Bulldogs/Saints
I've decided to have a crack at the first match of the round. I've thought a lot about this game. St Kilda's tall forwards versus the very fast and skilled dogs. Its indoors at the dome, so its perfect conditions for the saints talls.
Lets start with their history, saints have won 4 of the last 5 with the last one a draw. The dogs have had some problems with the saints height in all these matches.
Over the summer, they have both improved the rucks. Should be a good contest of quality rucks Hudson/Minson versus King/Gardiner.
Many say it'll be won/lost on the saints forward line, IMO it'll be in the midfield. The dogs midfield, Cooney especially is playing exceptional and should keep them competitive. But Fisher should keep West quiet(ish) as he's played 2 good games this year and played well on him in the past. I could go on with other matchups but I think the saints hold the edge in a lot of them.
With how a lot of the matches have played out this year, margins have been blown out in the second half with the increased speed of the game. The saints have had big leads at some stage in all the past 5 matches between the 2 teams and I think they’ll do it again and cover.
Saints -15.5
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