Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

[cambo]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

So how do Bulldogs fans in WA rate Freo this season. Will the go up or down you reckon?

Have heaps of potential to go upwards, all the kids will have a year travelling under there belt, it is the hardest thing for a WA club to travel every 2 weeks really takes it out of you, its proven that they struggle playing over east because of all the travel
But saying all that I think we will be just above them

[Scraggers]

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So how do Bulldogs fans in WA rate Freo this season. Will the go up or down you reckon?

Whilst I think they will have a better year, particularly with the younger players having a season behind them, I don't see them improving on fifth. Their passage to goal is still very one dimensional (through Pavlich's hands) and until they modify their game plan, fifth it is.

It was interesting to see that Wallace thinks their premiership window is closing quickly ... I disagree. I think theirs is just opening; a tweak of their game plan and some more match fitness in their younger brigade will see them as a force in two years.

[mjp]

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So how do Bulldogs fans in WA rate Freo this season. Will the go up or down you reckon?

They have a few issues.

Morabito is OUT.
Barlow and Ballantyne wont play for a few weeks.
Anthony is what we all thought he was.
Mundy and Hill have hardly trained.
Fyfe has hardly trained.
The backup ruck is a mess (Bradley, Griffen (sorry about spelling) and Clarke).
Key backs are a real worry - McPharlin good...not much beyond that with Tarrant's departure. Maybe Johnson has to play CHB or Faulkes is immediately elevated and plays (though I am hearing Silvagni is ahead of him).

Another interesting crop of mature agers (Mzungu, Faulkes etc) so they might fill gaps quickly but who knows...start of season could be difficult for them.

[Cyberdoggie]

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They have a few issues.

Morabito is OUT.
Barlow and Ballantyne wont play for a few weeks.
Anthony is what we all thought he was.
Mundy and Hill have hardly trained.
Fyfe has hardly trained.
The backup ruck is a mess (Bradley, Griffen (sorry about spelling) and Clarke).
Key backs are a real worry - McPharlin good...not much beyond that with Tarrant's departure. Maybe Johnson has to play CHB or Faulkes is immediately elevated and plays (though I am hearing Silvagni is ahead of him).

Another interesting crop of mature agers (Mzungu, Faulkes etc) so they might fill gaps quickly but who knows...start of season could be difficult for them.

I can't see Barlow having much of an impact this year either. We saw what happened to Nathan "Judas" Brown when he had a similar injury, he was never really the same and suffered from that injury for the rest of his career.

[mjp]

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I can't see Barlow having much of an impact this year either. We saw what happened to Nathan "Judas" Brown when he had a similar injury, he was never really the same and suffered from that injury for the rest of his career.

Michael Voss recovered OK though.

I think Barlow will be fine. The Freo medical staff are notoriously slow/conservative with injury management and they will be making sure he crawls before he walks.

[Ghost Dog]

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Have heaps of potential to go upwards, all the kids will have a year travelling under there belt, it is the hardest thing for a WA club to travel every 2 weeks really takes it out of you, its proven that they struggle playing over east because of all the travel
But saying all that I think we will be just above them

Something Victorian clubs don't really appreciate I guess.
Must be a sore point with clubs over there.
Thanks for the lowdown MJP, scraggers, cambo
I actually don't mind Freo.

Anthony is what we thought he was....chuckled at that.

[comrade]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

When does this start, Vic time?

[jazzadogs]

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When does this start, Vic time?

I read 5.30, not 100% sure that was Victorian time though.

[divvydan]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

Game starts at 3:30pm local time which would mean 6:30pm here

http://www.afl.com.au/nab%20challenge/tabid/17072/default.aspx

[The Coon Dog]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

Djerrkura out, Skinner in.

[GVGjr]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

Hope Skinner plays well- he is from regional WA originally isn't he?

[chef]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

14-1 Freos way in the first. Dockers are kicking with a strong breeze(4-5 goals according to some Freo guys at the game).

[chef]

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Now 37-3

[chef]

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From Freo's BF board

5.7 freo
0.3 wb
Lower, Mzungu Crowley, Anthony, Broughton going well.
Zachary doing some good stuff as a wingman.
Set up been more normal.
For WB Zeph Skinner has been impressive and Ed Barlow needs to be shot after shutting his pants and ducking his head to almost set us up for a goal.
Suban also impressive.
Breeze probably 4 goals to wb end


We just got the first goal of the second quarter

[chef]

Re: Dogs v Freo in Bunbury

37 freo 32 bullies

Here we come