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  1. #196
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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by Grantysghost View Post
    Easton went the Jackie Chan on entrance to the ground :

    Reminiscent of that great goal against Sydney.
    "It's over. It's all over."

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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    GWS will spread the physical love further than Bont': Dogs bracing for fireworks

    WESTERN Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge expects GWS to look beyond purely targeting skipper Marcus Bontempelli when the fierce rivals face off in Canberra.

    The two teams have built a memorable modern-day rivalry, marked by physicality, thrilling clashes and trading barbs on and off the field - and GWS going after Bontempelli.

    The Bulldogs skipper avoided suspension for a bump that left Nick Haynes with a fractured larynx in 2019 but the Giants successfully targeted Bontempelli and bullied the Bulldogs in that year's elimination final.

    Bontempelli's Bulldogs got revenge by winning a spiteful clash last year, where 15 players received fines for being part of a melee.

    "You'd have to ask him (if Bontempelli gets up for the Giants games more) - he consistently just fronts up and if he's not at his best, with the outcomes, statistically in the game it doesn't mean he's tried any less because he's just such a great competitor," Beveridge told reporters.

    "But he's been central to the some of the friction, historically.

    "That was one of the critical things from our group last year is they embraced that, a little bit more - (maybe) they weren't as aware of it as they should have been in the final the previous year.

    "But with the depth of our group and what they've been doing, I'm sure that GWS will spread the physical love further than Marcus."

    The Bulldogs are 5-0 for the first time since 1946 but GWS are coming off back-to-back wins including a stunning late derby upset over the previously undefeated Swans.

    "Maybe he's relishing that that formal title of leading the troops out," Beveridge said.

    "We're not seeing a different Toby Greene as far as performance goes - he's always been able to influence games.

    "So that'll be an important undertaking for us to make sure that we quell his influence - obviously he missed a few last week but he can win them off his own boot."

    Bailey Williams (collarbone) is sidelined for a month but Beveridge flagged Easton Wood, Hayden Crozier, Taylor Duryea and Bailey Dale as potential options to tackle Greene.

    Caleb Daniel will return from a week's suspension for a dangerous tackle that Beveridge jokingly referred to as "the suplex", while Stefan Martin will play after being managed last week.

    Speedster Laitham Vandermeer could return from a back spasm but Josh Schache won't be immediately called upon after booting 5.4 and taking 12 marks in the VFL.
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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    Such a shame the game isn’t in Melbourne and I could have let the GWS players know what I think of them in person.

    Had last years game circled in the calendar from fixture release. Bloody Covid!

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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    Jackie Chan style is Toby Green's speciality.

    Hoping for a Naughton bag.
    “You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ― Epicurus

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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by Ghost Dog View Post
    Jackie Chan style is Toby Green's speciality.

    Hoping for a Naughton bag.
    No Davis will help that along - he’s had the best of naughts the last few outings.

    No Cogs and De Boer a help. Wonder if they’ll bother trying to tag someone know. Problem is who....?

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    Re: WB Game Day V Gold Coast Suns R5 2021

    It's a grand time to be a Dogs supporters. Jealous of all you who get to go to games.
    “You don’t develop courage by being happy in your relationships every day. You develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.” ― Epicurus

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