Game Day Gameday thread - West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs. 7:40pm AEST Patterson Stadium

[_Mike_]

Kicking off the game day thread.

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Formalities aside

- The Western Bulldogs take on the West Coast Eagles at Patterson Stadium in what hopes to be a victory to celebrate Bob Murphy's 250th game

Conditions -
35 degrees
50% chance of rain
36% humidity
19 km p/h winds

No formal announcements to any team changes just yet.


Go Bob, Go Dogs...

 

[Eastdog]

Look forward to our season starting and seeing how our forward line structure and our new recruits. Going to be tough over there but I reckon we are a chance.

 

[Igloo]

I would be much more comfortable if Griff was playing. Getting those pre-match nerves now

 

[_Mike_]

I would be much more comfortable if Griff was playing. Getting those pre-match nerves now

Could we hope for a last minute inclusion with Griff being 110% fit

 

[Igloo]

Could we hope for a last minute inclusion with Griff being 110% fit

It could be like a movie. Smoke fills up he race, only to have Griff run through it in slow motion.

We'd get fined, but it would be worth it.

 

[timtamWB]

Murphy to step up and kick 6 off the HBF

 

[DylanW]

Thinking 10 bucks on dogs to win by 20-39 at 13:1 might be worth a punt

 

[Super Hans]

Our last game vs WCE on fox now.

 

[_Mike_]

It could be like a movie. Smoke fills up he race, only to have Griff run through it in slow motion.

We'd get fined, but it would be worth it.

 

[Oor Wally]

Very worried about the size of the backline .Who have we to fall back if their talls dominate

 

[Next Waiting]

It's perhaps the most experienced line up we could field if you except Griff (inj) and Smith (almost recovered) and Williams (prob inj). So that experience on a long trip in a hostile and parochial environment may have been a very significant factor for MC as well as preseason form. Ok, we're a bit undersized in defence and we need to win the ruck and midfield to win the game but we do have a lot of midfield rotations and players who can go forward or back. I think we can and will do it.
Edit: and Grant (inj) and Jones (?)

 

[fargy]

Just play Coons on Cox all day.
We all know Cox can't out ruck Cooney so he won't be able to out mark him!

 

[doggies ftw]

I think this is a good game to start Gia as sub. Its a hot day, we've got a heap of mids in and were trying to run them off their feet so no better time for Gia to come on then in the 3rd when everyones tired and add some class and kick a few goals.

 

[DardySingh360]

Guys just a reminder that this is two hours later than the regular Sunday twilight games in Perth so 4:40 WST, 7:30 your time. Go doggies!

 

[fargy]

Eagles board talking about winning by more than 12 goals so they can get top of the ladder. Won't burst their bubble an hurt their heads by saying % doesn't work like that

 

[NoName]

Tough first game of the season, however I think it will be closer than what people think.

Also, what is with the 7.40pm (Melbourne time) start?. I'm all for the WA teams playing crappy twilight matches, but at least make it on a Saturday.

 

[lateniter]

Our last game vs WCE on fox now.

Watching us smash them in all the key stats. So what's different?

It's in Perth, we don't have Griffen but we do have Crameri, they have Natanui, but not 100% by the sound of it.

All their other tall forwards were playing, Morris dominated Kennedy, Darling was a pussy, Cox looked old.

They were playing for a place in the finals, we were playing for pride.

Let's send out some positive vibes, guys, we can do it!

 

[boydsno1]

Hoping for Nic Nat to be a late withdrawl.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

It shouldnt rain, not a cloud in the sky. It'll cool down to about 30ish by bouncedown i suspect, about 27-28 by the final siren.

 

[Billy ray]

Tough first game of the season, however I think it will be closer than what people think.

Also, what is with the 7.40pm (Melbourne time) start?. I'm all for the WA teams playing crappy twilight matches, but at least make it on a Saturday.

Is this the first ever real twilight game in Perth? Usually twilight games in perth are over by, well,when it is perth twilight.....

 

[doggies ftw]

Pretty nervous, but I reckon we might get up. hurry up!

 

[Igloo]

This wait has been even more painful than I imagined it would be. What a horrible way to start the year, all the games split up like this.

At least we're under the 3 hour mark now.

 

[Eastdog]

Will be having my Dogs scarf on watching the Dogs on telly. Can't wait to go to our first home game next Sunday.

 

[lmach]

Just play Coons on Cox all day.
We all know Cox can't out ruck Cooney so he won't be able to out mark him!

Geez, you lose the tap to Cooney once and it haunts you for the rest of your life.

 

[Mofra]

We've really rolled the dice here.
Hopefully we can kick enough red-time goals to account for any size differences in our backline. Really need the smalls to push up and provide leading targets while splitting their taller defenders (Glass is quick enough to play small).