AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

[Eastdog]

Our last game home and away season game for 2018

Predictions: Margin, First goal, Best on ground

Margin: Bulldogs by 2 points

First Goal: Gowers

Best On Ground: McLean

Go Bulldogs!!

[EasternWest]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

Richmond by a lazy 40
First goal Dunkley
BOG Johannisen

[Eastdog]

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http://m.westernbulldogs.com.au/news/2018-08-24/four-things-to-watch-tigers-v-dogs

Four things to watch: Richmond v Western Bulldogs
Troy Daniel
24 August 2018 9:04 AM


If it bleeds…

Something feels a little bit familiar about this week.

Here we are, about to run into a juggernaut who’ve strung together 20 straight at the MCG, late in the season. And probably not given much of a chance by most. You know where this is going…

Round 21, 2001. The Chris Grant game, the super-flood, whatever you want to call it. The underdogs roll the seemingly unbeatable Bombers.

Can we do it again? As the Beach Boys once sang (yes, the one on the Cadbury ad for the younger set), wouldn’t it be nice?

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Into the fury

In the for column, the Dogs have had a decent run against the Tigers in recent times.

In fact, a Luke Beveridge coached Bulldogs team has never lost to Richmond, and you’d have to go all the way back to 2013 when the Tiges last saluted, a 10-goal pantsing of the Dogs at Etihad Stadium.

The Dogs have also won four of five at the MCG for what it’s worth.

But all of that said, the premiership favourites will be out for blood as they gear up for another September run, and you’d expect Damien Hardwick will pick his team accordingly.

So, the challenge is set and our boys will be ready.

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Looks like a job for..

Who knows exactly where the magnets will be placed at 2:10 on Saturday, but one of the talking points during match committee this week will be what to do with Jack Riewoldt

The former Killers singer has reasonable history against the Dogs, kicking 25 goals in his last seven outings. But that’s not all, in a throwback to the glory days of the flying full forward, he torched the Suns for 10 a fortnight ago.

As he said on Fox Footy this week, he will also will have the Coleman in his sights, so he’ll be on. If Aaron Naughton is to finally snag a well-deserved Rising Star nomination…

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Derailing the Tiger train

As Bob Murphy wrote here, the Tigers v Dogs clashes are a little bit of a forgotten rivalry. We only need to cast out mind back to the Liberatore v Knights bout of 2001 when the Libba Snr earned himself a five week holiday for whacking the former Richmond skipper, and on top of that there’s also been a bit of movement between the clubs over the years as well.

On the back of that the boys on the Freedom in a Cage podcast have named the clash the Leon Cameron/Nathan Brown/Terry Wallace/Ben Harrison Cup.

But how much does a history, if it’s not recent, leak into a today’s game? Hard to say. But one thing that will need to be addressed is the Tiger defence. The Rance-Grimes set up is the second stingiest in the comp, so if the Dogs are going to derail the Richmond train, penetrating that wall will be at the top of the list.

Is it Saturday yet?

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

Dogs by 1 point in an upset

First Goal: Greene
BOG: The Bont

[Twodogs]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

Dogs by 56.
FG: young Billy Gowers
BOG: Jordan Roughead

[The Adelaide Connection]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

I am making the last minute dash over. Does anyone know roughly what bay the dogs cheer squad is in?

[Rocket Science]

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It's nice we've strung together a trio of wins. This'll promptly put things back into much sharper perspective.

Them easily, by ooh, I dunno, 50 points. More if they can stay interested for longer.

It'll sting more too because they're merrily doing what we couldn't. Back up.

[The Adelaide Connection]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

Hey folks,

Looking for some advice. I can't seem to find which sections will be GA for the game. Is it easy enough to get a good GA seat, or should I be looking to upgrade my membership to a reserved seat?

It looks as though the only sections on Level 1 I can upgrade to are either side of the Richmond cheersquad or in the city end pocket.

[Bornadog]

Re: AFL Game Day Round 23, 2018 - Richmond V Western Bulldogs at the MCG

Hey folks,

Looking for some advice. I can't seem to find which sections will be GA for the game. Is it easy enough to get a good GA seat, or should I be looking to upgrade my membership to a reserved seat?

It looks as theought the only sections on Level 1 I can upgrade to are either side of the Richmond cheersquad or in the city end pocket.

Not sure myself, I was just going to rock up, but knowing Richmond supporters and good weather, could be a good crowd.

[boydogs]

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Not sure myself, I was just going to rock up, but knowing Richmond supporters and good weather, could be a good crowd.

Will be a big crowd as the Richmond supporters send them into the finals. The MCG is plenty big enough not to need a reserved seat though

[Webby]

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There's a fair chance that this could be our biggest ever home and away crowd, today.
And 80% of them will be Richmond fans!

[Webby]

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68,447, Rd 11, 1974 vs Collingwood is our record.

I reckon that'll be surpassed today.

[Go_Dogs]

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Well, it's a good day to enjoy a beer in the sun...

Richmond by plenty
First goal Sausage Schache
BOG Jacko Macrae

[ratsmac]

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Tiges by 23
First goal Dunkley
BOG The Bont.

Looking for a good 4 quarter contest to show the comp that next year it's beware of the Dogs.

[Mantis]

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How the world has changed since we both went 5-2 after we knocked them off early on in 2017. We were the reigning champs and they were a team a little under the pump. They’re now a bit of juggernaut and almost unbackable to go back to back and we are largely irrelevant.. once again.

Be nice to finish a shit year on a decent note, but struggling to see how we kick a score... they might play a little bruise free, but still them by plenty.