Preview Round 5: Fremantle v Western Bulldogs (Wira-Wills-Bandy-Koops-Lower-Hamling-Crozier Cup)

[Rion]

Need to win this one for mine. We're at home, Bulldogs are the younger team by far and Sandi should hopefully win the ruck battle handily up against English/Boyd.

Banfield goes to Macrae. Bont plays too much forward time for him to be effectively tagged.

Hoping to see us crack 100 (if the rain holds off). Tabs to kick 3 or 4.

 

[jedi mind tricks]

I have a feeling Freo will win just

Langdon ads that extra run and Duman may surprise some non Peel watches. He's been very consistent over the past two seasons

 

[theGav56]

I have a feeling Freo will win just

Langdon ads that extra run and Duman may surprise some non Peel watches. He's been very consistent over the past two seasons

Will he line up in MJ's role?

 

[freo_leo29]

Will he line up in MJ's role?

He should do, Dogs are a bit smaller so will slot in well, gives a lot more run than MJ nowadays

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Will he line up in MJ's role?

I would have thought so

I echo exactly what freo_leo29 has already said

 

[Scatter]

Kingsley Hunter should be in the thread title too!

 

[jerms]

Kingsley Hunter should be in the thread title too!

One of my early favourites!

 

[Fyfster]

Hope the rain stays away , This is a danger game , To win we need to get more from our forward six than we did last week . If our forward six play like last week then the Bulldogs will win . But i feel we will get a couple from Ballas , Tabs and McCarthy as apposed to their zero last week .

 

[kingswood71]

The team is starting to look really strong on paper....Just need to translate that to a good 4 quarter effort!
I am hoping that we get a chance to stay with relatively unchanged sides for a string of games to allow things to gel.
We can win this one!
Fyfe will have a field day with 39 possessions. McCarthy with 4, Tabs with 4.
I also just hope that we get the free flowing game happening consistently....we look good when it works
Us by 30+

 

[Unique Name]

I'm fairly confident that we will win this game.

Bullies are even younger and more inexperienced than we are. They are one of the few teams in the league that have a worse forward line than us. Our backline and midfield unit are superior. As long as it doesn't become a wet slog I'm thinking a clear 4-5 goal win.

 

[Taylor]

This game has a feel like the derbies of the late 00s. The Eagles pepper the goals for 20 to 25 scoring shots, we kick straighter from our much reduced number and win.

Except in this circumstance either team could be the Eagles, both walking away regretting missed chances.

 

[Paracleet]

I'm fairly confident that we will win this game.

Bullies are even younger and more inexperienced than we are. They are one of the few teams in the league that have a worse forward line than us. Our backline and midfield unit are superior. As long as it doesn't become a wet slog I'm thinking a clear 4-5 goal win.

These things are actually difficult to quantify. At first glance you would say yes. Their mean and median ages this week (median being more pertinent I think, but mean is value everyone quotes) are 23.4 and 22.5 respectively. That is very low. Ours our 24.5 and 24. Low, but certainly higher than theirs. You need to dig deeper*. If you compare the matchday squads side by side you see that games wise we have a significant advantage in experience for the top half of the 22, but the bottom half is essentially identical:

If you look at it age wise you'd say they have an advantage as of their highly inexperienced players two have completed only one preseason whereas we have four and a further 2 with only two (they have 1). Also our older players are older than theirs. On balance you would expect them to run the game out better.

From a practical standpoint the sides are the same (really there is no difference 'experience' wise between 125 and 175 in terms of your output. If fact at 175 you are more likely to past your best.) From a statistical standpoint you have to concede that they are both younger and less experienced. Of course in terms of where the lists are at; they have 8 or 9 best 25 players out, only one of whom is under 20. (We are what, 2? Hill and Logue?)

*Work not grabbing me this morning.

 

[Bush_Chook]

Hopefully dardy mcrafty crafts up some goals

 

[Purpletown]

Congratulations to Duman on his League debut, from what the Peel watchers post he seems like a very good prospect. Well done to the club too for having the ticker to include 5 first year players in the team. Having so many new boys may backfire at some stage but looking forward to 2019 - 2024 this is the right thing to do.

One of my favourite moments at any Freo game is the cheers that go up when a recruit runs onto the ground for the first time, it's so good to hear the whole crowd let him know they are with him. Go Duman.

 

[mattis117]

These things are actually difficult to quantify. At first glance you would say yes. Their mean and median ages this week (median being more pertinent I think, but mean is value everyone quotes) are 23.4 and 22.5 respectively. That is very low. Ours our 24.5 and 24. Low, but certainly higher than theirs. You need to dig deeper*. If you compare the matchday squads side by side you see that games wise we have a significant advantage in experience for the top half of the 22, but the bottom half is essentially identical:
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If you look at it age wise you'd say they have an advantage as of their highly inexperienced players two have completed only one preseason whereas we have four and a further 2 with only two (they have 1). Also our older players are older than theirs. On balance you would expect them to run the game out better.
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From a practical standpoint the sides are the same (really there is no difference 'experience' wise between 125 and 175 in terms of your output. If fact at 175 you are more likely to past your best.) From a statistical standpoint you have to concede that they are both younger and less experienced. Of course in terms of where the lists are at; they have 8 or 9 best 25 players out, only one of whom is under 20. (We are what, 2? Hill and Logue?)

*Work not grabbing me this morning.

Underrated post!

Now my hopes have inflated. If we lose, I'll be blaming my extra disappointed on you.

 

[Dockernut]

Looks like the rain forecast for tomorrow is now clearing. Whoot. Now if they could just get rid of the Purple Rain....

 

[Paracleet]

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Little further thought on this chart, I think it shows that, predicated on the players we having drafted the last two years proving to be better than average, we could be back in premiership contention sooner than some people think. Walters goes back forward, Johnson and Ballas retired: at the end of 2019 we have 80% of our best 22 with between 50 to 180 games and all be 28 and under. (Hill will be the only outlier with potentially +230 games but will 'only' be 29).
I think we have all the pieces of a very very good side bar a couple more quality non small forwards.

 

[awaremind]

No love fro Kingsley Hunter or Daniel Hargraves?

Didn't Kingsley hunter kick about 35 points before he kicked a goal ? I've never seen anything like it.

 

[LeftFootBanana]

Didn't Kingsley hunter kick about 35 points before he kicked a goal ? I've never seen anything like it.

The Footy Record used to have a feature on a Docker player each week where they asked all kinds of questions - favourite song, four famous people you'd like to invite for dinner, last holiday, that kind of thing.

Luke Toia was the interviewee and in response to the question along the lines of what was your most frightening experience, he replied "The first time I saw Kingsley Hunter naked!". Looking back I give them credit for publishing that.

 

[scon]

Eyebrows off,he was quite the specimen.

 

[poshman]

I’m expecting us to win.. which makes me nervous.

 

[Tbonefreo]

Tim English. Has played 5-6 games, looks fantastic.
WA boy who is 206cm and uses the ball really well. He's only 19 though so still firmly in the developing phase. Worried about him being the sole ruck against Sandi, and Boyd kicked 5 goals in the VFL last week.
Have to balance that with the wet weather though. Crap week to lose our best runner (Hunter). Your team seems to have a pace edge over the Bulldogs too.

English is from Pingelly where my old man lives. I went there for his birthday and that weekend big Tim made his debut. The bowls club was buzzing everyone was excited. He is a impressive young player will learn a bit from Sandi.

 

[yyou]

Kingsley Hunter should be in the thread title too!

I had a couple of drinks with him at the Kalgoorlie race round many years ago.
Good bloke

 

[Mofra]

English is from Pingelly where my old man lives. I went there for his birthday and that weekend big Tim made his debut. The bowls club was buzzing everyone was excited. He is a impressive young player will learn a bit from Sandi.

Yeah we extended his contract too to ward off some of the go home factor.
Our best talls tend to be WA boys if you consider Adams and Naughton.

English is very very highly rated at the kennel.
Considered our best young tall.