Back2Back?

[EagleEgo]

I cant see how this has any bearing on our potential to go B2B. If McInnes is part of the conversation in any way at the pointy end then we wont be near a GF.

Everybody talks about best 22. My belief is slightly different. A team of only 22 players cannot win a flag. A good team is all about setting a high standard for all player members and they compete with each other for position. If we think McInnes is not important, we might as well delist him.

 

[Doashuey]

Everybody talks about best 22. My belief is slightly different. A team of only 22 players cannot win a flag. A good team is all about setting a high standard for all player members and they compete with each other for position. If we think McInnes is not important, we might as well delist him.

Agree. This was on display this year, a star went diwn and someone stepped up. That said, I dont see any improvement in McInnes after 8 years on the list and I wouldnt expect his form to have any bearing on our chances unless Hicky and Vardy go down and NN doesnt get up. In that case I reckon we are shot regardless of Macs form.
He isnt AFL standard but we gave him a list spot as an emergency ruckman and a useful WAFL leader.

 

[EagleEgo]

Agree. This was on display this year, a star went diwn and someone stepped up. That said, I dont see any improvement in McInnes after 8 years on the list and I wouldnt expect his form to have any bearing on our chances unless Hicky and Vardy go down and NN doesnt get up. In that case I reckon we are shot regardless of Macs form.
He isnt AFL standard but we gave him a list spot as an emergency ruckman and a useful WAFL leader.

No doubt, he needs to improve (on his 2nd and 3rd effort which is my observation) in order to get a game.
Rather than saying he is not AFL standard (which is a vague term of saying he is no good), I would like to know your opinion on his strengths and weaknesses?
If we do not get another ruckman, leaving Vardy and Hickley to do the double ruckman duty for the majority of 2019 is not sufficent and hence McInnes‘ improvement and contribution will be critical to our B2B success. Big man like Vardy and Hickley are quite prone to injury!

 

[Doashuey]

No doubt, he needs to improve (on his 2nd and 3rd effort which is my observation) in order to get a game.
Rather than saying he is not AFL standard (which is a vague term of saying he is no good), I would like to know your opinion on his strengths and weaknesses?
If we do not get another ruckman, leaving Vardy and Hickley to do the double ruckman duty for the majority of 2019 is not sufficent and hence McInnes‘ improvement and contribution will be critical to our B2B success. Big man like Vardy and Hickley are quite prone to injury!

Simply put his skill level and fitness are not good enough to be competitive at the highest level. His ruck work, ground level play and marking are not good enough to play AFL level consistently. Im sorry but after 8 years, there is no improvement left, he just doesnt have the tools- never did and never will.
As I said, if he is required at the end of the season because our rucking cupboards are bare then we is fooked.
I think a better parameter to assess our chances would be: Maintain at least 1 fit AFL level ruckman, preferably 2.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Mcinnis seems to be quite a popular bloke around the club.Thats probably his biggest strength.The last game i saw him play he didnt have a great game but from memory he kicked 3 points or 1.3.No real degree of difficulty.A spot up for grabs and three goals would have gone a long way towards his future.Sums him up.He hasnt gone the next step; Olango was the next project but hes gone so Mcinnis is safe again. If we are happy with a back up journeyman surely there are ruckmen around the country equivalent to him.At least someone 21-24 would have some "possible" upside whereas with Mcinnis what you see is what you get.Hes hit the ceiling.

 

[EagleEgo]

Using our 2018 performance as the guide, I expect the WCE to win 14-16 of the 16 easier games and 1 - 5 of the 6 more difficult games.
Hence we should win 15-21 games in 2019 season to finish top 4 or top 2 depending the distribution of points at the top.

16 easier games:
Round 1: Brisbane Lions (Away)
Round 2: GWS Giants (Home)
Round 4: Fremantle at Optus (Home)
Round 5: Port Adelaide (Home)
Round 7: Gold Coast Suns (Home)
Round 8: St Kilda at (Away)
Round 9: Melbourne (Home)
Round 11: Western Bulldogs at (Home)
Round 14: Essendon (Home)
Round 15: Hawthorn (Away)
Round 16: Fremantle at Optus (Away)
Round 17: Collingwood (Home)
Round 19: North Melbourne (Home)
Round 20: Carlton (Away)
Round 21: Adelaide Crows (Home)
Round 23: Hawthorn (Home),

(100% success rate with variation -2 games, that is 14-16 games)

6 more difficult games:
Round 3: Collingwood (Away)
Round 6: Geelong Cats (Away)
Round 10: Adelaide Crows (Away)
Round 12: Sydney Swans (Away)
Round 18: Melbourne (Away)
Round 22: Richmond (Away)

(50% success rate with variation +/-2 games, that is 1-5 games)