Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

[Mantis]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

McComb played better... in a position he won't get an opportunity in at AFL level.
I expect Baz to come straight in which makes it harder to promote a running player from the VFL.

Baz for Crozier, Williams sub, O'Brien plays full VFL minutes to get more game time under his belt and come back in against the Tigers.

Should we bring in Williams for Cordy?

If he plays I think we should go 'small' on McDonald and try and work off him? Playing both Cordy & Gardner does nothing for our ball movement given neither regularly help to win the ball back.

[Mantis]

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Should we bring in Williams for Cordy?

If he plays I think we should go 'small' on McDonald and try and work off him? Playing both Cordy & Gardner does nothing for our ball movement given neither regularly help to win the ball back.

Cancel that.

Bevo just said in his press conference he was likely to go with Keath, Gardner & Cordy again to combat Sydney's 3 talls.

[Vred]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

Cancel that.

Bevo just said in his press conference he was likely to go with Keath, Gardner & Cordy again to combat Sydney's 3 talls.

Sydney to kick 250

[Axe Man]

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Sydney to kick 250

Mclean has kicked 3 goals for the year, McDonald 0. I am far more worried about their smaller goalkickers.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

Article arguing Dogs are favourites v Sydney:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-30/could-swans-have-a-buddy-hangover-against-the-bulldogs-/100944154

[Bornadog]

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Just listened to the press conference, and Crozier to play VFL, Smith back in.

Unless Bevo springs a surprise, there won't be any more changes.

[mjp]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

Cancel that.

Bevo just said in his press conference he was likely to go with Keath, Gardner & Cordy again to combat Sydney's 3 talls.

Isn't this what we want though?

Keath and Gardner with support from either Cordy or O'Brien. O'Brien isn't fit so Cordy plays. They are then surrounded by Williams, Dale, Duryea and Daniel/Richards (one of these two plays higher). Clearly Williams is out of form so we need a plan b there but I would expect the Keath/Gardner combo to be there all year.

I know everyone hates Cordy and at times I understand it but I didn't really see him as the problem last week.

[Ghost Dog]

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Isn't this what we want though?

Keath and Gardner with support from either Cordy or O'Brien. O'Brien isn't fit so Cordy plays. They are then surrounded by Williams, Dale, Duryea and Daniel/Richards (one of these two plays higher). Clearly Williams is out of form so we need a plan b there but I would expect the Keath/Gardner combo to be there all year.

I know everyone hates Cordy and at times I understand it but I didn't really see him as the problem last week.

I don't hate him. He's a work horse, does his role.
I never hated any player in our colours but got close with Akermanis.

[Mantis]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

Isn't this what we want though?

Keath and Gardner with support from either Cordy or O'Brien. O'Brien isn't fit so Cordy plays. They are then surrounded by Williams, Dale, Duryea and Daniel/Richards (one of these two plays higher). Clearly Williams is out of form so we need a plan b there but I would expect the Keath/Gardner combo to be there all year.

I know everyone hates Cordy and at times I understand it but I didn't really see him as the problem last week.

Yep we look best when we have 3 tall options in defence, but at present we're playing 3 'stopping' talls who aren't doing much stopping and offer f-all else as offensive weapons.

So until O'Brien comes back who can offer an intercept option I'm questioning if the set-up we had last week and look likely to carry over into tomorrow nights game is the best option for us.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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Naughton playing, Crozier out

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/naughton-to-face-swans-in-boost-for-winless-dogs-20220330-p5a9bf.html

[Axe Man]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

Naughton to play, Smith to return against Swans

Senior coach Luke Beveridge has confirmed key forward Aaron Naughton will play in the clash with Sydney as the Western Bulldogs welcome back gun midfielder Bailey Smith.

The 2016 Bulldogs premiership coach also gave captain Marcus Bontempelli the all-clear despite concerns over an ankle injury that has lingered since round one.

Prime ball-winner Smith will bolster the Dogs' midfield against the Swans after missing round two with a minor hip complaint.

But it is Naughton who arguably shapes as the most crucial piece in Beveridge's plans to arrest a troubling 0-2 start to the season at Marvel Stadium on Thursday night.

The spearhead suffered a "deep cork" in a calf muscle in last week's defeat to Carlton.

"We trained the other day and we didn't put him through a full session but he's come through OK," Beveridge said.

"He'll be named in the team and he should be no worries to play, which is a bit of a relief.

"He's such a difficult player to handle for the opposition with his athletic traits and what he can do with his power and his desire to compete like he does."

Sydney's tall forward line - led by 1000-goal spearhead Lance Franklin, Hayden McLean and boom youngster Logan McDonald - poses a significant threat to the Bulldogs after Carlton's twin towers Charlie Curnow and Harry McKay combined for nine goals last week.

But Beveridge is confident Alex Keath, Ryan Gardner and Zaine Cordy can blunt the Swans' attack.

"I'm not overly concerned," Beveridge said.

"I back our boys in and they'll do a better job if they get pressure on the ball (further up the ground)."

Bontempelli spent plenty of time in attack late in the Carlton clash but Beveridge said the move was strategic, as opposed to a way to manage the skipper through the contest.

"Physically he'll be fine, he's had a pretty good week," Beveridge said.

"He carries niggles and discomfort with a great deal of resilience."

Bulldogs defender Hayden Crozier will be managed through three quarters of a reserves match this week after a scary episode when he fainted during the Carlton loss.

[Mofra]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round Three v Sydney at Marvel

I'm wondering if Scott gets named as the sub again, and we run Williams on the wing to rollback as much as possible to play the 7th defender?

As much as I think Hunter is a wing (only) I expect to see him everywhere tomorrow night.

[angelopetraglia]

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Bevo presser (on his best behavior again)

-Aaron will be fine. He will be picked in the team. It's a relief.
-Forward line is a work in progress. Especially with changes. Losing JJ was different.
-Currently going in with the one ruck at the moment. I know there has been some commentary about giving more support to Aaron.
-Marra was good last week. He made an impact. He did some good things.
-What is lost in last week's performance is that we had 10 goal kickers. We just needed a couple of more goals and to kick straighter.
-I would rather spread the goal load than rely on a few.
-We will be dynamic in the forward line, similar to last week. Hopefully we can kick straighter.
-Rampe isn't a tall defender. They are not super tall. When you consider we will have Aaron, Marra and Tim at times. We are not on the mosquito side. It is a balanced forward line.
-Marra and Mitch Hanan are going to be important. Mitch will need to compete in the air at times. He is equipped to do that.
-We didn't have our best outing at the 'scray. No one is banging the door down. There will not be a lot of change to the team this week.
-Bont's ankle is fine. Him being forward last week was more of a strategic move. We could afford to have him forward as we were in top in the middle in the second half.
-"Is it a concern tall forwards are getting the best of you?" Last week it wasn't contested marks. It was ball on the rebound into an open forward line. That is hard to defend. I'm not worried about it. We will go with a similar approach. I will back our boys in if we get more pressure on the ball. We need to halve some of those longer balls.
-Crozier had some testing. He is OK. He will play for Footscray as a precaution. He will play three quarters. Can't afford to risk at senior level.
-"Two rucks? Why have you gone away from it?" We believe Tim is really ready. He plays the turnover game really well. He is searching for presence at the ruck contests. First week was good. Last week was a tale of two halves. First half poor. Second half good. This allows us to play a medium player which is more versatile for us. Mitch had four hit outs. He was impressive. Zaine did a good job at a the centre bounce.
-Bevo believes that the 23rd player should be able to be used as a strategic sub
-Bailey Smith will come back into the team

[Grantysghost]

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The turnover game! It's his go to.

Thanks for summary AP awesome work.

[angelopetraglia]

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Bevo sticks to his guns.

#1 He is going to continue to play the one ruck. No surprises there. Even though we played our best footy last year early with two rucks and then in then again in the Prelim. He definitely has a strong philosophy around this and wont budge. He also said that Tim is stepping up but then drops that he wasn't good in the first half last week.

#2 Backline. He appears to have more confidence in our back six than me. Hopefully the boys can get the job done but we look vulnerable without any players really putting their hand up or even putting pressure on the boys we have back there. I do agree that last week the Blues scored 45 points in the first half from turnovers. Zero in the second half. The backline did look a lot better in that second half. So I do understand what he is saying. We really need Bailey Dale and Bailey Williams to have good games and make those intercept marks. They did that really well last year for the most part.