Game Day Round 14 - Bulldogs vs Fremantle

[Spirit Level]

Nervous about this one, coming off the bye combined with an early start on the fast deck of Marvel, will need to be switched on from the get go.

If we have any sort of decent win today our squiggle will surge, currently forecasting an 85-70 win for Footscray.

Weird bit of trivia for this one, it's the first time Sam Sturt

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Sam Sturt

Age

24

Ht

190cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

1star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.7

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.3

3star

T

1.0

3star

G

1.3

5star

has played at Marvel since his infamous debut game in 2020

 

[mike91]

Bulldogs at Marvel has always resulted in incredibly frustrating umpiring. Win, lose or draw we'll be melting

 

[Jezzitizle]

Q1 is crucial, particularly the first ten minutes. If we go into quarter time equal or thereabouts I think we go on to win.

Been a lot of noise about coming strongly out post bye. Keen to see how the mindset and prep work translates.

Dogs mids will want to make a statement, I wouldn’t be surprised if they try to get stuck into Serong.

 

[noise36]

All set for the most dockery day ever, coming off a bye after a huge win, heaps of positive media, even the punters know you cant trust us to play well consistently.

I think dogs are going to try to take way our midfield clearance game, bully Serong, win the contest around the ground and get us out the back on turnover.

 

[kingswood71]

Will be an interesting game.
Us by 12 points

 

[estibador]

All good people, every time I've tipped the Dogs this year they've lost, so I've taken one for the team and changed my tip last night to them.

 

[Yeti]

Win, lose or draw we'll be melting

The Freo way.

 

[Jezzitizle]

All good people, every time I've tipped the Dogs this year they've lost, so I've taken one for the team and changed my tip last night to them.

You could at least add spoiler alert

Now there’s no point even watching.

 

[s_wd6]

They’re still really bloody tall. Bont will probs spend more time forward if he’s ill add to that JUH, Lobb and the other guy they have up there.

JUH always seems to give us more trouble than Naughton too. Draper will really need to be up for it.

 

[westy1]

Ive been pretty bullish about Freo since the game in Alice
Then yesterday I had remind myself , what the hell am I doing ? putting expectations on Freo you know this always ends in tears
Maybe, but until then , us by heaps

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Nandos
Nixon's
Negative expectations, but forever hopeful


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[Mr Cheese]

Yep, zero confidence about today, despite the Doggies' outs (Libba's a big one, Darcy and Naughton massive), the shit time slot and our recent form. Can't help it, clearly developed a Pavlovian response to the bye.

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[Bastyy]

If we lose today, everyone who made a thread discussing how good we can be during the bye week SHOULD be perma banned

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

The good thing is if we lose today then we’ll hear from some old friends who have been absent on the board the last few weeks

 

[Roy Chook]

Both teams are in reasonable form heading into this contest and there is a lot to like about our team going in.

Dogs are going to have trouble scoring with their tall timber depleted somewhat and our stingy defence. Also, if Bont is under the weather he will lose his influence in the contest.

I cannot see the dogs winning. Dockers by 30 points.

 

[oldgoat]

All set for the most dockery day ever, coming off a bye after a huge win, heaps of positive media, even the punters know you cant trust us to play well consistently.

I think dogs are going to try to take way our midfield clearance game, bully Serong, win the contest around the ground and get us out the back on turnover.

Nahh...
Of course theyll try ...
The Bont will try...
We will demonstrate how to leverage the bye...
Reach for the sky...
YOKAI!

 

[mattis117]

Fk! Chapman out with hamstring awareness. Johnson sub. Worner in

 

[RazzleDazzler]

I have been fairly good with my predictions this year. I think we will thump them!!

 

[kingswood71]

Chapman out, Worner in
Johnno sub

 

[s_wd6]

****ing hell Chappy can’t catch a break.

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Nooooo Chappy that sucks

 

[serial_thrilla]

****ing hell Chappy can’t catch a break.

Good that they noticed it now, and not 5 minutes into the game

 

[mattis117]

Worner being the flying emergency is either an amazing coincidence, or he felt tightness at training mid week.

Huge out, arrgh.

 

[Deveraux]

Yep, zero confidence about today, despite the Doggies' outs (Libba's a big one, Darcy and Naughton massive), the shit time slot and our recent form. Can't help it, clearly developed a Pavlovian response to the bye.

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I don't think Libba is out?

 

[noise36]

Chappy out sux, I feel like the ball movement out of the back half improved when he came back in, no idea how Worner goes but he is going to have to get up to speed real quick.