Prediction Round 12, 2026: Changes vs Essendon

[Mighty Eagles]

??

He’s averaging 23 touches, 4.5 tackles and a goal a game over the past five weeks, hard to see what much more he can do to knock down the door tbh.

Hold up. I’d check those stats again. He’s only had one game where he’s had more than 22 disposals this year.

I thought his best games was in R3 & R4. Regardless of stats, he had clearances, won contested ball and set up goals. His impact was tangible. His impact in the past three games has been diminished from the earlier matches. That isn’t knocking the door down, hence not being selected, I’d suggest.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Hold up. I’d check those stats again. He’s only had one game where he’s had more than 22 disposals this year.

Its actually 23.2 disposals per game and 4.6 tackles per game over the last 5 games, I rounded down.

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Its actually 23.2 disposals per game and 4.6 tackles per game over the last 5 games, I rounded down.

Regardless of his raw stats, I stand by what I said about his impact. And, again, I’m a big Gross fan.

He’s still only 19 (20 in Sep), he’ll continue to grow. Opportunities will come.