Preview AFL 2017 - Semi Final - GWS v West Coast, Sat 16/9, Spotless Stadium

[demondavey]

Reckon the Giants will smash us. Too good in the middle and too quick.

Your midfield was excellent last night. GWS midfield was non existent against Adelaide. The hardened bodies of Mitchell, Shuey and Priddis will be critical at stoppages next week, and if they can move it out quickly to Jetta and Gaff, you're a chance. Your forward line takes some matching.

I reckon you'll give it a real shake.

 

[demondavey]

Bring in NicNat.

No way. No matter how good the player is, the lack of fitness and game time is a liability. Selwood was garbage on Friday. Vardy and Petrie fine. The onballers are smart enough to rove to Mumford anyway.

 

[PCORF]

Those poor Eagles are going to need more than 7 days to recover after that brutal affair last night. The Giants are at home after a 9 day break, they have the advantage I think here but only just. Giants by 12pts.

 

[joelsyt]

This game could go either way. I think Giants are a more talented team but West Coast work more as a team.

The fact that Cameron definitely won't be playing and that Mumford may not play should work in GWS' favour though, they play a better brand of football when they go in smaller than they did against Adelaide.

 

[Johnny_Dogg4]

i tipped eagles to beat port, and then tip them to beat a cooked gws.
however the travel factor is a major road block

 

[officialjc]

i am inspired by the eagles atm. i believe they have one of the better lists in the comp to challenge atm and have massively underachieved this year. i think they are a bigger threat than any of port, essendon, melbourne, st kilda and the bulldogs in this current moment.

 

[Smokey17]

The only thing favouring GWS is that West Coast struggle to travel past Adelaide. But a win like that last night can do wonders for a team moving forward.
If GWS continue to think things will just happen in the comp because they have a lot of talented individuals, they will get a big shock .

They are more than happy to run forward, but when it's going the other way they really don't look interested, and don't work hard enough. I think Cameron will get his troops fired up after that performance against the Crows, but I honestly can't see them getting past Richmond in the prelim.

 

[officialjc]

shuey, mcgovern, kennedy, yeo, jetta are guns (+naitanui when he returns)
gaff, sheed, sheppard, mitchell, vardy, redden, darling, petrie, barrass, mackenzie, hurn are all more than handy players
lecras and priddis can still pull out a vintage performance
wce have a big chance

 

[Power Raid]

The eagles might pick off the giants here

 

[StevenwellerHFC]

Eagles by less than a goal again..

 

[ep2018]

Last night was our grand final I think. Extra time + second week travelling + GWS are genuinely the better side unlike Port last night who are only slightly better than us, and will be baying for blood after their non performance against the crows... plus expect the WA media to talk up us and the win all week long which will probably get to our heads a bit (except hopefully Mitchell will ground us). All the hallmarks of a semi smacking unfortunately and the more I ponder this game the more hopeless it feels. We can only hope GWS is as inaccurate as Port was last night to even consider us a chance. But, I guess you never know.

 

[TheKanga]

If you lose yes. But who gives a s**t after you lose? We will already be thinking 2018.

But the media has hitched its wagon to the tiges for this year.

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They will get a hard draw next year.
Will struggle to make top 4 again.

 

[WCE Wizard]

Toss up but think West Coast are in better form.

We actually match up well against them they only just beat us last time, so we are not intimated by them. They are the favorites however we are not with out a shot

 

[WCE Wizard]

No way. No matter how good the player is, the lack of fitness and game time is a liability. Selwood was garbage on Friday. Vardy and Petrie fine. The onballers are smart enough to rove to Mumford anyway.

There is no way Nic Nat will play i agree with you. It matters jack squat how much training you do, no match fitness = no game and not with a shot a prelim fina. Plus Vardy and Petrie are going fine

 

[Farang83150]

I recon Stevie J's a definite starter for the giants, need some experience out there.
Only change I'd make for us is Rioli for lecca.
No way on the Nata call.

 

[Colonial]

They will get a hard draw next year.
Will struggle to make top 4 again.

Disagree. They are a good side. Think they can be there abouts again

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[The King!]

So everyone got over the gws monster thing quick then

 

[Roobs321]

The hopeful part of me thinks this might have a Port-Hawthorn 2001 SF feel to it (hopefully without 9/11 in the week lead-up this time). As long as we can keep it interesting like a few weeks ago and not get flogged, I'll be fine with the result. Last two games at Spotless have been good contests.

I also love the Giants, so having one of them through to a guaranteed prelim (against a side who hasn't made a Grand Final in decades) is win enough.

I don't want to risk Naitanui whilst our flag hopes are still very farfetched, save him for the increased stakes of the Richmond prelim if we get that far. Even then, I'd prefer to use him as emergency depth if required, otherwise save him for 2018.

 

[HairyO]

Will be going to cheer on Sam Mitchell in potentially his last ever game - though hoping he gets another game or 2.

$25 a ticket is a great deal. Prelim tickets last year were $65.

 

[Colonial]

Will be going to cheer on Sam Mitchell in potentially his last ever game - though hoping he gets another game or 2.

$25 a ticket is a great deal. Prelim tickets last year were $65.

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[ep2018]

I don't want to risk Naitanui whilst our flag hopes are still very farfetched, save him for the increased stakes of the Richmond prelim if we get that far. Even then, I'd prefer to use him as emergency depth if required, otherwise save him for 2018.

The only way nic gets a game this year is if 1) we win this week and 2) Vardy or Petrie gets injured (hope not).

 

[Bokonon_]

Will be going to cheer on Sam Mitchell in potentially his last ever game - though hoping he gets another game or 2.

$25 a ticket is a great deal. Prelim tickets last year were $65.

It's the AFL's pricing policy. QF and SF tkt prices are the same. Prices double for the PF, and then heaps for the GF.

 

[masai]

The old first week of the finals furphy. The losers will not bounce back & the winners are unbeatable !!!!!.

Take a deep breath and reset.

GWS were shite, they can play better. Adelaide played well, they didn't allow GWS to regroup and get going.

Port were Port, they let the Eagles get a massive jump and then peg them back. Should Eagles have let them back in the game ?.

On the law of averages, GWS had too many shite players on the night. They may have now learnt how to get a hard ball via De Boer, plus taped Shaw's mouth up !!!.

GWS they will hit back and win by 30 points.

 

[HairyO]

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Probably dumped in a no-booze section. $5 for kids as well. Very fair pricing.

 

[VanDemonxx]

Won't be that surprised if West Coast win