Prediction Round 7, 2025: Changes vs Hawthorn

[Elite Pete]

Just rewatched the bombers match. Hamish Davis did some nice things I hope he stays in the team

Yep. For a first full game it had a lot of ticks.

 

[Tugga27]

Nah Tuggs reckon if we rock up we can win this game

Be prepared to be disappointed Westy.

 

[THE A5]

Hawks talls aren’t menacing bar Gunston but he isn’t a key forward. Ginbey can take Gunston and Gov on chol. If Sicily goes forward Maric or Hough go to him.

Bench should be: J.willo, Hewett, Gross, brockman

Sub long

Also after last week it’s disrespectful Hewett gets named in the bench

 

[ziad]

Bench means nothing - bring on young players rather than overwhelm them.

 

[THE A5]

He improved as the game went in but Hutch needs to get moving this week or else he should be working on his midfield craft at WAFL level.12,12 and possie games this season while spending time in the middle and thats nowhere good enough.

 

[Elite Pete]

Can’t go with 4 tall forwards again….. Oscar or Archer have to be moved down back if they insist on all 4 playing

 

[Elite Pete]

He improved as the game went in but Hutch needs to get moving this week or else he should be working on his midfield craft at WAFL level.12,12 and possie games this season while spending time in the middle and thats nowhere good enough.

Yep, that’s 100% where he should be learning to play mid.

 

[FKASC]

Leave JW in you campaigners. Will microwave my non-existent membership card if they drop him for Oscar.

 

[Elite Pete]

 

[THE A5]

Leave JW in you campaigners. Will microwave my non-existent membership card if they drop him for Oscar.

Im not a Mini hater but will go he will be my Junktime Jake if Mini drops him

 

[THE A5]

Play archer in defence on Chol

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

Hawks talls aren’t menacing bar Gunston but he isn’t a key forward. Ginbey can take Gunston and Gov on chol. If Sicily goes forward Maric or Hough go to him.

Bench should be: J.willo, Hewett, Gross, brockman

Sub long

Also after last week it’s disrespectful Hewett gets named in the bench

As odd as it sounds, I think we need someone to tag Sicily and just stick to him like glue.

Use the 4 talls to try and pin him back. If he goes forward send a forward (Reid?) down back with him.

Sicily as a swingman works because it disrupts match ups. That's the one thing we can use to our advantage by being too tall up forward.

If Siciliy goes forward it also exacerbates the issue with us being too tall in the forward line.

 

[Elite Pete]

Play archer in defence on Chol

Yeah. Would prefer to see it trialled for the first time in a game where the team ain’t expected 70-35 I50s.

 

[Yeahnahmate]

Weird take. He did nothing different before he got dropped.

Casual. I was all for him being dropped and also think he should have been out a couple weeks at best but you’re also a genuine joker.

Went from 14disposals, 1tackle, 19m gained, 14 pressure acts in prior game to 22disposals 5tackles 433m gained, 23 pressure acts. Not a step up? It was certainly better overall in terms of intensity and was obvious to the eye too imo

 

[TY24]

He improved as the game went in but Hutch needs to get moving this week or else he should be working on his midfield craft at WAFL level.12,12 and possie games this season while spending time in the middle and thats nowhere good enough.

He tagged Merrett last week

Kept him to 26 (vs a season average of 32)

Would've had about 60 disposals and 19 goals if we let him off the chain.

 

[squashface]

Leave JW in you campaigners. Will microwave my non-existent membership card if they drop him for Oscar.

McQualter has a massive hard on for Archer and less of one for JWill annoyingly.

Archer will be a player but JWill has shown way more at this stage.

 

[Elite Pete]

No Bailey Williams?

 

[JoshWoodenSpoon]

Brock on Gunston?

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

McQualter has a massive hard on for Archer and less of one for JWill annoyingly.

Archer will be a player but JWill has shown way more at this stage.

Jack was impressive on the weekend, as was Archer.

I can understand McQualter leaning towards Archer. Jack would be ahead if you compare them both now, but Archer would be well ahead of where Jack was in his second season back in 2023.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

That’s a bunch of very uninspiring selections. WTF has Oscar done to deserve a game? If anyone should be in the WAFL trying to find some form it’s him.

 

[Barrybran]

Hawks talls aren’t menacing bar Gunston but he isn’t a key forward. Ginbey can take Gunston and Gov on chol. If Sicily goes forward Maric or Hough go to him.

Bench should be: J.willo, Hewett, Gross, brockman

Sub long

Also after last week it’s disrespectful Hewett gets named in the bench

Williams, Hewett and Gross are locks but I think one of Davies/Dewar is the fourth with the other as sub

 

[Smotie2]

Casual. I was all for him being dropped and also think he should have been out a couple weeks at best but you’re also a genuine joker.

Went from 14disposals, 1tackle, 19m gained, 14 pressure acts in prior game to 22disposals 5tackles 433m gained, 23 pressure acts. Not a step up? It was certainly better overall in terms of intensity and was obvious to the eye too imo

Sure enjoy the stats.

Reality is when Essendon got on their run kikcing 5 in a row Kelly had 2 possessions and zero pressure acts which is part of the reason they got on their run.

That's damning for him and unacceptable.

I suspect his sore toe was a result of kicking the bench when told he was going to be dropped again.

 

[DanWCE]

Working purely on the concept that Pickett lit it up last week against Freo because he's heading there in the off season, Oscar is going to win the Coleman this weekend.

 

[Dom sheed pocket]

That’s a bunch of very uninspiring selections. WTF has Oscar done to deserve a game? If anyone should be in the WAFL trying to find some form it’s him.

What do people honestly expect?

It's almost as if people want us to drop him, and still expect Brisbane to offer a contract that triggers band 1 so he leaves and we get pick 3.

If he doesn't play he doesn't get the big money, we don't get the draft pick we want.

We're in a tricky spot and just need to play him.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

No Bailey Williams?

Team’s been changed, Williams now in the ruck and Barnett in a forward pocket, Jack Walsh misses out.

Guessing he wasn’t named originally as he was in the mix for the extended AFL squad.