Game Day Round 1, 2024 : West Coast v Port Adelaide - 1.00pm Sun 17/3 @ Adelaide Oval (A new era begins)

[Quinz]

Gaff 4 touches
Barrass 4
Darling 4

The senior players continue to let the team down. There's only so much argument that it's good to have them in the team when they can actually show some leadership.

 

[15yearmember]

Chess nicely adding an exclamation point to the “why would you pick the old blokes over Chess?” pre game question.

I mean the kids are the future, we pick a kid ahead of a meh old bloke every time from this point right?

 

[Ljam]

Damn Chesser can actually play well I’ll be darned

 

[garlic munchers]

So we take 50 pts as honourable losses now?

How we have fallen.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

Not a 100 point flogging... We did better than expected and no injuries that I know it. A lot to be happy with. I can't complaint. Reuben was GOOD!

Honestly? 50 points was a major left off. We were mostly terrible, some good signs but still way way off the pace.

 

[timeforanother22]

Let’s hope Port’s accuray stays this good all year. Kents.

 

[Ljam]

Have to play the kids now we just have to

 

[eagles rule]

I’m not mad at this game whatsoever, we are rebuilding and port are flag fancies. I expected a 120 point belting. The biggest positive is gaff had a terrible game and got subbed

Its a Positive for me , I was hoping that we kicked at least 10 goals ..

 

[Boohemian]

Port's song is decent.

It's shithouse, mate.

 

[bzparkes]

Everyone before the game - "As long as we don't lose by 60+ I'm happy"

Lose by 50 - "10 year rebuild incoming, Reid to want out at the mid-season trade period, fold the club!!!!"

Get a ******* grip.

 

[Bender_]

How long til Dark Sharks comes in here and takes a massive dump on Chesser's game?

 

[KBLT]

Unless we only have 22 fit players on the list (realistic, to be honest), I don't want to see Gaff again.

It's *ingg sad how far he's fallen.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

If gaff is in this team even as the sub next week simmo can GAGF

Gaff stays in...we need to back the boys in...credits in the bank...senior player

 

[carlyp]

Honestly? 50 points was a major left off. We were mostly terrible, some good signs but still way way off the pace.

You don't see what I see... I thought a major improvement on last year. The competitiveness

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Kicked 10 goals
Lost by under 10 goals
No injuries
Ran out the game

 

[15yearmember]

Gamestyle is clearly different to the one that won us the flag in '18.

Not sure how you can't see the 'obvious'.

Did I mention game style?

As I said innumerable times last season it’s about players and roles and seeing the ones we do have with a different set of eyes. But yes I’m aware of the glacial attempts to move our game style from the Hawthorn one he brought to the club for a more modern one.

I’m entirely unsurprised that you are happy with said glacial pace

 

[ziad]

10 Goals to 16 away. Lessons:
And players need to move on soon as we transition.
Many kids like Long and Ginbey are not as good as some make out. Patience and realistic expectations are needed.
Many mid age plodders are WAFL standard and need to be moved out this year. Edwards, Cole, Waterman etc spring to mind. But big Harry and a few others younger players are a worry.
Don't traded down on picks ever.
Harley is by far our most talented player.

 

[Godfather32]

How long til Dark Sharks comes in here and takes a massive dump on Chesser's game?

To be fair it wasn't a four quarter effort

 

[15yearmember]

Have to play the kids now we just have to

This was true in early 2022

 

[Boohemian]

So we take 50 pts as honourable losses now?

How we have fallen.

We're at the bottom rung of a rebuild. Our seniors are absolutely cooked, and our young guys can actually play but need time. There's nothing in between due to poor list management. It's where we're at and there's no shame in taking positives from that game, especially in light of the past two years.

 

[Gizza]

Gaff 4 touches
Barrass 4
Darling 4

The senior players continue to let the team down. There's only so much argument that it's good to have them in the team when they can actually show some leadership.

Given how bad Gaff and Darling were last year (or more) they really needed to show something to show they're not done and they just didn't. Why are they getting games? Like surely they weren't just tearing up the preseason only to serve up this s**t on game day right?

 

[Bender_]

To be fair it wasn't a four quarter effort

Translation: "He didn't even get a touch in the first half! 45, Bock & Gunston, I'm actually a closet fantasy nerd."

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

I thought jamo was pretty good as back up ruck and played 3rd tall back .

He is very clean below his knees for a big man .

Petch has turned into a bull

 

[carlyp]

10 Goals to 16 away. Lessons:
And players need to move on soon as we transition.
Many kids like Long and Ginbey are not as good as some make out. Patience and realistic expectations are needed.
Many mid age plodders are WAFL standard and need to be moved out this year. Edwards, Cole, Waterman etc spring to mind. But big Harry and a few others younger players are a worry.
Don't traded down on picks ever.
Harley is by far our most talented player.

Don't agree respectively on Long and Roobz. They will be players- give them 6 months!

 

[WCErevival]

Would really like to see Hall in the middle too. Need another accumulator. Kelly was held in the second half.