Prediction Round 2, 2023: Changes vs GWS

[joeyavalanche]

Biggest changes and bold calls this year need to come in our engine room

On paper Kelly, Sheed, gaff and Shuey look decent, but we can’t keep flogging the same horse with these older guys.

Going to have to make some hard calls but if we’re ever going to move forward, the midfield needs to transition.


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[Vic Eagles Member]

Having Sheed start as the ruckman in centre bounces is not only an indictment on Jamieson and Williams but also an admission from Simpson that he got it wrong by picking them both.
One of Jamo or Williams has to go (don’t care which one) and Hough must play if he’s available.

 

[Bacchus]

Just throw Harry Edwards in the Ruck with Jamieson, Edwards might learn a thing or two after a few rounds that Williams never will.

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Edwards was totally hopeless in the ruck when he played there last year. He didn’t lose the contests, he never got near enough to even make a contest.

 

[peeky]

I think the first of many for the year (with not much hope of happening early if at all) Gaff out for good.

Out: Jamo, Witherden (for good as well) XON Gaff
In Waterman Hough Culley L Edwards

Also Petch out and perhaps either Hewett or SPS the sub.

Dont think Yeo or Nic will play.

 

[Goroyals22]

4 disposals in the first minute, you wouldn't be exaggerating would you* I'm curious as to why you follow footy, you seem to get no enjoyment from it, hate everyone who plays for the team you supposedly support and generally search out s**t to whinge about and if there's nothing there you invent it.

*Just watched the first minute of the game Sheezel had 1 disposal

You complete dolt. He has three possessions by the 41second mark and a fourth by 1 min 52 second mark of the first quarter plus 2 uncontested marks whilst on Ryan . Fact.

Now if it makes you feel better Ryan had a fantastic start to the game he really had the defensive side of his game up and he looked to be trying even though the nasty biased commentators were picking on him….

His second half was a great improvement and more of what should be expected from him.

 

[Monsterdarlz]

Sick of the piss weak efforts in midfield.
Put our biggest meanest bastards in middles that like a tackle ideally I’d run Yeo, ruebs and culley

 

[PremiershipNo4]

Biggest changes and bold calls this year need to come in our engine room

On paper Kelly, Sheed, gaff and Shuey look decent, but we can’t keep flogging the same horse with these older guys.

Going to have to make some hard calls but if we’re ever going to move forward, the midfield needs to transition.


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Yes they have been given ample time to Synergise

 

[thebigshowperth]

Anyone know how the wafl players went yesterday?

 

[ziad]

Sleeping on our major positive - we came back and ran out the game well. Such resilience! I realised it just focuses on the complete lack of effort by most players for about a half. Its all attitude, That needs to change first.

XON, Waterman and coy are at their ceiling and are not AFL standard so we must play others to develop. The complexity is Cole etc who have had a year out of footy - they will take time to come back. But are they good enough.

 

[Wooshaaaa]

If fit to play. Time for change.

My 23

Starting 18

JJ, Barrass Bazzo
Cole Yeo hunt
Chesser Culley Hough
Sheuy Darling Long
Gov, Allen Ryan

FOLL
NN, ginbey, kelly

INT
Duggen, Hewett, Hurn, Jameson.

Emerg
Burgeil

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[CountryLad]

Drop Kelly or Sheed for not putting in sufficient effort all game. Hewett can come in for 1 of them. I'd prefer it to be Sheed.

Hough can come in for Witherden.

Jamieson out as he is rubbish, same as Williams but he's less rubbish which says how bad Jamieson is because Williams cost Eagles winning that game most likely. 2nd rucks - Darling, McGovern and any mid who cares just play to lose the tap. Petruccelle in.

In an ideal world Gaff is replaced but there's nobody to replace him with. He tries hard but he's just no good

What’s with the hate for Sheed. Clearly wasn’t our best today but clearly wasn’t our worst either.
He’s not defensively great but there are others just as bad in this side. What he does do well is clearly better than some in the side however.
The guy has only played a couple of games in the last 18 months going to take a few games to get back to his best.
I could understand if you said you thought Dom, Gaff and Kelly were average and need to lift , Xon didn’t touch it and needs to be replaced with Hewitt.

 

[EdCurnowRules]

Thought O’Neill was busy enough, certainly not the worst. Would like to see him given a decent run of games before he’s sent back to wafl

What is with petrechelly? Good for **** all. Hewett in, this poser out

 

[WA footy mad]

Another two years at the bottom is required, get another 10 kids in the door. The young guys didn't play all that bad considering it was there first game, Shuey tried hard but you could see the guys coming back from a lay off need more time. I liked the run and carry they showed, they look a lot fitter than they did last year. Culley needs to come into the side for Gaff, Gaffy tried hard but had little influence.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Thought O’Neill was busy enough, certainly not the worst. Would like to see him given a decent run of games before he’s sent back to wafl

What is with petrechelly? Good for * all. Hewett in, this poser out

So XON with 16 centre bounces was 'busy enough' with 8 disposals for the whole game, but Petch with a goal (wrongfully disallowed) and some good contests in the air off limited game time is a 'poser' who is good for **** all?

 

[Broken_Chairs]

So XON with 16 centre bounces was 'busy enough' with 8 disposals for the whole game, but Petch with a goal (wrongfully disallowed) and some good contests in the air off limited game time is a 'poser' who is good for **** all?

I really rated petch's non-disposal pressure efforts around the ball to push it forward - he was great in the final minute before the 'not deliberate' deliberate OOB and William's shitting the bed.

 

[Goroyals22]

4 disposals in the first minute, you wouldn't be exaggerating would you* I'm curious as to why you follow footy, you seem to get no enjoyment from it, hate everyone who plays for the team you supposedly support and generally search out s**t to whinge about and if there's nothing there you invent it.

*Just watched the first minute of the game Sheezel had 1 disposal

Also just for my learned friend above here are three from the first minute…




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[ziad]

Also just for my learned friend above here are three from the first minute…




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Looked good - brilliant I guess, against a whitches hat WAFL forward line (attitude not ability) with zro pressure. But thats why you dont trade down top picks.

 

[WCE_phil]

Looked good - brilliant I guess, against a whitches hat WAFL forward line (attitude not ability) with zro pressure. But thats why you dont trade down top picks.

And say we drafted Sheezel. When after 1 year he requests a trade to the demons and they offer us their first and future first with a second rounder going back the other way how would people feel. Pick 15,15 with say ports second going back for our number 2 draft pick. Would have been ****ing exceptional.

 

[Schtinker]

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West Coast forward Jake Waterman

2

Jake Waterman

Age

27

Ht

192cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

2star

K

7.8

3star

HB

2.0

1star

M

5.8

5star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

12.2

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

4.6

4star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

put his hand up for AFL selection with a strong performance in a WAFL practice match on Saturday. Waterman kicked three goals as the Eagles defeated grand finalists Claremont by two points 12.8 (80) to 12.6 (78).

Developing big man Harry Barnett kicked two goals in a promising ruck performance on limited minutes, while Elijah Hewett provided excitement in the middle.

 

[Cuzz09]

Another two years at the bottom is required, get another 10 kids in the door. The young guys didn't play all that bad considering it was there first game, Shuey tried hard but you could see the guys coming back from a lay off need more time. I liked the run and carry they showed, they look a lot fitter than they did last year. Culley needs to come into the side for Gaff, Gaffy tried hard but had little influence.

100% need a whole new squad basically.

Get as many high end picks while we're down and reload.

I'm hoping that will bring some excitement too. Some of our kids look a little vanilla too which is a worry. I'm not sure if they are too scared to make a mistake or being told to just go for it.

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[Cuzz09]

If Sheezel played for us yesterday he would've got 15 possies and looked meh.



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[Obeanie1]

Who will help take us forward. Who wont?

Who's fit enough and ready to play?

Those are the only questions Simo needs to factor in this year.

There wont be mass changes as it was round 1 and wedidnt get flogged. One less brain fart we would have won.

Feel Chesser needs games in the 2nds just to build confidence and harden the body with multiple weeks playing.

Out: Chesser and Jameison

In: H Edwards and West

Gov to pinch hit in the ruck and swings back / foward.

 

[new breed]

In - Edwards , Hewett

Out - Jamieson , O'Neil/ Chesser

 

[Shmiddy15]

Chesser is so far off the standard at the moment it's not even funny. People cry all day about how slow Rotham etc are to move the ball on, but holy hell Chess takes the cake. Plonk West on that wing and we probably win.

Barring 1 nice spin, I don't think he showed much in any of the practice games either. Surely Hewett or Hough would offer much more in the same role.

On another note, I don't think Gaff was as bad as many people are making out. Worked his backside off to support the defence time and time again. Made some mistakes but was far, far from our worst.

 

[ziad]

And say we drafted Sheezel. When after 1 year he requests a trade to the demons and they offer us their first and future first with a second rounder going back the other way how would people feel. Pick 15,15 with say ports second going back for our number 2 draft pick. Would have been ******* exceptional.

if, but and maybe - its all hypothetical. More the point is that we very top tallent to lead the also-rans