Round 4 - Fremantle V Western Bulldogs - Sun 6/4/25 Optus Stadium 5:10PM AEDT

[kruder]

Need a significant lift from Naughty, English and West. Even though we have been winning we have had many play well below their best and these three need to do better.

Love seeing Jones and Lobb on the team sheet, I just feel that little more confident going into games, I wonder if JOD and Buku is the right profile for a fast track in Perth?

To go 3-1 would be unbelievable....

[Jeanette54]

Looking at our history, our fire came through the French Imperial who was killed by the zulus.
a great read from the club site.

- Footscray Independent



29 March 1884

The international news story of 1879 had been the heroic death of Prince Eugene Louis Napoleon, the ‘Prince Imperial’ and heir to the French throne, when ambushed by Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu war in Africa. .

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[Pleather Sole]

Margin: Dogs by a kick and a goal
Our first goal: English
Our top goal kicker: Naughton
Our best on ground: Lobb
Crowd: 36 000

Reckon our W.A bred boys will all step up.

[Go_Dogs]

Margin: Dogs by 23
Our first goal: Darcy
Our top goal kicker: Darcy
Our best on ground: Richards
Crowd: 29746

[Go_Dogs]

Not overly confident.

let’s see…

[Bornadog]

Not overly confident.

let’s see…

They haven't had a good start to the season. Lost by 78 to Geelong, lost to Swans at home and beat West Coast. I think we have a good chance.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

It'd be great to get a jump on them, stop the feral crowd and put them on the back foot.
FWIW:
Optus Stadium's field of play measures 165m x 130m, while the MCG's is 160m x 141m, meaning Optus Stadium is slightly longer but narrower than the MCG.
About the same as the old Western Oval, before it was shrunk.

[Grantysghost]

Dogs by 5
FG McNeil
BOG Davidson

If we can stop them scoring from turnover we have a big chance.
I'm not super confident tbh their midfield is very strong and ours is depleted.
Libba, Richards and Kennedy have their work cut out for them.
I do think we can exploit them on the fat side wing with Davidson v Sharp. Thats out route to goal.

[Jeanette54]

Not overly confident.

let’s see…

I think I could post that about any game we are involved in, however.

Dogs by 5 points.
First Goal: Darcy
Most Goals: Darcy
BOG: Davidson
Crowd: Two people and the drover's dog.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

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Nothing says Footscray more than the image of this bloke. Zulus 1 Prince 0.

[HOSE B ROMERO]

It'd be great to get a jump on them, stop the feral crowd and put them on the back foot.
FWIW:
Optus Stadium's field of play measures 165m x 130m, while the MCG's is 160m x 141m, meaning Optus Stadium is slightly longer but narrower than the MCG.
About the same as the old Western Oval, before it was shrunk.

The old western oval was 183 x 129. I think length wise it was only second to vfl park (which can rot in hell).

[HOSE B ROMERO]

Forecast to be 29 degrees today.

Really hoping English can nullify Jackson and take some marks around the ground. Big test for Davidson to see if he can back up his great match last week.

Dogs by 4
First goal English
bog Richards
Crowd hot and sweat and departing half way through the last quarter hopefully

[Bornadog]

It'd be great to get a jump on them, stop the feral crowd and put them on the back foot.
FWIW:
Optus Stadium's field of play measures 165m x 130m, while the MCG's is 160m x 141m, meaning Optus Stadium is slightly longer but narrower than the MCG.
About the same as the old Western Oval, before it was shrunk.

Marvel is 159.5 meters by 128.8 meters, so not too far off Optus

[kruder]

Hearing Gags will be sub this week.

You have good hearing indeed.

[Bornadog]

Gallagher Sub