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Only played them once last year also.Am I artistic or do we only play Tigers once?
Only played them once last year also.Am I artistic or do we only play Tigers once?
Finally a decent draw! Last few years of playing the previous top teams killed us on the ladder.
Last 11 games with no bye will be a grindlast stretch of 4 games are fucked jesus
We are probably going to need about 10 wins out of our first 13.We’ve got a chance to start really strong. I’m anticipating we go 4 wins from 5 to start the season into the first bye
The hard part with deciphering the draw, which teams are everyone predicting to go shit but will perform well and vice versa? That throws a big spanner in the works when looking at the draw. Not many people saw us improving so much in 24', nor the sudden demise of a team like the broncos.The whole of Round 17 to 27 is challenging. Round 16 is our last bye. 7 of the 11 games are against finalists from 2024. We play Panthers twice. Our 2nd game against the Panthers is on a 6 day turnaround after playing in Melbourne.
The first 15 rounds are where we will need to make some points. Possibly the worst part of the draw for us in that period is rounds 8 to 10, 3 away+interstate games in a row, however there is a 10 day turnaround between round 8 and 9, and round 10 is in Canberra.
At this stage I'm thinking we need to be top 4 at the end of Round 15 to make the finals, and the games we have in those rounds we should be winning most of them.
I like beating tigersWhy are you hanging out for Tigers games? And what does it have to do with artistry?
We basically need to crush the first half of season and have luxury of resting players.Last 11 games with no bye will be a grind
Must win first 3 games, on surface seems easy based on 2024, but Titans and Eels will most definitely improveGames played against
Top eight: 10
Top four: 7
Bottom nine: 14
Bottom four: 7
Who they play twice: Broncos, Sharks, Titans, Eels, Panthers, Rabbitohs, Dragons, Roosters
Analysis: Reasonable draw for Bulldogs fans, who will be hoping their team, can improve on what was a somewhat surprising sixth-place finish last season. It’s a favourable start to the year, with three games against 2024 bottom eight teams (Dragons, Titans, Eels) in Rounds 1-3. In fact, the Bulldogs only play one top four team (Sharks) in the first ten rounds of the comp. However, they’re in for an absolutely brutal run to end the regular season with a murderer’s row of opponents in the final four rounds. In order, they’ll take on the Roosters, Storm, Panthers and Sharks in Rounds 24, 25, 26 and 27.
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Yep. You'd hate a bye in the 1st 4 rounds, but love 1 in the last 4We basically need to crush the first half of season and have luxury of resting players.