Prediction Changes: Round 3 Vs West Coast Eagles + pre-match discussion

[bushchook]

Personally I would have had Walker in for Hughes but apart from that pretty happy with selections.

 

[FreoRicci]

Calm down petal.

He’s been replaced by Aish and Jackson. Aish has been replaced by NOD. Banfield by Walters and Walters by Johnson.

Where does Henry go if Hughes stays in. That's the weird one

 

[Ysaye]

Carnthedockers flagged at the start of the week that the coaches weren't happy with Brodie so him being dropped is not a surprise. Also they had to do something to mix it up in there; it was the massive issue for us across the last two weeks.

 

[Quazar]

Spicy take time!

• Hughes hasn't really been all that bad and you guys are just mean.
• Love Brodie but glad we dropped him.
• Henry shouldn't be dropped from the 22 anytime soon.
• Nothing wrong with debuting someone as the sub--especially now they can be activated anytime.
• Purely from the fact that Noddy's come into the team is enough to ensure we'll smack WC comfortably. Talisman of the highest order.
• Tabs should absolutely be playing. Our best KPF by a mile.

Come at me.

 

[FreoRicci]

Spicy take time!

• Hughes hasn't really been all that bad and you guys are just mean.
• Love Brodie but glad we dropped him.
• Henry shouldn't be dropped from the 22 anytime soon.
• Nothing wrong with debuting someone as the sub--especially now they can be activated anytime.
• Purely from the fact that Noddy's come into the team is enough to ensure we'll smack WC comfortably. Talisman of the highest order.
• Tabs should absolutely be playing. Our best KPF by a mile.

Come at me.

Hughes has been fine. The midfield been dominated means the wing are nonexistent.
Tabs is miles the best KPF- agree. Amiss needs him as foil and Jackson around there too. Treacy really needs consistency and take it at Peel. Amiss needs to produce more then what he did last week- pretty poor tbh.

 

[noise36]

Does anyone else shit themselves when Tabs comes up the ground takes a great contested market then looks into the middle for a target?

 

[Ysaye]

Where does Henry go if Hughes stays in. That's the weird one

We have been playing three wingers for a while now; for mine this mean Aish probably plays a predominantly centre role and/or O'Driscoll goes into the centre at times. Henry and Huges as the main wingmen as per the last two weeks.

 

[Hamann188]

Spicy take time!

• Hughes hasn't really been all that bad and you guys are just mean.
• Love Brodie but glad we dropped him.
• Henry shouldn't be dropped from the 22 anytime soon.
• Nothing wrong with debuting someone as the sub--especially now they can be activated anytime.
• Purely from the fact that Noddy's come into the team is enough to ensure we'll smack WC comfortably. Talisman of the highest order.
• Tabs should absolutely be playing. Our best KPF by a mile.

Come at me.

 

[s_wd6]

Spicy take time!

• Hughes hasn't really been all that bad and you guys are just mean.
• Love Brodie but glad we dropped him.
• Henry shouldn't be dropped from the 22 anytime soon.
• Nothing wrong with debuting someone as the sub--especially now they can be activated anytime.
• Purely from the fact that Noddy's come into the team is enough to ensure we'll smack WC comfortably. Talisman of the highest order.
• Tabs should absolutely be playing. Our best KPF by a mile.

Come at me.

I’m not a huge fan of Hughes on the wing just because he’s a very vanilla player, but he has really not been that bad and is not getting dropped based on form. He hasn’t been any slower than any of our other players but because he’s older no one’s giving him a chance. Henry gets dropped before him imo

 

[Eski3]

Noddy and Walters just bring such good energy to the 22. Getting better and better vibes the more I look at the team

 

[FreoRicci]

We have been playing three wingers for a while now; for mine this mean Aish probably plays a predominantly centre role and/or O'Driscoll goes into the centre at times. Henry and Huges as the main wingmen as per the last two weeks.

Aish will get Brodie's spot for sure. Should go on Kelly and be that defensive mid.

 

[royale with cheese]

Seriously, why are we so bloody conservative at the selection table?
Johnson should have been sub round 1 and built from there.

Reminiscent of picking Suban as the sub in 2015 against mediocre teams like Brisbane.

 

[arsesmart]

I’m not a huge fan of Hughes on the wing just because he’s a very vanilla player, but he has really not been that bad and is not getting dropped based on form. He hasn’t been any slower than any of our other players but because he’s older no one’s giving him a chance. Henry gets dropped before him imo

On what basis would you be dropping a more attacking player like Henry? Don't say form (unless you can justify it with specifics).

 

[Carnthedockers]

Carnthedockers flagged at the start of the week that the coaches weren't happy with Brodie so him being dropped is not a surprise. Also they had to do something to mix it up in there; it was the massive issue for us across the last two weeks.

It was actually something that came up before the season. It’s his 2 way running, and 1 dimensional nature.

 

[freo_leo29]

Should not be allowed to debut someone as the sub. Just the cruelest thing ever. Poor Johnson

It's no longer a medical sub

He will definitely come on


I reckon as a debutant I'd rather come on fresh than be the one subbed off but maybe that's just me

 

[Taylor]

It was actually something that came up before the season. It’s his 2 way running, and 1 dimensional nature.

It would be fine if he were averaging three times as many centre clearances as he currently is, like Tom Green, LDU, George Hewitt, Tom Mitchell, Taranto, Parish etc.

 

[Spirit Level]

Are there any WAFL preseason games this week?

 

[stax on the mull]

For me, players that play on the wing need to have the potential to pick up around 25 possessions in a game. I know there's seagulling on the outside that isn't rated, and it has to be quality over quantity - but our inexperience there is a bit of a concern, particularly if Aish is expected to spend more time inside in this game.

 

[Tonga Bob]

 

[s_wd6]

On what basis would you be dropping a more attacking player like Henry? Don't say form (unless you can justify it with specifics).

More attacking but he takes even longer than Hughes to decide what to do with it. And doesn’t have the defensive side of his game to make up for his deficifiencird

 

[Big Animal]

watch JOM spend time in BB's medium forward role. The Biceptacon is going to dominate there.

 

[Purple Jesus]

It was actually something that came up before the season. It’s his 2 way running, and 1 dimensional nature.

Seems like we should extend him!

 

[FreoRicci]

Does anyone else s**t themselves when Tabs comes up the ground takes a great contested market then looks into the middle for a target?

Actually it’s the right idea at times. Go through the corridor, which weirdly hasn’t happened if at all this season.
Instead it’s a mark on the wing and another bomb to the width side of the 50. Hardly works.

 

[FreoRicci]

More attacking but he takes even longer than Hughes to decide what to do with it. And doesn’t have the defensive side of his game to make up for his deficifiencird

Hughes has actually improved his decision making timing. More direct and basic, whereas Henry spends so long trying to do a cute/risky kick then has to kick the first option which is already picked up by the opposition.

 

[Quazar]

More attacking but he takes even longer than Hughes to decide what to do with it. And doesn’t have the defensive side of his game to make up for his deficifiencird