Preview 2012 WCE Predictions Thread

[Marlin01]

Apologies if one of these threads has already been posted. I did a search and didn't find one.

H and A Wins: 15

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 4th

Largest victory: Rd 18 v Bris. 72pts

Best and Fairest

1) Matthew Rosa
2) Matthew Priddis
3) Luke Shuey

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 63
2) Jack Darling 47
3) Mark Lecras 42

Post 2012 Retirees: Darren Glass

Games played by Murray Newman: 4

 

[archiemoses]

H and A Wins: 12

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 8th

Largest victory: Rd 6 v North Melbourne. 102 pts

Best and Fairest

1) Luke Shuey
2) Nic Naitanui
3) Scott Selwood

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 74
2) Marc Lecras 56
3) Quentin Lynch 34

Post 2012 Retirees:
1)Darren Glass
2) Andrew Embley

Games played by Murray Newman: 6

 

[worsfold]

H and A Wins: 17

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 1st

Largest victory: 87pts

Best and Fairest

1) Matthew Priddis
2) Nic Nat
3) Andrew Gaff

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 72
2) Mark Lecras 44
3) Mark Nicoski 30

Post 2012 Retirees: Darren Glass, Andrew Embley, Quinten Lynch, Mark nickoski,

Games played by Murray Newman: 4

Want to see Scott Lycett and Koby stevens play 10 games each this season

 

[jdisc]

H and A Wins: 14

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 5th

Largest victory: Rd 18 v Bris. 60+ pts

Best and Fairest

1) Matthew Priddis
2) Nic Naitanui
3) Luke Shuey
4) Mark LeCras
5) Chris Masten

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 60ish
2) Jack Darling 40ish
3) Ashton Hams 20ish

Post 2012 Retirees: Darren Glass, Andrew Embley

Games played by Murray Newman: 6

 

[Carbine Chaos]

H and A Wins: 13

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 6th

Largest victory: Rd 3 vs GWS (82 points)

Best and Fairest

1) Dean Cox
2) Luke Shuey
3) Mark Le Cras

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Mark Le Cras 52
2) Josh Kennedy 47
3) Mark Nicoski 28

Post 2012 Retirees: None

Games played by Murray Newman: 0

 

[ioppolo]

H and A Wins: 14

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 6th

Largest victory: 82pts

Best and Fairest
1) Shuey
2) Priddis
3) Nic Nat

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Kennedy 64
2) Lecca 46
3) Lynch 31

Post 2012 Retirees: Glass, Embley

Games played by Murray Newman: 7

 

[Marlin01]

Want to see Scott Lycett and Koby stevens play 10 games each this season

I was considering having a question pertaining to games played by those two.

I'd like to see Cox in particular given a rest and Lycett to come in during the middle of the season. For that to happen though, we'll have to get the season off to very good start.

Looking at the photos of Stevens, you'd have to think he's pretty close to getting some minutes in the centresquare. He was dominant for the Sharks last year and if he stays fit, he'll just about be unstoppable this season.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

Interesting that everyone has Newman playing that many games. Looked good at training today, is small but doesn't look out of place. Looked really good in tight with the press drills.

Think he will play a game, not sure how many, fighting with Hill, Hams, Strijk, Neates etc for a position that doesn't even exist at the moment as the 22 will be tough to break with a healthy list.

 

[Marlin01]

Interesting that everyone has Newman playing that many games. Looked good at training today, is small but doesn't look out of place. Looked really good in tight with the press drills.

Think he will play a game, not sure how many, fighting with Hill, Hams, Strijk, Neates etc for a position that doesn't even exist at the moment as the 22 will be tough to break with a healthy list.

I agree, but then someone in another thread pointed out that we always play our top draft pick in their first season*.

2011 - Gaff 17 games
2010 - Shepherd 14 games
2009 - NN 10 games
2008 - Masten 9 games
2007 - Mitch Brown 5 games in first half of season before injury.
2006 - Shannon Hurn 6 games
2005 - Matthew Rosa 3 games
2004 - Beau Waters 10 games
2003 - Paul Johnson 1 game
2002 - Chris Judd 22 games
2001 - Andrew McDougall 0 games
2000 - Darren Glass 14 games

So it shows, even non-top 10 picks will be given opportunities even in a team that is in flag contention.

* unless your name is Andrew McDougall.

 

[WCEagles_Fan]

H and A Wins: 16

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 3rd

Largest victory: Rd 18 v Bris. 76pts

Best and Fairest

1) Luke Shuey
2) Matthew Priddis
3) Dean Cox

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 62
2) Mark LeCras 41
3) Jack Darling 31

Post 2012 Retirees: None just delistings

Games played by Murray Newman: 6

 

[Suma Magic]

H and A Wins: 13

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 6th

Largest victory: 119 v GWS in round 3

Best and Fairest
1) Shuey
2) Hurn
3) Mackenzie

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Kennedy 53
2) Naitanui 33
3) LeCras, Darling, Shuey 29

Post 2012 Retirees: Glass, Embley, Kerr, Dalziell (to WAFL)

Games played by Murray Newman: 0

All Australian: Shuey, Mackenzie
All Australian Squad: Naitanui, Butler

Most Sandover Votes: Dalziell, Sheppard

 

[NYJetsfor2029]

H and A Wins: 17

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 2nd

Largest victory: 77 vs. North Melbourne, Round 6

Best and Fairest
1) Naitanui
2) Kerr
3) Glass

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Kennedy 60
2) LeCras 39
3) Naitanui 33

Post 2012 Retirees: Glass

Games played by Murray Newman: 2

 

[Shazzman]

H and A Wins: 17

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 2nd

Largest victory: 94pts vs GWS round 3

Best and Fairest

1) Daniel Kerr
2) Nic Nat
3) Matt Rosa
4) Matt Priddis
5) Luke Shuey

Leading Goal Scorers

1) Josh Kennedy 46
2) Mark Lecras 44
3) Quinten Lynch 42
4) Jack Darling 38
5) Nic Nat 33
6) Luke Shuey 28

Post 2012 Retirees: None

Games played by Murray Newman: 7

 

[Toshowyouwhy]

H and A Wins: 18

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 1st
Largest victory: 110pts vs GWS round 3

Best and Fairest

Luke Shuey
Dean Cox
Josh Kennedy

Leading Goal Scorers

Josh Kennedy: 73
Jack Darling: 48
Mark LeCras: 42

Post 2012 Retirees: Darren Glass
Games played by Murray Newman: 4

And we win the flag. That's happening.

 

[Quinz]

H and A Wins: 15

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 4th
Largest victory: 124pts vs GWS round 3

Best and Fairest

Josh Kennedy
Luke Shuey
Matt Priddis

Leading Goal Scorers

Josh Kennedy: 78
Mark LeCras: 50
Jack Darling: 35

Post 2012 Retirees: None
Games played by Murray Newman: 10

 

[bali-dog]

finish 3rd
beat the pies
beat the cats
demoralise lions
embarrass the saints
get beaten by carlton..damn.

glass and embley retire..by-bye dalziell..no way kerr retires.
kerr becomes the old kerr
shuey becomes the new kerr
gaff becomes shuey
hill fits right in and stands right out
koby dominates and delights
kennedy and lecras fall in love+get married after one too many goal hugs?
newman becomes the new gaff and sub sensation
lycett gets more gametime,and shows a trick or two
bad boy paddy morphs into good boy champion..
rosa steps up and simply sizzles
NN unleashes another level
Darling becomes the unstoppable ninja warrior
cox is managed better for late season/finals
due to our improved depth and pressure-more players are rotated more often..we get to see a fair display of our depth thru this season..
woosha has tweaked and tuned further his gameplan,away from the pies thing..down the guts..full of confident tall runners? (;
we go deeper into the finals,and show you can be both a team of champions and a champion team..
others are gobsmacked yet again by our further progress?
we enter the GF!!
life is good.

 

[BradWCE]

H and A Wins: 16

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 3rd

Largest victory: Rd 3 vs GWS - 87 points

Best and Fairest

1) Luke Shuey
2) Dean Cox
3) Mark LeCras

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 72
2) Jack Darling 44
3) Mark Lecras 42

Post 2012 Retirees: None

Games played by Murray Newman: 2

 

[Meathead]

H and A Wins: 14

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 6th

Largest victory: Rd 3 v GWS 145 pts

Best and Fairest

1) Luke Shuey
2) Will Schofield
3) Andrew Embley

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Josh Kennedy 55
2) Marc Lecras 45
3) Luke Shuey 24

Post 2012 Retirees:
1)Darren Glass
2) Quinten Lynch

Games played by Murray Newman: 0

 

[Eastern Rangers]

H and A Wins: 14.5

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 5th

Largest victory: 147 points v GWS

Best and Fairest
1) Shuey
2) Kennedy
3) Priddis

Leading Goal Scorer

1) Kennedy 64
2) LeCras 43
3) Naitanui 29

Post 2012 Retirees: Embley

Games played by Murray Newman: 6

 

[Alesana]

H and A Wins: 16

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 4th
Largest victory: 95 points vs GWS

Best and Fairest

Priddis
Shuey
Glass

Leading Goal Scorers

Kennedy 59 goals
Darling 32 goals
Shuey 30 goals

Post 2012 Retirees: Glass, Embley
Games played by Murray Newman: 5

 

[Quinz]

Shuey better not have a bad year or the knives will be out!

 

[Marlin01]

H and A Wins: 14.5

Double points if you pick who we draw with.

 

[bali-dog]

Shuey better not have a bad year or the knives will be out!

cant see it Q..he had a good steady year,confidence grew,made some mistakes,learnt some things,mainly showed his potential class..reckon with another preseason behind him-he'll be a machine this season!

but if he does somehow(injury?) have a bad season..theres others waiting in line,who might also be a pleasure to watch?

we draw with the hawks!? (this is fun)

 

[Marlin01]

cant see it Q..he had a good steady year,confidence grew,made some mistakes,learnt some things,mainly showed his potential class..reckon with another preseason behind him-he'll be a machine this season!

I was about to post the same thing. There's just nothing the least bit chancy about what he does. He wins his own clearances, has good vision and very good skills. If Kerr and Priddis struggle with injury, Shuey would be the focus of the opposition's midfield defence, so that would certainly make his life harder.

 

[sTeeL]

H and A Wins: 14

Final Ladder Position after H and A: 6th
Largest victory: 65 points vs GWS

Best and Fairest

Priddis
Shuey
Kennedy

Leading Goal Scorers

Kennedy 59 goals
Darling 42 goals
Shuey 25 goals

Post 2012 Retirees: Glass, Embley
Games played by Murray Newman: NAB Matches Only

I fully expect us to slide a little bit next year. Its gonna be an interesting year regardless