Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

[Bulldog Revolution]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Obviously everyone has identified Harvey as a player that has repeatedly punished us

They have beaten us in the centre square and guys like Harris, Rawlings, Swallow have been allowed to have too much impact.

I have a high level of respect for the North coaching staff - Laidley has just the right amount of crazy to be a successful coach

I wonder if Corey Jones will be considered this week - he seems out of favour and was not selected in Round 1

[Missing Dog]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

THEIR!

Sorry! I am still in school.

[ledge]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Then again we could go into the game with the positive attitude and let them worry about our players!
If your going to worry about tagging too many, it means your admitting they are too good for us where i think its the other way round.
Another point, they could have all the good crumming forwards they want but if we have the ball and are kicking the goals they arent getting it.
We are now good enough to say let them worry about us more than us worry about them as in the past.

[Mantis]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Then again we could go into the game with the positive attitude and let them worry about our players!
If your going to worry about tagging too many, it means your admitting they are too good for us where i think its the other way round.
Another point, they could have all the good crumming forwards they want but if we have the ball and are kicking the goals they arent getting it.
We are now good enough to say let them worry about us more than us worry about them as in the past.

That's like saying we don't need a defence because the ball won't get down there.

You always need to be aware of the strengths of the opposition and have a plan to counter these strengths.

[wimberga]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

I say play our normal game, and chuck addison on harvey in a purely negating role. every other mid can have an opponent, tagging one player is enough. Well's is easy, a good solid bump early and he should be relatively easy to contain. On the other hand, we KNOW that harvey will have an impact if we let him. Addison gets first post, Rawlings will IMO go to Cross or maybe even Boyd after last week, and i think Ed Lower will work on one of Griff or Coons..

Will you heed the call, Higgins? This is your game

[Dazza]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Definately. If Higgo and Gia fire we are well on the way to winning. How much game time would Cooney be looking at?

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Do you have to call it Etihad stadium when you're talking about a 2005 game?????
I find that pretty hard to take.
Seriously. It's almost nauseating.

If we just call it docklands we'll survive all the sponsors that come and go.......

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

I say play our normal game, and chuck addison on harvey in a purely negating role. every Addison gets first post, Rawlings will IMO go to Cross or maybe even Boyd after last week, and i think Ed Lower will work on one of Griff or Coons...

I must say I would like to see Gilbee on Harvey and make him think about the best kick in the game running off him and slotting a couple of Goals. If we get them thinking of our game plan we will knock them off by 1/2 time.

Harbrow on Wells again play our game,

[alwaysadog]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Do you have to call it Etihad stadium when you're talking about a 2005 game?????
I find that pretty hard to take.
Seriously. It's almost nauseating.

If we just call it docklands we'll survive all the sponsors that come and go.......

I prefer Crocklands, because of the awful deal someone at the AFL negotiated on our behalf many years ago and which has about a millennia yet to run.

On the other hand I don't take exception to Doglands, solely because it is our home ground… and it seems we are just about paying for the place.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

How big is Harbrow's tank though?

Agreed, would be a massive effort for him to run the game with Harvey. Also his bulk would be a concern with players taking him out to free up Harvey. If he was to get the job and shut him down it could give him an extended run in the team. Watching him on the w/e against BH though, i feel he'll be left out.

[ledge]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

That's like saying we don't need a defence because the ball won't get down there.

You always need to be aware of the strengths of the opposition and have a plan to counter these strengths.

We need a defence but not one that has too many tagging,we need to be the first to the ball, not second and chasing tail.
In the past we werent as good as i believe we are now, its time the opposition worried about tagging us more than us worrying about tagging them.

And your first statement, well that would be awesome, hopefully it comes true!

I dont care how good you, are if the ball isnt around, you might as well be my grandmother in her rocking chair at home. Brown and Richo were perfect examples last week against Carlton. Great footballers but ball didnt go near them so they were null and void.
On that point, i remember as a player if the opposition had a good player you kept him out of the game by not kicking anywhere he was, even to the extent of his opponent making false leads to get him away from the play.
I dont think this happens a lot in AFL.
Admittedly this only works if your own player has the ball but it does limit his impression on the game.

[Sockeye Salmon]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

On that point, i remember as a player if the opposition had a good player you kept him out of the game by not kicking anywhere he was, even to the extent of his opponent making false leads to get him away from the play.

This happens all the time at AFL level.

In the Sydney final last year, Adam Cooney had his dodgy knee. We knew that Jarrod McVeigh was going to tag him so Cooney was instructed to take McVeigh away from the ball at every opportunity.

We knew Cooney couldn't have much influence on the game because of his knee so we thought he may as well take their best onballer out with him. It worked a treat.

In the prelim, Scott Welsh was told to take Matthew Scarlett away from the ball as well.

[Scraggers]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Great write up Bornadog ... but I'm not as confident as you ... I say Bulldogs by 8 points

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

Just listening to the radio before - Daniel Harris & Corey Jones pushing for selection..which doesn't surprise me at all. They have had the wood over us for the last 5 games and going tall is how they've done it really.

So maybe there will be a change or two..whether Tim Callan is available..or we bring a tall in of our own with Skipper but in that case you would expect Everitt to stay in the side down back and maybe Ward to go out?

[Mantis]

Re: Round 2 Match Preview: Western Bulldogs v North Melbourne

We need a defence but not one that has too many tagging,we need to be the first to the ball, not second and chasing tail.
In the past we werent as good as i believe we are now, its time the opposition worried about tagging us more than us worrying about tagging them.

And your first statement, well that would be awesome, hopefully it comes true!

I dont care how good you, are if the ball isnt around, you might as well be my grandmother in her rocking chair at home. Brown and Richo were perfect examples last week against Carlton. Great footballers but ball didnt go near them so they were null and void.
On that point, i remember as a player if the opposition had a good player you kept him out of the game by not kicking anywhere he was, even to the extent of his opponent making false leads to get him away from the play.
I dont think this happens a lot in AFL.
Admittedly this only works if your own player has the ball but it does limit his impression on the game.

Without getting personal thats a load of tripe ledge.

Wells & Harvey regularly have field days against our team. We simply must pay them the respect they deserve. Yes we have players they have to worry about, but we cannot allow these 2 in particular to have a free run as the results will be there for all to see.