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Centrals by 4 goals

When did the Bloods last string 2 together?

It won't happen again this week. Dogs by 60+.

Pseudo wrote:When did the Bloods last string 2 together?

It won't happen again this week. Dogs by 60+.

Rounds 7-8 last season, so not ancient history. Dogs by 8 goals.

Centrals by heaps

A game we can not be complacent in and think we just have to turn up to win

Whilst West haven't beaten us for 4 years, we never beat them easily.
We should win but it will be close, within 5 goals.

Centrals to put a stop to Westies winning run and win by 44 points

Dogs likely to be unchanged for the 4th match in a row.
Can't recall that happening too often ... for any team.

Same 25 man squad as last week

https://cdfc.com.au/team-selection

In - Monaghan Callinan Matz

“That was so good.” The words of proud West Adelaide coach Adam Hartlett were echoed by plenty of Bloods supporters but also most of the SANFL world as Westies, who have been up against more than their fair share of adversity, defied the odds to overcome North Adelaide by 13 points.

Injuries have been a constant hurdle over the past few years as the Bloods have battled to rebuild and again there were more than their fair share of them at Prospect.

“We had every right to roll over and not get that done but these boys genuinely care,” Hartlett said.

“Really gritty. It’s pretty special.”

After bursting out to a five-goal headstart, the Bloods had been overtaken by late in the third quarter and an honourable loss might have been acceptable to some. After all, West virtually had no bench. Co-captain Sam Frost injured a shoulder at the start of the second term, Lachlan Squire exited for hospital with a nasty leg laceration, Tom Morrish, in his return from an ankle issue, badly injured his ‘good’ ankle, while big Ned Stevens suffered a soft-tissue injury but soldiered on.

And Kobe Ryan’s right shoulder slipped out of its socket in a bump late in the third but he was back out for the fourth and was heroic on one good shoulder. Now that’s commitment and passion for a club that refuses to be counted out.

While the Bloods aren’t as strong on paper this week because of this injury toll, now is the time for everyone at West to get right behind the players and officials and make sure they keep heading in the right direction.

Of course it’s no easy task against Central, which is continually heading in the right direction these days. The Doggies are winning the games they are expected to win and they proved too strong for South in kicking away by 54 points.

They are up to second after finishing fourth in 2023 and third last season, able to gradually take charge against the inexperienced Panthers before booting the only five goals of the final quarter. The ability to work your way back into a game when it’s not on your own terms early is a sign of the maturity that’s becoming evident in Paul Thomas’s team.

WEST

League

F Harvey Griffiths, Tom Scully, Dylan McCormick

HF Samuel Burbridge, Hamish Ellem, Isaac Johnson

C Cade Kennedy, Kobe Ryan, Joel Parker

HB Jonti Schuback, William Patton, Cooper Patterson

B Adam Bunworth, Liam Delahunty, Dylan White

R Riley Corbett, Brady Searle, Jesse Thackeray

INT Logan Austin, Harvey Bock, Dylan Bramich, Judd Hansen, Charlie Haysman, Caleb May, Tom Morrish

IN Logan Austin, Harvey Bock, Judd Hansen, Caleb May, William Patton, Brady Searle, Jesse Thackeray

OUT Sam Frost (AC Joint), Lachlan Squire (Knee), Ned Stevens (Knee), Callum Park (Calf)

CENTRAL

League

F Anzac Lochowiak, Jack Tomkinson, Nick Lange

HF Jake Gasper, Beau Thomas, Kyle Presbury

C Kai Pudney, Kade Dittmar, Wilson Barry

HB Luca Whitelum, Dayne Posthuma, Zach Adams

B Austin Kitschke, George Kendall, Rhett Montgomerie

R Kobe Annand, Mani Liddy, Harry Grant

INT Jack Callinan, Leyton Chisholm, Aiden Grace, Billy Iles, Jayden Matz, Maximus Monaghan, Oliver Shaw

IN Jack Callinan, Jayden Matz, Maximus Monaghan

NEW Jayden Matz (Freeling)

MILESTONE Mani Liddy (50 games)

This could be a lot closer than it looks , we always struggle at Richmond.

This could be a lot closer than it looks ,we always struggle at Richmond .

Geez you wouldnt see often a team wins its first game of the year and has 7 ins haha

Centrals by 37 pts.

Dogs by 38pts.

Quarter time at Hisense,

CD 5.2
WA 2.1

Half time,

CD 9.5
WA 3.2

Bloods have 9 inside 50 entries to half time.

We looking at the flag faves?

Spargo wrote:We looking at the flag faves?

Haven’t played us yet!