AFL 2021 LIVE updates Western Bulldogs primed for great opportunity to beat Power make top-four
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The Bulldogs and Power know tonight’s game will have a bearing on where they finish on the ladder so expect nothing but the best from both clubs.
If the Bulldogs win they will make the top-four and earn a double-chance while they could climb to second place if Geelong loses to Melbourne or third if the Cats are victorious.
Tom Liberatore.Credit:Getty Images
The Power should finish in the top-four, even if they lose tonight, unless their percentage takes a hit or Geelong’s percentage surpasses the Power.
If the Power win they will earn a home qualifying final and they could even finish on top if Geelong beats the Demons and the Power make up the 1.3 per cent gap between them and the Demons.
A Bulldogs loss could see them drop to fifth if the Brisbane Lions beat the West Coast Eagles and improve their percentage by 1.8 per cent.
Bulldogs assistant coach Ash Hansen told AFL Tonight this evening his side knew plenty was at stake.
Everyone knows the outcome of this game is going to indicate where we are going to finish, it’s certainly a great opportunity for a [young] team like us leading into the finals,†Hansen told AFL Tonight this evening.
“A big focus this week has been on what we can do, not what we can’t do.
“Certainly the body of work the boys have produced this year indicates their best is certainly good enough.
“We want them to find their best tonight.â€
Western Bulldogs have a 50 per cent-win record against top-eight teams this season â€" winning four games. Port Adelaide has won three of their seven games against top-eight opposition. Marcus Bontempelli has won at least 30 disposals in all but one of his last five games against top-eight teams.
The Bulldogs and Power know tonight’s game will have a bearing on where they finish on the ladder so expect nothing but the best from both clubs.
If the Bulldogs win they will make the top-four and earn a double-chance while they could climb to second place if Geelong loses to Melbourne or third if the Cats are victorious.
Tom Liberatore.Credit:Getty Images
The Power should finish in the top-four, even if they lose tonight, unless their percentage takes a hit or Geelong’s percentage surpasses the Power.
If the Power win they will earn a home qualifying final and they could even finish on top if Geelong beats the Demons and the Power make up the 1.3 per cent gap between them and the Demons.
A Bulldogs loss could see them drop to fifth if the Brisbane Lions beat the West Coast Eagles and improve their percentage by 1.8 per cent.
Bulldogs assistant coach Ash Hansen told AFL Tonight this evening his side knew plenty was at stake.
Everyone knows the outcome of this game is going to indicate where we are going to finish, it’s certainly a great opportunity for a [young] team like us leading into the finals,†Hansen told AFL Tonight this evening.
“A big focus this week has been on what we can do, not what we can’t do.
“Certainly the body of work the boys have produced this year indicates their best is certainly good enough.
“We want them to find their best tonight.â€
No late changes for either side.
The medicals subs have been named with Josh Schache (Bulldogs) and Sam Mayes (Power) filling those roles.
Q: Who said: “I do think it’s illogical that we subsidise the 10th team in Melbourne, but we won’t subsidise the first team in Tasmania.â€
A: Colin Carter, 10 years ago.
Carter has been misunderstood, and perhaps because of it, his report last week has been misrepresented. The ineradicable take-away is that there will be a Tasmanian team in the AFL.
Carter comes originally from Perth and as a kid barracked heartily for WA against Victoria. When he moved to Victoria, he hooked up with Geelong, though he has never lived there, and at length became president.
He has never seen footy as Melbourne’s game, but rather as the nation’s game. In 1985, he helped to form the Melbourne competition into a national competition and served on its commission.
Without a Tasmanian team, his report says, that competition is incomplete.
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G’day everyone and welcome to tonight’s AFL live blog as we begin round 23 of this 2021 season with premiership contenders Western Bulldogs and Port Adelaide Power look to nail down their final positions ahead of next week’s finals.
Please keep an eye out for our regular blog features like stats that matter and our game from the archives, please also feel free to leave a comment on the blog at any time.
First bounce is at 7.50pm AEST and we will have all the major moments along with the reaction post game.
Enjoy the evening to come.
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