The last game to be played on Saturday for Round 10 of the AFL 2013 season is between Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide Power. The game will be played in Darwin at TIO Stadium with local time opening bounce being at 7:10pm and 7:40pm AEST. Port Adelaide are the favourites for the match but it looks to be an even match on paper. View our AFL Live Scores, odds and results for the game between Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide Power.
WHERE AND WHEN: TIO Stadium, Saturday 1st June, 7:10pm
Preview:
The Western Bulldogs play Port Adelaide on Saturday, 7.10pm at TIO Stadium. This game is definitely worth watching, with both teams fairly evenly matched despite the Power going down to Geelong in style last week. In contrast, the Bulldogs caused a big upset by defeating St. Kilda, and will want to build on the momentum from that match. While the Power will go into this game as favourites, they are in big danger of sliding down the ladder after three losses in a row. Both teams will have a lot to prove, as the Bulldogs attempt to build on a big win and the Power try to turn the corner before its too late.
Teams:
Western Bulldogs:
B: Liam Picken, Michael Talia, Brett Goodes
HB: Jason Johannisen, Jordan Roughead, Dale Morris
C: Jack Macrae, Tom Liberatore, Clay Smith
HF: Dylan Addison, Liam Jones, Robert Murphy
F: Luke Dahlhaus, Tom Williams, Jake Stringer
Foll: Will Minson, Ryan Griffen, Nick Lower
Int: Daniel Giansiracusa, Mitch Wallis, Koby Stevens, Nathan Hrovat
Emerg: Jason Tutt, Lukas Markovic, Tom Campbell
In: M.Wallis, M.Talia
Out: M.Boyd (calf), T.Young (calf)
Port Adelaide Power:
B: Jack Hombsch, Alipate Carlile, Cameron O’Shea
HB: Tom Logan, Thomas Jonas, Hamish Hartlett
C: Kane Cornes, Travis Boak, Matthew Broadbent
HF: Brad Ebert, John Butcher, Angus Monfries
F: Robbie Gray, Jay Schulz, Justin Westhoff
Foll: Jarrad Redden, Oliver Wines, Chad Wingard
Int: Jake Neade, Campbell Heath, Kane Mitchell, Cameron Hitchcock
Emerg: Matthew Lobbe, Aaron Young, Paul Stewart
In: C.Hitchcock, J.Hombsch, J.Neade
Out: M.Thomas (shoulder), A.Moore, S.Colquhoun
AFL’s Bulldogs close to winning: McCartney
Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney predicts wins will start coming for his AFL club quicker than outside observers or possibly even his own players expect.
McCartney says the Dogs, who have won just one of their past 19 games – against Brisbane in round one – and lost to Gold Coast on Saturday, are frustrated and disappointed.
But he says some injuries to key players and a relatively tough draw early in the season have played a part and the club is still heading the right way.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that the reason I can say we’re closer than maybe even our players realise at times is we’ve had to contend with that in the last eight or nine games last year and early this year,” McCartney told reporters on Wednesday.
“The challenge is when we do get presented with opportunities we take them.”
McCartney said the loss to the Suns largely turned on a five-minute burst to end the third quarter when Gold Coast piled on three quick goals to make it six in a row.
He said the Dogs should have been able to stem that run quicker, with their failure to do so partly a result of poor communication from him and his fellow coaches to the players.
“We’re disappointed with our results but we’re very clear about where we’re going,” McCartney said.
“Outside our club not everyone might see that and at the moment it’s quite clear very few people would probably agree with what I’m saying.
“But internally we believe we’re a lot closer to some better results than people realise.”
The Bulldogs on Saturday play St Kilda, who, in 15th spot, are just one place higher on the ladder with one more win, and who McCartney says are at a similar stage of development.
“They’ve probably got some frustrations similar to us at times where they have patches in games where they either don’t take their chances or the opposition get them on the scoreboard for five minutes,” he said.
“I think it will be a very, very competitive game.
“There’s good history between the two clubs in the last four or five years.
“To be honest both clubs are probably at an identical stage.”
