Prediction Round 2, 2023: Changes vs GWS

[squashface]

Good to see Hugheight getting a gig

 

[DanWCE]

"We'd like to be braver with the ball. We've got to win it first"

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

It’d be almost impossible to be less competitive.

 

[squashface]

Apparently he’s a forward now

 

[ziad]

Apparently he’s a forward now

Great - something more to look forward to

 

[WCErevival]

So assuming Waterman is in to replace Jamo. Hewitt is sub. Clark is playing WAFL. I'd say its between XON and SPS for the final bench spot.

 

[RedWeddingGuest]

I take your point, Just get tired of some people whining because the club doesn't tuck them into bed every night and tell them everything will be alright, then when the club does trot out some platitudes whining that the club lies to them. Nor really directed at you personally.

All good. Pretty obvious now that we’ve started a rebuild (however defined).

And fans are gonna whinge and whine no matter what the club does… Just be grateful we’re not Freo supporters.


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[DanWCE]

So assuming Waterman is in to replace Jamo. Hewitt is sub. Clark is playing WAFL. I'd say its between XON and SPS for the final bench spot.

If you look at the WAFL team listed I'd say that decision is made and out there already

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Hopefully Simmo was talking about Toby, not Tom.

 

[Doashuey]

Apparently he’s a forward now

You would prefer them to call him an electric mid and play him solely on the HFF?
They are 100% correct, he will be a forward for at least the first year of his career before transitioning into the midfield.

 

[WCErevival]

If you look at the WAFL team listed I'd say that decision is made and out there already

Someone will have to be held back as an emergency so I'd say XONs naming on the extended bench doesnt mean much. Hewitt was listed too.

 

[NSLK]

Apparently he’s a forward now

Debuwett

 

[bzparkes]

Great - something more to look forward to

 

[DanWCE]

Someone will have to be held back as an emergency so I'd say XONs naming on the extended bench doesnt mean much. Hewitt was listed too.

Yes but SPS was out of the side...

 

[GlennTwenty]

I'm not sure Waterman will add to his career tally of 0 AFL hitouts from 7 ruck contests but at least he is a chance of scoring a snag or two when he is up forward.

 

[ziad]

All good. Pretty obvious now that we’ve started a rebuild (however defined).

And fans are gonna whinge and whine no matter what the club does… Just be grateful we’re not Freo supporters.


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Renovation, transition, reconstruction we just need so many words these days. In reality isnt it a continuous process just with some speed humps

 

[ziad]

I am in

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Someone will have to be held back as an emergency so I'd say XONs naming on the extended bench doesnt mean much. Hewitt was listed too.

This looks like how it’s panning out.

Waterman and SPS have been omitted from the WAFL side. Jamieson and Clark are starting on the field, O’Neill and Hewett are named on the extended bench.

Based on that, I assume the changes are Waterman for Jamieson and SPS for O’Neill, with one of Hewett and O’Neill to be the sub and the other to be on standby.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Great - something more to look forward to

Really speaks volumes about where we are in our development that we’re bringing in a top draftee to debut after a strong showing in the reserves, don’t you think?

 

[boondy]

Prized West Coast draftee Elijah Hewett will make his AFL debut against Greater Western Sydney on Saturday - but he won’t play a full game.

Eagles coach Adam Simpson confirmed the 18-year-old, selected with pick 14 in last year’s draft, will act as the tactical sub against the Giants at Optus Stadium.

 

[Spod]

Good changes in the end I think.

Not expecting much from Waterman as a ruck but his work rate around the ground and up forward should be a plus. Have usually found our forward structure works a bit better when he is in the team - will be interesting to see how he goes with Allen and Darling.

A little surprised they went with debuting Hewett as the sub, but does seem like a good fit in his case and at least means we're bringing more youth in.

 

[Obeanie1]

Really not sure I understand the situation with Greg Clark. He was drafted as a mature-age, big bodied mid... presumably ready to play. He's been given only 9 games (four of them as sub) in our worst season ever, and most of the time, he wasn't even played in the midfield. New season, and he's still on the fringe. I know it's not uncommon for new recruits to take a while to settle in, but he's already 25.

If we are rebuilding, why isn't he getting game time? Is he that crap? He was averaging around 14 disposals for ~75% game time last year, with around 4-5 tackles. Surely that's the sort of intensity we actually need?

100% agreed.

We are getting monstered on ball in close. He is a taller version of Priddis, not a 1st rounder A grader but plays a role well.

Time to plonk him as the centre and give him an extended run to show if he's up to AFL standards.

By end of this season we have our answer.

Instead we play multiple outside mids who are too small and don't tackle in the centre square.

Crazy.

 

[Cuzz09]

I feel like we play guys out of position a lot.

Give the guys a shot in their drafted spots. Seems simple.

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[Mature Age Rookie]

Interested to know where people think Trew sits in the pecking order. He's had a terrible run with injuries obv but played a string of games late last year and seems to have got through the pre-season unscathed, and from what i've seen has great hands, can extract from a pack and loves a handball. Something our regular mids dont have. From Wiley's comments its looks as though that was his role on the weekend with the Beagles and he did it well.

Looks better suited to compliment our regular midfield than the likes of West or Clark, who cant crack a spot, and with Yeo and Culley still out not sure why he's not considered for this role?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hewett debuting because of a dodgy umpiring decision in the goalsquare.

#justiceforpetch