Richmond vs W.Bulldogs @ Marvel Stadium --- Round 15, 2025

[one-eyed]

AFL Round 15

RICHMOND vs Western Bulldogs

Sunday, 22nd June @ Marvel Stadium

Start time: 3:20 pm


https://www.afl.com.au/afl/matches/7093

[mat073]

Bulldogs destroy the teams they should.

[Tiger Khosh]

Yeah think we’re in for a thrashing in this one.

[Andyy]

Might surprise ourselves with an honourable loss

[JP Tiger]

I'd like to try something against the Burpdogs!  Float Thomas Sims in front of Darcy, not as a direct opponent but to make Darcy jump over Sims to get to the ball.  Noah would get the full time gig on Darcy with a bash (!) & crash licence, but lets make it hard for Darcy to get a clean run at the ball.  He wont jump over Sims while nursing that knee & that takes half of his game away.
 
It may not win the game but I could enjoy watching them struggling to deal with it!

Oh ... and somebody to pants Naughton too (probably Miller) ...     

[Hard Roar Tiger]

It’ll be Miller time on Darce

[mightytiges]

This year the Dogs have been exposed against the top sides, but they love to beat up on the sides below them. So, this could get very ugly if we dish up a similar 'effort' to the Swans game  .

[one-eyed]

https://x.com/bostontiger35/status/1933416898131341697

[WilliamPowell]

Dwyane going out on a limb there 

[Andyy]

Reckon we'll shut down Darcy like we shut down Hogan.

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Midfield are the key to keeping Darce quiet. With the Cats, the Doggies have hands down the best i50 kickers in the comp. If our mids can’t put pressure on their ball carrier, Darce will easily kick 6 goals plus.

Think Josh Treacy a few weeks ago in that first qtr….

[eliminator]

Bulldog midfield highly skilled. They made St Kilda look slow. They also have numerous goal kicking options. If play the way we played against Sydney looking at a real thrashing.

[WilliamPowell]

Bulldog midfield highly skilled. They made St Kilda look slow. They also have numerous goal kicking options. If play the way we played against Sydney looking at a real thrashing.

And if we play like we did against GWS for 3 qtrs it will be a ripping game,e 

[Diocletian]

Bulldog midfield highly skilled. They made St Kilda look slow. They also have numerous goal kicking options. If play the way we played against Sydney looking at a real thrashing.

And if we play like we did against GWS for 3 qtrs it will be a ripping game,e 

Except this time we'll need to play like that for 4 quarters and actually convert our chances.

[one-eyed]

Western Bulldogs v Richmond Preview

Andrew Slevison
SEN
19 June 2025

The Western Bulldogs enter this Sunday night fixture fresh off a 72-point demolition job of St Kilda when piling on their highest score (132) of the season.

It marked the return of Sam Darcy who kicked 3.2 from 19 touches and nine marks in a performance that would have Doggies fans feeling pretty good about themselves.

Add to that the outrageous form of Ed Richards, plus strong contributions from the likes of Rory Lobb, Bailey Williams, Matt Kennedy, Adam Treloar and Joel Freijah, among others, and it’s looking good for Luke Beveridge right now.

Richmond, on the other hand, enter fresh off a bye which came on the back of a 44-point defeat to Sydney.

The rebuilding Tigers have surprised many by winning three games and almost winning two others. It appears as though the regeneration is going to plan on face value.

However, they’ve recently struggled against the Dogs who have enjoyed two smashing victories in the past two seasons. It was a 91-point result at the MCG in Round 9 last year after a 55-point triumph in Round 21, 2023. The Dogs have also won three in a row (including by five points in Round 4 of 2023).

While Adem Yze’s Tigers will be eager to give a better account of themselves after a week off pondering the subpar Swans performance, it’s almost impossible to tip them against the Doggies at Marvel.

The Bulldogs have a penchant for kicking massive scores under the roof and belting lower-ranked teams. They get that setup on Sunday and it should all be academic from there.

Prediction: Western Bulldogs by 40 points.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2025/06/19/who-will-win-and-why-tips-and-predictions-for-afl-round-15