Gold Coast v Western Bulldogs at Mackay, 6.40pm AEST
GOLD COAST
B: J.Joyce 38, R.Thompson 16, J.Harbrow 5
HB: J.Murdoch 31, S.Collins 25, C.Ballard 10
C: L.Weller 14, T.Miller 11, G.Horlin-Smith 33
HF: A.Sexton 6, P.Wright 30, J.Lukosius 41
F: I.Rankine 37, S.Lemmens 23, B.Ainsworth 9
Foll: J.Witts 28, D.Swallow 24, J.Martin 4
I/C W.Powell 27, J.Bowes 3, A.Miles, 2, B.Fiorini 8, C.Burgess 29, B.King 34, C.Ah Chee 13, D.MacPherson 44
Emerg: S.Day 12, J.Dawson 45, A.Young 15, J.Heron 40
Notable absentees: Pearce Hanley, Corey Ellis, Will Brodie, Jack Hombsch, Brayden Crossley
WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: E.Wood 10, A.Naughton 33, D.Morris 38
HB: H.Crozier 9, Z.Cordy 12, C.Daniel 35
C: L.Hunter 7, J.Macrae 11, E.Richards 20
HF: B.Gowers 26, T.English 44, S.Lloyd 22
F: T.McLean 16, M.Bontempelli 4, T.Liberatore 21
Foll: J.Trengove 8, J.Dunkley 5, M.Wallis 3
I/C: M.Suckling 1, B.Smith 6, T.Duryea 15, P.Lipinski 27, W.Hayes 32, B.Williams 34
Emerg: F.Greene 30, L.Young 40, J.Schache 13, R.West 14, B.Cavarra 25, T.Dickson 29
Notable absentees: Liam Picken, Lin Jong, Roarke Smith
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C’mon libba!
No Cavarra and mcadam for adel petrucelle and brander no good for wc rookie fwds getting harder
Balta, Drew, Parker and Rankine I think will be good options pending selection.
Almost halfway through the 3rd and Miles is only on 13 disposals, but that is 2nd most in the team. I looked at TOG and he has spent 36% of time on field. I haven’t been able to watch the game but why is he getting limited time on the field? I thought they’d play him as much as they could
One lesson I’ve learned from the last couple years – don’t assume Gold Coast will give their new recruits games. Barlow and Lyons were both excellent sc players and yet couldn’t stay in the side.
I can easily see Miles adding to that list – especially with Horlin-Smith added to the leadership group.
Pretty ordinary game of footy but great to see Libba having a good impact! Macrae on 30 touches to 3qtr time and still unsure how we are going to play Bont this year, maybe more mid when schasche/Boyd comes back but scores much lower SC points in fwd time
So dogs premier midfielders get between 25-40 possessions but lose to the favourites for the wooden spoon thoughts please
Lulling the comp into a false sense of security, just like essendon.
Miles finished with 21 disposals from 32% game time. This better not be a common occurrence, where he turns into Barlow!
Now it is saying 56% TOG????
I can’t leave this out, Fiorini had 26 disposals from 53% TOG and 95 DT points. (unsure on SC) came with 8 contested possies, 4 marks, 4 tackles and 4 clearances. He is priced at 442k which may be too much, but that is a great performance nonetheless.
Anyone with fox actually get to watch the game closely at all?? I wasn’t able to – was wondering if Macrae actually earned the stats he’s credited with? Huge numbers if he actually earn’t them … making the initial mid selections very difficult …
Not risking it with him. He’s supposed to have a tough start first 3 rounds, taggers and what not. But what if he dosn’t and comes out all guns blazing. Scary to think what will come after once his ‘tough’ games are out of the way if he’s already killing it.
Watched it all Macca and Macrae did work hard. A lot of touches were those dinky little handpasses over three inches, but nothing junk about the performance. He was in the packs and he ran throughout the game and hardly had a spell.
cheers Jimmy … hmmm, he’s not currently in my side … and it was the Suns in JLT … but damn!
Thoughts on I.Rankine? Is he worth the 198k?
Not in the role he’s likely to be playing.
No chance. Won’t be paying premo-price for a rookie unless their name is either Sam or Will.
Besides, it looks like there’ll be enough base-pricers going around to deem it unnecessary.
Good luck!
What about Zak? Or Jordan?
Maybe Jordan. Was he named after a racing car? Worry about Zak’s JS/role
SC scores. More to follow:
GOLD COAST
Ben Ainsworth 98
Brayden Fiorini 94
Sam Collins 93
Jack Martin 82
Jack Bowes 81
Lachie Weller 74
Charlie Ballard 74
Jarrod Witts 74
Darcy MacPherson 70
Anthony Miles 68
Chris Burgess 68
Touk Miller 67
Alex Sexton 66
Wil Powell 65
Jarrod Harbrow 64
Rory Thompson 62
Peter Wright 61
Sean Lemmens 59
Jordan Murdoch 56
Callum Ah Chee 43
Jesse Joyce 39
David Swallow 38
Izak Rankine 32
Jack Lukosius 31
George Horlin-Smith 23
Ben King 12
WESTERN BULLDOGS
Jack Macrae 143
Mitch Wallis 124
Marcus Bontempelli 116
Tom Liberatore 111
Aaron Naughton 106
Caleb Daniel 105
Lachie Hunter 99
Ed Richards 75
Toby McLean 75
Tim English 67
Billy Gowers 66
Sam Lloyd 64
Hayden Crozier 60
Jackson Trengove 58
Matthew Suckling 58
Josh Dunkley 54
Bailey Williams 49
Easton Wood 46
Zaine Cordy 46
Taylor Duryea 45
Patrick Lipinski 44
Will Hayes 42
Bailey Smith 29
Dale Morris 23
TOG %
Brayden Fiorini 53
Jarrod Witts 79
Jack Martin 78
Ben Ainsworth 65
Darcy MacPherson 52
Lachlan Weller 71
Jarrod Harbrow 81
Wil Powell 77
Sean Lemmens 46
Peter Wright 90
Samuel Collins 91
Jack Bowes 68
Anthony Miles 56
Chris Burgess 71
Charlie Ballard 88
Jordan Murdoch 86
Alex Sexton 60
David Swallow 74
Touk Miller 48
Rory Thompson 83
Jack Lukosius 79
Callum Ah Chee 77
Izak Rankine* 74
G. Horlin-Smith 52
Jesse Joyce 52
Ben King 49
Jack Macrae 88
Mitch Wallis 78
Lachie Hunter 88
Tom Liberatore 77
M. Bontempelli 88
Caleb Daniel 91
Aaron Naughton 90
Hayden Crozier 71
Billy Gowers 78
Toby McLean 70
Ed Richards 67
Tim English 85
Will Hayes 59
Josh Dunkley 80
Easton Wood 87
Sam Lloyd 82
Jackson Trengove 79
Taylor Duryea 61
Matt Suckling 77
Zaine Cordy 82
Patrick Lipinski 79
Bailey Smith 39
Bailey Williams 49
Dale Morris 57
Caleb DANIEL (FWD) $418,500. LoOved his role last night. How long is JJ out for? Do we know?
JJ is about 3 – 4 weeks away Allsaints accoring to Bulldog reports, set to resume full training this month.
Daniel was great in his role last night!
Thanks B-harvs. Do you reckon that’ll impact the hooded beast?!
Not sure at this stage, I think Daniel would be a great POD for the first two-three rounds but JJ returning could impact his scores. If he tonnes up again in the next match I will strongly consider!
There will be a Lot to take out of last nights and next weeks game as Bevo loves shuffling our midfield around. Had Dunkley a lock but Libba’s strong return has me nervous with Dunkley’s scores. Likewise with Bont’s role and the shifting half back role (Daniel, Suckling, Crozier, Durea and Hunter). Plenty more for me to look over I reckon!