Match Thread - Round 4, Royals v Thunder

[swannies]

Royals v Thunder - first time the Thunder have had to travel and they would dearly love their AIS boys back, but not sure they will be. Although last week's performance was more heartening and the Royals were involved in a pretty dour battle themselves, this could be an interesting match.

The Royals need more out of their mids and younger players IMO, as Wulff and Pickering kept them in the game on Monday. JON needs to lift and get his hands dirty, Ben Noakes is good in patches, needs to put it together for a whole game, Clarke - same as B Noakes. Roberton and Shepheard were good for parts of the game on Monday and Shepheard, particularly, probably needs to be involved in more of the play. Merrington wasn't sighted much on Monday and whilst McKinley was good, he's one of those players that looks like they don't give a stuff.

Peel have had a very good half back line this year and if they lose Schofield out of that, there could be problems. If they lose Rosa, there are bigger problems. However, they have enough runners to take it up to East Perth, but can they?

Leederville Oval
Saturday, 10 April

Royals
Kane Derickx Keath
L.Webster T.Martin Cadwallader
Roberton Wirrpanda Pickering
Noakes Roe Howlett
Sampey Merrington Prior
Shepheard Oakley-Nicholls Sweet
I/C Lee Fotheringhame Stirling Noakes Clutterbuck B.Dobson Delborello
IN:Derickx Prior Clutterbuck Kane Stirling B.Dobson Fotheringhame Delborello
OUT:McKinley Clarke Macaulay Hancock Wulff Glancy Cowell Seal

Thunder
B.Filo D.Chartres T.McCulloch
J.Jones C.Luff J.Bennell
C.Atthowe B.Jones P.Bonney
J.Crichton H.McLeod B.Holmes
C.Collard D.Buszan C.George
D.Murray M.Green M.Brown
I/C McGennisken O'Brien Williams Boone Beswick Giumelli Piggott
IN:B.Piggott A.Boone J.Williams C.George C.Luff P.McGennisken P.Bonney
OUT:D.Haines M.Ware W.Schofield M.Rosa

Player Watch: Kane, Roberton, J Jones, P Bonney
Best Player: Pickering

 

[pacemaker]

Wirrpanda in the middle is interesting. If he has the fitness then I believe it is a good move for him to moving into the middle and then rest across the half back line or even in the forward pocket. He can play in most positions except KP or course thats what made him an awesome player.

A mate of mine is named on an extended bench for peel so hopefully he gets in by most likely be an emergency again with 2 others I played with in the resys who I feel will get at least 1 game for peel this year.

But looking at the teams East Perth is too strong here and Peel are terrible away from home if you look into the history. 3 big outs for the thunder including the captain doesn't help their cause

 

[EaglesFlyingHigh]

Royals up 71-41 nearing the end of the third.

Very rough and spiteful encounter

 

[pacemaker]

LOL at Peel

Why I only tipped them to lose by 39 is anyones guess. I was going to select 50 points but thought they would show something. They will end up losing by 70 points