Preview Round 21 v Western Bulldogs Marvel Stadium Friday August 4th 7.50pm

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This week we head to Marvel Stadium for the first of 2 back to back games at the venue. The Dogs will be looking to bounce back after a 'shock' loss to the Giants in Ballarat, while we'll be looking to play spoiler for another side fighting for the 8 and possibly getting our own faint hopes back in track.

We should be strengthened by the return of co captain Nankervis and Jayden Short

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Jayden Short

Age

29

Ht

178cm

Wt

75kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

13.3

5star

HB

4.1

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.5

3star

MG

430.8

5star

D

19.0

4star

K

14.1

5star

HB

4.9

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.8

1star

MG

447.1

5star

D

7.8

2star

K

6.4

3star

HB

1.4

2star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.4

4star

MG

185.2

3star

, while the likes of Bauer and Cumberland are also chances to be selected if we look to bring in some fresh legs coming off a shorter break and running out of puff in the last quarter against the Dees.

It will be interesting to see which way selection goes with regards to do we continue to play the same core group that have featured all year or do we start to reward some more of the youth, that has been pressing for select with solid VFL form.

The Dogs will be hampered by their own injury concerns with a number of their key backs getting hurt against the Giants which could be a blessing for us given our woes with our key forwards not really impacting as we'd like.

We can't really go moving Balta forward again as the Dogs have a good group of marking options up forward so we'll need our back line to be at its best, while our midfield will have their hands full against a Dogs midfield led by Bontempelli and Liberatore, plus the hard running of Smith and Macrae.

Possible changes:
Out: Miller Pickett Cotchin(managed) Mansell
In: Bauer Nankervis Short Coulthard

B: Balta Grimes Young
HB: D.Rioli Broad Vlatuin
C: McIntosh Taranto Ross
HF: Graham Baker Short
F: Bauer Martin Riewoldt
R: Nankervis Prestia Bolton
INT: Soldo Hopper Coulthard Banks
SUB: Cumberland

 

[Groupie_]

 

[thegcat]

This week we head to Marvel Stadium for the first of 2 back to back games at the venue. The Dogs will be looking to bounce back after a 'shock' loss to the Giants in Ballarat, while we'll be looking to play spoiler for another side fighting for the 8 and possibly getting our own faint hopes back in track.

We should be strengthened by the return of co captain Nankervis and Jayden Short, while the likes of Bauer and Cumberland are also chances to be selected if we look to bring in some fresh legs coming off a shorter break and running out of puff in the last quarter against the Dees.

It will be interesting to see which way selection goes with regards to do we continue to play the same core group that have featured all year or do we start to reward some more of the youth, that has been pressing for select with solid VFL form.

The Dogs will be hampered by their own injury concerns with a number of their key backs getting hurt against the Giants which could be a blessing for us given our woes with our key forwards not really impacting as we'd like.

We can't really go moving Balta forward again as the Dogs have a good group of marking options up forward so we'll need our back line to be at its best, while our midfield will have their hands full against a Dogs midfield led by Bontempelli and Liberatore, plus the hard running of Smith and Macrae.

Possible changes:
Out: Miller Pickett Cotchin(managed) Mansell
In: Bauer Nankervis Short Coulthard

B: Balta Grimes Young
HB: D.Rioli Broad Vlatuin
C: McIntosh Taranto Ross
HF: Graham Baker Short
F: Bauer Martin Riewoldt
R: Nankervis Prestia Bolton
INT: Soldo Hopper Coulthard Banks
SUB: Cumberland

Spot on selections

 

[fargothegreat]

Spot on selections

I wouldn't be dropping Mansell. Played his role up forward beautifully yesterday before getting switched with Balta in the last.

 

[Truetiger]

I wouldn't be dropping Mansell. Played his role up forward beautifully yesterday before getting switched with Balta in the last.

Thought it was one of his better performances.

 

[tigs2010]

Putting this one in as an L for the following reasons.

1. Playing at the dump that we suck at continuously.
2. We aren't very good even away from the dump.
3. 5 day break
4. Must win game.

Dogs by 38

 

[Groupie_]

Putting this one in as an L for the following reasons.

1. Playing at the dump that we suck at continuously.
2. We aren't very good even away from the dump.
3. 5 day break
4. Must win game.

Dogs by 38

you forgot to mention the biggest reason of them all

the umps

 

[fargothegreat]

Putting this one in as an L for the following reasons.

1. Playing at the dump that we suck at continuously.
2. We aren't very good even away from the dump.
3. 5 day break
4. Must win game.

Dogs by 38

Suspecting (and maybe even hoping) the dogs will just put us out of our misery.

 

[UncleBob]

I would think it's Nank, Short & Cumberland in.
Don't know who goes out.

Lots of calls for Miller to be out, I thought he actually had a pretty good game and structurally we got worse when he was subbed out.

 

[tigs2010]

you forgot to mention the biggest reason of them all

the umps

Didn’t think that needed to be listed. Goes without saying

 

[Downtown06]

Bont & Libba are gonna have a field day again!

 

[Groupie_]

Bont & Libba are gonna have a field day again!

bonts a girls dick away from safe shitihad

 

[banana_bus]

Thought it was one of his better performances.

Must have missed his first half howlers then. He's just not that good.

 

[Downtown06]

bonts a girls dick away from safe shitihad

U just know those 2 will collect about 30 touches between them and carve us up like earlier this year lol

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Gonna loose by 50

 

[Lsta062]

Bloody Marvel. Couldn’t even beat Bulldogs at the MCG, so I’m not waiting for us to win there. And this game will probably start and end in the midfield.

Only hope is if their forward line miss a lot of set shots. Bulldogs by 35 points.

 

[Groupie_]

U just know those 2 will collect about 30 touches between them and carve us up like earlier this year lol

umps already kicked 6 goals for em and its monday

 

[Groupie_]

mini will go in unchanged again

 

[Groupie_]

 

[fargothegreat]

This game is must win if we want to play finals, but I keep asking myself, what is the point?

I hate that we're currently a team treading water. You either want to be contending or on the rise, and right now it just feels like we're bobbing around waiting to drown.

 

[Groupie_]

This game is must win if we want to play finals, but I keep asking myself, what is the point?

I hate that we're currently a team treading water. You either want to be contending or on the rise, and right now it just feels like we're bobbing around waiting to drown.

make finals and get pies umpiring for 3 weeks and we win the flag

 

[rfctigerarmy]

make finals and get pies umpiring for 3 weeks and we win the flag

Rained yesterday mate, what are the chances hey

 

[fargothegreat]

This team might be a bit extreme, but I'd love for us to just use the last four weeks to put time into kids that we think could be best 22 in the future (with maybe a Jack/Cotch farewell game thrown in against North).

B: Broad Balta Young
HB: D.Rioli Vlastuin Short
C: Ross Taranto Banks
HF: Baker Bauer Graham
F: Coulthard Ryan Martin
R: Nankervis Prestia Bolton
IC: Trezise Hopper Mansell Cumberland
SUB: Clarke

In: Nankervis Cumberland Ryan Bauer Short Trezise Clarke
Out: Soldo Cotchin Miller Pickett McIntosh Grimes Riewoldt

• McIntosh a little bit stiff, but I want us to pump games into Banks + see how he goes on the wing, given Rioli and Short aren't going to be going anywhere for a while and I don't want him stuck in the twos. I'd like to see what Trezise can do down back too.
• Soldo incredibly unlucky, but with Ryan coming into the team (mainly to play up forward), we'd be too tall and slow with all three of them. I'd sooner go with the smaller player in Cumberland, who deserves a run.

 

[DickieKnee]

U just know those 2 will collect about 30 touches between them and carve us up like earlier this year lol

Then there will be some spud that kicks 6 against us. My money's on Josh Bruce.

 

[fargothegreat]

Then there will be some spud that kicks 6 against us. My money's on Josh Bruce.

Did his ACL again so he's ****ed.