Nab Cup Round 1 vs Collingwood and GWS

[Testekill]

Starting the gameday thread up in advance so we can get some conversation going prior to it starting. Supporters from other teams are welcome as long as everyone remains mature and avoids taking shots at one another.


And if things start going poorly then you should just repeat to yourself
"It's just the NAB Cup, I should really just relax"


-TIME!-

vs GWS scheduled to start at 7:15pm

vs Collingwood scheduled to start at 8:20

-SEN Radio Stream-

http://afl.com.au/portals/0/css/matchCentreImg/SEN.asx

Just open that up in Windows Media Player by selecting open URL and pasting the URL. No asking for a video stream though because that's against the site rules.

Western Bulldogs- Debutants are italicized and bolded

1 JARRAD GRANT
2 ROBERT MURPHY
3 MITCH WALLIS
4 DANIEL CROSS
5 MATTHEW BOYD
8 PATRICK VESZPREMI
10 EASTON WOOD
12 TOM WILLIAMS
13 DANIEL GIANSIRACUSA
14 CLAY SMITH
16 RYAN GRIFFEN
19 LIAM JONES
21 TOM LIBERATORE
22 DYLAN ADDISON
23 JORDAN ROUGHEAD
25 RYAN HARGRAVE
26 ZEPHANIAH SKINNER
27 WILL MINSON
29 TORY DICKSON
30 CHRISTIAN HOWARD
32 MICHAEL TALIA
37 LUKAS MARKOVIC
40 LUKE DAHLHAUS
42 LIAM PICKEN
48 MATTHEW PANOS
49 AYCE CORDY

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

First Goal: I reckon Liam Jones.

BOG: Murphy

BOG out of the young ones: Clay Smith

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

OMG the Giant's team song sounds like it was written by BonneyM

 

[Testekill]

First goal to GWS from a series of frees. How expected.

 

[Testekill]

Zephi is playing well so far. 2.1 so far in the opening quarter and been lively.

 

[stewie griffen]

Zeph Skinner looks like he has a bit about him, it will be interesting to see how he goes over the course of the season.

 

[Testekill]

End of the first half

WB- 3.2.20
GWS- 1.1.7

From the sounds of it, GWS cannot crack their forward 50 and are throwing numbers into defence to fill any gaps.

 

[lake4pm]

If Minson is No. 1 ruckman this year, we really are in strife!!!!

 

[Igloo]

Sounds like Jones is getting a lot of the ball kicked to him. Haven't noticed him taking any yet, but he'll get there.

edit: sitting in the car listening to the radio. Had to bring my dinner out here, haha. Stupid sen stream not working on my laptop.

 

[Testekill]

If Minson is No. 1 ruckman this year, we really are in strife!!!!

Remember that the ruck rules in the NAB Cup is that ruckmen aren't allowed to put their hands on one another in a contest. That does screw over Minson as a ruck.

 

[lake4pm]

Remember that the ruck rules in the NAB Cup is that ruckmen aren't allowed to put their hands on one another in a contest. That does screw over Minson as a ruck.

Indeed, however giving away stupid free kicks (the cornes incident) and general indecision in the forward line at age 26 doesn't auger well for him (or us).

 

[stewie griffen]

Zephi is playing well so far. 2.1 so far in the opening quarter and been lively.

I agreed... and then I saw his hair

 

[Igloo]

It makes me sad not being able to watch this. Listening doesn't do it justice!

Someone explain to me how good Clay's tackle just then was? Apparently it was good

 

[Igloo]

Screw you Cal.

 

[lake4pm]

It makes me sad not being able to watch this. Listening doesn't do it justice!

Someone explain to me how good Clay's tackle just then was? Apparently it was good

You're not missing much

 

[Testekill]

Sounds like Panos has started well out there. Been involved a bit since he came on as a sub.

 

[Igloo]

Hooray for Crossy, and hooray for Panos.

 

[Igloo]

Anyone watching, is our kicking bloody terrible? Because it sounds it.

 

[_Mike_]

Anyone watching, is our kicking bloody terrible? Because it sounds it.

5 point win to the dogs

 

[Syrah]

A fresh Collingwood are going to destroy us.

Wallis was terrible, although he had plenty of mates.

 

[Werewolf]

Would have thought we'd beat GWS by more than 5 points

 

[BenF]

Geebus that was close!

 

[hamohawk1]

as an outsider i would just like to ask your opinions of Wallis
for all he showed in his TAC cup days he hasn't seemed to fire tonight or at many times in the VFL and his chances at afl last year. I am happy to be proven wrong but to me he seems a player who doesn't like to do the dirty work unlike his mate libba (who i rate very highly and see him to have taken his opportunities very well)
I know he is young, but to me he still seems to be a gear or two behind what he can be

 

[Chicago1]

Meh.

Not worth staying up for.

And more to come...

 

[Igloo]

as an outsider i would just like to ask your opinions of Wallis
for all he showed in his TAC cup days he hasn't seemed to fire tonight or at many times in the VFL and his chances at afl last year. I am happy to be proven wrong but to me he seems a player who doesn't like to do the dirty work unlike his mate libba (who i rate very highly and see him to have taken his opportunities very well)
I know he is young, but to me he still seems to be a gear or two behind what he can be

Needs to work on his kicking, but don't question his work ethic. He is a very, very hard worker. I have faith in him working on his game to get to where he wants it to be, so yeah, no worries with Wallis.