Round 1 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne - Sat 15/3/25 Marvel Stadium 7:35PM AEDT

[lemmon]

Players get their jumpers

https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/v...=1741915800001

That makes me so excited for Sammy Davidson - sounds like he's just plugged away, has never been the most talented guy but refused to let the AFL dream die and now he's playing for his family club. He must be an incredibly driven person

[kruder]

I don't normally look at the odds how can we be $1.30 and Norrf $3.50? They should be favourites for this no excuses.

[Bornadog]

[The Underdog]

I don’t have the vaguest idea of what’s going to happen tomorrow night. I waver between feeling pretty good and feeling we’re hugely under strength.
Still, In Ed We Trust.

[jazzadogs]

I don't normally look at the odds how can we be $1.30 and Norrf $3.50? They should be favourites for this no excuses.

Our best 7 (not in order):
Libba
Richards
Dale
English
Naughton
Lobb
Darcy

Their best 7
Xerri
Sheezel
Ldu
Larkey (maybe)
Simpkin?
Powell?
Daniel?

A suggestion that we shouldn't be favourites is pretty laughable tbh. We're not full strength but we are still stronger than Norf. I'm not saying it's guaranteed we win, or that I'm not worried about the game...but we are still the better side on paper.

Our talls should, and really must, have a big impact on the game.

[Bornadog]

I don’t have the vaguest idea of what’s going to happen tomorrow night. I waver between feeling pretty good and feeling we’re hugely under strength.
Still, In Ed We Trust.

I am scared

[kruder]

I loved our second half of the season last year bloody injuries! It's hard to be confident now thats for sure, I'm gonna try and stay as positive as I can.

[kruder]

Our best 7 (not in order):
Libba
Richards
Dale
English
Naughton
Lobb
Darcy

Their best 7
Xerri
Sheezel
Ldu
Larkey (maybe)
Simpkin?
Powell?
Daniel?

A suggestion that we shouldn't be favourites is pretty laughable tbh. We're not full strength but we are still stronger than Norf. I'm not saying it's guaranteed we win, or that I'm not worried about the game...but we are still the better side on paper.

Our talls should, and really must, have a big impact on the game.

Laughable? Um I think you need to take your bliinkers off. Our side on paper if played across the whole season would finish bottom 4-6 make no mistake. its no better time to get us. Norf have had excuses for a while now they have been given concessions its time they show something. I think we can win, there is something about Bevo atm that gives me confidence but I wouldn't put your money on us at $1.30 its a terrible bet.

[FrediKanoute]

My concern is that Larkey now has a foil in Darling. That on paper is a good forward structure and much better than they have had in prior years.

We need to win the midfield battle and our back's need to not get locked into a monster forward contest. Zone off and chop out by intercept.

Very winnable game, but because it is I am worried.

[jazzadogs]

Laughable? Um I think you need to take your bliinkers off. Our side on paper if played across the whole season would finish bottom 4-6 make no mistake. its no better time to get us. Norf have had excuses for a while now they have been given concessions its time they show something. I think we can win, there is something about Bevo atm that gives me confidence but I wouldn't put your money on us at $1.30 its a terrible bet.

I don't really bet but agree 1.30 is very short. But to suggest we shouldn't be favourites? It's minimum 60-40 our way. If Larkey is out, even more our way.

Maybe it's a bottom 4-6 squad (I don't agree), but the north squad is still worse on paper.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

The current bench: Luke Cleary, Harvey Gallagher, Arthur Jones, Lachlan McNeil, Rhylee West

I would have thought maybe Garcia and Baker are unlucky to miss out. I would have had them both in before Cleary and Gallagher.

before you all have a crack about Cleary. The only reason is I would have taken in Bakers experience over Cleary. Yes it was a flip of the coin.

[The Underdog]

My concern is that Larkey now has a foil in Darling. That on paper is a good forward structure and much better than they have had in prior years.

We need to win the midfield battle and our back's need to not get locked into a monster forward contest. Zone off and chop out by intercept.

Very winnable game, but because it is I am worried.

This will definitely come back to haunt me but Darling on paper is a solid foil, Darling in real
life should have probably retired at the end of last year. He was absolutely awful, at least whenever I watched him.
Larkey however scares the shit out of me.

[jazzadogs]

The current bench: Luke Cleary, Harvey Gallagher, Arthur Jones, Lachlan McNeil, Rhylee West

I would have thought maybe Garcia and Bramble are unlucky to miss out. I would have had them both in before Cleary and Gallagher.

before you all have a crack about Cleary. The only reason is I would have taken in Brambles experience over Cleary. Yes it was a flip of the coin.

Bramble is named on field.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Bramble is named on field.

My apologies it was meant to have been Baker

[SonofScray]

FIRE UP

its Game Day.

One of the best days of the year, round one. May our excitement and happiness last more than half a game of footy and our decision to let the Club dictate our emotional stability for the next few months prove to be a wise one.

[mighty_west]

I don't think North will be easy beats by any stretch, in fact i think it'll be a really tight contest with us perhaps getting over the line by 2 or 3 points, remember with both teams running out tonight, North have more experience than us with games played overall between the teams.