Prediction Round 22: Changes Vs Eagles + pre-match discussion

[Mesc]

Its strange that Cerra trained and after training was selected but hours later is reported as being injured while training. Strange days indeed.

Maybe he pulled up halfway through a drill and decided in that moment he was leaving and duly told someone... It was then he was pulled from the upcoming match.

 

[salim malik]

Maybe he pulled up halfway through a drill and decided in that moment he was leaving and duly told someone... It was then he was pulled from the upcoming match.

Exactly

 

[Joose]

I notice that Crowden is an automatic inclusion again. His form has not been great of late.

 

[mattis117]

I notice that Crowden is an automatic inclusion again. His form has not been great of late.

Do we even have another player to replace him with? We're almost down to nothing left available.

 

[wakojako]

Do we even have another player to replace him with? We're almost down to nothing left available.

Noddy.

 

[Dockernut]

The Neil Erasmus Cup.

Go Eagles!!

 

[freo_leo29]

Hughes all of a sudden on the outer?

Banfield, Switta and Watson for Bray, Western , Wilson

 

[wakojako]

Hughes all of a sudden on the outer?

Banfield, Switta and Watson for Bray, Western , Wilson

Stupid selection, we need mature bodies in the team. Hughes and Acres should be playing.

 

[Freoforever86]

Crappy selections this week.
Would much rather Hughes over watson & Acres over Banfield.

 

[GingerDocker]

I'm in the fetal position and the game is still more than two days away...nothing better than being a Freo supporter going into the last couple of rounds of the season.

 

[Sweetback]

Hughes is probably a bit off conditioning but Acres’s absence is a mystery to me.

 

[Joose]

I'm in the fetal position and the game is still more than two days away...nothing better than being a Freo supporter going into the last couple of rounds of the season.

The one good thing about our season ending in two weeks is that we will finally have an answer re Cerra.

 

[CapitalA]

The tank is on.

 

[SiempreFreo]

90% of fans think their team gets rogered by the umps in 100% of games. Literally both teams in every game. It's one of the more staggering things about sport in general.

I would fully expect them to think they are getting a raw deal.

Joao - or anyone else relatively impartial on the umpire front - what's your response to Mark Duffield's "Farewell Deano" item in today's West (Duff's Derby Dozen)?

Duff, whom I rate highly, says "We know he (Margetts) is not a favourite amongst the Freo faithful but....when the siren goes hopefully the crowd will show Deano the respect he deserves".

My first response is yeah, right! to showing the respect he deserves - after all, WHY is he not a favourite with Freo? But in a last-ditch attempt to find fairness (whiles away the awful hours till Armageddon) I'm asking any of you out there why I should change my anti-Margetts mind.

 

[gaskin]

Joao - or anyone else relatively impartial on the umpire front - what's your response to Mark Duffield's "Farewell Deano" item in today's West (Duff's Derby Dozen)?

Duff, whom I rate highly, says "We know he (Margetts) is not a favourite amongst the Freo faithful but....when the siren goes hopefully the crowd will show Deano the respect he deserves".

My first response is yeah, right! to showing the respect he deserves - after all, WHY is he not a favourite with Freo? But in a last-ditch attempt to find fairness (whiles away the awful hours till Armageddon) I'm asking any of you out there why I should change my anti-Margetts mind.

The best thing for him is a win for us. The umps tend to be forgotten about when they leave the ground after a win. After a loss (especially one we deem to have been royally screwed by the umps) is a different story.

 

[DeanS]

Stupid selection, we need mature bodies in the team. Hughes and Acres should be playing.

Bewley is the one that surprises me. I thought he did a good job when he came on last week. Sure he might be the sub again this week but that doesn't guarantee he gets a run.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Joao - or anyone else relatively impartial on the umpire front - what's your response to Mark Duffield's "Farewell Deano" item in today's West (Duff's Derby Dozen)?

Duff, whom I rate highly, says "We know he (Margetts) is not a favourite amongst the Freo faithful but....when the siren goes hopefully the crowd will show Deano the respect he deserves".

My first response is yeah, right! to showing the respect he deserves - after all, WHY is he not a favourite with Freo? But in a last-ditch attempt to find fairness (whiles away the awful hours till Armageddon) I'm asking any of you out there why I should change my anti-Margetts mind.

He’s not some evil supervillain twirling his moustache at the thought of screwing Freo over, he’s a poor umpire that crumbles under the weight of crowd noise. That is all.

The dude has still given a lot of time and effort to doing a job most would hate, I feel that should be respected at the end of the day

 

[apuchar]

He’s not some evil supervillain twirling his moustache at the thought of screwing Freo over, he’s a poor umpire that crumbles under the weight of crowd noise. That is all.

The dude has still given a lot of time and effort to doing a job most would hate, I feel that should be respected at the end of the day

I agree with most of that, but I believe he deliberately looks for free kicks against us whenever possible. Less in recent times, but certainly in the past.

 

[Outshined]

If I remember right from that home/away free kick differential graph that was floating around, we still do ok when Margetts umpires our home games. It's just the stark contrast between West Coast at home compared to the rest of the competition that is incredibly grating. He's going to be a genuine loss for them next season.

Anyway, he'll probably be relieved that he can put the whistle away this week as we're perfectly capable of losing to West Coast on our own.

 

[DeanS]

He’s not some evil supervillain twirling his moustache at the thought of screwing Freo over, he’s a poor umpire that crumbles under the weight of crowd noise. That is all.

The dude has still given a lot of time and effort to doing a job most would hate, I feel that should be respected at the end of the day

Your view is backed up by how many Egirl supporters who hate him. The bloke is incompetent but not a cheat. He makes errors against all sides.

 

[gaskin]

If I remember right from that home/away free kick differential graph that was floating around, we still do ok when Margetts umpires our home games. It's just the stark contrast between West Coast at home compared to the rest of the competition that is incredibly grating. He's going to be a genuine loss for them next season.

That tally equaled +1 free-kick per game and it doesn't specify which umpires in those games are the ones that paid the free-kicks. It is a pretty misleading graph made up by a Weagle to try and throw it back on us.

 

[Outshined]

That tally equaled +1 free-kick per game and it doesn't specify which umpires in those games are the ones that paid the free-kicks. It is a pretty misleading graph made up by a Weagle to try and throw it back on us.

A good lesson in making sure to read graphs properly!

 

[Joao]

Joao - or anyone else relatively impartial on the umpire front - what's your response to Mark Duffield's "Farewell Deano" item in today's West (Duff's Derby Dozen)?

Duff, whom I rate highly, says "We know he (Margetts) is not a favourite amongst the Freo faithful but....when the siren goes hopefully the crowd will show Deano the respect he deserves".

My first response is yeah, right! to showing the respect he deserves - after all, WHY is he not a favourite with Freo? But in a last-ditch attempt to find fairness (whiles away the awful hours till Armageddon) I'm asking any of you out there why I should change my anti-Margetts mind.

Snuffaluphagus nailed it.

You don't have to cheer him and you can boo him if you want, but like it or not umpires are essential and no matter who they are, you won't like them (unless they cheat in our favour).

 

[Bring back Drum]

As they always say, you can’t have a game without umpires.

Even if they do ruin the spectacle.

 

[apuchar]

It has as much to do with where the free kicks are given, not how many, anyway.