Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

[Debw]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

I just saw Dahlhaus named in the 2's ? Surely I need glasses ??

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

I just saw Dahlhaus named in the 2's ? Surely I need glasses ??

He's on the bench, and they all on the bench get listed as a matter of course.

[divvydan]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Final changes

In: Morris, Liberatore, T.Boyd, Honeychurch, Cordy
Out: Adams, M.Boyd, Cloke, English, Roberts

Melbourne unchanged.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Western Bulldogs


B Dale Morris, Zaine Cordy, Jason Johannisen
HB Shane Biggs, Easton Wood, Matthew Suckling
C Lachie Hunter, Jack Macrae, Tory Dickson
HF Caleb Daniel, Tom Boyd, Toby McLean
F Lin Jong, Jake Stringer, Liam Picken
Fol Jordan Roughead, Marcus Bontempelli, Mitch Wallis

Final Teams.

Interchange Dahlhaus Liberatore Honeychurch Dale

Em; Campbell Webb Williams

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Great to see Honeychurch get his chance.

[Smads57]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Really pleased for HC. Went to a pre-season event where HC was one of the guests and during the Q&A opportunity asked him what he needed to do to get an AFL game in 2017 after strong form in the VFL in 2016. He gave the usual response around working harder with the coaching staff etc and taking his chances when the opportunity arises...hope he nails it on Sunday - he's a good kid.

[Axe Man]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Melbourne have gone without a recognised ruckman, with Watts as the only tallish forward, so lack of height in the backline shouldn't be an issue.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Melbourne have gone without a recognised ruckman, with Watts as the only tallish forward, so lack of height in the backline shouldn't be an issue.

Is the first time we are taller than our opponents.

[Axe Man]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Is the first time we are taller than our opponents.

Might be the first time we win the hitout count for a while as well. Whether we can take advantage of that is another story...

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Great to see Honeychurch get his chance.

Yep. I could be way wrong, but I doubt there's that many rising star nominees (Honeychurch) that have played very little in the couple of years after nomination. Fingers crossed he does a Bailey Dale and keeps his spot on form.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Melbourne have gone without a recognised ruckman, with Watts as the only tallish forward, so lack of height in the backline shouldn't be an issue.

Why not have a gentlemens agreement to not play rucks. I'm sure Bevo is up for it.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Good luck to Mitch. Good to seem him in the side. Morris and T Boyd now that sounds good.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

I like that side against the Dees. I think we'll kill them.

[westdog54]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Why not have a gentlemens agreement to not play rucks. I'm sure Bevo is up for it.

The equivalent of an 'uncontested scrum' in rugby. I like it!

With both Roughead and Boyd playing we should be able to take advantage of this for once. Both Tom and Jordan are athletic enough for their size that they can cover a bit of ground at Docklands.

I think this will bite Melbourne on the arse in a big way.

We've effectively replaced M.Boyd and English with Honeychurch and Libba. Will be interesting to see how they tweak the line-up to make everyone fit.

[azabob]

Re: Match Committee - Round 13, 2017 vs Melbourne

Interestingly no running half back wasn't selected to replace Boyd. From memory we normally have three attacking defenders? Combination of either Boyd, Murphy, Biggs, JJ or Williams.

Could we see Bailey Dale play down back tomorrow?