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The Bulldogs are coming off an impressive win against the Tigers and should be full of confidence. While the controversy over the Libba/Knights incident must have provided headaches for Bulldog officials, it should have no impact on the oucome of this match apart from the fact that we will be missing one of our most important players.

Collingwood were 17 points winners over Fremantle last week but were fairly ordinary. They should be no match for the Bulldogs as the gap in skill level between the teams is quite significant.

Collingwood are a young side but they do have some danger players. Namely, Nathan Buckley (who tallied up 46 possession last week), and young guns Josh Fraser and Chris Tarrant.

The Bulldogs must get a good start to this game. Last year the Dogs beat all the top teams but struggled against the teams they should have beaten.

For the Dogs, Grant, Smith and Johnno are in great form, while players such as West and Brown have yet to hit top form.

It should be a great game, so Bulldogs fans - get to the game and support your team!

Prediction - Dogs by 45 points