Prediction Round 6, 2025: Changes vs Essendon

[THE A5]

Just a little snippet for anyone who wants to compare Flynn's "woeful" effort round 1 compared to BBW round 5.

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Both are shite but Flynn went up against witts who is a much better ruckmen that dekonning

 

[THE A5]

Going just off the stats Long and Brockman each had 19 touches after 4 and 7 respectively vs GWS. This is why these guys need to play in the WAFL. Flynn had 48 hitouts and 20 touches which is what you want from an AFL listed ruckman playing WAFL.

Petch had 10 touches and kicked 1 goal. Not going to get recalled doing that. Did kick 5 in Rd 1 but still only 10 touches. I remember a 20 year old Mark LeCras getting 35 touches and kicking 7.6 then backing it up with 29 touches and 8.1. This is a guy who could kick goals for fun but averaged 18 touches a game in his best AFL season in terms of pushing up the ground. I don't understand why someone like Petruccelle can't go back to WAFL and get 20-30 touches and 10 inside 50s.

Kelly had 20 touches and a pleasing 10 inside 50s. Not terrible, but he is an AFL B&F winner from 2023 and isn't coming back from injury. In the other game Parfitt had 35 touches and Constable 31 with 8 tackles. Be interesting to see how Perth vs WC goes this week. Will Brodie regularly picks up 30 touches for Peel and can't get a look in at Freo. The great Rowan Jones' last WAFL game was 20 handball 20 kick masterpiece.

Petch is an athlete and Lecca was a footballer. Lecca had high footy iq and petch doesn’t. We complained about lecca in his last few season and yet he kicked over 30 goals in his last three seasons and averaged over 14 touches. While his body was slowing down towards the end his iq helped him prolong that little bit. Petch on the other hand doesn’t and his only weapon to this day is his speed and that’s been regressing lately

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Anyone know if hat time WC team gets named?

 

[Cuzz09]

Hard to tell if their faces are focussed or bored

 

[Hoskin300]

Yes I did, and from the one match I saw after he came in after illness, it seems very likely he will be a gun.

A gun inside mid?

 

[InTheWings]

A gun inside mid?

More of a balanced mid.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Rock and a hard place. His WAFL game didn’t deserve a recall as a veteran AFL midfielder. But we can’t roll out a midfield grouping with 14 (now 17!) games experience again.

Just hope he responds. Also hope it doesn’t mean no Grego.

 

[Bender_]

Both are shite but Flynn went up against witts who is a much better ruckmen that dekonning

Debatable

 

[squashface]

Lol

#jettawhatsthepoint

"See everyone! We'll drop senior players! We'll bring them straight back in after doing nothing at WAFL level but we'll drop them!"

 

[lusheslewis]

Lol

#jettawhatsthepoint

"See everyone! We'll drop senior players! We'll bring them straight back in after doing nothing at WAFL level but we'll drop them!"

The point is we are a better side with Tim Kelly playing.

 

[RookiePick]

Mini confirmed it was not a long term Health issue and will play some form of footy this week.

 

[THE A5]

Debatable

Nah both are shit

 

[Godfather32]

The point is we are a better side with Tim Kelly playing.

Depends which version of Tim Kelly shows up. Have a feeling we'll get the sooky, I don't love football anymore version this week myself, but I guess we'll see

 

[RookiePick]

Tomorrow at 420 with everyone else

Ayyyyy

 

[ZergMinion]

Lol

#jettawhatsthepoint

"See everyone! We'll drop senior players! We'll bring them straight back in after doing nothing at WAFL level but we'll drop them!"

The good version of Tim Kelly is best 22 and needed if we want to win a game. If the rubbish version comes back then he will get dropped again (hopefully). He is one of only two genuine mids in the senior player group who are fit.

I get wanting to keep him out till he earns it at WAFL level but hopefully he just needed the kick in the pants. Despite how terrible we've looked this game is winnable, so I'm good with giving Tim a chance here.

But gee if he flubs this chance he can GTFO till he really earns it.

 

[ZergMinion]

Depends which version of Tim Kelly shows up. Have a feeling we'll get the sooky, I don't love football anymore version this week myself but I guess we'll see

For Tim's sake it'd better be the other one.

 

[Bender_]

Ayyyyy

 

[RookiePick]

You ever watched the West Coast Eagles? On weeeed?

 

[RanaNaved]

The humiliation of being dropped from the worst team in the league is hopefully the wake up call Kelly needs

 

[WCErevival]

Get ready for the return of Tim Kelly

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Tim Kelly

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

classic with his flat top fade.

 

[Godfather32]

You ever watched the West Coast Eagles? On weeeed?

Might actually make it watchable

 

[Bender_]

Get ready for the return of Tim Kelly classic with his flat top fade.

Cuzz09 will be happy.

 

[Bender_]

You ever watched the West Coast Eagles? On weeeed?

And some Funions. Yeah!

 

[ZergMinion]

Might actually make it watchable

My good back pain meds and a couple of beers really take the edge off in the second half of our games. As such I'm choosing to watch this weeks game from the couch.

 

[Godfather32]

My good back pain meds and a couple of beers really take the edge off in the second half of our games. As such I'm choosing to watch this weeks game from the couch.

I've picked a bad time to go off the beers....