Prediction Round 8, 2025: Changes vs Melbourne

[eaglesnutcase]

AReid may well turn out to be a great defender.Has the height and marking power. He’s quick and a good tackler for his size. His brother provides the template at Essenden.Archer is tracking to be better.
But he isn’t ready and hasn’t prepared to play key defence.
OA is a very very good footballer but has been distracted by contract crap.
If he stays in defence in the short term he will adjust and be a gun defender.

 

[DanWCE]

when the crowd say no Bo selecta

Fixed.

 

[Cornelius Roy]

Why does Owies get a free pass?

Because he’s the crown jewel

 

[WCErevival]

Why does Owies get a free pass?

Due for a break out game

 

[Astro7]

Why does Owies get a free pass?

Yep, it's almost like the 3 amigos are non-negotiables...

 

[Quinz]

Owies over Long feels like a big error to me. He was absolutely dreadful and that performance should warrant a spot in the 2s.

But hopefully this is one last chance for him to show something

 

[Bacchus]

Owies lucky and arguably Long could/should be in the side ahead of him

As much as I like that Allan gets his chance to debut him being selected ahead of Gross I don’t quite get - especially when the 3 outs (Davis, Dewar, Long) are all wing/HF types

If Gross (or Davis) comes in for Duggan then it makes a bit more sense

Slightly older team this week and the lowest number (6) of 20 or under players 20 or under (at 1/1) we’ve had this year

Don’t understand why Owies is still getting a game.

He must have been promised games to transfer clubs.
He tries hard but has a serious skilll deficit.

Congrats to Bo, wish him all the best.

 

[squashface]

Why does Owies get a free pass?

I would say that West Coast are big on being the smartest guy in the room and hating admitting when they get it wrong so they will keep playing him and playing him hoping he comes good so they can justify the trade.

 

[Doashuey]

I don’t think Longs form at WAFL deserved a recall. Like I said above, think they wanted Brockman last week but he didn’t pull up and now that he’s fit they’re going with him

So bring him in for Owies who did less in 4 quarters han Long did in 1 quarter.
Pretty disappointing team this week.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I would say that West Coast are big on being the smartest guy in the room and hating admitting when they get it wrong so they will keep playing him and playing him hoping he comes good so they can justify the trade.

They haven’t exactly been shy about dropping high-priced recruits early - Redden, Jetta and Wellingham all copped that in their first seasons.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I don’t think Longs form at WAFL deserved a recall. Like I said above, think they wanted Brockman last week but he didn’t pull up and now that he’s fit they’re going with him

Brockman was the traveling emergency last week?

 

[Patron]

Why no gross? Again.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

I’m starting to get a bad feeling from McQualter now. These selections make no sense. Owies was the worst player on the ground last week and he not dropped, yet a young guy who got involved a lot and showed promise in Davis is?
Tom Gross still not selected? Baffling.
Has Bo fixed his disposal all of a sudden coz last week he hadn’t. Strange decisions.

Another thing he said this morning at the press conference worries me too as he said that he wouldn’t drop Oscar to the WAFL to regain form. That’s very Simmo like if you ask me and these selections are starting to look that way too.

 

[Matera92]

McQualter must owies him something.


Sorry

 

[stallon]

I’m starting to get a bad feeling from McQualter now. These selections make no sense.

disagree

Owies was the worst player on the ground last week and he not dropped, yet a young guy who got involved a lot and showed promise in Davis is?
Tom Gross still not selected? Baffling.

No its not. We are already super young/inexperienced in the midfield without adding another 2 game player

Has Bo fixed his disposal all of a sudden coz last week he hadn’t. Strange decisions.

we dropped 3 outside leaning players, Allan can do a somewhat similar role off a wing

Another thing he said this morning at the press conference worries me too as he said that he wouldn’t drop Oscar to the WAFL to regain form. That’s very Simmo like if you ask me and these selections are starting to look that way too.

Oscar in current form is still better than Brock or Edwards as a kpd tbh.
He is still one of our top players when hes up and running, I wouldn't be concerned too much.
Good teams don't generally drop their star players, they find ways to get them back into form while in the main side.

 

[Cuzz09]

Duggan shoulder didn't sound great the other day so possibly a late chance for Gross

 

[THE A5]

Brockman was the traveling emergency last week?

Wait I thought he got injured in his previous wafl game. If he was emergency then that call on long adds to the long list of strange selection calls this season

 

[THE A5]

While I think the long call is harsh I do think he needs some touch at wafl level. Brockman coming I don’t mind as he looks classy at wafl level and hoping things can click at this level

 

[Hoskin300]

Going forward, he won't be on the list. We are the worst team in the competition, on track for the worst possible year of any club since the existence of University... and he still can't get a game in the seniors. And we are desperate for mid-age players with a bit of experience.

I think that shows where he's at.

Any time a club brings in a new coach, it's a chance for everyone to reset expectations and put their best foot forward. He's been consistently middling at best. I just don't think he has the heart to be an AFL footballer.

Does it show where he is at? The club just clearly has favourites. Would petch have been any worse this year than Duggan, Cole and Allen? Why do those guys get endless chances.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Watching North tonight; Gawd they are awful.Make the same mistakes as us.
Donald is their Duggan.Hard at it but so many ****ups.Constantly flying with his big defenders instead of one staying down.
Uni-Davis is their 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

.Laconic is how you’d describe him!

 

[Hoskin300]

I’m starting to get a bad feeling from McQualter now. These selections make no sense. Owies was the worst player on the ground last week and he not dropped, yet a young guy who got involved a lot and showed promise in Davis is?
Tom Gross still not selected? Baffling.
Has Bo fixed his disposal all of a sudden coz last week he hadn’t. Strange decisions.

Another thing he said this morning at the press conference worries me too as he said that he wouldn’t drop Oscar to the WAFL to regain form. That’s very Simmo like if you ask me and these selections are starting to look that way too.

Mini has made some really great selection decisions but also has some really bad ones that even Simmo wouldn’t churn out.

 

[Hoskin300]

disagree

No its not. We are already super young/inexperienced in the midfield without adding another 2 game player

we dropped 3 outside leaning players, Allan can do a somewhat similar role off a wing

Oscar in current form is still better than Brock or Edwards as a kpd tbh.
He is still one of our top players when hes up and running, I wouldn't be concerned too much.
Good teams don't generally drop their star players, they find ways to get them back into form while in the main side.

still havnt realised that we are in a rebuild? Allen hasn’t been one of our top players for a long time. Shifting him back and pushing one of the young key backs out of the team is ridiculous especially when he is gone end of season.

There is genuinely zero way to justify not having gross in the side. There’s nothing wrong with just saying mini is ****ing up in that regard.

 

[stallon]

still havnt realised that we are in a rebuild? Allen hasn’t been one of our top players for a long time. Shifting him back and pushing one of the young key backs out of the team is ridiculous especially when he is gone end of season.

Allen may not be gone end of season

There is genuinely zero way to justify not having gross in the side. There’s nothing wrong with just saying mini is ****ing up in that regard.

I just did though?

 

[RookiePick]

Commentators will be clambering over each other to get mileage out of O.Allen to Bo.Allan calls

 

[SAweagle]

still havnt realised that we are in a rebuild? Allen hasn’t been one of our top players for a long time. Shifting him back and pushing one of the young key backs out of the team is ridiculous especially when he is gone end of season.

There is genuinely zero way to justify not having gross in the side. There’s nothing wrong with just saying mini is ****ing up in that regard.

Best on ground for the beegals in the waffle with 24 and a goal is not the kind of performance Mini was looking for.

There's no possible way you can fit a bloke like Gross in