Game Day Round 23, 2025: West Coast Eagles vs Western Bulldogs

[Wellillbe]

Do you think if we replaced Owies with Chris Judd in his prime we’d be even in this one?

8 listed blokes played WAFL yesterday. Owies is shit and should never play again, but the cupboard is extraordinarily bare.

Ow....to dream, would love nothing more then Juddy burning around the forward line, exploding out of packs, kicking snags for fun.
Owies brings nothing to this side hasnt all year and as a senior player should be leading by example. If you look up his stats for the season he shouldnt even be playing in our WAFL side his a joke and so is Mini for continually picking him. But hey if thats the standard Mini wants then this is what he will get.

 

[bzparkes]

10 played WAFL that were AFL listed.
Also Owies isn't even our worst out there today.
Do i think Owies is good? Heck no, but we should at least point our ire where it is deserved.

Our mids are getting completely pantsed and out worked around the ground.
Then our kicking in general has been high balls to their talls.

Our issue is we don't have mids to begin with.

 

[eaglevision]

Will our % dip into the 50s after this game?

Yes

No

 

[Mulldogg]

Chesser on ball this half please Mini. At least have a f arkin look.

Can’t be worse than our existing mids.

 

[element]

guys are just feeding wild handballs under pressure

this has been a very consistent theme all year, unfortunately.
Just handball to anyone in peripheral vision, without any thought of whether it's to advantage. Rinse and repeat all game.

 

[Evo47]

Well this is fun…

Mop and bucket to the commentary box, the juices are flowing over Croft’s debut

 

[Magnum27]

Chesser on ball this half please Mini. At least have a f arkin look.

Can’t be worse than our existing mids.

Whilst i think Chesser should at least get another year . No way he is a mid, he won't get down and dirty at any point.

 

[chaddy22]

Horrible quarter. Fumbles, errant handballs, miskicks.
My favourite highlight was the beautiful tap to Owies to put it out on the full.
Going to be hard to pick the best players today unless things improve a lot.

 

[twce13]

Look forward to newton getting on with 6 mins to go in fwd pocket.

 

[Mop]

Well this is fun…

Mop and bucket to the commentary box, the juices are flowing over Croft’s debut

I'll be right there.

bUCKET__ you free lad?

 

[bindi27]

Cause we can’t just get five free father sons and sit a few of them behind the ball, so if you tag McCarthy then the entire system stops. Need someone else to try and get involved.

Not sure what the father son jab was for?

If you want to play a second distributor that is fine. But is Maric the guy? I’d honestly consider letting Hough take more responsibility in this area, he has great DE and decision making and is also such a strong defender.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

I realise that we've been handcuffed by injures and so forth but still McQ's team selections have been atrocious for most of the season. Owies shouldn't be anywhere near AFL.

 

[Wellillbe]

And yet we keep signing most of these chuckle****s to multi-year contracts....

It is why we are where we are.....

 

[the harry]

Hard watch.

Struggling to find any positives.

Ryan putting in defensive efforts occasionally?

 

[Westend]

So what is the response lads ??

just going out in another whimper again??

show some fight boys

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Sharp and Lindsay thanks at 1 & 2

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Not sure what the father son jab was for?

If you want to play a second distributor that is fine. But is Maric the guy? I’d honestly consider letting Hough take more responsibility in this area, he has great DE and decision making and is also such a strong defender.

Mate you’re jumping into a game day thread as we limp our way to the worst season in AFL history, in a game where Howie is giddily cheering along each throw that results in a goal for the free father son talent of an elite team, as the fan of the reigning premiers that also keep stealing all the talent for a bunch of picks in the 40s, and you’re going “hey guys why don’t you consider having better footballers?”.

Did you want a warm towel and a mint upon your welcome?

 

[the harry]

Jobe a 15 year player

 

[Bender_]

Hawkins unsure of the difference between Brockman and Brock.

 

[bzparkes]

HAND

 

[bzparkes]

JOBE

 

[bzparkes]

****

 

[Cuzz09]

McQualter last week:

Post in thread 'NEW HEAD COACH - Welcome to West Coast: Andrew McQualter' https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/thre...-coast-andrew-mcqualter.1388057/post-89111864

Debutantes and having a cracker v us... name a better duo

Im old enough to remember Andrew Walkers v us

Dalziell gotv32 possies v us then we got him and his numbers dropped

 

[Barrybran]

That was a nice pass by McCarthy

 

[Westend]

great start lads

but we have to convert

long has to kick this