The third game on Sunday for AFL Round 2 is between Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Kangaroos. The match is to be played at Etihad Stadium with the opening bounce set to commence at 4:40pm with away team North Melbourne Kangaroos currently holding favouritism in the market. View our AFL live scores, odds and results for the game between Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne Kangaroos.
Round: Round 2, Sunday March 30, 4:40pm
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Weather: 26° Partly cloudy.
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Odds Comparison:
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| Western Bulldogs | 2.90 | 3.20 | 3.25 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 3.20 |
| North Melbourne Kangaroos | 1.38 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.36 | 1.38 | 1.35 |
All odds are subject to change. Odds listed are correct at the time of the latest update.
Preview:
The last game of round 2 is between the Bulldogs and North Melbourne, kicking off on Sunday, 4.40pm at Etihad Stadium. North Melbourne will be favourites to win here, although this game really could go either way. Both the Bulldogs and the Roos suffered a loss in round 1, and North Melbourne especially were expected to perform much better than they did against Essendon.
The Bulldogs also performed badly against the West Coast Eagles in round 1, in a display that would have worried supporters due to a real lack of goal scoring opportunities. In contrast, North have the likes of Lindsay Thomas to make a difference this weekend, and should be able to topple the Bulldogs. The Bulldogs will be hoping for a good game from 19-year-old midfielder Jack Macrae, who was one of only a few good players against the Eagles with 31 possessions and two goals.
Teams:
Western Bulldogs:
Backs: Picken Roughead Wood
Half-backs: Johannisen Morris Murphy
Centres: Cooney Griffen Stevens
Half-forwards: Dalhaus Crameri Higgins
Forwards: Hunter Stringer Giansiracusa
Followers: Minson Boyd Liberatore
Interchange: From: Wallis Macrae Jones Young Dickson Campbell Jong
In: Griffen Jones Young Jong
Out: Goodes
North Melbourne Kangaroos:
Backs: Mullett Grima Macmillan
Half-backs: Atley Thompson McKenzie
Centres: Bastinac Ziebell Dal Santo
Half-forwards: Adams Black Cunnington
Forwards: Thomas Petrie Hansen
Followers: Goldstein Wells Harvey
Interchange From: Currie Jacobs Jacobs Wright McDonald Greenwood McMahon Gibson
In: Currie Greenwood Jacobs
Out: Nil
New: Daniel Currie, 25, North Adelaide (SANFL)
News:
Ex-Brisbane Lion Brad Scott was the kind of straight-ahead defender who gave his AFL opponents sleepless nights.
The North Melbourne coach has been just as direct on the track this week.
The straight shooter has had little time for gentle persuasion in response to his side’s 39-point loss to Essendon in round one.
It was a performance Scott described as the worst he’d seen at North since taking over in 2010.
“There wasn’t a lot of picking players up and cuddling them this week,” Scott told reporters on Thursday.
“It was some cold, hard facts and holding people accountable to their jobs.”
Fellow first-round losers Western Bulldogs host the Kangaroos at Etihad Stadium on Sunday, and Scott expects a fierce contest.
“They were a very good contested ball side last year,” Scott said.
Media commentators have been savage on the Kangaroos this week, following a raft of prominent pundits tipping them in pre-season to climb back into the top eight in 2014.
Drew Petrie had three disposals last week and five-time club champion Brent Harvey has also been under fire.
Scott scoffed at a suggestion Harvey, 35, wasn’t a big-game player.
“It’s a ludicrous comment. Brent Harvey’s one of the biggest game players there’s ever been,” Scott said.
“When you lose, you get criticised. We wear it.
“We act on what’s appropriate and we disregard what’s inappropriate.
“When our best players don’t perform to standard, my job is to help them as much as I can, and I’ve certainly done that this week.
“You can open the excuse book or you can just cop the criticism and get on with it and let your actions do the talking.
“I’m confident those two will do that.”
Some commentators have called for midfielders Jack Ziebell and triple All-Australian Nick Dal Santo to be dropped. Scott says he’s backing his senior players to lift.
North’s defensive work rate in the midfield has also been criticised, and Scott acknowledges things need to change.
“We sat back and hoped they’d kick it back to us, hoped they’d make some mistakes,” Scott said.
“That’s not the way you beat good sides. You beat good sides by taking it right up to them and we certainly didn’t do that.”