2015 Media Thread

[Lach72]

It certainly gives an encouraging perspective. If we land McCarthy and Fyfe plays forward that is a very good foundation down forward.
Add Bennell and bring in Weller, Blakely, Langdon around and carrying the ball and suddenly we have some additional pace and class in the midfield.
Grey, A Pearce and possibly Hughes (a real wildcard in terms of our halfbacks) and the back 6 becomes more dynamic and versatile.
Its an intriguing scenario.

The real doubt for me lies in if Lyon has the imagination and the brass to relegate his preferred cannon fodder to backup positions. The above scenario means demoting Suban, DeBoer, C Pearce, Mzungu, Mayne and possibly Ballantyne and Barlow to reserves. Its bold and daring.

For me I'd be happy to see all those guys out of the team. Mayne particularly has had the goldenest of golden tickets for 2 years and has failed every time when it counts. Ballantyne has some form in big games and is not quite done with yet. Barlow unless you play him around clearances doesn't offer enough but his nous and temperament means he can still offer something. The rest just aren't good enough.

If we line up with Suban, DeBoer, Mayne and co for round 1 next year then that is the definition of insanity - doing the same over and over and expecting a different result.

The other thing for Ballantyne is the complete havoc he could create.

You stick McCarthy in and rotate Fyfe and Bennell our of the forward line with Walters, Ballantyne all of a sudden becomes the least of any defence's problems...he could actually become Eddy Betts levels dangerous

 

[E Shed]

The other thing for Ballantyne is the complete havoc he could create.

You stick McCarthy in and rotate Fyfe and Bennell our of the forward line with Walters, Ballantyne all of a sudden becomes the least of any defence's problems...he could actually become Eddy Betts levels dangerous

true and a very good point. Balla has probably had to wear too much attention due to the earth of quality around him. We absolutely must get rid of Mayne IMO.

 

[E Shed]

great article on Fyfey! http://www.theguardian.com/sport/bl...ers-as-special-as-nat-fyfe-emerge?CMP=ema_632

 

[malpaso]

true and a very good point. Balla has probably had to wear too much attention due to the earth of quality around him. We absolutely must get rid of Mayne IMO.

Yeah how many small forwards in the league have had to endure the punishment he gets from defenders because we have no one else down there at times.

 

[Grandstan]

Yeah how many small forwards in the league have had to endure the punishment he gets from defenders because we have no one else down there at times.

The drop-off from Ballas and Mayne this year has to be seriously reviewed. Did Mayne have to play more defensively (as some here had been demanding for years - in place of De Boer)? Maybe, but his poor kicking has also been costly. Was Ballas thrown out by the early introduction of a third tall? Or does Lyon simply make forwards run too deep?

 

[DudleyDocker]

OK, taking the victim hat off for a minute, let's see if we can guess why Ballas get a bad run from the umpires...

Could it possibly be because he is an annoying little bugger who loves to get into opposition players' faces to try to put them off their game. I think in the early days this worked to some extent, but now it only works against him and ultimately his team mates. Opposition players know they can pretty much do whatever they want to Ballas without penalty and more often than not he (and the team) is penalized for retaliating. So the very thing that used to be a weapon for him is now a rod for his own back.

We all hate the fact that he was wrongly penalized for a block on Friday, but he was warned several times to settle down and still chose to be a pest.

I love the guy, he bleeds purple, but if he can't play smarter he will continue to be one of the reasons we are penalized so heavily by umpires. He needs to find a way to get the best out of himself without relying on opposition reaction to his antics.

 

[FreoGirl]

One of the best things about Fyfe's win is that The West Australian has been less painful to read this week

 

[Latro]

One of the best things about Fyfe's win is that The West Australian has been less painful to read this week

Why do you bother reading it at all?

 

[FreoGirl]

Why do you bother reading it at all?

I hadn't planned to - hubby gets it delivered. Today's front page was difficult for any female to ignore

 

[Deathly]

From what I remember, It's better not to touch anything that Mark Duffield is associated with.

 

[Juggs Magnetic]

Including Paul?

 

[Latro]

From what I remember, It's better not to touch anything that Mark Duffield is associated with.

He is the best football writer they have.

 

[yakka man]

Lol. Barlow continues to provide laughs. Good on Gil for shouting. The bartender should be sacked though.

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@Robbo_heraldsun had some Green foldies on standby from memory...

 

[Deathly]

Did anyone see The Wordsmith just then on Fox Footy? Still trying to figure out what the **** I just watched.

 

[Wizard]

Did anyone see The Wordsmith just then on Fox Footy? Still trying to figure out what the **** I just watched.

So your saying delete it from my IQ?

 

[Deathly]

So your saying delete it from my IQ?

I'd recommend it. It's a sad attempt of Sandy Roberts trying to be funny. Not funny at all and just a boring watch. Meant to be about some guy called Jimmy DiFanti who is responsible for the success of all the great Grand Final wins, can't believe they played this up and advertised it for so long.

 

[sij1981]

One of the best things about Fyfe's win is that The West Australian has been less painful to read this week

Wait till next week

 

[clivenator26]

I'd recommend it. It's a sad attempt of Sandy Roberts trying to be funny. Not funny at all and just a boring watch. Meant to be about some guy called Jimmy DiFanti who is responsible for the success of all the great Grand Final wins, can't believe they played this up and advertised it for so long.

The worst 10-15min of TV before I deleted it, absolute junk. If something is going to be a parody then it needs to be funny but this was way off.

Sandy needs to be put out to pasture.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Wait till next week

What , you mean half the pages blank ?

 

[Freoforever86]

The worst 10-15min of TV before I deleted it, absolute junk. If something is going to be a parody then it needs to be funny but this was way off.

Sandy needs to be put out to pasture.

I really hate how sandy says Fremantle.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I really hate how sandy says Fremantle.

I actually sent an email to Fox, hoping it would get to him.

 

[ImperialPurple]

From what I remember, It's better not to touch anything that Mark Duffield is associated with.

I'd rate Duffield ahead of any other footy writer in WA. Bridget Lacy comes second.

 

[Ripper]

I'd rate Duffield ahead of any other footy writer in WA. Bridget Lacy comes second.

Yep!

 

[scon]

Bridget has integrity and taste but.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Bridget has integrity and taste but.

Bridget's a cool girl. Hope she doesn't get jaded. What about Duff lacks integrity and taste? I reckon he goes alright.