Preview Round 5: Essendon vs Bulldogs, Marvel Stadium, Friday 12/04/24 @ 7:40 PM

[Vander18]

They aren’t really playing him on ball anymore, and even then he only really rolls in for centre bounce out issue with libba and co is at every stoppage around the ground. Bont and libba will put on their usual clinic

I would think his CBA’s will go up this week with no Perkins or Setterfield. Leaves Durham one out in terms of a midfielder with some size.

Hobbs and Caldwell are at least physical - they’ll definitely see more minutes. Hard to get pumped for this one though.

 

[Vindicater]

Out: Goldstein, Perkins and Setterfield

In: Bryan, Durham and Tsatas

 

[ghostdog]

I can’t remember the best wins.. the one were WC fans boo’d Jobe in Perth (feel like it was a Thursday night) sticks with me tho.

I thought they were Freo fans though?

 

[ant555]

Hows that any different to anyone else in the team?

They at least ran for longer than 10 minutes

 

[Mr Bultitude]

Far better use of my time than watching Bont cruise around for touch 4209 unopposed and throwing handball to Libba for clearance 543 etc etc.

FTFY

 

[Chief Hopper]

Surprised Stringer wasn't played more in the middle last week TBH.

Our midfield needs more muscle and height or they will be getting bossed around again.
We really need Stringer and Durham in the midfield in this up coming match.

Tsatas doesn't have the muscle just yet so isn't ready.

 

[dank420_]

Hobbs has been played out of position and it's showing. Perfect opportunity to put him in the guts.

 

[Test Tickle]

Dogs are going to beat us by a minimum 8 goals. Could get very ugly

Hopefully we can bring the pressure, just relentless pressure at all costs and from every direction.

 

[wichidi]

I hope we respond to the embarrassment of last week.
But part of me knows we might not.
It's also the dogs who we never match up against well.

So I reckon we might actually play reasonably well, but ultimately fall short like we always do vs the doggies. Probably reflects where we are at right now.

 

[Shanghaistu]

Dogs will be in front by 60+ halfway through the second qtr then put the cue in the rack to prepare for their real match against St Kilda next Thursday. Hopefully that will spare us the 100+ point loss that’s well-and-truly beckoning

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

In the rooms after Power thumping they showed Setters with ice on knee and Stringer with one on right calf. Hopefully just precautionary..no idea if he’s trained fully this week.

 

[Vindicater]

So Durham to Libba.

Who goes to Bont? Caldwell at the coal face but Bont will drag him forward and mark all day. Perkins and Setterfield hurts alot.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

wonder which complete c grade dogs' player we are going to make look like Gary Ablett this week.

Finlayson would have a ****in Brownlow if he just played 24 games against Essendon.

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

In the rooms after Power thumping they showed Setters with ice on knee and Stringer with one on right calf. Hopefully just precautionary..no idea if he’s trained fully this week.

He's already been ruled out.

 

[justlookingaround]

remember in 2019 when we lost to the doggies by 100+ points then played in an elimination final 3 weeks later (in which we lost by 10 goals)?
That's a pretty good example of where the club's been at for 20 years.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

He's already been ruled out.

I meant Stringer

 

[Beerfish]

Dogs will be in front by 60+ halfway through the second qtr then put the cue in the rack to prepare for their real match against St Kilda next Thursday. Hopefully that will spare us the 100+ point loss that’s well-and-truly beckoning

St Kilda? Pfft. Even we can beat those guys.

 

[andleanback]

So Durham to Libba.

Who goes to Bont? Caldwell at the coal face but Bont will drag him forward and mark all day. Perkins and Setterfield hurts alot.

I’d say Durham on Bont imo
Caldwell to libba

 

[MiguelM]

I’d say Durham on Bont imo
Caldwell to libba

Could Hobbs be played in the guts on Libba?

Agree, Durham no brainer for Bont.

 

[ghostdog]

Could Hobbs be played in the guts on Libba?

Agree, Durham no brainer for Bont.

JHF clowned Hobbs when they were matched up. I reckon Libba would do the same. Calders for me.

 

[Cold Sober]

wonder which complete c grade dogs' player we are going to make look like Gary Ablett this week.

Finlayson would have a *in Brownlow if he just played 24 games against Essendon.

Not after being suspended for 72 weeks.

 

[faible]

JHF clowned Hobbs when they were matched up. I reckon Libba would do the same. Calders for me.

Totally different players. Liberatore is a slow in and under clearance player. JHF is an explosive running clearance player.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Davey and Durham in (7 news)

 

[andleanback]

Not one player dropped kind of a joke.

 

[MightyDon]

Piss weak club