Game Day Sons of the West versus Suns of the North game day thread

[LittleG]

Good morning from the 'Rat. It's been mostly raining since yesterday evening and the ground has been thoroughly drenched. Like an English cricket wicket that mysteriously became wet overnight, the 'Rat has turned on the cold & wet to great these interstate surf bunnies. The ball may even swing early (even without sand paper) but is just as likely to get stuck in the pitch and just float in place on a puddle. In horse racing terms the track has gone from firm to heavy.

These conditions will favour an older more experienced line up, lots of smalls and a dominant tap ruckman.
Note: did someone tell our MC that we were playing at the 'Rat today and that we needed an experienced line up? No?

The clouds will rule the day and any 'softies' coming up the highway must be aware it's winter time. The fakes from the Coast won't have experienced anything like this cold. Your nose starts to running as soon as you get outside.

Enjoy the game and there are some great pubs, bars and restaurants to warm up at afterwards.

Tip: bring gumboots, raincoats, beanies, scarfs and a good sense of humour. You are going to get wet, just be a tough man and laugh about it.

 

[DelRe]

I liked Sons of the West v Suns of the North as a title.

 

[dogwatch]

Good morning from the 'Rat. It's been mostly raining since yesterday evening and the ground has been thoroughly drenched. Like an English cricket wicket that mysteriously became wet overnight, the 'Rat has turned on the cold & wet to great these interstate surf bunnies. The ball may even swing early (even without sand paper) but is just as likely to get stuck in the pitch and just float in place on a puddle. In horse racing terms the track has gone from firm to heavy.

These conditions will favour an older more experienced line up, lots of smalls and a dominant tap ruckman.
Note: did someone tell our MC that we were playing at the 'Rat today and that we needed an experienced line up? No?

The clouds will rule the day and any 'softies' coming up the highway must be aware it's winter time. The fakes from the Coast won't have experienced anything like this cold. Your nose starts to running as soon as you get outside.

Enjoy the game and there are some great pubs, bars and restaurants to warm up at afterwards.

Tip: bring gumboots, raincoats, beanies, scarfs and a good sense of humour. You are going to get wet, just be a tough man and laugh about it.

Forecast says 18 and cloudy tomorrow. Should have dried out a bit by then shouldn't it?

 

[Heaps of fun]

This will be the first game at the stadium for points, yes?

 

[LittleG]

I liked Sons of the West v Suns of the North as a title.

Updated and yes thread is a day early.

 

[LittleG]

Forecast says 18 and cloudy tomorrow. Should have dried out a bit by then shouldn't it?

Maybe but it is always a good idea to bring a raincoat.

 

[DelRe]

Updated and yes thread is a day early.

Never too early.

 

[Pugz89]

How keen are ya LittleG. Reminiscent of the Gold Rush days when it was always better to be at Ballarat a day earlier than everyone else

 

[scooter600x]

This will be the first game at the stadium for points, yes?

We played Port Adelaide there last year

 

[Heaps of fun]

We played Port Adelaide there last year

Cheers.

 

[ivan rassmussen]

Raincoats! It's going to be 18 degrees! Kids and I are going, will be wearing the usual shorts and t-shirts, may even break out the old club-coloured mankini if not too cloudy.

Go Dogs!

 

[ThirdLegUp]

Hope we can get up, taking my old man with me since he is forever bitching about how the footy was better at the Western oval rather then watching ants at the G lol

 

[DognBones]

Gold Coast fielding a very young team as well.
8 Players 21 or under.
2 X 1st Gamers
2 X 1st Gamers This Year
and, a few I've never heard of. Should be a lot of fun in the crèche.

 

[ScragCity]

A win would be best case scenario but I won't be too sad if we lose. We aren't contenders this year so finishing with a top ten draft pick, developing the kids and getting just enough wins to grow their confidence would be a good result for the season. Bevo will never admit it but I suspect we have committed to a hard rebuild. One more big draft haul should get us the pieces we need. All I need to see tomorrow is a competitive showing. If we lose it certainly won't be the end of the world. With a pretty easy draw I think we should comfortably get enough wins to go into next year with some belief to build on. We just can't afford to keep getting smashed like we have. We worked hard to build a winning culture in 2015 and 2016. We were poor last year but we still knew how to grind out some close wins against good sides, although we did lower our colours quite a few times. I really like the fact that more often that not we end up on the right side of those close finishes, it shows that we have a lot of resolve in the group and some clutch players.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

A win would be best case scenario but I won't be too sad if we lose. We aren't contenders this year so finishing with a top ten draft pick, developing the kids and getting just enough wins to grow their confidence would be a good result for the season. Bevo will never admit it but I suspect we have committed to a hard rebuild. One more big draft haul should get us the pieces we need. All I need to see tomorrow is a competitive showing. If we lose it certainly won't be the end of the world. With a pretty easy draw I think we should comfortably get enough wins to go into next year with some belief to build on. We just can't afford to keep getting smashed like we have. We worked hard to build a winning culture in 2015 and 2016. We were poor last year but we still knew how to grind out some close wins against good sides, although we did lower our colours quite a few times. I really like the fact that more often that not we end up on the right side of those close finishes, it shows that we have a lot of resolve in the group and some clutch players.

Yeah I actually agree, honourable losses don't really hurt us that much this year. Obviously it hurts to lose but this is a good year to have a high draft pick, and we're not winning the flag. The Sydney game was a better result than the Carlton game I reckon. This year I'll take played-well-but-just-lost over played-like-shit-and-somehow-won.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

What a great day for a win

 

[dergert]

Major danger game. The suns are a talented and well coached side. You can never chalk up wins before the game with young sides like ours are so unpredictable. Wish I committed and went to Ballarat!!

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Updated and yes thread is a day early.

Maybe add Rd7 on Mars at 1.45pm?

 

[BRWB]

No Lynch, no Suns.

Shit they must be nervous about retaining him.

If we can't win this....

 

[DognBones]

No Lynch, no Suns.

Shit they must be nervous about retaining him.

If we can't win this....

Don't mention the war! Which will be declared immediately after any unacceptable loss.

 

[timtamWB]

No game day thread?

We should get this one done pretty easy but the way we've been going this year who knows.

 

[Bulldog Brent]

No Bont. Honey in.

 

[Lindsay_Gilbee]

Ffs.

 

[TempletonTheRat]

just heard Bont is out

 

[Pugz89]

just heard Bont is out

Yep, Honey is out there warming up with the boys.