WB Game Day V Collingwood R1 2021

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Greene is gone and we have of course retained Hayes. Personally, I don't see Hayes making it.

Sorry I meant McNeil and Scott. What do we think they bring to the side that say Duryea, Jong, Hayes, JJ etc don’t?

[GVGjr]

What are both of their skillsets that we see as important and different to those of who they have replaced?

I'm speculating that Bevo sees the pace of O'Neil and the decision making and versatility with Scott as something he can work with
He will give them a decent go at it if we follow the Hayes experience.

I hope they give it a great go and really grasp their chances.

[bornadog]

Sorry I meant McNeil and Scott. What do we think they bring to the side that say Duryea, Jong, Hayes, JJ etc don’t?

Sorry, I misunderstood.

McNeil has alot of pace and is more a forward half player than the others. I don't know much about Scott, as it was hard to tell watching him on TV.

[Axe Man]

Sorry, I misunderstood.

McNeil has alot of pace and is more a forward half player than the others. I don't know much about Scott, as it was hard to tell watching him on TV.

McNeil arrived at the club as a midfielder, although he may well find himself playing more forward for us. Scott played forward and midfield for Footscray I believe, which is why the potential move back is surprising.

[comrade]

McNeil arrived at the club as a midfielder, although he may well find himself playing more forward for us. Scott played forward and midfield for Footscray I believe, which is why the potential move back is surprising.

I'm still holding out hope that Bevo played Scott on Breust vs Hawks as a learning experience so show him how a gun mid size forward goes about it.

[Mofra]

I can't see us ever forcing someone out while under contract. They'd have to be taking the piss pretty majorly.

Stringer, that ruck rookie who parted ways mid season?
I agree JJ is safe

[Bulldog4life]

That hasn’t exactly worked well for the last 4 years.

Agree.

[Bulldog4life]

Do we really think Scott and McNeil have out trained others on the list?
I'd say Bevo see's the new boys as having a skill set or two that better fits in with his planning.

Possibly. Who knows for sure.

[Axe Man]

WESTERN BULLDOGS

B: B.Williams 34 R.Gardner 43 C.Daniel 35
HB: T.Duryea 15 A.Keath 42 A.Scott 28
C: P.Lipinski 27 A.Treloar 1 L.Hunter 7
HF: B.Smith 6 A.Naughton 33 J.Dunkley 5
F: T.English 44 J.Bruce 17 M.Bontempelli 4
Foll: S.Martin 8 J.Macrae 11 T.Liberatore 21
I/C: B.Dale 31 L.McNeil 30 M.Wallis 3 L.Vandermeer 23

Emerg: J.Schache 13 Z.Cordy 12 R.West 14 J.Johannisen 39

COLLINGWOOD

B: B.Maynard 37 J.Roughead 23 J.Madgen 44
HB: J.Crisp 25 D.Moore 30 J.Howe 38
C: J.Noble 9 S.Pendlebury 10 T.Brown 6
HF: J.Elliott 5 B.Mihocek 41 W.Hoskin-Elliott 32
F: J.Daicos 7 M.Cox 46 J.Thomas 24
Foll: B.Grundy 4 T.Adams 13 J.De Goey 2
I/C: O.Henry 35 I.Quaynor 3 T.Ruscoe 21 B.Sier 36

Emerg: C.Brown 17 D.Cameron 14 L.Greenwood 19 N.Murphy 28

[comrade]

Riley West should have been a lock, imo. Very stiff.

Our forward line contains one actual forward.

[Axe Man]

Riley West should have been a lock, imo. Very stiff.

Our forward line contains one actual forward.

Someone needed to come out for another defender in Duryea, West was the unlucky one.

[GVGjr]

Solid team, if we can leave the likes of JJ out we have no excuses

Agree with Comrade that West is unlucky

[kruder]

Riley West should have been a lock, imo. Very stiff.

Our forward line contains one actual forward.

Yeah I would have played West ahead of McNeil we need to see what this kid can do.

I'm glad Duryea is in, he is definitely an organiser in defence we need some experience down there.

[Happy Days]

No JJ is a shocking oversight. I know its against the hive mind but he’s better than at least 8 of those other guys. Feels like we’re cutting our nose off with whatever point we’re trying to prove.

[josie]

A tad worried we have Vandermeer and Treloar with history of soft tissue injuries plus Duryea with his not great injury record with us all in 22 vs West who needs some senior games soon as I think he is our potential Libba successor. Positive is Vandermeer & Treloar both quick and Duryea adds a wise head to an inexperienced backline apart from Daniel.

Good to see Schache as emergency as reward for his good form in preseason. Would love to have seen Cavarra picked but good there is competition for spots.

Key to this match i reckon is how well our big blokes; Bruce, Naughts, English & Martin perform.

Go Dogs!!!