Footy Form Guide, Round 22, 2007

Western Bulldogs v Kangaroos,
Sunday September 2, Telstra Dome, 2.10 AEST

Kangaroos will look to try and get 4th spot with a big win over the Western Bulldogs.

Sports Acumen Odds and Markets

Fixed Odds

Spreads

 

To
Win

Line @
$1.90

Margin
1-39

Margin
40+

Draw

Supremacy

Western Bulldogs

3.60

+23½

4.25

15.00

61.00

28

Kangaroos

1.29

-23½

2.25

2.70

22

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The Last Five

Year

Round

Venue

WB
1/2 Score

Kang
1/2 score

1/2 margin

WB
score

Kang
Score

Full Time Margin

Combined
total score

2007

13

MCG

43

77

-34

85

111

-26

196

2006

14

MCG

31

49

-18

82

94

-12

176

2005

8

TD

40

57

-17

118

92

26

210

2004

21

TD

77

58

19

136

106

30

242

2004

6

MO

56

91

-35

120

119

1

239

   

The Teams

 


WESTERN BULLDOGS
Backs: Gilbee Harris Morris
Half-backs: Power Williams Hargrave
Centres: Cross West Eagleton
Half-forwards: Giansiracusa Johnson Murphy
Forwards: Grant McDougall Robbins
Followers: Darcy Cooney Boyd
Interchange: From: Faulkner Harbrow McMahon Ray Skipper Tiller Wight
In: Faulkner Grant Harbrow McMahon Robbins
Out: Akermanis (hamstring) Everitt (groin)

KANGAROOS
Backs: Watt Gibson Archer
Half-backs: Firrito Pratt Smith
Centres: Green Harris Sansbury
Half-forwards: Wells Edwards Harvey
Forwards: Jones Petrie Grant
Followers: McIntosh Rawlings Simpson
Interchange: From: Sinclair Brown Swallow Lower Hansen Hale McMahon
In: Smith Gibson Hansen

The Western Bulldogs Missing
Jason Akermanis
(267 games, 327 goals)
Andrejs Everitt
(8 games, 4 goals)
Mitch Hahn
(112 games, 77 goals)
Shaun Higgins
(25 games, 29 goals)
Peter Street
(77 games, 16 goals)

Out for the Season
Ryan Griffin
(51 games, 16 goals)

Retired
Brett Montgomery
(204 games, 119 goals)

The Kangaroos Missing
Leigh Adams
(2 games, 0 goals)
Daniel McConnell
(6 games, 0 goals)
David Trotter
(7 games, 2 goal)

Out for the Season
Nathan Thompson
(164 games; 298 goals)

Out Indefinitely
Leigh Harding
(89 games; 123 goals)

Retired
Jonathan Hay
(157 games; 12 goals)

 

Western Bulldogs
at Telstra Dome
Won 3 of the last 8

Lost Rd 21 2007 v Hawthorn
Lost Rd 19 2007 v Melbourne
Draw Rd 18 2007 v St Kilda
Lost Rd 17 2007 v West Coast
Lost Rd 16 2007 v Geelong
Won Rd 15 2007 v Essendon
Won Rd 14 2007 v Port Adelaide
Won Rd 8 2007 v Colingwood

Kangaroos
at Telstra Dome

Won 6 of the last 8
Won Rd 21 2007 v Carlton
Lost rd 20 2007 v Geelong
Lost Rd 19 2007 v West Coast
Won Rd 16 2007 v Melbourne
Won Rd 14 2007 v Richmond
Won Rd 11 2007 v St Kilda
Won Rd 7 2007 v Essendon
Won Rd 6 2007 v Sydney

Footyratings Tip
Kangaroos

Overall Record
Western Bulldogs: 70
Kangaroos: 68
Drawn: 3

Record at Telstra Dome
Western Bulldogs: 4
Kangaroos: 3

Coaches Head to Head
2005-2007
Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs

Dean Laidley: 2
Rodney Eade: 1

Milestone
300th game
AFL Life Membership
Adam Simpson
1995-2007:
264 games, 74 goals (Kangaroos)
Total: 264 premiership matches, 32 pre-season, 4 International

The Last Six
Western Bulldogs: 3
Kangaroos: 3

Rd 13 2007
Kangaroos 17. 9 (111) def Western Bulldogs 11. 19 (85) MCG
Rd 14 2006
Kangaroos 13. 16 (94) def Western Bulldogs 12. 10 (82) MCG
Rd 8 2005

Western Bulldogs 18. 10 (118) def Kangaroos 13. 14 (92) Telstra Dome
Rd 21 2004
Western Bulldogs 21. 10 (136) def Kangaroos 15. 16 (106) Telstra Dome
Rd 6 2004
Western Bulldogs 19. 6 (120) def Kangaroos 18. 11 (119) Manuka Oval
Rd 10 2003
Kangaroos 24. 12 (156) def Western Bulldogs 22. 13 (145) Telstra Dome

The Form
Western Bulldogs: Have won 9 from 21 for the season. Coming off an 84 point loss to Hawthorn at Telstra Dome in Round 21, following a 34 point loss to Adelaide at AAMI Stadium in Round 20, and a 42 point loss to Melbourne at Telstra Dome in Round 19. Currently in 13th place on the ladder at 87.28%

Kangaroos: Have won 13 from 21 for the season. Coming off an 82 point win over carlton at Telstra Dome in Round 21, following a 27 point loss to Geelong at Telstra Dome in Round 20, and a 17 point loss to West Coast at Telstra Dome in Round 19. Currently in 5th place on the ladder at 106.35%