Preview Round 10: Western Bulldogs vs St.Kilda - Etihad Stadium (A), Saturday 27 May 2017, 1:45pm AEST

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Think it's all about our pockets & flankers, if Paddy can get near it & do a Bruce by bringing the ball to ground, hopefully then our smaller players can capitalise.

 

[PoppedCorn]

Mcmatress, skunk, blake lightning acres, billing$, sav with one from 50, steele ross stuv chip in

Will smash

Saints by a tonne.

 

[Moorabbin Ghost]

Are the supporters that are writing Paddy off the same supporters calling Billings a draft bust 9 weeks ago?
The club and DMac like half back better so I suggest he stays there. Sav will give us drive from the wing.
With Dunstan out it opens up more inside mid time for Acres/Steele/Steven.
While I'm not a huge Minchington fan we desperately needed a small forward to come back into the side.

 

[Plugger35]

Our key talks haven't exactly kicked bags all year. More than enough spread of goal kickers.

Well Riewoldt has been our most reliable key forward goal kicker so we're going to miss his usual 2 or 3 goals, need some other guys like Paddy to step up.

 

[pebblesofsand]

The way we "deliver" inside 50, Easton Wood will take a gazillion marks!!!

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[xfiledavid]

Put Paddy down for 6 Goals. Maybe 5 but pretty sure it will be 6.
Thanks.

 

[lewdogs]

Are the supporters that are writing Paddy off the same supporters calling Billings a draft bust 9 weeks ago?
The club and DMac like half back better so I suggest he stays there. Sav will give us drive from the wing.
With Dunstan out it opens up more inside mid time for Acres/Steele/Steven.
While I'm not a huge Minchington fan we desperately needed a small forward to come back into the side.

I agree our forward pressure was really lacking last week I think we missed Minch and Mav was down and should improve for the run.

 

[Jade Buddha]

Are the supporters that are writing Paddy off the same supporters calling Billings a draft bust 9 weeks ago?
The club and DMac like half back better so I suggest he stays there. Sav will give us drive from the wing.
With Dunstan out it opens up more inside mid time for Acres/Steele/Steven.
While I'm not a huge Minchington fan we desperately needed a small forward to come back into the side.

Makes sense, I like Dmac way better in the defensive 50. Keen to see how Sav responds after a short stint in the 2s.

 

[TheEnsign]

Hopefully Sav can drift up for some sneaky hand offs and booming goals from ~55m out. Loved how he was doing that last year.

 

[Rors]

Just made the mistake of reading the Facebook comments on the clubs post about this weeks game & the team changes

My poor eyes. My brain just had to apologise to them for making them read that tripe

 

[StCicatriz]

Dunstan had it coming. Still angry that richo didn't drop him last week

Better balanced side for the opposition and the players available. Weller being named is interesting.

 

[aussierulesrules]

Fair to say this is an important game, as we could move up to as high as 4th if we win and a bunch of other results that would be reasonably expected go our way (with the least likely being GWS beating West Coast at Subi).

 

[aussierulesrules]

Weller being named is interesting.

As is Lonie being in the squad.

 

[sauce_head]

Are the supporters that are writing Paddy off the same supporters calling Billings a draft bust 9 weeks ago?
The club and DMac like half back better so I suggest he stays there. Sav will give us drive from the wing.
With Dunstan out it opens up more inside mid time for Acres/Steele/Steven.
While I'm not a huge Minchington fan we desperately needed a small forward to come back into the side.

Not sure supporters are righting off paddy. Just questioning the wisdom of having him one out without anything big forward to take a defender away.

 

[Diehard Saint]

Just made the mistake of reading the Facebook comments on the clubs post about this weeks game & the team changes

My poor eyes. My brain just had to apologise to them for making them read that tripe

Never, never, never do that again!

 

[SainterOf92]

Fair to say this is an important game, as we could move up to as high as 4th if we win and a bunch of other results that would be reasonably expected go our way (with the least likely being GWS beating West Coast at Subi).

Every game is important .

 

[Plugger35]

Hopefully Sav can drift up for some sneaky hand offs and booming goals from ~55m out. Loved how he was doing that last year.

Yeah it would be good to see him used in a more offensive role as he can be a handy goalkicker from long range.

With no Riewoldt and Bruce it will be interesting to see how we set up going forward, being less predictable might work to our advantage.

 

[Koennte sein]

Excellent changes, last week we matched up horribly against Sydney. Haven't tipped us incorrectly this year yet, Saints to win by 30+.

 

[StCicatriz]

As is Lonie being in the squad.

If we bring in lonie then we haven't learnt a thing. Would be a pretty alarming change

 

[TheEnsign]

As is Lonie being in the squad.

I wonder what Wright is doing wrong - I thought he did well against GWS. Having said that, I think he copped a concussion playing for Sandy last week?

 

[Periphery]

Not sure supporters are righting off paddy. Just questioning the wisdom of having him one out without anything big forward to take a defender away.

Does Tim Membrey not exist or something?

 

[Rors]

Dunstan had it coming. Still angry that richo didn't drop him last week

Better balanced side for the opposition and the players available. Weller being named is interesting.

I would have given him a rest to get over the groin strain from JLT3, which still appears to niggle, and the bad ankle sprain he had on Saturday. If he lines up & looks proppy, I won't be happy

 

[JG22]

Bont v Billings... who gets the votes?

Last month says JB.

Smaller forward line also means should get good opportunity.

 

[JG22]

Interesting team. Look for Carlisle to be swung forward this week.

Rare good post from you

 

[pebblesofsand]

Does Tim Membrey not exist or something?

@188cm at least he'll stand out in our forward line this week

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