Analysis Then and now

[beetz]

DISCLAIMER: Please don't think I am counting chickens.. I just want to put up our Grand Final team and compare it to last weekends team and open it up to healthy discussion.

Looking at them, there isn't much difference. Obvioulsy everyone is a couple of years older but they are also wiser, more experienced and going off the opening rounds, more ruthless!

Looking at the teams, I personally think we are in a far better position!

HOW THEY LINED UP ON THE WEEKEND

FF: Clarke Pavlich Walters
HF: Mayne Taberner Suban
W: Hill Fyfe D.Pearce
HB: Ibbotsen Johnson Duffield
FB: Sutcliffe McPharlin Spurr

Fol: Sandilands Mundy Neale
Int: Barlow de Boer C.Pearce Sub: Crozier

2014 GRAND FINAL TEAM

FF: Ballantyne Pavlich Walters
HF: de Boer Mayne D.Pearce
W: Mundy Barlow Hill
HB: Johnson McPharlin Sutcliffe
FB: Spurr Dawson Duffield

Fol: Sandilands Fyfe Crowley
Int: Mzungu Clarke Suban Sub: Neale

 

[Taylor]

2013
We could really have done with Ibbo in the GF

 

[beetz]

2013
We could really have done with Ibbo in the GF

He was on his way to AA selection..

I remember Clancee having a ripper start to the year too before succumbing to injury.

 

[im_a_lazy_sod]

2013
We could really have done with Ibbo in the GF

And Neale as a starter

 

[poshman]

Ibbo in and neale as a starter is big.

I would have liked to see some transition in other spots - like C. Pearce in.

I dont know how exactly but I am hoping to see sheridan and crozier cement a spot by years end also.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Probably the most significant change is not having a pure negator.
We have had an extra midfielder this year with Crowls out.

 

[beetz]

Probably the most significant change is not having a pure negator.
We have had an extra midfielder this year with Crowls out.

And I think Freo are far better for it.