Game Day Round 1, 2023: West Coast Eagles vs North Melbourne - “A Walk in the Park”

[Miguel Sanchez]

Yeah I'm not the smartest tool in the shed.

As somebody once told you, the world is gonna roll you.

 

[DanWCE]

I don’t know what Culley has supposedly done off field but I didn’t think he did much in the scratch match so maybe it’s just lack of form?

Maybe, but Xon is in and he wasn't spectacular in his showing, albeit busier than Culley. With Yeo out it seems Xon has moved into that spot.

Simmo has thrown the torch on him a little though, which I don't mind.

 

[ThePuma #9]

It's so weird, all the boys were singing his praises and he tears up the pre season. Then he hardly gets played in the pre season matches with the main team and now sits our Round 1.

It's one of three things for me.

1) Injured.

2) Not doing what is asked of him on field and has to work on aspects of his game.

3) Has been offered a contract but has told the club he wants to go home so they have thought no need playing him and prioritizing others ahead of him now.

I really hope it's not option 2 and doubt it's option 1 or the club would have said something surely.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Culley situation feels Lewis Jetta-esque.
Impossible for him to go from being the MVP of the preseason to being dead to Simmo after one practice game.
Something must've been happened off-field.

 

[VicBased]

Yeah I'm not the smartest tool in the shed.

ERrrrr, that would be "sharpest".

 

[Bender_]

 

[VicBased]

FMD....They just put the ladder up on AFL main page and we are second last already.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

I mean good for XON if he’s earned his spot over the preseason and cemented with Yeo out. I’m so WTF on the Culley situation though, it’s very intriguing. The club had him as first on field for R1 a mere few weeks back

 

[the big lebowski]

37 degrees forcast now

 

[InTheWings]

Culleygate for sure. Heaps of queries on Twitter asking where Culley is.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

37 degrees forcast now

Melbourne really is a cesspool.

 

[ThePuma #9]

Melbourne really is a cesspool.

Gee thanks.

 

[Keys]

FMD....They just put the ladder up on AFL main page and we are second last already.

Thanks Kane

 

[dajesmac]

Was the certainty around Culley being picked based purely off time trial results?

Would’ve thought him being lower priority than Chesser and Ginbey for exposure wouldn’t have come as a massive shock.

 

[Chris_6678]

Did anyone watch him in the reserves games v Port & the Crows? Maybe he was very average in those. Its one thing dominating at training then playing against players from another team.

 

[RookiePick]

They ran him for 6 consecutive periods in Praccy 1 and talked up large about it. Now he's in Burrows territory.

Odds on he's got some sort of lower leg to OP type issue that they are hoping no one will call them out on.

 

[Spod]

Suspect Culley could just be a mix of practice match form and midfield balance (especially speed). Also suspect the club might rather these young guys get practice running out a full game than warming a seat as an emergency or the sub in round 1.

 

[FKASC]

Culley already our worst player

 

[squashface]

They ran him for 6 consecutive periods in Praccy 1 and talked up large about it. Now he's in Burrows territory.

Odds on he's got some sort of lower leg to OP type issue that they are hoping no one will call them out on.

He only played the first half of the first Port game then came back on for the second twos game.

 

[amazingjoshy]

Are we sure he's not already over there? Travelling with only 24 when 23 have to play now and there's no WAFL seems a bit dumb

 

[mad_eagle]

37 degrees forcast now

and down to 21 the following day. Peak Melbourne...

 

[FKASC]

and down to 21 the following day. Peak Melbourne...

Whenever there’s a random hot day it’s always windy as feck and then wintery the day after

 

[eagleskickass]

Are we sure he's not already over there? Travelling with only 24 when 23 have to play now and there's no WAFL seems a bit dumb

No WAFL...except the practise match on Saturday.

 

[Wild Kelly]

Bailey’s on the plane

Brushed past Noah like he didn't know him!

 

[amazingjoshy]

No WAFL...except the practise match on Saturday.

Fair enough, didn't know about the praccy match

Still only 1 emg feels unnecessarily short