Prediction Round 2, 2026: Changes vs North Melbourne

[squashface]

Not my work . ChatGPT

Put this at the start next time so I don’t read it

 

[Fatty rules]

Baker and Edwards in for Cole and Cripps

Ruck:
Out: Flynn
In: A Reid or J Williams or Barnett or Miles-Wrency or Naitanui or Inanimate Carbon Rod

What will happen: Flynn stays in team until Bailey is fit. Bailey stinks it up until we want Flynn back. Flynn comes back in, stinks it up until we want Bailey back. Repeat until 2027.

Inanimate carbon rod got suspended for poor conduct

 

[Fatty rules]

If I am dreaming? Drop Duggan, Cole, Flynn for Baker, Edwards, Kelly
The 3 dropped players to be leaders in the WAFL, Kelly to join the second mid rotation unit, Baker to take Duggan's spot and Edwards to go back to KPD1.

Realistically? Cole for Edwards, Archer for Baker.
I would like Cole to be a leader in the backline at WAFL level and Archer to either play KPD or split ruck 50/50 with Barnett in the WAFL.

1 thing we MUST do sooner rather than later is tighten up our CBA rotation, we had 8 mids attend CBAs on Sunday.

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IMO Hough does not need to attend CBAs, Duursma and Bo should be kept to >3/4, McCarthy needs to go up (pending fitness), and we need to introduce a smooth mover or two in the Kelly or Newton mould.

Kelly and Newton can both be good on the spread, like any proper mould.

 

[JA56]

In: Edwards Kelly Baker
Out: Cole Davis Flynn

Hough Edwards Ginbey
Baker Young Duggan
Duursma McCarthy B.Allen
Graham Waterman Yeo
Cripps Shanahan CDT

Ruck: A.Reid Robertson H.Reid

Int: Newton Murdoch Kelly Maric Lindsay

 

[BeornJ]

Inanimate carbon rod got suspended for poor conduct

 

[Doashuey]

Put this at the start next time so I don’t read it

This was the dead give away:

Important because he’s the Eagles’ No.1 ruck and key to structure. �
The West Australian
If he misses or is limited, it impacts midfield supply heavily.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

This was the dead give away:

Important because he’s the Eagles’ No.1 ruck and key to structure. �
The West Australian
If he misses or is limited, it impacts midfield supply heavily.

The bolded is correct. Just didn't clarify it limits the oppositions midfields supply if he isn't there...

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I'm optimistic on Elliot Yeo

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Elliot Yeo

Age

32

Ht

191cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.5

5star

K

11.7

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.5

5star

CL

3.0

4star

D

18.9

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

2.1

2star

T

5.8

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.6

3star

CL

1.4

4star

to continue to improve.

Expect him to warm into the season given he missed so much football.

On the weekend his quarter by quarter possession stats were

Q1 - 5
Q2 - 6
Q3 - 4 (2 goals)
Q4 - 2

He obviously faded heavily and had to play forward more. If he can bump up the fitness he'll be back to a ~25 touches midfielder which will be nice.

 

[lusheslewis]

In: Kelly, Edwards, Baker
Out: Cole, Davis, A.Reid

Flynn is our best ruck, we just have to deal with it. At least he can clunk some marks around the ground.

 

[Doashuey]

The bolded is correct. Just didn't clarify it limits the oppositions midfields supply if he isn't there...

It did say impact I guess, not negatively impact.

 

[boondy]

Put this at the start next time so I don’t read it

ChatGPT ok

Me personal now . Was just a way of unlocking media's training report instead of subscribing . No one on here had done a training report at the time .

 

[WCErevival]

I'm optimistic on Elliot Yeo to continue to improve.

Expect him to warm into the season given he missed so much football.

On the weekend his quarter by quarter possession stats were

Q1 - 5
Q2 - 6
Q3 - 4 (2 goals)
Q4 - 2

He obviously faded heavily and had to play forward more. If he can bump up the fitness he'll be back to a ~25 touches midfielder which will be nice.

Is it just me or does he look fat? He has no definition and is puffy in the face like he's been on a bulk cycle.

 

[BigBirdz]

Is it just me or does he look fat? He has no definition and is puffy in the face like he's been on a bulk cycle.

It's just you

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I'm optimistic on Elliot Yeo to continue to improve.

Expect him to warm into the season given he missed so much football.

On the weekend his quarter by quarter possession stats were

Q1 - 5
Q2 - 6
Q3 - 4 (2 goals)
Q4 - 2

He obviously faded heavily and had to play forward more. If he can bump up the fitness he'll be back to a ~25 touches midfielder which will be nice.

Just realised he only had 57% Time on Ground. He has a bit of work to do but the upside is there.

 

[BeornJ]

I'm optimistic on Elliot Yeo to continue to improve.

Expect him to warm into the season given he missed so much football.

On the weekend his quarter by quarter possession stats were

Q1 - 5
Q2 - 6
Q3 - 4 (2 goals)
Q4 - 2

He obviously faded heavily and had to play forward more. If he can bump up the fitness he'll be back to a ~25 touches midfielder which will be nice.

Pretty amazing that he still has so much upside to the season. After one game he is already the 10th highest rated midfielder for 2026 (according to the player ratings system).

 

[jdisc]

guessing owies wont be playing then

 

[boondy]

Is it just me or does he look fat? He has no definition and is puffy in the face like he's been on a bulk cycle.

He looks a bit fat .
Weitering looks a bit fat .
2 fatties I've observed

 

[Mighty Eagles]

Flynn is our best ruck, we just have to deal with it. At least he can clunk some marks around the ground.

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This

 

[Weshi]

Here's the list of current players we need to get rid of as quick as possible -> Maric, Johnston, Kelly, Owies, Hutchinson and Cole. There is no point playing them as we have enough sample size to know they are not in a potential finals side going forward. Playing them prevents younger talent from getting their shot at proving their worth.

Maric was pretty good on the weekend, at worst versatile depth.
Johnston needs a good year but I will wait till the year is over.
Kelly just needs to get his head in the right space.
Owies really needs to show more this season.
Hutchinson was given a longer contract so the club has hope, I still hold out hope.
Cole may well have been passed by a number of half backs and could be gone.
One game in and no WAFL yet so lets see how the season unfolds as it seems there is more competition for spots.

 

[sharps24]

Is it just me or does he look fat? He has no definition and is puffy in the face like he's been on a bulk cycle.

I was honestly thinking he looks too thin. Definitely has trimmed down. face might be a bit older but he'd certainly be a bit smaller/leaner than when he last played.

Btw upon second viewing of that game he was best on for us imo. Is just a level above everyone else out there for us, including Harley.

 

[jesterwester]

Dare say that Yeo probably will start to get a bit leaner as the season continues- but even if he doesn’t- some really pleasing sign in the way he launched into some aerial contests and he is offensively minded with ball in hand too.

Could definitely see him pulling in 25+ goals this year in a mostly FWD role with little bursts in the middle when we needed. He’s tall and strong and would be a bit of a nightmare matchup as a medium forward with our other talls taking up the tall defenders.

Judging by the commentary on radio today I’d now be very very surprised to not see Kelly in the team so assuming we might only see 3 changes and none confirmed today.

 

[Chris_6678]

R2 TEAMS | Rankine returns, Freo forward to debut

The teams are in!

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Coles out.

 

[Keys]

R2 TEAMS | Rankine returns, Freo forward to debut

The teams are in!

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Coles out.

Edwards, Kelly, Baker and Schoenberg into the squad of 26

No real surprises there

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

 

[NeedForTheReids]

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Very stock standard changes. Either Lindsay, CDT or Newton dropped. I wouldn’t be against Kelly playing either as a bit more experience around the midfield