Wins BRING the heat. Beat GC.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Tough road trip. Expect us to win but sky won’t cave in if we lose. Just a bleep on the radar. Do expect to beat the Dons and Cats and go into the break either 8-3 or 7-4.

The dons match will be rough. Quick turnaround after the heat in Darwin. Think 2nd half lions sort of stuff but worse.

[jazzadogs]

We've won 4 in a row only 6 times in Bevos tenure...twice in 2015, the 2016 flag run, start of 2021 (only time it's been more than four, we won six in a row), and then some mid season stretches in 2023 and 2024.

4+ in a row has been elusive for him and the team.

Winning this game would be a huge step for showing that we're serious this year.

[Mantis]

LOL - 4 in a row?

Not sure I'm prepared to say we can do that.

I was (incredibly) optimistic pre-season but playing in Darwin in May after being praised all season??? I'm concerned!!!

Collins smashes Naughton.
Witts smashes English.
Long (is he back?) smashes everyone.

Are we ready for this?? Not sure.

What happens if/when Bont, Treloar, Kennedy, Libba, Richards & Freijah smash Rowell, Anderson & co.

[The Adelaide Connection]

LOL - 4 in a row?

Not sure I'm prepared to say we can do that.

I was (incredibly) optimistic pre-season but playing in Darwin in May after being praised all season??? I'm concerned!!!

Collins smashes Naughton.
Witts smashes English.
Long (is he back?) smashes everyone.

Are we ready for this?? Not sure.

I was really pissed at the Saints when they snatched Long away before our pick (not sure if we would have taken him), but was extra pissed when he was up for grabs and we didn't manage to bring him 'home'. He is a legit gun atm.

[comrade]

LOL - 4 in a row?

Not sure I'm prepared to say we can do that.

I was (incredibly) optimistic pre-season but playing in Darwin in May after being praised all season??? I'm concerned!!!

Collins smashes Naughton.
Witts smashes English.
Long (is he back?) smashes everyone.

Are we ready for this?? Not sure.

Long? Ben Long? Just get under his skin and he'll belt someone.

[Boots]

All season we’ve only played three properly bad quarters: second half vs brisbane and q2 vs freo. We demolished St Kilda, convincingly put away the Giants and destroyed Port.

Could we lose? Sure.

Am i worried that we’ll wilt? Not even a little.

[Twodogs]

Hannan, O'Brien and that long haired clown from Geelong played - it was practically a lifetime ago.

Hang on. When did Cameron Ling play for us?

[Twodogs]

I was really pissed at the Saints when they snatched Long away before our pick (not sure if we would have taken him), but was extra pissed when he was up for grabs and we didn't manage to bring him 'home'. He is a legit gun atm.

But we got Hannan back home.

[azabob]

I know it's important and all mjp, but can you just tell us if we'll win or not.

Isn’t this mjp way of saying we are going to lose?

[Rusty12]

4 of our first 6 games were in extremely hot conditions, 2 of those at Marvel (I was at both, and have worked at TIO for AFL games). It was as close to TIO as I have experienced; it was putrid. It would have been better if they occurred in the last fortnight, but combined with the new facility and heat training availability to even a couple of years ago, no excuses for me. Dogs are well-prepared.

I agree, I expect GC to come out hunting, off that performance, but it is not like they didn't have full motivation against the Lions in a Sunday night feature. Match that intensity for long enough; they will drop off.

My mind is already on Geelong, it is unhealthy how much I want the Dogs to smash them.

[Go_Dogs]

Think we’ll smash GC tbh.

They don’t have anywhere near our depth, while I’m not worried about the conditions. I was up in GC a couple of weeks ago and the weather hasn’t been much warmer than we’ve had so don’t think they get an advantage.

[Axe Man]

Ignore

[jeemak]

ignore

Business as usual then.

[Axe Man]

Suns develop Darwin fortress, but is it the best 'home away from home'?

GOLD Coast has been unbeatable in Darwin in recent years and its raging success means it holds the best overall 'home away from home' record around the League.

The Suns will head to the Top End on Thursday afternoon to embark on an eight-day, two-game journey that pits them against the red-hot Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn.

It will be the fourth consecutive year they've travelled to Darwin to play two games, clean sweeping the previous six against North Melbourne (2022, 2024), the Hawks (2022), the Bulldogs (2023), Adelaide (2023) and Geelong (2024).

With its high humidity, extreme heat and depth of local talent in Suns colours, the Northern Territory's capital has been a genuine fortress.

Despite losses to the Dogs in 2012 and Carlton in 2020, the overall record of 6-2, and win percentage of 75, is the best in the AFL.

It just pips Hawthorn and its long-standing arrangement of playing in Launceston.

[GVGjr]

I don't subscribe to the theory that when you go on a bit of a winning streak it increases the likeliness of a loss. Games tend to stand on the basics of form , fitness, planning and execution.