Semi final Team + Discussion

[Thiele]

SECOND SEMI-FINAL
WESTERN BULLDOGS v SYDNEY SWANS
Western Bulldogs
B: Dale Morris, Brian Lake, Tim Callan
HB: Lindsay Gilbee, Ryan Hargrave, Jason Akermanis
C: Nathan Eagleton, Matthew Boyd, Daniel Cross
HF: Robert Murphy, Mitch Hahn, Brad Johnson
F: Josh Hill, Will Minson, Scott Welsh
Foll: Ben Hudson, Adam Cooney, Ryan Griffen
I/C: Jarrod Harbrow, Shaun Higgins, Daniel Giansiracusa, Stephen Tiller
EMG: Andrejs Everitt, Farren Ray, Callan Ward

In: Tiller
Out: Farren Ray


Sydney Swans
B: Leo Barry, Craig Bolton, Martin Mattner
HB: Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Ted Richards, Tadhg Kennelly
C: Paul Bevan, Jarrad McVeigh, Nick Malceski
HF: Ryan O’Keefe, Adam Goodes, Jarred Moore
F: Darren Jolly, Barry Hall, Jared Crouch
Foll: Peter Everitt, Brett Kirk, Jude Bolton
I/C: Luke Ablett, Amon Buchanan, Kieren Jack, Patrick Veszpremi
EMG: Craig Bird, Ryan Brabazon, Heath Grundy

No change



FIRST SEMI-FINAL
ST KILDA v COLLINGWOOD
St Kilda
B: Jason Blake, Max Hudghton, Brendon Goddard
HB: Sam Gilbert, Sam Fisher, Jason Gram
C: Clint Jones, Nick Dal Santo, Robert Harvey
HF: James Gwilt, Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna
F: Stephen Milne, Justin Koschitzke, Luke Ball
Foll: Steven King, Lenny Hayes, Adam Schneider
I/C: David Armitage, Andrew McQualter, Raphael Clarke, Robert Eddy
EMG: Jarryd Allen, Shane Birss, Jack Steven

In: Ball, Armitage
Out: Xavier Clarke, Charlie Gardiner

Collingwood
B: Simon Prestigiacomo, Nathan Brown, Tyson Goldsack
HB: Martin Clarke, Nick Maxwell, Harry O’Brien
C: Tarkyn Lockyer, Scott Burns, Shannon Cox
HF: Scott Pendlebury, Travis Cloke, Leon Davis
F: Chris Dawes, Paul Medhurst, John Anthony
Foll: Josh Fraser, Dane Swan, Shane O’Bree
I/C: John McCarthy, Dale Thomas, Chris Bryan, Ryan Cook
EMG: Ben Reid, Rhyce Shaw, Shane Wakelin

In: Burns
Out: Rhyce Shaw

[NFC]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

Xavier Clarke's last game of AFL.

[saintal]

X. Clarke will play again.

Bit worried about our so called "home" final v the Pies. If the game was truely a home match, at the dome with the 30k St K members getting first crack at tickets, I reckon St Kilda would start favourites. But we all know that will never happen...

Go the saints!

[Rik E Boy]

Boo friggin hoo. When I were a lad Football was an outdoor sport. If you don't want to play football at the G in September you shouldn't be in the business.

regards,

REB

[Dutchy]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

I agree with NFC

Farren Ray has never done it for me...

[blink]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

I agree with NFC

Farren Ray has never done it for me...

He certainly hasn't lived up to his touted pontential.

What year and pick number was he drafted?

[rod_rooster]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

I agree with NFC

Farren Ray has never done it for me...

He certainly hasn't lived up to his touted pontential.

What year and pick number was he drafted?

2003 Draft, pick 4.

[Booney]

Bullgods V Sydney - Tough one here,I really cant pick it.I think the Bulldogs should bounce back but I have no confidence in them whatsoever.
Sydney are capable of a boil over here and I might just go that way as Hall has hit some form,Goodes is making a menace of himself up forward and O'Keefe is looking dangerous.I know the Dogs have won 2 of 2 this year V Sydney with their running game being too much for the Swans to handle and the Dogs pace being too much.I am just,and only just leaning the the Dogs by 8 points.

St's V Collingwood - This one just as tough and in this one I am going with winning form.St Kilda's flogging of the Essendon seconds holds no weight with me and the punishing loss to the Cats will have hurt them.Collingwood have had a good win over Adelaide and I expect them to continue on their high scoring ways,expect to require 20+ goals to win this one.In front of 80,000+ Collingwood by 19 points.

[blink]

2003 Draft, pick 4.

Looking down the list of players to go after him, up to pick 20, there are no real standouts, or any player that can claim to be have had a better run than Farren really.

Names like: 5. Brock McLean, 6. Kepler Bradley, 7. Kane Tenace, 8. Raph Clarke, 9. David Trotter, 10. Ryley Dunn, 11. Beau Waters, 12. Ryan Murphy, 13. Brett Stanton, 14. Fergus Watts, 15. Troy Chaplin, 16. Josh Willoughby, 17. Billy Morrison, 18. Llane Spaanderman, 19. David Mundy, 20. Sam Bulter.

I can only see 4 or 5 players that are regulars in teams, and there are even a couple I have never even heard of!

[NFC]

Certainly not the greatest of drafts, Trotter the standout for mine...

[Rik E Boy]

Collingwood are favourites...the Saints are a monty. Bulldogs will bounce back and defeat the Sydney Swines.

regards,

REB

[tedbullpit]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

Xavier Clarke's last game of AFL.

Agree X.Clarke is one of the most overrated players to ever pull on an AFL Guernsey. Would struggle to get a kick at SANFL level.

[NFC]

Farren Ray's last game for the Western Bulldogs. He's rubbish, West Australian, and out of contract. Gone.

Xavier Clarke's last game of AFL.

Agree X.Clarke is one of the most overrated players to ever pull on an AFL Guernsey. Would struggle to get a kick at SANFL level.

His brother isn't too flash either. Both are on struggle street.

[stan]

The bulldogs looked alright last night, but alright is ok when your playing the swans, make some of those same skill errors and it will really hurt. I guess the key was Minson was good and he will need to be that good again.

Anyway the other game, Collingwood and St.Kilda. I was surpirsed as the betting had the pies as favourites, that might be the case but its really anyones game.