Prediction Round 3: Changes Vs Eagles + pre-match discussion
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Ras needed time in the WAFL because he was playing high school footy.
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Mentioned it the other thread but unfortunately, the fact of the matter is that while we continue to lose quality players almost every year, the rebuild is going to go longer and longer. 7 years is way to long to be out of finals and while I'm not excusing the s**t on the weekend, until we manage to keep all our draft picks, we are going to continue to tread water every year.
The teams that rebuild quickly dont lose players they want to keep or have obnoxious academy's to mitigate the effect of whoever they lose.
There are plenty of things JL and co need to get better at but as long as we are bottom 3 for games played / average age every week, we are going to miss finals.
A lot of posters had Acres in their round one team based on preseason , its taken two games to see he’s still not good enough he turns up for preseason give him that.
Only because we refused to play him in either of the preseason games.
agreed serong has been disappointing this season, i just cannot understand how little tucker is being played in the middle especially when were missing fyfe/mundy and getting belted there and our backline is stacked as is
He’s been playing midfield as far as I can tell, just not starting at the CBs which given he lacks contested footy, speed and strength is probably a good thing.
anyway changes for mine:
out - tucker, banfield, acres, walters, darcy
in - erasmus, sturt, walker, henry, mundy
keep noddy in the 22, move chapman up the ground see if he can have more influence on a wing, rotating with freddie maybe neither have had the impact expected of them
out - tucker, banfield, acres, walters, darcy
in - erasmus, sturt, walker, henry, mundy
keep noddy in the 22, move chapman up the ground see if he can have more influence on a wing, rotating with freddie maybe neither have had the impact expected of them
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Tucker is the 'barometer' of our team. When we are on he is on i.e. refer to the last time we played the eagles he was a gun. It is okay to have players like him only if you have all other needs addressed. We need more aggressive ball winners which is what Noddy and Ras will bring.
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The problem is we don't have 22 AFL acceptable level players.
Just on barometer, we've never lost a game where schultz has kicked 2+ goals
Ahh the good old 8 changer …. Always a sign of a quality performance last game
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I’ve got no idea why with on the run goals but I was told for set shots everyone else is moving into position to defend a kick in
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I reckon JL will stick with tried and tested unfortunately. Hope i am wrong
Edited for accuracy
Shoulda chucked Aish in there too. On the flip side I hope it is a wake up call to Serong and he realises how much he has to step up on e Mundy retires.
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Noddy was only a sub after theWests announcement
Noddy was only a sub after theWests announcement
Erasmus trains alongside stars ahead of Eagles clash
Fremantle look could be getting closer to unveiling top-10 draftee Neil Erasmus in Sunday’s must-win western derby after he trained on Tuesday alongside players from the weekend’s loss to St Kilda.
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Fremantle look set to unveil top-10 draftee Neil Erasmus in Sunday’s must-win western derby after he trained on Tuesday alongside players from the weekend’s loss to St Kilda.
The Dockers split into three groups of between eight to 10 players to train on Tuesday as they look to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 after watching the virus destroy West Coast’s playing stocks last week.
Erasmus was the only player out on the track on Tuesday who represented Peel Thunder in a pre-season clash against Perth on Saturday, potentially hinting that he is in line to play his first AFL game at the weekend.
The 18-year-old, who was taken with Fremantle’s second pick, number 10 in last year’s draft, was among the best for the Thunder in their win over the Demons, continuing his push for an AFL berth.
A debut for the Subiaco product against the Eagles could be salt in the wounds for the Dockers’ cross-town rivals, who missed out on having the highly-touted midfielder as a Next Generation Academy prospect because of missed emails.
Erasmus, who was born in South Africa, qualified for the Eagles’ NGA but had to be locked away by his 16th birthday, which would have given the club priority access to him should he fall outside of the top-20 ‘protected zone’.
Veteran Michael Walters also hit the track in the same group as Erasmus, but had his left wrist heavily strapped.
Walters did little ball work during the light session, trying to mark with just his right hand as well as spending time on the sidelines as others did contact work.
The 31-year-old was set for scans yesterday on the wrist injury which he sustained when he landed awkwardly after trying to tackle former teammate Brad Hill just prior to half-time.
Nat Fyfe (back) and Nathan Wilson (shoulder) did not train with the main group, while David Mundy and Brennan Cox are still in isolation as part of the AFL’s health and safety protocols.
Forward Matt Taberner trained alongside teammates, but did not kick with his preferred left foot as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained on the eve of the 2021 season.
Ruck prospect Eric Benning also trained in a promising sign after a leg injury hindered his pre-season.
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