Prediction The Run home 5 games

[Mico89]

At this point I would just be happy with Simmo to drop the under preforming players (most of team) and inject the young boys into the side... I would like to see Parto in the middle, Rioli in the forward line and Watson in the backline. I think with a bit of change and to have fresh young players with a point to prove on the ground who knows what could happen.

 

[BartBart]

Pendlebury out last week, Zorko this week.
Can see a loss coming

 

[ArdentEagle]

Brisbane . Win
St Kilda . 50/50. This an 8 point game.
Carlton. Win
GWS. Lose
Adelaide. Lose

Three wins at best.
Won't play finals.

Given that we very likely wont play finals, would you be making wholesale changes to the side for the rest of the year?
Play a lot of youth...Try players in different positions? - I think it was you that suggested Lamb on the wing wasn't it? An idea I love.

What would your ideal side for the rest of the year look like?

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Who cares. Season is over.

Disagree that it is over. I believe a premiership tilt is over but we have plenty to learn from the balance of 2017.

Example:
Where best to play Partington, Mutimer and Karpany
Is there anywhere we can expect to play Lamb
Could Tunbridge be unleashed as a big bodied midfielder or is his lack of fitness too limiting
Tell Sheed centre is his to lose
Give Nelson and Cole significant midfield minutes

It is going to be a year that could have been - let's not make it a wasted year.

 

[RookiePick]

At this point I would just be happy with Simmo to drop the under preforming players (most of team) and inject the young boys into the side... I would like to see Parton in the middle, Rioli in the forward line and Watson in the backline. I think with a bit of change and to have fresh young players with a point to prove on the ground who knows what could happen.

Dolly? She's 71 but I guess she will have more speed than Priddis at least.

 

[Xsess]

Brisbane - Kennedy will have 6 goals in the first quarter on the way to 11 for the match and we withstand a 10 goal final quarter by Brisbane to hold on by 7 points. Partington picks up 22 possessions 4 tackles and a goal. Stokesy releases an article declaring the season ON!

St Kilda - Partington, Karpany and Redden make way for the returning Priddis, Masten and Hill. We get ambushed in the first quarter and are never quite in the game. Darling and Kennedy combine for 5 goals to keep the score to a "respectable" 23 point loss. Stokesy releases an article hailing Priddis who gets more tackles than possessions.

Carlton - with the season effectively over the club brings back Partington and Redden. Kennedy kicks 7 to take the lead in the Coleman on the way to a comprehensive 84 point win. Stokesy declares the season ON and Nic Nat is mooted a surprise starter.

GWS - Partington goes out for Masten after his freewheeling 34 possession game with Simpson explaining that he's got some things to work on. Nic Nat comes in and absolutely stars in the first half, with Sheed and Mitchell taking full advantage. Off the back of this we race to a 40 point lead at half time with Darling kicking 5 goals. Having selected 4 ruckman the team tires noticeably as the game goes on and GWS run over the top to win by 12 points. Stokesy releases a 5 things we learnt article in which 4 of the 5 points are positive and Nelson is singled out as the negative.

Adelaide - Adelaide rest 18 players and NicNat is withdrawn with "soreness". Partington comes back in for Masten and Rioli debuts kicking 4 (including the goal of the year (a banana over his head from the boundary)). We win by 12 points finish 9th and Stokesy releases and article declaring the season a complete success. Simpson has his contract extended to 2024. No news forthcoming around NicNats mystery ailment but he is seen in a wheelchair. Jobe Watson is seen talking to Simpson and there are rumours we are set to make a play for him for pick 10.

 

[RookiePick]

Brisbane - Kennedy will have 6 goals in the first quarter on the way to 11 for the match. We will withstand a 10 goal final quarter by Brisbane to hold on by 7 points. Partington will pick up 22 possessions 4 tackles and a goal. Stokesy will release an article declaring the season ON!

St Kilda - Partington, Karpany and Redden make way for the returning Priddis, Masten and Hill. We get ambushed in the first quarter and are never quite in the game. Darling and Kennedy combine for 5 goals to keep the score to a "respectable" 23 point loss. Stokesy releases an article hailing Priddis who gets more tackles than possessions.

Carlton - with the season effectively over the club brings back Partington and Redden. Kennedy kicks 7 to take the lead in the Coleman on the way to a comprehensive 84 point win. Stokesy declares the season ON and Nic Nat is mooted a surprise starter.

GWS - Partington goes out for Masten after his freewheeling 34 possession game with Simpson explaining that he's got some things to work on. Nic Nat comes in and absolutely stars in the first half, with Sheed and Mitchell taking full advantage. Off the back of this we race to a 40 point lead at half time with Darling kicking 5 goals. Having selected 4 ruckman the team tires noticeably as the game goes on and GWS run over the top to win by 12 points. Stokesy releases a 5 things we learnt article in which 4 of the 5 points are positive and Nelson is singled out as the negative.

Adelaide - Adelaide rest 18 players and NicNat is withdrawn with "soreness". Partington comes back in for Masten and Rioli debuts kicking 4 (including the goal of the year (a banana over his head from the boundary)). We win by 12 points finish 9th and Stokesy releases and article declaring the season a complete success. Simpson has his contract extended to 2024. No news forthcoming around NicNats mystery ailment but he is seen in a wheelchair. Jobe Watson is seen talking to Simpson and there are rumours we are set to make a play for him for pick 10.

ROAR worthy

 

[Hap Hapablap]

Dont.

They are undermanned but still have something we don't. poise, passion and pace

heart too!

 

[Eagleboy68]

http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/video/2017-07-24/hurn-press-conference-240717

Anyone else watch that and think that for once the journo's are asking the hard hitting questions?

Putting old stammering Hurn on the back foot with some of these savage questions.

Classic.

"We can play well if we want to..."

What the ****.

 

[WCE_phil]

Once academy picks get added in we'll probably end up with pick 18

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If rockliff and zaharakis were to leave their respective clubs and both sides finish below us you can add 2 to our draft position there as well. TBH i think there will only be 1 academy pick in the top 10 this year. Say we finish 9th that could end up pick 13-14.

 

[Cuzz09]

Im thinking do Brissy want to win? Or is pick 1 too big a prize?

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[eagles rule]

Im thinking do Brissy want to win? Or is pick 1 too big a prize?

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We need to win to make sure we finish 9 TH ..

 

[DanWCE]

Im thinking do Brissy want to win? Or is pick 1 too big a prize?

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It was almost a battle for the bottom last week against Blues and they tried their guts out, got challenged and then pulled away again. Coach would rather finish season with some momentum and pick 2 than a losing culture and pick 1.

 

[FKASC]

It was almost a battle for the bottom last week against Blues and they tried their guts out, got challenged and then pulled away again. Coach would rather finish season with some momentum and pick 2 than a losing culture and pick 1.

Let's face it, they know that the kid will leave Brisbane after a couple of years anyway - whether he's pick 1 or pick 2

 

[woosha24]

Top 10 picks are all well and good, but you just know we are going to pick up a project mid that we turn into a half-back flanker in 12 months time.

 

[Gizza]

St Kikda have been shithouse of late. Should be able to get over them.

Not sure if you've noticed, but we've been shithouse of late.

 

[ziad]

Not sure if you've noticed, but we've been shithouse of late.

the only question is the size of the house

 

[wotdoiput]

St Kikda have been shithouse of late. Should be able to get over them.

To be fair Collingwood hadn't been setting the world on fire but we lost to them in Melbourne

 

[wotdoiput]

I tried my hand at the ladder predictor. Had us finishing 10th.

Beating Brisbane and Carlton and losing the rest.

In the past we might have had a chance in the last round against the Crows, as the top teams may rest players before the finals. With the bye I dont think that will happen and the Crows will give us a touchup IMO.

 

[ndot]

We will finish 9th again

We are the new Richmond.

 

[MIKE85]

We'll win all 5, finish 4th and win the flag

This year feel a lot like 2014. A few chokes, especially in games over east (Essendon and Carlton games at Etihad are identical to what just happened on the weekend) We'll rely on someone to win in the last round to scrape into the 8, and it won't happen.

I also have the same, stupid sense of hope. I keep thinking, well we just need to win all our remaining games and we'll finish top 4. Like that would ever happen, or even matter if we do play finals, we'll put in a piss weak performance like last year, and all of this year, and we'll be no better for the season that was 2017.

I reckon we've got one more crack at it next year. NN back, softer draw from finishing lower and being shit in general, and maybe the players will have some hunger like in 2015 after a dissapointing year this year (although I thought they'd actually try this year, after last year's efforts) 2018 is absolutely the last chance for any of the senior players on the list to win a flag, otherwise,Shuey, JK, NN etc will retire with their only GF being a reaming from the Hawks.

 

[ioppolo]

Eric Hipwood to kick 6.

 

[wotdoiput]

Eric Hipwood to kick 6.

If he plays I could see Schache kicking a bag and announcing himself

 

[SloppyJoe]

Stokesy releases a 5 things we learnt article in which 4 of the 5 points are positive and Nelson is singled out as the negative.

You got a genuine lol from me for that one. I fear you are a soothsayer.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I fully expect everyone at West Coast to parade Priddis and LeCras around next week if we end up pumping Brisbane. Because you know...Brisbane are just ****ing world beaters at the moment..

The only way change with the players can be forced is if they lose these games. But I'm sure we'll win 3 out of 5 and go back in this never ending cycle of mediocrity next season.