Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

Great write-up Doc.

In light of Gilbee now being a near certainty to miss on Sunday (and judging by his inability to fully recover properly since injuring his ankle way back against Geelong, I'm worried about the medium to long term prognosis of the injury for the rest of this season), we are obviously a quality ball user short down back. Perhaps it's time to release Griffen out of the middle (where he has been excellent in the contested situation but at the expense of breaking the lines) and let him run free off half back, and bring in Sam Reid to fill the breach in the middle.

Campbell is out with a hammy and Thomas has largely been rubbish for most of the season, so I'm happy with us not requiring any additional small defensive cover this week over and above Harbrow.

I thought he got a bruised heal similar to Fevola in that game. Hence Eade saying he was fine when running flat out but walking and jogging hurt. The site has reported it as an ankle but they way he carried looked like a bruised heal to me. He definately rolled his ankle in the Darwin game I believe and has not fully recovered from that one yet. I think he will play myself unless the medical staff say no.

[lemmon]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

Should be a good game. Look for the Roos to the move the ball on quicker and get it down to the big guys up front. Like most weeks this game will be won and lost in the midfield. They're big guys cant take the big grabs if the ball isnt getting down their.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

Should be a good game. Look for the Roos to the move the ball on quicker and get it down to the big guys up front. Like most weeks this game will be won and lost in the midfield. They're big guys cant take the big grabs if the ball isnt getting down their.

and if it does get down there with poor delivery, then watch the ball fly out of the backline, all the way up the other end.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

Hope it's a great game and all the talk about a new coach for Nth Melbourne...blah, blah, blah turns out to be untrue. The dogs are coming into this game in great form (hopefully the week off will be a good thing this year, unlike last year) and should run the begeezus (is that a word?) out of those roos! Dogs by 35 points

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

I havent yet been through all the forums as im new to this but has anyone been down to training this week? How are the boys looking after the week off?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

In this scenario yes, along with Hudson and Minson collectively sharing the ruckman, pinch hit forward and defender on Petrie or Hale roles. Just asking whether the club would consider this given the potential Petrie mismatch. As I posted on the Ins/Outs thread I don't think we should make a change to the side if Williams is not right




How much more effective will Morris be than Hargrave though. I just think Petrie will outmark Morris most times anyway, so why not put someone on Petrie that can expose him for mobility and use Morris on someone he can be more effective against. Of course if it is not working on the day we can change it back, it would not be the gamble that bringing in a Wight or Everitt just for Petrie would be if the match up fails

I have given up on Skipper getting a game until finals -- unless there is an injury to a corresponding player.

[Bornadog]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

I havent yet been through all the forums as im new to this but has anyone been down to training this week? How are the boys looking after the week off?

Welcome to WOOF and enjoy reading and contributing . In regards to training here you go.

http://www.woof.net.au/forum/showthread.php?t=5289

[Dry Rot]

Re: Round 13, Bulldogs vs North Melbourne Preview

Good preview Doc.

Will we see the same old style from North under a new coach or a new style freed from Laidley's shackles?

A prescient post.

North's game plan was way different.

They did move the ball faster, they played on at every chance and shared it around. It was as if Crocker had released the shackles and told them to just go for it!

They completely owned the centre square and forced us wide. Their backline was awesome.

If it wasn't for a couple of their young kids blowing really good chances we could have easily lost.