Preview Round 7: Essendon vs Western Bulldogs, Carrara, Friday 17/07/20, 7:50 PM

[Call Me Cake]

Revenge.

That's all I want.

 

[Mercurial89]

Dogs have dropped 4 players according to Bevo.

Fingers crossed its Bont, Macrae, Smith and JJ

 

[Fridge16]

Cahill debut confirmed by Essendon social media.

 

[IHurley]

"fairly"?????

As in, if it's legal play normally then it's fair game.

If a guy is playing with broken ribs it doesn't mean you can't tackle him hard around the chest.

 

[JayJ20]

Out: Shiel (susp), Gleeson (managed)
In: Cahill, Redman

Good changes. It means McKenna got up!

 

[Albertross]

Cahill and Redman in

Shiel and Gleeson out. Gleeson managed.

 

[JT_the_Man]

Gleeson (managed).

Is this a Bellchambers sort of ”managed” or...

 

[JayJ20]

Bulldogs swung the axe:

In: H.Crozier, C.Weightman, M.Suckling, La.Young
Out: J.Schache (omitted), R.West (omitted), T.McLean (omitted), L.Butler (omitted)

 

[eth-dog]

Gleeson (managed).

Is this a Bellchambers sort of ”managed” or...

I assume it's because we have a glut of defenders?

 

[JayJ20]

With Schache dropped, we can play Hooker forward to give McKernan a break.

 

[JT_the_Man]

I assume it's because we have a glut of defenders?

Just curious about the wording.

 

[11kgm]

Called it last week Cahill in Parish to the mids

 

[BomberTime]

Uh oh, I really like the changes.

Trouble.

 

[TheGrizz]

Hayden Crozier is a big in for them. Plays a Howe-lite role for them across half back.

 

[CarnTheScray]

With Schache dropped, we can play Hooker forward to give McKernan a break.

Thing is Cordy is starting forward this match so that's two talls against a backline without Hooker. It will be interesting to see how both teams go about it.

 

[Lore]

Just curious about the wording.

"Managed", "rested" and "heldover emergencies" still get match payments I think.

 

[JayJ20]

Thing is Cordy is starting forward this match so that's two talls against a backline without Hooker. It will be interesting to see how both teams go about it.

With Redman coming in, perhaps Jordan Ridley can play on Cordy. I think it's probably more valuable to be playing Hooker forward to release McKernan and Laverde. We'd have Hooker, McKernan, Laverde and Townsend as marking options inside 50.

It's interesting indeed. It'll probably depend on how we're going. We'll likely start Hooker in defence.

 

[CarnTheScray]

With Redman coming in, perhaps Jordan Ridley can play on Cordy. I think it's probably more valuable to be playing Hooker forward to release McKernan and Laverde. We'd have Hooker, McKernan, Laverde and Townsend as marking options inside 50.

It's interesting indeed. It'll probably depend on how we're going. We'll likely start Hooker in defence.

Yeah both teams look to be playing 1 or 2 versatile forwards. I believe tomorrows game will be one of our closer encounters. Good luck bombers lets hope its a good one.

 

[maskmcgee]

Dogs have preformed about 100 points better than the line predicted in the last 3 game we've played them.

 

[nickh32]

Ins and Outs since last time they played



Essendon INS: Hurley, Saad, Ridley, Ham, Parish, Cahill, Snelling, Townsend, Phillips, Hibberd, Smith and Laverde

Essendon OUTS: Shiel, D Clarke, Z Clarke, Ambrose, Heppell, Myers, Baguley, Gleeson, Begley, Brown, Stringer and McNeice.



Bulldogs INS: Williams, Keath, Daniel, Vandermeer, Wallis, Bruce, Weightman, Liberatore and Young

Bulldogs OUTS: Dunkley, Mclean, Hayes, Duryea, Naughton, Schache, Dickson, Lloyd and Trengove,

 

[blitzer]

Also how ridiculously fast is our small defenders with Saad, McKenna, Fantasia and Redman. That's actually kind of crazy. Most teams don't even have 2 defenders that quick. Doesn't mean we can use it effectively but I can't help but think it'll be fun to watch.

 

[Donakebab]

Ins and Outs since last time they played



Essendon INS: Hurley, Saad, Ridley, Ham, Parish, Cahill, Snelling, Townsend, Phillips, Hibberd, Smith and Laverde

Essendon OUTS: Shiel, D Clarke, Z Clarke, Ambrose, Heppell, Myers, Baguley, Gleeson, Begley, Brown, Stringer and McNeice.



Bulldogs INS: Williams, Keath, Daniel, Vandermeer, Wallis, Bruce, Weightman, Liberatore and Young

Bulldogs OUTS: Dunkley, Mclean, Hayes, Duryea, Naughton, Schache, Dickson, Lloyd and Trengove,

Almost every one of their outs killed us last time, especially Dunkley and McLean. That list kicked 15 of their 21 goals.

Meanwhile we are missing both Z.Clarke AND McNeice. That alone is with like 20 goals.

 

[Macca18]

Dogs fans I know really confident before this game. Just seen they have been backed into favouritism ($) too.

I guess they deserve to be considering their recent form against us... but their most recent performance & such a short break could make it a bit more interesting than they want to believe.

For all the talk about the players we are missing... they are missing a fair chunk of quality as well.

 

[Mootsy]

 

[quotemokc]

Cahill must be good to debut before Mozzie.