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Media Thread 2026: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent
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I prefer incamptent, which is how we got Darling.
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Eliza Reilly's 2026 Eagles preview
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What will “deep dive review” uncover for weary West Coast?
What will "deep dive review" uncover for weary West Coast?
Charting a course back to competitiveness for this fallen powerhouse will be no easy task.
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What will “deep dive review” uncover for weary West Coast?
What will "deep dive review" uncover for weary West Coast?
Charting a course back to competitiveness for this fallen powerhouse will be no easy task.
There’s some solid points made there but overall there’s some gaping holes in that analysis
Not a single mention of our ruck situation which is a significant contributor to our low clearance numbers
Not a single mention of our small forward stocks who were a contributing factor to not only our low scoring but also our inability to retain the ball inside F50 through a lack of defensive pressure
No mention of the need for our collection of KPDs to step up and fill the void left by the departure of Barrass and McGovern in consecutive years
He’s omitted Hewett from the midfield rotation which is an oversight. Nor has he discussed how we fill the wing roles which is a vital piece of any functioning midfield
And Ginbey must be a bowl of fruit because he continually gets ignored
CDT is also a strong chance to add to our forward half marking power as a 3rd tall supporting Waterman and Shanahan
So yeah, a fair bit more that could have been addressed
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LMAO, I mean he's not wrong. Irrelevant and currently nothing to "panic" over (5 years ago we would have been a 10/10 for sure).
But a 10sec in a 20min video dedicated to WC. Gotta be some sort of a record
I would say, I think the irrelevant tag will be shrugged this year. Reid exploding will set the media alight and Dursma 1st year will be a talking point.
If we can take a couple scalps throughout the year, the focus will shift back to our rise
But a 10sec in a 20min video dedicated to WC. Gotta be some sort of a record
I would say, I think the irrelevant tag will be shrugged this year. Reid exploding will set the media alight and Dursma 1st year will be a talking point.
If we can take a couple scalps throughout the year, the focus will shift back to our rise
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Thought he would've at least said something about Harley but he pretty much skipped over Geelong also.LMAO, I mean he's not wrong. Irrelevant and currently nothing to "panic" over (5 years ago we would have been a 10/10 for sure).
But a 10sec in a 20min video dedicated to WC. Gotta be some sort of a record
I would say, I think the irrelevant tag will be shrugged this year. Reid exploding will set the media alight and Dursma 1st year will be a talking point.
If we can take a couple scalps throughout the year, the focus will shift back to our rise
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Was a strange segment all together.
Basically no one is panicking apart from Collingwood.
So what positional change with CDT and Allan in The West today?
Not sure how CDT can have a positional change since he hasn't played a game yet.
He's a tall forward / ruck.
Not sure how CDT can have a positional change since he hasn't played a game yet.
He's a tall forward / ruck.
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So what positional change with CDT and Allan in The West today?
Not sure how CDT can have a positional change since he hasn't played a game yet.
He's a tall forward / ruck.
Allan played as a key back like what Ginbey has been doing
CDT was played in the ruck against Flynn, been playing as a forward mostly so far
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Not Sure about Allen being played as key back. He lack height and unlike Ginbey he is still very skinny teen.
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Might have just been due to numbers
Playing 18 v 18 only so many key backs, so maybe just a makeshift
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Expert predictions for over/under win totals of all 18 clubs in 2026 AFL season
A whopping six clubs recorded 16 wins or more in 2025 — will those same clubs pour more misery on the other 12? Our experts run the ruler over the overs/unders market for 2026.
The Crows can surely manage 15 wins after picking up 18 last year, the Blues need more than nine to for their coach to keep his job and the Eagles may be hard pressed to get four.
It is over/under season as the 2026 AFL campaign draws closer, with all 18 sides in the competition eyeing an over.
Each club has been handed an estimated win mark by the bookies, starting at a high point of 15.5 with Brisbane, Geelong, Gold Coast and Hawthorn.
After six sides beat that tally in 2025, our experts are split on who can hit those heights again, as what was a top-heavy ladder for winning last year is likely to spread out a little.
The high win marks last year meant plenty of losing down the bottom.
West Coast began January with a brutal 2.5 over/under, that has since lifted to 3.5, as the bookies seem to have some hope for improvement out west.
Having won just once last year, there is a chance they slip below that mark.
And the middle tier of the ladder has presented some fascinating numbers, with our experts seeing Melbourne (8.5 wins) and Port Adelaide (9.5) as battlers, while Carlton (8.5) will need to overshoot that figure for Michael Voss to carry on into 2027.
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WEST COAST
Sportsbet Odds: Over 3.5 wins $1.99, Under 3.5 wins $1.82
Wins last year: 1
CC – Under
I can see the Eagles improving on last year and pinching an extra game or two, but getting to four wins seems a stretch for a side which sung the song once and averaged only 64 points per match last season. There should be improvement and excitement will come from watching Harley Reid and some of the young draftees like Willem Duursma and Cooper Duff-Tytler strut their stuff, but it’s going to be another tough development year for this rebuilding team.
ER – Over
At least it won’t get worse for West Coast. Many argue the Eagles enjoyed their best season in years despite finishing with just one win to show for it as Andrew McQualter’s side faced plenty of adversity. West Coast’s defence is now its strongest line thanks to the arrival of Brandon Starcevich and Tylar Young. A fully-fit Harley Reid is worth three wins alone.
JB – Under
Winning less than four games in back-to-back seasons is generally rare, but the Eagles did it in 2022-23. Only the OG GWS youngsters won less than three in consecutive years this millennium. They have to be better but I find it hard to see where they pick up three wins.
MF – Under
Bucking the trend here – but I’ve got the Eagles winning just two games. In a more positive spin, I can see the Eagles doubling their win tally from last year! The recruits are promising – Tylar Young and Brandon Starcevich will be real leaders down back, but there’s plenty of work to do.
Josh Barnes, Chris Cavanagh, Eliza Reilly, Matthew Forrest
Expert predictions for over/under win totals of all 18 clubs in 2026 AFL season
A whopping six clubs recorded 16 wins or more in 2025 — will those same clubs pour more misery on the other 12? Our experts run the ruler over the overs/unders market for 2026.
The Crows can surely manage 15 wins after picking up 18 last year, the Blues need more than nine to for their coach to keep his job and the Eagles may be hard pressed to get four.
It is over/under season as the 2026 AFL campaign draws closer, with all 18 sides in the competition eyeing an over.
Each club has been handed an estimated win mark by the bookies, starting at a high point of 15.5 with Brisbane, Geelong, Gold Coast and Hawthorn.
After six sides beat that tally in 2025, our experts are split on who can hit those heights again, as what was a top-heavy ladder for winning last year is likely to spread out a little.
The high win marks last year meant plenty of losing down the bottom.
West Coast began January with a brutal 2.5 over/under, that has since lifted to 3.5, as the bookies seem to have some hope for improvement out west.
Having won just once last year, there is a chance they slip below that mark.
And the middle tier of the ladder has presented some fascinating numbers, with our experts seeing Melbourne (8.5 wins) and Port Adelaide (9.5) as battlers, while Carlton (8.5) will need to overshoot that figure for Michael Voss to carry on into 2027.
Check out how we rated your club.
WEST COAST
Sportsbet Odds: Over 3.5 wins $1.99, Under 3.5 wins $1.82
Wins last year: 1
CC – Under
I can see the Eagles improving on last year and pinching an extra game or two, but getting to four wins seems a stretch for a side which sung the song once and averaged only 64 points per match last season. There should be improvement and excitement will come from watching Harley Reid and some of the young draftees like Willem Duursma and Cooper Duff-Tytler strut their stuff, but it’s going to be another tough development year for this rebuilding team.
ER – Over
At least it won’t get worse for West Coast. Many argue the Eagles enjoyed their best season in years despite finishing with just one win to show for it as Andrew McQualter’s side faced plenty of adversity. West Coast’s defence is now its strongest line thanks to the arrival of Brandon Starcevich and Tylar Young. A fully-fit Harley Reid is worth three wins alone.
JB – Under
Winning less than four games in back-to-back seasons is generally rare, but the Eagles did it in 2022-23. Only the OG GWS youngsters won less than three in consecutive years this millennium. They have to be better but I find it hard to see where they pick up three wins.
MF – Under
Bucking the trend here – but I’ve got the Eagles winning just two games. In a more positive spin, I can see the Eagles doubling their win tally from last year! The recruits are promising – Tylar Young and Brandon Starcevich will be real leaders down back, but there’s plenty of work to do.
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