Strategy Changes Round 10 v GWS.

[Piggy Smalls]

Dude he had a breakout year last year in his first year as a player. Battled above his weight-class, was exceptional in the Sydney away win.

He played a handful of good games this year - but has dropped a bit. Why would we expect him to be elite every game as a second year player?

He's going to be massive for us.

I'd be more critical of Cox, Ryan and perhaps even Chapman who appear to have gone backwards. But Draper isn't the issue.

He's nearly 200cm and been forced to play on small forwards too. It is a credit to his athletic ability that he was given that role in the first place.

 

[E Shed]

I’d be making room for O’Mac.
Guy has a great football brain. Can never have too many.

 

[Perfect Purple]

I’d be making room for O’Mac.
Guy has a great football brain. Can never have too many.

Yep would love to see him come in. I’m a fan as he has displayed more toughness and second efforts than several of our players combined.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Chapman has been JLed. His first season had so much run off half back and now we’re trying to get him playing on small forwards??

Look Chapman's stagnation was happening even last season so this ain't an excuse for that. But in all fairness, he's the best of some bad options to athletically keep up with the smalls. Everyone else apart from maybe Clark would get burnt, and Clark offers more quality run off half back than basically the rest of them combined (unless Wagner plays defence).

 

[Piggy Smalls]

I’d be making room for O’Mac.
Guy has a great football brain. Can never have too many.

But on the flip side, you can definitely have not enough of them.
He's a nice kick and sound decision maker too.

 

[FreoRicci]

Just a couple games ago vs Adelaide I thought Draper first half was very good. It’s not like it’s been ages since we’ve seen him play good football. There’s no problem there.

Chapman has been JLed. His first season had so much run off half back and now we’re trying to get him playing on small forwards??

Walker is a big influence of this. Plus don’t underestimate Young moving to the midfield had on the defence. He was elite. Great mark, reliable kick. Haven’t found a replacement and it shows.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Just a couple games ago vs Adelaide I thought Draper first half was very good. It’s not like it’s been ages since we’ve seen him play good football. There’s no problem there.

Chapman has been JLed. His first season had so much run off half back and now we’re trying to get him playing on small forwards??

With out Walker, who else do you send.

Everyone else got smashed. We are still having smalls kicking 4 or 5 goals against us most weeks, last week it was 9 I think.

We badly miss Walker.

 

[s_wd6]

With out Walker, who else do you send.

Everyone else got smashed. We are still having smalls kicking 4 or 5 goals against us most weeks, last week it was 9 I think.

We badly miss Walker.

Guys like Worner, Aish, Wagner, Simpson should all be playing much more defensive roles. It’s like actually defending doesn’t matter to some of them or JL if they’re getting the ball forward

 

[go_the_dockers]

Guys like Worner, Aish, Wagner, Simpson should all be playing much more defensive roles. It’s like actually defending doesn’t matter to some of them or JL if they’re getting the ball forward

Worner and Wagner are the two who have played, and should probably be taking that role.

I don't why, but maybe they are not quick enough or ....

 

[Righteo]

They rested 3 pretty good players in De Goey, Maynard and Pendles

They also weren't playing Mihocek and McStay, which would be equivalent to Treacy and Amiss for us.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Uggh, this place is unhinged at the moment. Peel doesn't have a small forward to drop Switta for

He’s not a small forward either so it’s moot.
Someone mentioned some other moves to shake it up a bit ; why not Brodie in and Shai to spend most of his time forward.

 

[E Shed]

But on the flip side, you can definitely have not enough of them.
He's a nice kick and sound decision maker too.

Yep. The best we've looked is against Adelaide and he was a real connector with Duds, Reid & Amiss. One of the few players that kicked the ball quickly and into good spots. I think he offers more than Switta at the moment.

Instead we have Voss who can barely make it through a match without injuring one of his own team mates, usually Treacey.
Great guy and heart & soul player but the definition of a meathead.

 

[ubiquitous226]

Yep. The best we've looked is against Adelaide and he was a real connector with Duds, Reid & Amiss. One of the few players that kicked the ball quickly and into good spots. I think he offers more than Switta at the moment.

Instead we have Voss who can barely make it through a match without injuring one of his own team mates, usually Treacey.
Great guy and heart & soul player but the definition of a meathead.

McDonald vs Voss is a very good discussion around who is better for the team.

I think there is a reasonable risk McDonald returns to a lower average in terms of his kicking we saw, but if that was the norm it would be a weapon.

The physicality of Voss did offer a fair bit as well, and I think he would be more effective in the ruck in general.

Freo having depth in tall forwards

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

Delean has been playing wing. Hardly a threat up forward.

Im thought he's playing as the highest half forward but you could be right.

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

I can't believe I am going to take public transport three hours return from the centre of Australian's most iconic city, to watch a bunch of purple sea dogs phone it in against the league's failed corporate orange trojan horse.

Was going. Have a ticket (am on the east coast for work) and then a colleague (ok, ok my boss) said "Lets go to to see the ol' Newton Jets play state league rugby league at Hanson Park. Couple of beers on the terrace ... Old school!"

And I forgot all about the GWS game.

It's not you Freo, it's me.

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

**** me, those 3 players are the best we can do.

And people say our depth is good.

Come on ... they are the best our Match Committee can do

 

[SiempreFreo]

And that worries me. I have high hopes of Draper being a really good player, but he's fallen in a hole. And I don't know why.

At 21, he’s one of the younger players in a young team. Will have inconsistent games. He’s also shown he has the ability to play excellent games.
Right now could one factor affecting his form be the re-entry of Chapman? Josh excelled at a more run-with role before. With Chappy back that’s changed.
Whatever, after seeing him absolutely rise to the occasion when we were without Moose, I really hope he continues to get opportunities.

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

The match review identified four stupid skill errors in the first quarter resulting in goals against and another half dozen examples in the game where a player missed the handball option that would have put a player at the top of the square taking a shot.

It's not that bad.

No it's not that bad

It's only literally dogshit

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Uggh, this place is unhinged at the moment. Peel doesn't have a small forward to drop Switta for

Right now Snuff ... I'd drop Switta for you

 

[King Huskii]

Right now Snuff ... I'd drop Switta for you

I'd drop switta for Tom Swift

 

[Purpletown]

I'd drop switta for Tom Swift

Tom Swift? Come on mate, we have got a couple of levels of shityness to go before we break the glass and call Tom out from retirement. Having said that, Tom could well be in purple next week the way we are going.

 

[hoss]

Freddie goes missing for 3 of every 4 quarters he plays so may as well start him sub. Lucky to be anywhere near the team.

 

[88mph]

Tom Swift? Come on mate, we have got a couple of levels of shityness to go before we break the glass and call Tom out from retirement. Having said that, Tom could well be in purple next week the way we are going.

Swift was good. WCE fans expected him to be Chris Judd on debut.

I’d take him based on this, kicks both sides and moves the ball faster than most of our list

 

[heavho]

The club ones again shows at the selection table it’s only the favorite players back in.banfield has had his chances and done nothing Brodie provides a significant amount more than what banfield does. The club just has no idea at the selection table

 

[StingBitten]

'Meanwhile West Coast have Tom Swift

Tom Swift

Age

35

Ht

189cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.0

5star

CL

1.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

4.6

2star

HB

8.4

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.2

3star

'.

As repeatable as Out: Pearce.

Who did they choose Swift ahead of? Was it Blakely?