R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

[ledge]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Scares me if West doesnt play, if ever we needed him its against Sydney.

[westdog54]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

If Lynch was fit, yes. He is what we need in the forward line, super quick and skillful. I dont rate Harbrow's kicking, Lynch will be twice the player.

I would be happy to bring Ward in to replace Hill.

But you also:

• Said we'd never win a flag with Lake at FB
• Wouldn't have drafted Scott Welsh
• Think that despite sitting 3rd on the ladder we need a cleanout of players
• Think that Rocket is coaching for his career this year and won't do his best for the club as a result.

I think we can take that opinion with a grain of salt.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

If Lynch was fit, yes. He is what we need in the forward line, super quick and skillful. I dont rate Harbrow's kicking, Lynch will be twice the player.

I would be happy to bring Ward in to replace Hill.

Lynch will be lucky not to be back playing for Southern Districts next year.

[lowedog]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

This is a big game, but we should be theones going in with the confidence, and i reckon we will see a few different things happen. The defencive end i think will take care of itself. I think shaggy will take okeefe, callan to davis(if he plays) then you can please yourself with where the others go. Where we will win is in the guts and up forward. They cant kick a winning score if the opposition gets up and running. thatts where our superior half back line will come into effect. Gillbee is the class player in the comp across that line and i think that our best player last week, murph may fin himself pushing that far up the ground to clear out the forward line. With there smarts starting the ball rolling, getting cooney, griff and the likes running through the guts, Johnno, Aker and Welshy leading, then doubling back, with big minnow staying home, i believe that our ability to score big will see us over the line. They might have that awful shut down game, but if the blokes back themselves and take on there opponents with confidence, look out! We'll win in a canter. If the boys sit back and let the swans slow the tempo and push players to the ball, then it will be a lot tighter, but i think if thats the case we'll still prevail, but in a closer dour contest!

[LostDoggy]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Scares me if West doesnt play, if ever we needed him its against Sydney.

Ha?
What did i miss????

Saw that he was named on the injury list but didnt think much of it.

[LostDoggy]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Lynch will be lucky not to be back playing for Southern Districts next year.

Doesnt say much for Harbrow then does it

[LostDoggy]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

But you also:

• Said we'd never win a flag with Lake at FB
• Wouldn't have drafted Scott Welsh
• Think that despite sitting 3rd on the ladder we need a cleanout of players
• Think that Rocket is coaching for his career this year and won't do his best for the club as a result.

I think we can take that opinion with a grain of salt.

I stand by those points.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

I stand by those points.

You would look a lot less foolish if you said that you were just plain wrong.

[LostDoggy]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

You would look a lot less foolish if you said that you were just plain wrong.

Foolish? Why would i be foolish?

[hujsh]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Foolish? Why would i be foolish?

Then you really don't know.

[GVGjr]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

But you also:

• Said we'd never win a flag with Lake at FB
• Wouldn't have drafted Scott Welsh
• Think that despite sitting 3rd on the ladder we need a cleanout of players
• Think that Rocket is coaching for his career this year and won't do his best for the club as a result.

I think we can take that opinion with a grain of salt.

Foolish? Why would i be foolish?

I don't think you have supplied good reasons for the negativity on the hist list that westdog quoted.

Most here would think that
Lakes a fine fullback
Welsh cost us nothing
We don't need a clean out of the list
and that Rocket has redeemed his reputation

Of course the real test for the club starts this week and probably for the next 5 week but at the moment we are ahead of where most of thought we would be anyway.

[Bornadog]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Just through from sportal.com.au

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Gilbee, Lake, Morris
HB: Griffen, Wight, Hargrave
C: Eagleton, West, Cross
HF: Murphy, Hahn, Johnson
F: Akermanis, Minson, Welsh
FOLL: Hudson, Boyd, Cooney
I/C: Hill, Addison, Giansiracusa, Callan
EMG: Skipper, Tiller, Ward

Field umpires: Rosebury, Stevic, McInerney

SYDNEY
B: Kennelly, Barry, Mattner
HB: C.Bolton, Richards, Jack
C: Buchanan, Kirk, McVeigh
HF: R.O'Keefe, Roberts-Thomson, Moore
F: Bevan, O'Loughlin, Barlow
FOLL: Jolly, Goodes, J.Bolton
I/C: Bird, Everitt, Mathews, Playfair
EMG: Smith, Brennan,White
IN: Everitt, Mathews, Playfair
OUT: Ablett (calf), Davis, White

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

What's a Cullan?

If you mean Callan you can't promote him because he's already there.

Hill can't possibly go with Goodes, no strength, no motor. IMO Hill shouldn't even be in the side this week (replaced by Ray).

You've taken our two biggest defenders out of the backline. At least one of Everitt/Jolly/White will be in the forward line so one of them at least will be needed.

Yes it was "Callan"

Hill would lift playing on Goodes and would fast track his learnings. If it didn't work after 10/15 minutes we would need to change. Yes agree with not having the motor to go with him all game but it might show him what it will take in the future to be as good as these blokes. my view is he has a better skill and uncanny ability to read and make space.

With Lake yes he's been fantastic and I would think it would upset the balance of the swans and they are not tall & strong with out BB Barry down there.

Weather looks ok so I think we will be able to free up and kick a winning score.

Dogs still by 6 goals.

[1eyedog]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Yes it was "Callan"

Hill would lift playing on Goodes and would fast track his learnings. If it didn't work after 10/15 minutes we would need to change. Yes agree with not having the motor to go with him all game but it might show him what it will take in the future to be as good as these blokes. my view is he has a better skill and uncanny ability to read and make space.

With Lake yes he's been fantastic and I would think it would upset the balance of the swans and they are not tall & strong with out BB Barry down there.

Weather looks ok so I think we will be able to free up and kick a winning score.

Dogs still by 6 goals.

Wouldn't be putting Hill on Goodes, no way, we'll be 4 goals down at quarter time. It's ok to expose young players on the oppositions 'solid contributors' every now and again but Hill is too immature to play on a dual brownlow medalist IMO. Start Lake down back, see what happens, if necessity dictates a shift put him at full forward in the last quarter. Don't see why we would change a winning formula, we are kicking enough goals atm, although that may change tomorrow. I don't think we should be too experimental to start against the Swans, especially in defence. Make changes as the game unravels, but Lake at FF may be an option at some stage.

[LostDoggy]

Re: R7 - 2008 - Sydney v Western Bulldogs - Match Preview

Cant wait for this match...it's gunna be a ripper.
First time im not going to a game this year!

Hopefully we can stop Goodes controlling the game, if we can do that we're half way there.