Official Round 25 Bulldogs V Tigers - Team Lists and Discussion Thread

[chemdog]

chris sutton the ref again

 

[JORDZILLA]

Watson Heleta big boi surprised no play

 

[Bob dog]

After a season of under powered dog fight can the reasonably competitive Canterbury pull a win?

 

[chisdog]

Christian Crichton not leaving ???

Ogden too.

 

[chisdog]

Will Hopoate will farewell Bulldogs fans with his final match in the blue and white against the Tigers at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe on Sunday (4:05PM AEST).
Hopoate, has long been a favourite amongst Bulldogs fans, having joined the club in 2016, and represented the blue and whites on 123 occasions leading into Sunday.

During that time the versatile back has scored 24 tries, and has set up many more with his quick hands and understanding of the game.
The only other change to the Bulldogs side for this week is the return of Corey Waddell from suspension, to start in the second row in place of Matt Doorey, who unfortunately suffered a season ending ACL injury against the Sea Eagles.

The Bulldogs can also confirm that the following off-contract players will be leaving the club at the end of this season:
Dylan Napa, Will Hopoate, Lachlan Lewis, Nick Meaney, Renouf Atoni, Sione Katoa, Dean Britt, Chris Smith, James Roumanos, Brad Deitz, Watson Heleta and Kiko Manu.
Bulldogs Chief Executive, Aaron Warburton, thanked all the players for their efforts on behalf of the club:
"I'd like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Bulldogs, to thank all of the players that are departing at the end of this season, for their efforts during their time at Belmore.

Every player is a part of Bulldogs' history and will always be welcomed back to the club.
We now wish each of them, and their family, all the best for the future."
Match: Wests Tigers v Bulldogs
ROUND 25 - SUNDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER
4:05pm

No.	Player	Sponsor
1	Nick Meaney	Hy-Tec
2	Corey Allan	Guardian Venue Management
3	Will Hopoate	Cincotta Chemist Campsie
4	Aaron Schoupp	Australasian Industrial Wrappings & Coatings
5	Jayden Okunbor	Canterbury League Club
6	Brandon Wakeham	Penny's Crispy Pork Crackling
7	Kyle Flanagan	Sydney Freezers
8	Ava Seumanufagai	Intello IT
9	Sione Katoa	Jay Productions & Events
10	Jack Hetherington	MMX Projects
11	Corey Waddell	TLH Recruitment
12	Joe Stimson	Dental on Evaline
13	Josh Jackson (c)	Daily Press
Interchange		Recovery Partners
14	Bailey Biondi-Odo	Khalil Family Lawyers
15	Ofahiki Ogden	Urbanista Café & Convenience
16	Chris Patolo	Your Property People
17	Jackson Topine	McDonalds Punchbowl/Lakemba
Reserves
19	Falakiko Manu
20	Dylan Napa
21	Jake Averillo
22	Watson Heleta

Round 25 Team News: Final line-up confirmed for Wests Tigers clash

Will Hopoate will farewell Bulldogs fans with his final match in the blue and white against the Tigers at Moreton Daily Stadium in Redcliffe on Sunday (4:05PM AEST).

www.bulldogs.com.au

And just to make everybody on here REALLY happy, the referee is unchanged from last week... You guessed it Chris Sutton! Is that a resounding (Bronx) cheer I hear?

 

[Pavdogg82]

For some reason I think we win this week. Tigers are just hopeless and could toss up a shit performance.
Now we just need to get rid of Waddell, Stinkson, Corey Allan, Fannygon and any other fuckheads or plodders who's main attributes to our team is missing tackles, giving away 6 agains or have not busted a tackle in the last 12 months.

I still don't understand how Barrett picks this team?? Katoa, really? (BBO instead), also Topine in for Stinkson/Waddle.
You name me any from the list above who would've sprinted from the kick off to get that try Topine did last week.

 

[Ant2611]

Good list of players leaving
They should make Hoppa the captain

Hope he won't lead by example.

 

[finchie]

Hope he won't lead by example.

Wouldn’t be much to follow

 

[wendog33]

And just to make everybody on here REALLY happy, the referee is unchanged from last week... You guessed it Chris Sutton! Is that a resounding (Bronx) cheer I hear?

Sutton: Rub our noses in it.

 

[El Padrino]

C'mon boys, do it for Napa and the other deadshits...

 

[chisdog]

C'mon boys, do it for Napa and the other deadshits...

The saddest thing is it took Barrett 25 weeks to drop Napa.

 

[The DoggFather]

CONFIRMED DEPARTING PLAYERS

The Bulldogs can also confirm that the following off-contract players will be leaving the club at the end of this season:
Dylan Napa, Will Hopoate, Lachlan Lewis, Nick Meaney, Renouf Atoni, Sione Katoa, Dean Britt, Chris Smith, James Roumanos, Brad Deitz, Watson Heleta and Kiko Manu.

Bump!

 

[Bulldog1966]

Tbf he was pretty good last week. Needs to absorb the early pressure and then fuck off so my man BBO can wreak havok.

Wreak havoc making 50+ tackles in the guts?........that's why i reckon he isn't starting/getting too many minutes getting a bit of protection..
and to the other poster, who else can we fucking start with other than Katoa?..plus it matters little now we're 80 minutes from season over TF.

 

[flamebouyant]

Wreak havoc making 50+ tackles in the guts?........that's why i reckon he isn't starting/getting too many minutes getting a bit of protection..
and to the other poster, who else can we fucking start with other than Katoa?..plus it matters little now we're 80 minutes from season over TF.

You need to read the post i quoted to understand my point. I was talking about Katoa, and then BBO.

 

[maroondog72]

That’s bad for an outside back

you can't call him an outside back with 3 tries in two seasons, that stat actually made me laugh out loud

 

[maroondog72]

Nice too see sutton gets' another opportunity to influence the outcome of another one of our games.fuck the bunker fuck the reffs and fuck the NRL.

 

[Freakzilla]

chris sutton the ref again

Either the NRL is taking the piss and he'll screw us again

or

Since the game doesn't matter for either team they'll help us win so they can say to the fans see, we don't hate you.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Jackson Topine Mid-Week Press Conference | Round 25 v Tigers

 

[From the area]

I hope we keep Stimson. With more game time in NRL I think he can be a very effective player. I mean he has come from a Melbourne system for what it’s worth. I feel he has t really been given a good crack at NRL.

 

[Bulldog Wrestler]

Brandon Wakeham Mid-Week Press Conference | Round 25 v Tigers