What would make you happy on this Sunday when we take on Freo

[Eastdog]

To fellow woofers out there what would make you satisfied after the match this Sunday. A win would be nice but for me realistically a 4qtr performance.

[LostDoggy]

To fellow woofers out there what would make you satisfied after the match this Sunday. A win would be nice but for me realistically a 4qtr performance.

Would love a win Easty,but also for me a four qtr effort and no bloody injuries.

[Maddog37]

I give us a chance. Both clubs are super fast starters.

Dogs by18

[AndrewP6]

FOur quarter effort, intensity, tackle pressure.

A win, sure, but I'm a realist. GO DOGS!

[1eyedog]

Some work put into Stephen Hill and Koby Stevens to run with Fyfe.

[bulldogtragic]

Some work put into Stephen Hill and Koby Stevens to run with Fyfe.

We don't tag though.

But to the question, personal enlightenment, world peace and the 50 or so minutes back I recently tried on Momuments Men.

[1eyedog]

This week would be a good time to reverse that philosophy in my opinion.

[Dancin' Douggy]

Stringer nailing his set shots. Kicking a bag. And our midfield matching theirs.

[bulldogtragic]

This week would be a good time to reverse that philosophy in my opinion.

I refuse to watch Momuments men again. :)

[LostDoggy]

80+ Tackles , non stop pressure from start to finish , cutting down their Uncontested Possessions , forcing their midfield to slow down their decision making , maximizing our opportunities Inside 50 , absolutely no injuries and a hard fought victory for Clay

[merantau]

A win would do me the world of good. I'd almost give my left testicle to see that smug smile wiped off Ross Lyon's face. What a pompous, self-satisfied, individual.

[LostDoggy]

We don't tag though.

But to the question, personal enlightenment, world peace and the 50 or so minutes back I recently tried on Momuments Men.

It gets better BT.

[LostDoggy]

Getting back to running the game out. We do that and we will be just fine.

[bornadog]

A win is what would make me happy

[KT31]

Not saying we are not a chance but the odds are really stacked against us Freo are going to be a very tuff ask, so for to see the pressure we have applied continue, be super competitive, not have a blow out and more importantly to see us run the game out to the end will be a big win.

[LostDoggy]

Fremantle have the best midfield in the competition. No doubt about it.

Fyfe, Mundy and Barlow are elite. The emergence of Lachie Neale this season puts him in the same bracket. Then you have Stephen Hill who can put you completely to the sword if you give him no attention. Same with Daniel Pearce.

The balance that midfield possesses is just about perfect. With our no tag mantra this season, it's going to be a massive test for our midfield group.

I really hope we aren't taking in underdone players (Stevens, Jong, Wallis) because we will get massively exposed.

[Maddog37]

I would be happy to see us win yet have Mundy and Neale absolutely dominate. Fyfe to be shut down completely by a rampaging Bonty and my SuperCoach team will be a wonderous sight.

[Ozza]

Would be happy to see us go toe to toe with Freo for 4 quarters.
Will be happy if I leave the game feeling like we can match it with the current best in the comp.

[whythelongface]

Huge test for our young team. We are playing the best team (at the moment) in the comp who have played really well but they also have room for improvement in them. I am hoping that we make them have an off day through our ferociousness and tenacity and that we can sneak a win.

In answer to your question - a win would make me extremely happy, however (and I hate the term) an honorouable loss where there is a four quarter effort will also please me.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

My thoughts would be to assign our midfielders to go man on man with the elite Dockers midfield.
This would involve Bonti to Fyfe, Picken to take Mundy, Jong onto Barlow and Wallis for Neale. This would help offset any thought of Sandilands dominating the hit outs. Freo isn't as good in Melbourne and given our good wins against WCE and Adelaide we are capable of bouncing back after last week's disappointing second half when we simply failed to man up against St Kilda across the ground.

[ReLoad]

I want bontempelli to wear fyfe like a glove and to learn how hard you have to work to be elite. This is a great learning opportunity for the bont to be exactly like the player he will become.

[Flamethrower]

A win.

A huge crowd.

It's a shame we couldn't hang on last week...we could have sold this as 1 versus 2, a possible Grand Final preview, and sold this to the neutrals begging to see elite AFL football (and not another Carlton/Collingwood/Richmond snoozefest).

I would love to see our game outdraw the game at AAMI Park.

[bornadog]

A win.

A huge crowd.

It's a shame we couldn't hang on last week...we could have sold this as 1 versus 2, a possible Grand Final preview, and sold this to the neutrals begging to see elite AFL football (and not another Carlton/Collingwood/Richmond snoozefest).

I would love to see our game outdraw the game at AAMI Park.

Unfortunately won't happen. Lucky to get 20k at our game.

[Ozza]

Unfortunately won't happen. Lucky to get 20k at our game.

Yep, somewhere between 17-18K I'd have thought. Last year it was sub 15K (year before just over 19K).

[SonofScray]

4 points and a three quarter time cherry ripe.

[Remi Moses]

Unfortunately won't happen. Lucky to get 20k at our game.

This whole soccer v footy thing bores me senseless .
Both sides guilty of having a peeing comp TBH, and who gives a flying where the bigger crowd is .
We're the sporting capital of the world, but we let ourselves down with small mindless nonsense .
I'll be watching the first half of the Freo game then heading over to AAMI to watch our Victory smash Sydney .

[The Underdog]

This whole soccer v footy thing bores me senseless .
Both sides guilty of having a peeing comp TBH, and who gives a flying where the bigger crowd is .
We're the sporting capital of the world, but we let ourselves down with small mindless nonsense .
I'll be watching the first half of the Freo game then heading over to AAMI to watch our Victory smash Sydney .

Your Victory :)

I hope for my daughter's dance concert to go well...enjoy sprot's everyone

[Remi Moses]

Both sides are guilty here .
I'm a tad disappointed with Peter Gordon's comments on The A-League and Melbourne Victory .
It smacks of a bit of arrogance, and a lot of people follow both codes.
On the flip side the argument of being " The world game" and Aussie rules being a domestic sport only,smacks of arrogance .
Apologies of de-railing the thread, but it's a major annoyance

[Twodogs]

I will be happy to see Ross Lyon making excuses at his post match press conference about why Freo lost the game.

[GVGjr]

Yep, somewhere between 17-18K I'd have thought. Last year it was sub 15K (year before just over 19K).

That will be hugely disappointing number especially given we get the chance to measure ourselves against the currently best performed side in the competition. I'm hoping it's north of 20k

[LostDoggy]

Going into this game, I will only be happy with a win. Nothing less.

After the game? We'll worry about that after the game ;)...

[Go_Dogs]

Given the standard of football Fremantle have been playing, and that they are a very seasoned side, I'd be happy to end the game within 5 goals. That being said, I give us a real chance this week.

What do I want?

No injuries. Cordy to continue clunking a few marks, Dale to snag a goal and Hunter to put in a much stronger performance.

[chef]

I'll be happy as long as we have a crack.

[Ghost Dog]

Bailey Dale - would love him to kick one in his first game, get plenty of tackles.

[GVGjr]

A crowd better than 22k, a win and for the likes of Cordy, Jong and Wallis to have good games.

[Dancin' Douggy]

I'd love to see the roof open.

[F'scary]

All lined up to take one of my kids tomorrow, looking forward to the game and not with as much trepidation as a few days ago. That said, only a win will make me happy tomorrow but if we lose I sure hope we give it a good shake and run them hard to the final siren. My biggest concern besides losing tomorrow is that this game could set us up one way or another for the rest of the season. If we get smashed again like the Hawthorn game or even worse it could have a knock on effect in the following weeks (but on the other hand we bounced right back from the Hawthorn debacle, so maybe I'm getting overly concerned about one match).

And g'day John - was great catching up for refreshments last week.

[ledge]

Don't know about Sunday but I'm enjoying Saturday the VFL and Carlton being pathetic, Tutt is getting quite a bit and trying though.

[LostDoggy]

No injuries! and seeing Bailey Dale debut.

[Eastdog]

To fellow woofers out there what would make you satisfied after the match this Sunday. A win would be nice but for me realistically a 4qtr performance.

Apart from that bad first quarter which was bad the fact we fought back in the game and stayed with Freo till the end was pleasing for me today despite not winning. Hopefully we win the next 2 which are very winnable.

[Eastdog]

No injuries! and seeing Bailey Dale debut.

Was a very positive debut from Bailey Dale.

[Ozza]

Would be happy to see us go toe to toe with Freo for 4 quarters.
Will be happy if I leave the game feeling like we can match it with the current best in the comp.

Can't be too disappointed based on this expectation.

[Remi Moses]

Gotta be disappointed with those last few minutes.
Costly panicky errors, that hopefully we improve on .
We're going to hear that B/S great effort, moral victory stuff, but we must win next week.

[Ozza]

Gotta be disappointed with those last few minutes.
Costly panicky errors, that hopefully we improve on .
We're going to hear that B/S great effort, moral victory stuff, but we must win next week.

I thought it was remarkable that we got so close, given we got absolutely smashed in general play for most of the game.
Agree that the last 3 minutes was disappointing. Reminded me of the GWS game last year, where every time the ball was turned over to us, we rushed our possession and gave the ball back. Disappointing that it was one of our only experienced players, in Murphy, whose example of this ended up being so costly.