AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

[Eastdog]

Predictions:
- Margin
- Our first goal kicker
- Our best on ground

Margin: Dogs by 2 points

Our first goal kicker: Josh Schache to kick our first and end the game with 3 goals

Our best on ground: Bont to be our best - such an X factor

Go Bulldogs!!

[Eastdog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

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Match preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne
Ryan Davidson
Jun 19, 2018 12:41PM

SUMMARY

North Melbourne will be out to boost the second-lowest percentage of teams in the top eight against an injury-ridden Western Bulldogs outfit on the scoring-friendly Etihad Stadium track. While the Dogs will lose captain Easton Wood and Brownlow Medal fancy Jack Macrae to hamstring injuries, the Kangaroos, fresh off the bye, will have a near full-strength side with the likely return of key cogs Jarrad Waite (calf) and Jed Anderson (hamstring). The midfield appears the biggest advantage the Roos will have, with former Bulldog Shaun Higgins and Ben Cunnington in All Australian form. Todd Goldstein is likely to provide his midfielders with silver service against a hurt and malfunctioning Dogs ruck division. With Wood out, Jackson Trengove will have the massive task of organising a young and inexperienced back against the twin towers of Ben Brown and Waite. This clash could get very ugly, very quickly.

WHERE AND WHEN: Etihad Stadium, Saturday, June 23, 7.25pm AEST
TV AND RADIO:Click here for broadcast guide

LAST FIVE MEETINGS

R14, 2017, Western Bulldogs 15.17 (107) d North Melbourne 16.10 (106) at Etihad Stadium
R4, 2017, Western Bulldogs 12.17 (89) d North Melbourne 12.14 (86) at Etihad Stadium
R20, 2016, Western Bulldogs 9.7 (61) d North Melbourne 7.5 (47) at Etihad Stadium
R6, 2016, North Melbourne 9.7 (61) d Western Bulldogs 6.9 (45) at Etihad Stadium
R22, 2015, Western Bulldogs 14.12 (96) d North Melbourne 10.13 (73) at Etihad Stadium

THE SIX POINTS

1. The Western Bulldogs have struggled to score this season, ranked 15th for goals per game with an average of 9.6. They've reached 100 points in a game just twice.

2. The Bulldogs have had the better of the Kangaroos recently, winning the last three games and four of the last five after North Melbourne's streak of four straight wins in 2012-14.

3. The Dogs play a strongly uncontested style of football, ranked fifth for uncontested possessions with an average of 236.6 per game, a long way ahead of the Kangaroos, who are 16th averaging 207.2.

4. The teams have played 23 times at Etihad Stadium with the Kangaroos winning 12 games to 11; the Dogs are three wins from seven games at Etihad this season, while North Melbourne has recorded three wins and two losses.

5. The Kangaroos have been popular with the umpires this season, ranked first for free kicks with 24.2 per game. Ben Brown is fifth in the competition for free kicks with 32 received. The Bulldogs are ninth with an average of 22.5 per game.

6. Marcus Bontempelli is the highest-positioned Bulldog in the Schick AFL Player Ratings. in 10th spot overall with 539.9 ranking points. Ben Cunnington is best-placed Kangaroo in 14th spot (522.5 points).

IT'S A BIG WEEK FOR …

Premiership Bulldog and diminutive playmaker Caleb Daniel collected just five possessions and failed to lay a tackle in the loss to Port Adelaide last week.

PREDICTION: North Melbourne by 45 points

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Draw ( although expecting a smacking again)

First Goal: Adams

BOG: The Bont

[Twodogs]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Dogs by 26 points
First goal, Adams
BOG, Lachie Hunter

[Mofra]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Kangas by 85
Gowers first goal
BOG McLean

[bulldogtragic]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Roos by 102
BOG Richards
FG Richards

Our Score: 6.10

Prediction: Boyd to primarily 1st ruck against an opposition AA ruck. Then get a bath against another AA opposition ruck. Then outrage that Boyd isn't providing enough as a ruckman because he's 'not a forward'. A situation that the MC and coach puts him in, not playing as forward and then rucking him against guys who've been learning the craft for 15+ years (to his 2 years). He's on a hiding to nothing, but the MC and coaches all but guarantee my prediction eventuating.

[Greystache]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Norf by 72
BOG- Honeychurch
First goal- Morris

Score- 5.14

[DOG GOD]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

North by 56
Bog - Morris
1st goal- gowers

Ben brown to kick more than our team

Us- guaranteed to kick more points than goals

[LostDoggy]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Roos by 6
BOG - Bont
1st Goal - Schache

[GVGjr]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

A close win to us.
First goal Bontempelli, BOG Hunter

[Rocket Science]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Norf by 37
First Goal : Gowers
BOG : Bont

We'll kick 6.12

Can't stand losing to these pr!cks!

[comrade]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Norf by 37
First Goal : Gowers
BOG : Bont

We'll kick 6.12

Yep, pretty much.

We might sneak an extra goal or 2 but it won’t matter.

2018 is done.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

A close win to us.
First goal Bontempelli, BOG Hunter

With the mids depleted we need Hunter to step up

[Bulldog4life]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Dogs by 46 points
First goal, Schache
BOG, Naughton

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 14, 2018 - Western Bulldogs V North Melbourne at Etihad Stadium, Docklands

Dogs by 1 point
1st goal. Gowers
BOG: Mclean