Footscray Practice Matches 2016

[Bornadog]

Footscray fans will get four chances to see the Club’s VFL side in action before the start of the season.
The Bulldogs will play four VFL practice matches ahead of their season opener against the Northern Blues on Sunday 10 April.

Three of the four practice matches will be held at Victoria University Whitten Oval, with the third at Collingwood’s Holden Centre.

Footscray practice matches


Saturday 12 March, 4:00pm

Collingwood v Footscray
Holden Centre

Saturday 19 March, 12:00pm

Footscray v North Ballarat
VU Whitten Oval

Saturday 26 March, 12:00pm

Footscray v Essendon
VU Whitten Oval

Saturday 2 April, 12:00pm

Footscray v Werribee
VU Whitten Oval

[GVGjr]

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I should be able to get to a few of those games. Looking forward to it.

[Twodogs]

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Thanks BAD. I will be at them.

[Remi Moses]

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Club peptides will get more people at their VFL games than their senior team

[Smads57]

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Watched today's practice match at the Holden Centre. Roughy had a good hit out for 3 quarters - seemed to hurt himself before 3/4 time and was running up and down the boundary line at the start of the fourth quarter. When he did come on, he seemed to struggle a bit. Young Lynch hurt his ankle in the third quarter pretty badly - had a solid game across half back until injured.

Hrovat probably close to best on ground - seemed to be everywhere. Honeychurch, Webb, and Dale got plenty of touches. Wouldn't be surprised to see Dunks get a game very early on - tough kid who doesn't shirk a contest. Roberts and Zordy were solid down back and Prudden was impressive. Best game I have seen from Hamilton, but he did kick the ball to the opposition a couple of times.

Goetz did some nice things and shared the ruck duties with Roughy. Adcock played ok - not sure I'd be rushing out to promote him just yet.

Bailey Williams didn't play. Interesting to see big Tom Williams take the backline group at the breaks.

[GVGjr]

Re: Footscray Practice Matches 2016

40 point win today against Collingwood. Honeychurch and Roughead performed well

[comrade]

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Thanks heaps for the update. Crazy in this day and age of instant reporting and access, we don't have anything official coming out of the Bulldogs about the game other than a few tweets.

I heard McLean had some game time in this match also. Can anyone confirm?

[Remi Moses]

Re: Footscray Practice Matches 2016

Thanks heaps for the update. Crazy in this day and age of instant reporting and access, we don't have anything official coming out of the Bulldogs about the game other than a few tweets.

I heard McLean had some game time in this match also. Can anyone confirm?

Not good enough from the club .

[LostDoggy]

Re: Footscray Practice Matches 2016

Apparently we led 86-27 at 3/4 time, 13 goals to 4 - that is a serious pasting. Great effort by McLean to play in both games.

[Smads57]

Re: Footscray Practice Matches 2016

Thanks heaps for the update. Crazy in this day and age of instant reporting and access, we don't have anything official coming out of the Bulldogs about the game other than a few tweets.

I heard McLean had some game time in this match also. Can anyone confirm?

i didn't see McLean on the field. Fairly sure I would have noticed him if he was playing. He certainly wasn't at the 3/4 time huddle.

[Twodogs]

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I can confirm I saw him in the seniors.

[Twodogs]

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40 point win today against Collingwood. Honeychurch and Roughead performed well

One win each but we win on goal difference. 6 & 2/3. The equation of Thr beat

[Bornadog]

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VFL Report: Roughead stars in 'Scray win

The Footscray Bulldogs secured their first win of the 2016 VFL pre-season, running out 41 point winners over Collingwood at the Holden Centre on Saturday afternoon.


The Dogs had eleven scoring shots to two in the first term to go into the first break 29 points ahead, before the Pies broke even with the visitors in the second stanza, Footscray holding a 27 point lead at half time.


Jordan Roughead, Fletcher Roberts were the standouts for the ‘Scray, with Josh Dunkley, Jed Adcock and Mitch Honeychurch also impressive.


Footscray put the game out of reach of the home side in the third term, holding Collingwood to just the one behind and extending the buffer to 59 points at the final change.


The ‘Scray return home to Victoria University Whitten Oval next Saturday to take on North Ballarat from 12pm.




Footscray 6.5 8.5 13.8 14.10 (94)
Collingwood 2.0 4.2 4.3 8.5 (53)


Best: Roughead, Roberts, Dunkley, Honeychurch, Adcock, Russell, Hrovat

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Footscray Practice Matches 2016

Watched today's practice match at the Holden Centre. Roughy had a good hit out for 3 quarters - seemed to hurt himself before 3/4 time and was running up and down the boundary line at the start of the fourth quarter. When he did come on, he seemed to struggle a bit. Young Lynch hurt his ankle in the third quarter pretty badly - had a solid game across half back until injured.

Hrovat probably close to best on ground - seemed to be everywhere. Honeychurch, Webb, and Dale got plenty of touches. Wouldn't be surprised to see Dunks get a game very early on - tough kid who doesn't shirk a contest. Roberts and Zordy were solid down back and Prudden was impressive. Best game I have seen from Hamilton, but he did kick the ball to the opposition a couple of times.

Goetz did some nice things and shared the ruck duties with Roughy. Adcock played ok - not sure I'd be rushing out to promote him just yet.

Bailey Williams didn't play. Interesting to see big Tom Williams take the backline group at the breaks.

Poor Roughy seems to hurt himself every time he plays

[Ghost Dog]

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Poor Roughy seems to hurt himself every time he plays

Have to get him onto that Psyche that Easton wood worked with.
At least he played out the game.