Tigers vs Bulldogs game thread

[Jackstar is back again]

No Lake, No Higgins No Hall, No Western Bulldogs !!

[TigerTimeII]

no aker
no johno


no western bulldogs

[Dubstep Dookie]

 $1.91?

Must be $2.50 for a tiger win under 39pts.

Easy money.

[Infamy]

$1.91?

Must be $2.50 for a tiger win under 39pts.

Easy money.

TAB Sportsbet Odds

Richmond Under 39.5 Pts 2.95
Richmond Over 39.5 Pts 9.00

That +39.5 is very tempting

[Dubstep Dookie]

$1.91?

Must be $2.50 for a tiger win under 39pts.

Easy money.

TAB Sportsbet Odds

Richmond Under 39.5 Pts 2.95
Richmond Over 39.5 Pts 9.00

That +39.5 is very tempting

That's VERY tempting 

[gerkin greg]

very nice

$3.50 over 15.5pts is value for less risk

[one-eyed]

The AFL site is tipping us to win 


SUMMARY
These teams are headed in opposite directions with the Tigers riding high with the confidence gained from a three-game winning streak while the Dogs are desperately searching for answers as they seek to end a three-game losing slide.

The Dogs will be without key defenders Brian Lake and Tom Williams with Lake to continue his quest for form and fitness in the VFL and Williams out with an ankle injury. Forwards Shaun Higgins (groin) and Barry Hall (ankle) will also be absent through injury.

The Tigers have no such concerns and any changes Damien Hardwick chooses to make will be unforced.

QUESTION MARKS
Can the Tigers reverse the trend of recent seasons? They've managed just one draw from their past eight encounters with the Dogs.

Can the Dogs overcome their form and fitness to scratch out a win? They're down on confidence because of those two factors, but four premiership points would do them the world of good and Rodney Eade won't be too fussed how he gets them.

PREDICTION

Richmond by 10 points

http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=113538&utm_medium=RSS

[gerkin greg]

Certainly nice of Rocket to inform us who is definitely not playing so early in the week   

[tony_montana]

who have they got top stop JR without Lake and Williams?

I would LOVE to give them an absolute flogging this week

[WA Tiger]

I think if we win this game which we should, we will it by a comfortable margin, could be in excess of 10 goals.

[WilliamPowell]

I think if we win this game which we should, we will it by a comfortable margin, could be in excess of 10 goals.

There is abviuosly something in the African air you really need to share WAT 

10 goals - let's just try and get the win to get ourselves out of 9th place 

[Oiafi]

I think if we win this game which we should, we will it by a comfortable margin, could be in excess of 10 goals.

I've been feeling quitely confident about this game until I read this. Now I'm very worried. 

[Penelope]

I think if we win this game which we should, we will it by a comfortable margin, could be in excess of 10 goals.

Gee, the 4 points and extra percentage would put us one step closer to finishing 9th

[Dice]

Nothing would please me more than beating this team, I dislike them that much lol

Ditto from me. Them and North are my most hated and we can roll both of 'em in the space of a few weeks. I'll be on cloud 9 if we win

[one-eyed]

Tigers eye Dog revenge
richmondfc.com.au
By Tony Greenberg
Wed 11 May, 2011

Richmond will snap a six-year hoodoo against the Western Bulldogs if it can defeat them in Sunday’s big Round 8 clash at Etihad Stadium.

To underline just how long ago that was, only four members of the Tiger team that day are still at the Club - current captain Chris Newman, Brett Deledio, Daniel Jackson and Shane Tuck.

Newman was playing his 57th game, Deledio his third game, Jackson his ninth, and Tuck his sixth.

Read More at: http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/113578/default.aspx