Preview Changes vs WCE

[MarcusP2]

I think his intent on those things is a lot better this year, but he doesn't really have the size or strength to be any good at it.

I'm similar. I don't see Sholl shirking contact, letting people run off him etc. But it's such a huge bugbear here I'm wondering if I just have rose coloured glasses?

My recent memory of him is more actions like this:


Went into a contested situation, rode the contact, kicked a goal.

Or backing into defence to take a mark in the Showdown (then cop a BS free kick).

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

If we're expecting Sholl to do those things to any great extent, that's a failure of the players around him. It would be like expecting Butts to play as a key forward and kick goals. It's not what he does.

Nobody has a side full of Petracca types that can do everything.

As long as what he does in those secondary areas (tackling, evasiveness, toughness, aerial work) is comparable to what the outside players from good teams are doing

I feel he comes up short though

 

[xjamescleanx]

So Darling is playing. As is Luke Shuey

13

Luke Shuey

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

18.7

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.4

4star

. From afl.com.au

IN A WEEK that has seen West Coast's availability drop to a new low, coach Adam Simpson will at least be able to assemble his best midfield group for the first time in almost two years.

The return of captain Luke Shuey

13

Luke Shuey

Age

33

Ht

184cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.7

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

10.7

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

18.7

4star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.8

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

4.3

5star

D

17.0

5star

K

9.2

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.8

5star

CL

1.4

4star

for Saturday's clash against Adelaide will see the Norm Smith medallist play alongside all of Elliot Yeo

6

Elliot Yeo

Age

30

Ht

191cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.5

5star

MG

377.9

5star

D

18.9

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

5.8

5star

MG

287.4

4star

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.6

3star

, Tim Kelly

11

Tim Kelly

Age

29

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

and Dom Sheed for the first time since round 22, 2021.

 

[Geoffa32]

Does this become a danger game for us..

Does Nicksy front the media before the first bounce and say he feels bad for Simpson as a fellow coach..

Like he did last year in our game against GWS, who were down at the time, and had a coach under pressure..

Only to have the GWS lads hand the crows a whipping..

Is it one of those “we surely cant lose this one.. this should be a cakewalk” games that we go into all cocky on only to get pantsed or just scrape over the line..

we’ve got a very rich history of dropping games like this.. games we supposedly never ever had a chance of losing.

I can genuinely see WCE winning

They have a good record at AO.

We might become complacent and wrapped up in Tex's 250.

Definition of a Danger game.

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[Bearded Clam]

I can genuinely see WCE winning

They have a good record at AO.

We might become complacent and wrapped up in Tex's 250.

Definition of a Danger game.

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Thats also a good point.. we have a very poor history of perfoming in milestone games for our players..

We fxxkn lose them way more than we win them..

 

[1970crow]

I can genuinely see WCE winning

They have a good record at AO.

We might become complacent and wrapped up in Tex's 250.

Definition of a Danger game.

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Not even close, this is a team that is a historical level of $hitness. There is 0% chance of them winning at AO, it is the opposite of a danger game.

 

[Afcprophet]

Yeah GC got 9 goals in a row, but still think we would have won if it wasn't for the umpires. Maybe nicks and co thought the same.

 

[MarcusP2]

Yeah GC got 9 goals in a row, but still think we would have won if it wasn't for the umpires. Maybe nicks and co thought the same.

We got the lead back after that.

I'm almost more concerned with how easily we went to water directly afterwards.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I think his intent on those things is a lot better this year, but he doesn't really have the size or strength to be any good at it.

I see him try to tackle opposition players and they just brush him aside because he's skinny/light. Other people see that and think he's just not trying.

 

[WAG]

Not even close, this is a team that is a historical level of $hitness. There is 0% chance of them winning at AO, it is the opposite of a danger game.

sarcastic clap gifs

 

[Geoffa32]

Not even close, this is a team that is a historical level of $hitness. There is 0% chance of them winning at AO, it is the opposite of a danger game.

Hope you have not upset the Footy Gods.....


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[Mutineer]

 

[MsTopG]

I can genuinely see WCE winning

They have a good record at AO.

We might become complacent and wrapped up in Tex's 250.

Definition of a Danger game.

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Surely you are taking the piss. You must have a low opinion of our team if you think we won't win by a minimum of 80 plus. West coast have been the worst team we have seen for 25 years.

 

[Geoffa32]

Surely you are taking the piss. You must have a low opinion of our team if you think we won't win by a minimum of 80 plus. West coast have been the worst team we have seen for 25 years.

I think we will win and by plenty,but we could * it up.


A Danger game is one where losing is not even a thought.

But you do.



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[MsTopG]

I think we will win and by plenty,but we could * it up.

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They will be switched on for tex and making up for that performance last week. Hawthorn who are rubbish just beat west coast by 116 points at Optus.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I think we will win and by plenty,but we could * it up.

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We do need to win and by plenty. That percentage will be needed at the end. The pack around us is big at the moment. We need any advantage and we lost some losing last week.

 

[Geoffa32]

We do need to win and by plenty. That percentage will be needed at the end. The pack around us is big at the moment. We need any advantage and we lost some losing last week.

I agree.

No complacency.


That is my one concern.


Play the game as if they are a top side, at AO, we should get a big percentage boost.



Go in thinking WCE are s**t, they may sting us. Or we just win.

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[MsTopG]

We do need to win and by plenty. That percentage will be needed at the end. The pack around us is big at the moment. We need any advantage and we lost some losing last week.

Tbh this week isn't going to tell us much. I'm more looking forward to how we respond against Collingwood at the MCG.

 

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[Scorpus]

Surely you are taking the piss. You must have a low opinion of our team if you think we won't win by a minimum of 80 plus. West coast have been the worst team we have seen for 25 years.

We only beat Hawthorn by 3 points and looked garbage in the process

 

[MsTopG]

We only beat Hawthorn by 3 points and looked garbage in the process

In Tassie which we never win at. We are a ten goal better side at home. The Collingwood game should have been an easy win if we kick straight and round 2 against Richmond we were completely stuffed from heatstroke the week before. Every other team we have pretty much destroyed at home.

 

[BACCS]

I can genuinely see WCE winning

They have a good record at AO.

We might become complacent and wrapped up in Tex's 250.

Definition of a Danger game.

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Haha can’t tell if you’re actually serious

 

[BACCS]

We only beat Hawthorn by 3 points and looked garbage in the process

Ah, and the Hawks beat the Eagles by 112 points there, so what’s your point? The Eagles are in a league of their own this year.

 

[BACCS]

I am sure most supporters of clubs going against the Eagles this year think ‘maybe they will actually play well this week, could be a danger game if we are complacent’… yeah, nah.

 

[jackster83]

I am sure most supporters of clubs going against the Eagles this year think ‘maybe they will actually play well this week, could be a danger game if we are complacent’… yeah, nah.

Yeah, we're in no danger of losing, even if their team looks decent on paper.