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Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Melbourne 2021
Welcome to the Always Right Match Committee Thread. The Match Committee threads has been named after long time WOOF member Always Right who tragically passed away in March 2018.
If you were on the Western Bulldogs match committee what changes would you make after our Round 18 match against Gold Coast Suns for our Round 19, 2021 match against Melbourne on Saturday Night at the G ?
For those new to these threads, please give a brief explanation for your changes ... this would add a lot of value to the discussion.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
In: Libba, Young
Out: Crozier, McNeil
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
In: Libba, Young
Out: Crozier, McNeil
This.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
In: Libba, Young
Out: Crozier, McNeil
I’d probably take Roarke out instead of McNeil. At least McNeil had some pace.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Gee-I thought McNeill was very good in last part of quarter when GC started to draw closer. A few nice deliveries into F50 & some important pressure acts. Not sure who else we’d drop though. Perhaps Roarke Smith although l like his no frills footy.
Agree Young for Crozier.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
josie
Gee-I thought McNeill was very good in last part of quarter when GC started to draw closer. A few nice deliveries into F50 & some important pressure acts. Not sure who else we’d drop though. Perhaps Roarke Smith although l like his no frills footy.
Agree Young for Crozier.
Not sure why we play Roarke, he is just ok.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Not sure why we play Roarke, he is just ok.
Sometimes you need footsoldiers to fill out the 22 and Roarke is it.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
In Libba and McClean
Outs Crozier and R Smith
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
IN Liberatore McLean Young
OUT Crozier Cordy R Smith
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
What’s happened to Crozier? He was dreadful at times (again) today.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
The Pie Man
What’s happened to Crozier? He was dreadful at times (again) today.
Injuries have caught up with him. He is extremely slow and lost his athletic attributes
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
bornadog
Not sure why we play Roarke, he is just ok.
I'm with you. What am I missing here. If he is in our team finals time we aren't winning.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
The Pie Man
What’s happened to Crozier? He was dreadful at times (again) today.
Lost his pace and leap. This has killed his confidence and he is only left with a high kick down the line
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
In: Lewy, Libba
Out: Crozier, Roarke
Medi-Sub: Scott
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Fogarty, himmelburg, walker and thilthorpe in the crows fwd line next week. Surely Young is back.
Keath to walker, but I don’t wanna see Cordy on Thilthorpe, and Williams/ crozier having to take Fogarty and Himmelburg.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
hujsh
Sometimes you need footsoldiers to fill out the 22 and Roarke is it.
But we don't. We have better players.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
westbulldog
IN Liberatore McLean Young
OUT Crozier Cordy R Smith
Me too.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Me too.
Ditto, but Cordy won't be dropped
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Reckon Cordy struggled today - but he struggled for a match up at times. No chance he gets dropped.
I'd play Young next week instead of Crozier, so that we have 3 talls.
We were panicky in the air today - and most of the time it was the mid size talls doing the panicking.
I liked Garcia's game today until he started handballing over his head in the last quarter!
Bit too early to know who is available. But we know Libba is always a must.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Crozier is nowhere near our best 22 atm. Adds nothing. I'd much rather Young who at least could be something we need instead of just a placeholder till Wood returns.
Libba back in probably pushes Roarke back out.
Surprised McNeill's name has come up here, thought today he had some real good moments.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
Ozza
Reckon Cordy struggled today - but he struggled for a match up at times. No chance he gets dropped.
I'd play Young next week instead of Crozier, so that we have 3 talls.
We were panicky in the air today - and most of the time it was the mid size talls doing the panicking.
I liked Garcia's game today until he started handballing over his head in the last quarter!
Bit too early to know who is available. But we know Libba is always a must.
Holman and Corbett should be perfect match ups for Cordy. If he can't control those types, what match ups do suit him?
But agree, no way he gets dropped. A definite Bevo favourite.
OUT: Crozier, Roarke
IN: Young, Libba
Time to stick with this mix until finals.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
A few to changes to consider.
INs: Liberatore, Young, McLean / Scott
OUTs: R.Smith, Cozier, McNeil,
Young in for Crozier
Liberatore in for R.Smith
Scott or McLean for McNeil. McNeil came into the game in Q4 but isn’t physically strong enough in the contest and I think he will be exposed come finals time.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Fogarty, himmelburg, walker and thilthorpe in the crows fwd line next week. Surely Young is back.
Keath to walker, but I don’t wanna see Cordy on Thilthorpe, and Williams/ crozier having to take Fogarty and Himmelburg.
I doubt they will play all four. They brought Fogarty and Himmelberg back this week for Thilthorpe and Frampton. My guess is either Himmelberg or Thilthorpe plays next week- not both.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
The Adelaide Connection
I doubt they will play all four. They brought Fogarty and Himmelberg back this week for Thilthorpe and Frampton. My guess is either Himmelberg or Thilthorpe plays next week- not both.
You’re probably right…still think we need Young though
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Hopefully we pick a team that can keep them under 79.
https://i.postimg.cc/v8Wv4WKb/68-E51...-C028567-D.jpg
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
Ozza
Reckon Cordy struggled today - but he struggled for a match up at times. No chance he gets dropped.
I'd play Young next week instead of Crozier, so that we have 3 talls.
We were panicky in the air today - and most of the time it was the mid size talls doing the panicking.
I liked Garcia's game today until he started handballing over his head in the last quarter!
Bit too early to know who is available. But we know Libba is always a must.
Cordy should be dropped. He lost his shape a number of times and his lack of pace was shown up by a player his size that he should have been able to manage.
He's a complete liability.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
SquirrelGrip
Until these three games, we were THE best defence (points against) in the league. Now we are third. I wonder what exactly has happened to open the flood gates (compared the the year to date before it)? Personnel is pretty much the same.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
bulldogtragic
Until these three games, we were THE best defence (points against) in the league. Now we are third. I wonder what exactly has happened to open the flood gates (compared the the year to date before it)? Personnel is pretty much the same.
Our players have always been slow in reacting defensively when we turn the ball over and maybe we are slipping into old habits? Also doesn’t help that Cordy and Crozier are slow AF, Dale and Williams although quick but not exactly known for there defensive running. Let’s not get started on our midfield defensive running.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Left field one here. Do we rest the Bont. Give him a week to get that shoulder right and freshen up for the run home.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Rumours going around that the fixture will be changed for covid reasons and our Rd 20 game against Melbourne will be brought forward to this week, to be played, I assume, here in Melbourne in front of no crowd (again). Does that change the ins and outs that people want?
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Looks like we’ll play Melbourne this weekend instead (not confirmed, yet)
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
divvydan
Rumours going around that the fixture will be changed for covid reasons and our Rd 20 game against Melbourne will be brought forward to this week, to be played, I assume, here in Melbourne in front of no crowd (again). Does that change the ins and outs that people want?
Maybe for match up purposes.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
Bumper Bulldogs
Left field one here. Do we rest the Bont. Give him a week to get that shoulder right and freshen up for the run home.
Adelaide would be the only game I’d consider. Would definitely need him against Melb, Ess, Hawks and Port.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
Bumper Bulldogs
Left field one here. Do we rest the Bont. Give him a week to get that shoulder right and freshen up for the run home.
Hard to make that call. If he genuinely needs it then yes otherwise the captain needs to be there.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Seeing a few ins mentioning Toby - I thought he had redone his ACL?
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
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Originally Posted by
mjp
Seeing a few ins mentioning Toby - I thought he had redone his ACL?
Unfortunately he has done his ACL. Those ins mentioning him were before posters knew that, or it hadn't happened.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
JUH has had his taste, now time to bring back in our best medium forward Hannan. ;)
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Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 19 Vs Adelaide Crows 2021
Dunkley forced into home quarantine
Western Bulldogs midfielder Josh Dunkley has been directed by the Victorian Department of Health to undergo 14 days of home quarantine, after visiting a Tier 1 coronavirus exposure site last week.
Dunkley purchased a coffee from his local café on July 14, which was later declared an exposure site. He was contacted yesterday by the Department of Health, and his mandatory quarantine period begins from the day he attended the site.
Since July 14, Dunkley has received two separate negative coronavirus test results.
The entire Bulldogs travelling party also received a negative result during their trip to the Gold Coast, as part of the AFL’s testing regime.
Dunkley is complying with quarantine requirements and will be unavailable for this weekend’s Round 19 match, while the rest of the Bulldogs squad will continue their preparations as normal.
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Bring the damn bye forward. Playing with fire here.