The brisbane Lions remains one of three teams undefeated going into round four. Having beaten West Coast, Carlton and, most recently, Port Adelaide, where their twin towers Jonathan Brown and Brendan Fevola combined for eight goals and seven score assists.
The Dogs' win over Hawthorn on Sunday was a gutsy effort but came with its own a heavy cost. Tager Liam Picken, Jason Akermanis and possibly Ryan Hargrave are out whilst hargrave will be tested but the other two will leave big holes in the line-up.
Their form so far has been patchy with coach Rodney Eade lamenting their inability to jell in the first three rounds.
With Clark going out of the side, the workload of Matthew Leuenberger will increase.Back for the lions is Jared Brennan, who proved his ability to play as a back-up ruckman last year. Leuenberger is yet to set the world on fire since returning from injury and will be in the spotlight this week.
Eade applied the acid to Will Minson on Sunday after the burly ruckman played yet another game marred by silly decisions. He threatened him with VFL time but with the Lions' ruck stocks depleted by Charman and Clark's absence, he might leave him in for a possible confidence-building opportunity.
The Lions are somewhat haunted by their semi-final thrashing last year and are looking to atone. Will it increase their ferocity and give the Bulldogs their second bruising contest?
Will the Dogs' positive Gabba record - four wins from their past five visits - have any effect?
How important will a fit and present Ryan Hargrave be for the Dogs given the form of the Brown-Fevola combination?
The Lions didn't struggle against the Power and were fresh in the legs after a nine-day break. The Dogs were bumped, bashed and bruised by the Hawks and will have a few sore boys to take on the trip north. Im taking the lions +6.5 (-110 at betfair) for 1 unit and brisbane lions ML (+116) for half a unit, also from betfair.
As always best of luck with your wagers guys...Now lets make ourselves some more $$$
The Dogs' win over Hawthorn on Sunday was a gutsy effort but came with its own a heavy cost. Tager Liam Picken, Jason Akermanis and possibly Ryan Hargrave are out whilst hargrave will be tested but the other two will leave big holes in the line-up.
Their form so far has been patchy with coach Rodney Eade lamenting their inability to jell in the first three rounds.
With Clark going out of the side, the workload of Matthew Leuenberger will increase.Back for the lions is Jared Brennan, who proved his ability to play as a back-up ruckman last year. Leuenberger is yet to set the world on fire since returning from injury and will be in the spotlight this week.
Eade applied the acid to Will Minson on Sunday after the burly ruckman played yet another game marred by silly decisions. He threatened him with VFL time but with the Lions' ruck stocks depleted by Charman and Clark's absence, he might leave him in for a possible confidence-building opportunity.
The Lions are somewhat haunted by their semi-final thrashing last year and are looking to atone. Will it increase their ferocity and give the Bulldogs their second bruising contest?
Will the Dogs' positive Gabba record - four wins from their past five visits - have any effect?
How important will a fit and present Ryan Hargrave be for the Dogs given the form of the Brown-Fevola combination?
The Lions didn't struggle against the Power and were fresh in the legs after a nine-day break. The Dogs were bumped, bashed and bruised by the Hawks and will have a few sore boys to take on the trip north. Im taking the lions +6.5 (-110 at betfair) for 1 unit and brisbane lions ML (+116) for half a unit, also from betfair.
As always best of luck with your wagers guys...Now lets make ourselves some more $$$
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