Prediction Round 7, 2026: Changes vs St Kilda

[CursoryMercenary]

In: Champion, Hall, Gross

Out: Cripps, Hewitt, A. Reid

Play the kids. Cripps should be done now. Duggan needs a new role or something, he won't be dropped because McQ doesn't have the balls to do so, he's really a massive liability now, he was last year too but nowhere near as bad as now. Good to see the WAFL Eagles do one over Schofield today, at least we still have some depth in the squad now.

 

[Cursedsword02]

OUT: Hewett, Duggan (I hope), Brock, CDT (managed)
IN: Champion, Grego, Bazzo, J. Williams

Give CDT a rest and a chance to head back home with a 6 day break coming after next week.

Please f*ck Duggan off forever.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

In: Champion, Gross, Cole, Bazzo
Out: Cripps, Hewett, CDT, Brock

Gross as an awkward HFF doesn’t work, so let him
run around on the ball a bit. Champion BOG twice in a row, lock him in a guilt free run of footy for the first time in his life and say go claim this position.

Too tall up forward, one of CDT or Archer out.

 

[stinger05]

Out Cripps

I can't do it anymore

 

[Rivoroo17]

Have to drop Hewett, lazy footballer with a shithouse attitude. Don't know how half the board loves him, injuries aside he doesn't have a defensive bone in his body and he never proved himself at wafl level to be deserving of a call up. This is what happens when you don't have selection integrity. You have passenger's like Hewett's who drift into the side undeserving and think they are owed a spot every week.

Cripps needs another drop, he runs and makes space but his poor tackling and lack of defensive chase are huge liabilities that cost us. Also doesn't know how to play on and slows our i50 entry all the time.

Duggan what can you say, two weeks of dreadful football you have to drop him when he is so damaging to the team. Worst skipper in the league.

 

[stallon]

Brock -> Bazzo
Hewett -> Gross

Now is the time to give one of Archer/CDT a rest(not dropped) for a week(away game)
CDT -> Champion
Cripps out the week after for CDT again, then the next away game Archer gets a rest.

Duggan -> Cole (lol)

Should be a decent week to bring in Bazzo, Saints dont have much in the way of KPFs, he can ease into the side with a less formidable opponent
Hewett plays pure mid in the WAFL, when he has a couple of 20+ touch games in a row we look to bring him back AS A MIDFIELDER not as a hff doing some shit role.

 

[Barrybran]

I won't go with lazy footballer or shithouse attitude but Hewett is clearly underdone and playing prematurely. Cripps is also struggling. I'd swing Duggan forward as he is still defensively capable; it's the offensive stuff that is letting him down for the most part.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

In: J Williams, Bazzo, Dewar, Champion
Out: CDT (rest), Brock, Hewett, Cripps

Zero chance Duggan will be dropped. Less than zero chance.

 

[Cuzz09]

in: Malakai Gross

out: hewett Archer

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Cripps on the senior list. Cracking list management.

 

[Altum Volantes]

I'd swing Duggan forward as he is still defensively capable; it's the offensive stuff that is letting him down for the most part.

I disagree, it's all been pretty offensive.

 

[wce4premiership]

I do think one of A. Reid or DCT needs a rest/WAFL week. Not for fatigue but to give the team and coaches a different look. Bring Champion in for them. Should help improve bench rotations without hiding a tall on the bench with low TOG

Outside of that not sure what will happen, no injuries to Murgod or Yeo is a plus.

Do we change up the tall backs for a week? Thought Young did some good things. Didn't see the WAFL but is Bazzo going to offer more than Brock?

Still in theory love the potential McCarthy could offer in the middle, but after games like that it's hard to move him from HBF now that Yeo is back. But Yeo used to offer similar off HBF ...

 

[FKASC]

If Champion doesn’t come in I’ll delete my account

 

[Cuzz09]

Tex and Tilthorpe killed Saints backline.

Obviously we don't have that talent or mids kicking it in there but maybe worth giving CDT, Shanahan and Jake the 50 with Malakai in.

Archer can rest.

 

[Wellillbe]

Duggan (Shit) = Grego

Cripps (Shit) = Champion

Hewett (Can come back in when he decides to give a shit)= Gross

CDT (Breather) = Dewar

Brock (Shit) = Bazzo

 

[kaiserchief13]

In - Champion, whoever the 2nd best wafl player was this week, whoever 3rd best wafl player this week
Out - Cripps, Duggan, AReid or CDT

Hewett given a rocket. Another lack of effort performance and hes dropped

 

[KBLT]

Out: A.Reid, Cripps, Brock, Duggan (won't happen, but heck does it need to)

In: Gross, Champion, Bazzo, Cole

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

In: Champion, Bazzo, Cole, Grego
Out: CDT or AReid (preferably CDT), Brock, Hewett, plus whichever player seemed fine during the match but we find out in the next few days that he’s actually suffered a season-ending injury

 

[Rids]

Out: Hewett; In: Champion (not sure Elijah should ever have been selected when not fully fit)
Out: Brock; In: Bazzo (not convinced this is an upgrade but Bazzo has been good for last fortnight and Brock/Young have really struggled)
Out: A.Reid; In: Grego (think we have enough forwards with Waterman, Shanahan, CDT, Murdock, Cripps, Schoenberg and hopefully Champion and can slot Grego in as a midfield/wing/half back option).

Surprised people are considering dropping Duggan - had two shocking kicks but was otherwise was much better today ... think he's being scapegoated (his ball use was better than H.Reid but some had him in the votes).

 

[Cuzz09]

Duggan (Shit) = Grego

Cripps (Shit) = Champion

Hewett (Can come back in when he decides to give a shit)= Gross

CDT (Breather) = Dewar

Brock (Shit) = Bazzo

McLovin it

 

[TY24]

What I want:

Hewett > Gross
Cripps > Champion
Brock > Bazzo
Duggan > Cole
CDT > Dewar

What we will get:

CDT > Flynn
Cripps > Owies

 

[BandF]

OUT - Cripps, Duggan, Hewett, A Reid

IN - Cole, Maric, Champion, Gross

Cripps = Thank you for your service, but AFL level has passed you.

Duggan = Just Meh

Hewett = back to the Wafl to find something (I have never been a fan of Hewett and never understood the hype?)

A Reid = Needs a rest. Is looking fatigued and lost the last few weeks

 

[Boohemian]

I won't go with lazy footballer or shithouse attitude but Hewett is clearly underdone and playing prematurely. Cripps is also struggling. I'd swing Duggan forward as he is still defensively capable; it's the offensive stuff that is letting him down for the most part.

Don't think that we should be trying to shoehorn Duggan into the side.

He's never player forward, I don't know what he'd be adding there.

 

[random260]

CDT needs to develop in the twos. For a high draft pick there is certain expectations when your in the ones.

He is struggling he needs get some time in wafl.

 

[EdCurnowRules]

If Champion doesn’t come in I’ll delete my account