GWS stuffed already in 2018?
I'm sure you are all concerned about the latest news about our favourite non-Bulldogs club - the Giants.
Wilson went to Freo and and now Zac Williams is out for most of this season - they have lost their best two playmakers off the half back line.
Here's a crappy afl.com analysis
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-01-2...-williams-loss
What do Woofers think?
Will the loss of these two and having an ageing Heath Shaw mean the end of the dashing Giants' counterattacks?
Is their season 2018 stuffed before its begun?
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It certainly puts some pressure on them and they may be found wanting in the depth on the list.
A lot of their potential injury replacements are not available as they are on the list at Carlton and other clubs.
It will be interesting to see how it pans out, particularly with their weakened ruck position also representing a problem for them.
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Going to be big pressure on Leon if they fall
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They stood a lot taller with Big Mummy.
I wonder what their win/loss rate is like with and without him.
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Bulldog Joe
It certainly puts some pressure on them and they may be found wanting in the depth on the list.
A lot of their potential injury replacements are not available as they are on the list at Carlton and other clubs.
Their depth IMO is really patchy. They can cover mids and tall forwards, but losing the two counter attacking backs and say Davis and/or Haynes they will be in real trouble.
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Tomlinson can actually play rebound - I think you can actually cobble a defence together with the right system.
It remains to be seen whether Leon can get a system going in their absence. I guess Tomlinson plays more rebounds this year, and perhaps if Gruffon ever gets on the paddock he can play HB too.
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Mofra
Tomlinson can actually play rebound - I think you can actually cobble a defence together with the right system.
It remains to be seen whether Leon can get a system going in their absence. I guess Tomlinson plays more rebounds this year, and perhaps if Gruffon ever gets on the paddock he can play HB too.
Deledio can play there as well if fit. I wouldn't write them off just yet, although I will take great delight if they fail yet again.
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Mofra
Tomlinson can actually play rebound - I think you can actually cobble a defence together with the right system.
It remains to be seen whether Leon can get a system going in their absence. I guess Tomlinson plays more rebounds this year, and perhaps if Gruffon ever gets on the paddock he can play HB too.
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Axe Man
Deledio can play there as well if fit. I wouldn't write them off just yet, although I will take great delight if they fail yet again.
If Lids & Gryphone could ever get on the park they could slot in nicely for them. But I don't think they'll be fit, so I hope they are stuffed.
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Personally I hope they run the table after dropping round 1, finishing 21-1 & 6 games clear on top, only to see 2016 repeat itself in the prelim with the Dogs upsetting the Tsunami in Homebush.
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I'd be surprised if they fell away. They might skip back a bit but I don't think they are stuffed.
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GVGjr
I'd be surprised if they fell away. They might skip back a bit but I don't think they are stuffed.
No ticker.
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Twodogs
No ticker.
Yup, zero heart. They already had no fight without Mumford and now they have no rebound.
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They'll be awesome and not win the flag. Like last year and the year before.
They're actually better off for Mumford being gone, and can slide Deledio to a HBF. But they've proven they can't win the big one, which is a reputation that holds true right up until it doesn't.
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Happy Days
They'll be awesome and not win the flag. Like last year and the year before.
They're actually better off for Mumford being gone, and can slide Deledio to a HBF. But they've proven they can't win the big one, which is a reputation that holds true right up until it doesn't.
And don't we know that to be true.
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Testekill
Yup, zero heart. They already had no fight without Mumford and now they have no rebound.
I always thought they rated low on the desire chart. None of the original players they bought in had ever fought to stay in a list or get into a team. They were all superstars who ducked their collective head at the first obstacle. And the second come to that.