Always Right Match Committee R9 vs Gold Coast 2025

[Scraggers]

Welcome to the Always Right Match Committee Thread. The Match Committee threads has been named after long time WOOF member Always Right who tragically passed away in March 2018.

If you were on the Western Bulldogs match committee, what changes would you make after our Round Eight match against Port Adelaide for our Round Nine match against Gold Coast at TIO Stadium (Darwin) on Saturday

For those new to these threads, please give a brief explanation for your changes ... this would add a lot of value to the discussion.

[GVGjr]

Bump

[bulldogsthru&thru]

How many talls do the suns have? I'm going with no change but Buss moves out of sub if the suns have a few tall forwards.

[azabob]

VDM under pressure. He is making simple skill errors and it’s costing us shots at goals.

Against the power obviously it didn’t matter but as we get deeper into the season it will.

[lemmon]

No change, I'd bring Buss into the 22 with maybe Sanders to sub - just because someone has to do it and he's played a good chunk of minutes

[chef]

VDM under pressure. He is making simple skill errors and it’s costing us shots at goals.

Against the power obviously it didn’t matter but as we get deeper into the season it will.

I thought his pressure applying and running were as good as any game this season. He's a best 22 lock imo nowadays.

Who would you bring in to replace his role?

[SquirrelGrip]

Davidson soon in need of a rest. Runs hard but skills let him down today. Maybe sub him with Buss in the 22.

[azabob]

I thought his pressure applying and running were as good as any game this season. He's a best 22 lock imo nowadays.

Who would you bring in to replace his role?

That’s the issue.

Dolan in time.

I really wish Dolan had managed to get a full pre season.

[JanLorMill]

Davidson soon in need of a rest. Runs hard but skills let him down today. Maybe sub him with Buss in the 22.

Sounds right

[JackCJohnston2000]

No change, just bring Buss into the 22 and move Davidson to the sub.

If they want to reward VFL form, Baker or Poulter deserve a spot on the wing so Davidson could be dropped for one of them.

[DOG GOD]

Yep, Davidson needs a spell. Only change

[Go_Dogs]

No change.

Id prefer Buss plays a full game but im not sure who id start sub. Davidson as sub doesn’t suit - his strength is running so start him or rest him. Hmmm.

[azabob]

The only reason we drop Davidson is if his gps numbers say so. His running power will be needed in Darwin.

[hujsh]

The only reason we drop Davidson is if his gps numbers say so. His running power will be needed in Darwin.

It seems an odd time to make him the sub when we subbed him out this game already to give him a bit of a break

[Bumper Bulldogs]

I’m not sure how we could drop anyone after the Ballarat game. However Bus shouldn’t be a sub as I would like more run and a midfielder type of a person.