.

 

[Struggle]

Gardner must have stayed in to take over the kick out duties from Cordy

 

[Virgin Dog]

Whenever I'm not upset with a team is a bad sign, because I always end up painfully wrong, but...

I like it. There's nothing Young brings as a forward that Gowers can't (should be played as a defender but that's a whole argument). Lipinski brings skill inside and out. The less I say about Hunter the better. Vandermeer yet to be seen. Wood was one of our betters last round but the defence is more balanced right now. The rest will have to wait until we confirm the bench.

Ryder stays in for Saints. He won't cause too much trouble forward but if English stays alone he'll have to be on his toes against two.

I agree. Would've rather had Young in defence over Gardner, but maybe he's improved on aspects in training since round 1? Gotta trust the selection committee on that one...

I otherwise love the look of our defence. Right balance of speed, height and rebounding.

I like the Gowers return. Not sure I like having what is basically 4 marking medium forwards in Lloyd, Gowers, Wallis and Dale, but we'll have to see how it goes.