Prediction Round 21, 2025: Changes vs Melbourne

[stallon]

Our notable CBA numbers in the derby were Hough 81%, Reid 69%, Kelly 56%, Baker 34%, Hewett 31% and Ryan 22%.

If we are just replacing Reids 69%, surely the first stop is bumping Hewett to 50%, and Hall up to some amount, lets say 30%.
Thats 50% CBAs covered, if Gross replaces Reid in the team then Gross has about 20% CBAs left to show something.
Essentially Gross takes something closer to Hewetts role while Hewett takes Reids role, with Hall taking a few of the CBAs just to spread the load.

Owies out for one of our small forwards who has the best game in the WAFL, and Edwards in for Brock/Bazzo dependng on if hes fit and what the coaches are trying to do for the rest of the year.

I wouldnt make any other unforced moves unless someone really has the second half of their life in the WAFL

 

[Cuzz09]

Reckon this Melb v StK game will ge a carbon copy of our game next week.

about a 40 point or so melb win

lol now Saints might win

 

[Westend]

get gross in the team for the last month

the lad can play

 

[Cuzz09]

Reckon this Melb v StK game will ge a carbon copy of our game next week.

about a 40 point or so melb win

That's ridiculous. It all turned around after this comment

 

[Spoon_Man]

Max Gawn?

And here's our defense:

 

[Cuzz09]

And here's our defense:

100% he'll get off

 

[HoneyBadger35]

In: Champion, Grego, Gross
Out: Owies (tragic), Duggan (inj), HReid (inj/rest)

Throw the midfield to the wolves sans Harley and just see if anyone wants to have a dip.

Dewar to HBF for Duggan, Gross into the guts, Grego gets the dickhead debut as a sub.

Post WAFL.

In: Newton, Grego, Gross
Same outs.

There is no world where Gross shouldn’t be in, best in by the length of the straight in WAFL.

 

[InTheWings]

Out: Owies (omitted), Harley (in)
In: Newton, Gross

 

[Farmer Lister]

After watching the WAFL, Gross and Newton IN forever

 

[ziad]

We beat the Saints, Melb choke and the Saints roll them - this is our game. Bring in crazey kids and roll them.

 

[Cuzz09]

Yeah after the WAFL (the guys had a real good go) I don't think you can consider anyone but Gross and maybe Newton.

Grego, Malakai, Livingston etc were serviceable at best

 

[KERRPOW]

Max Gawn?

 

[KERRPOW]

100% he'll get off

He wont even get cited, let alone get off.

 

[Cuzz09]

He wont even get cited, let alone get off.

That's what I meant in general

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Out: Harley (inj), Duggan (inj), Owies
In: Gross, Grego, Newton

Backs: Bazzo, Brock, Ginbey, Maric, Cole, McCarthy, Johnston
Mids: Kelly, Hewett, Hough, Hall/Gross, Hutchinson, Dewar
Rucks: Flynn, Reid
Forwards: Billiams, Shanahan, Ryan, Cripps, Brockman, Gross/Hall, Baker
Sub: Newton
Emergencies: Owies (flying), Jilliams, Petruccelle

Kelly back to being a full-time mid in the absence of Harley. Gross gets another chance, he can take some midfield rotations.

Grego into the backline for Duggan, about time he got a debut.

Dewar back into the 22 onto a wing, Owies out, Newton in to debut as sub.

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Gross in for sure after his WAFL performance.

Newton maybe? Chess might have earned a call up too.

 

[southcoast]

Out: Harley (inj), Duggan (inj), Owies
In: Gross, Grego, Newton

Backs: Bazzo, Brock, Ginbey, Maric, Cole, McCarthy, Johnston
Mids: Kelly, Hewett, Hough, Hall/Gross, Hutchinson, Dewar
Rucks: Flynn, Reid
Forwards: Billiams, Shanahan, Ryan, Cripps, Brockman, Gross/Hall, Baker
Sub: Newton
Emergencies: Owies (flying), Jilliams, Petruccelle

Kelly back to being a full-time mid in the absence of Harley. Gross gets another chance, he can take some midfield rotations.

Grego into the backline for Duggan, about time he got a debut.

Dewar back into the 22 onto a wing, Owies out, Newton in to debut as sub.

Did Johnston and Grego swap jumpers in your selection and/or notations?

 

[WA footy mad]

Gross & newton agree but chesser no, grego to debut before end of year.

 

[LittleFires]

Reckon this Melb v StK game will ge a carbon copy of our game next week.

That'd be nice!

 

[Cuzz09]

That'd be nice!

Do you reckon we'd comeback from 46 points down?

Will we score 46?

 

[KERRPOW]

Reckon this Melb v StK game will ge a carbon copy of our game next week.

about a 40 point or so melb win

U reckon we'll choke a 45pt lead?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

 

[Bender_]

U reckon we'll choke a 45pt lead?

Their prediction is to do whatever is the most depressingly possible for our side, then let people know that they expected it.

Tedious

 

[squashface]

Newton and Gross must come in for Owies and Harley.

Then may as well chuck a debut to Grego and give Chesser the rest of the year to see what he's got.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Melbourne have very little up front, it's an ideal chance to play Archer down back and see how he goes. Shuffle things around a bit.