Prediction Round 6, 2025: Changes vs Essendon

[Bleedblueandgold]

In: Grego, Shanahan
Out: Duggan, Allen
(Probably not happening)

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

In: Grego, Shanahan
Out: Duggan, Allen
(Probably not happening)

That's about all we could do

Maybe Petch and give him some time in the centre square he has showed he can actually win a centre square clearance when played there in spurts

Hunt is a ?

 

[jdisc]

not a lot of levers to pull

IN: Grego
OUT: JWill

need to throw the magnets around a bit

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

That's about all we could do

Maybe Petch and give him some time in the centre square he has showed he can actually win a centre square clearance when played there in spurts

Hunt is a ?

Hunt omitted for Grego more likely.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

In: Grego, Brockman
Out: JWill, Owies (I guess?)/Hunt maybe?

JWill simply because we’re too tall and slow enough as is on transition. Brockman is a bit deckchairs but he had some good signs in the WAFL. Make him the sub, give Davis a game, who cares.

Don’t think they’ll put Hewett straight back in. Nobody else in the WAFL stood out but Shanahan, and see above with tall forwards.

Grego/Reid/Gross/Hall/Hutch midfield rotation please.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

IN : Greggo, Flynn, Cole, Johnston
OUT : J.Williams, B.Williams, Duggan, Hunt

Hough, Reid back into the midfield with Johnston and Cole into defense. Greggo as sub with Davis starting. Flynn ahead of B.Williams

 

[Dark Sharks]

Time to reward Flynn.

Selection integrity is what it's all about and a couple WAFL players deserve it whilst there's loads of outs to pick from this week.



OUT: Billiams, Hunt, Allen (managed/knee/dropped/

IN: Flynn, Grego, Shanahan.


I think Jilliams deserves another crack. He's young and how come he instantly goes out after a bad game when the seniors can have 5 in a row before anyone cares?

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

If Duggan plays please play him in the midfield its where he has trained all pre-season
Not wing not halfback.
We need to give him a negating role as a mid

 

[braddalzielleoursaviour]

No way JWill stays in the team this week.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Difficult exercise this week because there’s plenty of players who could be dropped but no one other than Grego really put their hand up in the magoos.

Out: Jilliams, Davis
In: Brockman, Grego

Backs: Edwards, Brock, Ginbey, Maric, Hough, Harley, Duggan
Mids: Baker, Graham, Hall, Gross, Hunt, Dewar
Rucks: Billiams, Archer
Forwards: Waterman, Allen, Ryan, Cripps, Brockman, Hutchinson, Owies
Sub: Grego
Emergencies: Cole, Jilliams, Davis

Brockman for Jilliams to give us a bit more run, I like Jilliams but he was largely invisible today other than that muffed certain goal.

Grego to get a debut to give the fans a reason to turn up. Davis back to the WAFL after getting a taste.

Kelly to have another week in the WAFL. Wouldn’t mind Cole for Duggan but it won’t happen.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

Surely Owies out.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Time to reward Flynn.

Selection integrity is what it's all about and a couple WAFL players deserve it whilst there's loads of outs to pick from this week.



OUT: Billiams, Hunt, Allen (managed/knee/dropped/

IN: Flynn, Grego, Shanahan.


I think Jilliams deserves another crack. He's young and how come he instantly goes out after a bad game when the seniors can have 5 in a row before anyone cares?

Thought Bailey was quite decent today against TDK

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Time to reward Flynn.

Selection integrity is what it's all about and a couple WAFL players deserve it whilst there's loads of outs to pick from this week.



OUT: Billiams, Hunt, Allen (managed/knee/dropped/

IN: Flynn, Grego, Shanahan.


I think Jilliams deserves another crack. He's young and how come he instantly goes out after a bad game when the seniors can have 5 in a row before anyone cares?

Flynn can dominate in the WAFL but I don't think he'll be an upgrade on BBW. Think he'll only come in if BBW is injured.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Thought Bailey was quite decent today against TDK

I thought so in the first half.

Second half he just put hit out after hit out directly into the oppositions lap, it was infuriating.

Finished as the equal lowest ranked player on the ground. Out of 46, players along with our sub Davis. That right there is shocking.

Last couple weeks he's been ordinary whilst Flynn has earnt a recall after B2B BOG's IMO

 

[Godfather32]

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Duggan and Allen GTFO

Pathetic, below WAFL standard.

 

[jdisc]

 

[sharps24]

Interesting one. Just feels like the players we have could stand to be better coached and the team structured a little better. No idea what we do except bring in Greggo and Brockman.

Personally, Kelly can come back in. We have half a dozen useless senior players he's by far not the worst of them. We're in free fall though so for changes not even going to try guess what Macca does. Kelly into the side to play half forward, Hough out of defence so can run on the wing. Allan in despite his illness, bug seems to have been going through players and missing a week didn't seem to affect Ryan's game. Time for Reid to get back into the middle, plays well against Essington. Dewar is in need of a bit of a re-focus, Davis needs a full game. I say swap them see how Davis goes on the wing and let Dewar come in for whoever is stinking it up to half time.

F: Owees, Waterman, Greggo
HF:Kelly, Reid, Ryan
C: Davis, Hutchinson, Hough
HB: Ginbey, Brock, Allen
B: Maric, Edwards, Baker
Fol: Billiams, Gross, Reid
Int: Allen, Graham, Brockman, Hall
Sub: Dewar

Out: Duggan, Hunt, Jilliams, Cripps
Allen lucky, Williams unlucky, unfortunately can't drop 2 captains but his 1 goal and chase will have Macca singing his praises post game I'm sure, he is very slowly improving [pass to Cripps aside].

 

[Smotie2]

If Duggan plays please play him in the midfield its where he has trained all pre-season
Not wing not halfback.
We need to give him a negating role as a mid

The only thing he negates is our ball movement.

 

[Smotie2]

Interesting one. Just feels like the players we have could stand to be better coached and the team structured a little better. No idea what we do except bring in Greggo and Brockman.

Personally, Kelly can come back in. We have half a dozen useless senior players he's by far not the worst of them. We're in free fall though so for changes not even going to try guess what Macca does. Kelly into the side to play half forward, Hough out of defence so can run on the wing. Allan in despite his illness, bug seems to have been going through players and missing a week didn't seem to affect Ryan's game. Time for Reid to get back into the middle, plays well against Essington. Dewar is in need of a bit of a re-focus, Davis needs a full game. I say swap them see how Davis goes on the wing and let Dewar come in for whoever is stinking it up to half time.

F: Owees, Waterman, Greggo
HF:Kelly, Reid, Ryan
C: Davis, Hutchinson, Hough
HB: Ginbey, Brock, Allen
B: Maric, Edwards, Baker
Fol: Billiams, Gross, Reid
Int: Allen, Graham, Brockman, Hall
Sub: Dewar

Out: Duggan, Hunt, Jilliams, Cripps
Allen lucky, Williams unlucky, unfortunately can't drop 2 captains but his 1 goal and chase will have Macca singing his praises post game I'm sure, he is very slowly improving [pass to Cripps aside].

Kelly did nothing to demand selection.
Not even sure why you would consider rewarding poor wafl form

 

[Smotie2]

At this point we have to just pick the players we believe will take us forward and have a future and play them and tolerate the losses and teach them the basics of AFL footy.

This would exclude:

Cole
Allen
Duggan
Hunt
Kelly

Out Allen Duggan
In greggo Brockman.

 

[sharps24]

Kelly did nothing to demand selection.
Not even sure why you would consider rewarding poor wafl form

His forward craft is elite among our small forward stocks, reads the ball off hands better than anyone in the side and his one handed groundball pickups are also sex. As we saw today, didn't deserve to be dropped over others who are diabolically bad. He was obviously tagged in the GWS game and his clearances and contested possessions were still high despite low overall possession. This team just went out and had one of the all time lowest possession games, let's not pretend 14 possessions at AFL level or 20 and a goal at WAFL level is not above average for this side.

 

[Smotie2]

His forward craft is elite among our small forward stocks, reads the ball off hands better than anyone in the side and his one handed groundball pickups are also sex. As we saw today, didn't deserve to be dropped over others who are diabolically bad. He was obviously tagged in the GWS game and his clearances and contested possessions were still high despite low overall possession. This team just went out and had one of the all time lowest possession games, let's not pretend 14 possessions at AFL level or 20 and a goal at WAFL level is not above average for this side.

You are just going back to the credits in the bank mode because of panic.
It takes time for kids to develop in a team like ours.

All I've seen in the last 2 years of Kelly's forward craft are behinds.

Kelly is not what this team needs right now in his current form. He knows what is expected of him and knows that the bar you just set isn't what mcqualter is asking of him.

 

[jdisc]

His forward craft is elite among our small forward stocks, reads the ball off hands better than anyone in the side and his one handed groundball pickups are also sex. As we saw today, didn't deserve to be dropped over others who are diabolically bad. He was obviously tagged in the GWS game and his clearances and contested possessions were still high despite low overall possession. This team just went out and had one of the all time lowest possession games, let's not pretend 14 possessions at AFL level or 20 and a goal at WAFL level is not above average for this side.

Did you watch the game? Regardless of his stats he had a poor game and displayed the same traits that he's been criticised for. What good would having another jogging midfielder have done us?

 

[ziad]

Surely Owies out.

3 shots at goal - he stays. Showed determination. Some didn't.
Hunt can run, most cannot. He stays.
I am all for dropping both captains, but the flow on may be an issue.
Creative and tough calls required.
Greg sounds like he must come in even if early for him.
Shanahan looks the only other prospect.