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Been hard to get myself motivated for this week, so I'll be brief.
One interesting change for the week was to have all 4 Colts games at Subi Oval on Saturday. That has now changed because Swans wanted to have all teams play at the same venue, on the same day, in support of Luke Adams' family. Thanks to the Royals and WAFL for accomodating this request from Swans.
The Falcons and Bulldogs at the windy city is the pick of the games and Perth and Claremont shapes as another interesting match.
Royals v Swans
Both teams were widely tipped to be in the top 4 this year, and I know it's a long way to go, but to date neither has produced much to whet the supporters' appetite. The main question for me is how will Swans respond to the emotion that Luke Adams' hospitalisation has engendered.
The Royals still looked unbalanced to me last week and I tipped the Sharks to outrun them. They need to share the load between players and add more support to Sweet, Lee, Wulff. The other runners need to join in help break the shackles. Shepheard actually looks a likely customer in the ruck, Polak is a very good target forward and Pettifer has to be watched all the time or he can tear you apart. Wulff got blanketed last week, from the first quarter and the Royals lost their drive.
Swans have brought in one of my favourite colts from last year, Faulks, Adam Faulkner. His first job looks to be on anouther bright young prospect, Delborello, should be a good battle. Coniglio is also welcomed back, a BIG welcome, I suspect.
Still a couple of Swans lucky to be in the league side, hopefully they are on last warnings and must perform.
Heart says Swans, just, head is all over the place so don't know.
Teams
Royals
B P Travers K Anderson N Blee
HB J Lalich G Polak M Swan
C C Wulff B Dobson M Seal
HF G Moss L Sampey K Pettifer
FF J Delborrello J Smith S Payne
F H Shepheard A Sweet B Lee
Int.M Deaves, R Saylor, B Hancock, J Derickx, F Clutterbuck, N Kommer, R Maldenis
In L Sampey, M Swan, B Hancock, M Deaves, N Kommer, R Saylor
Out D Macaulay, K Goodwin, D Stirling
Swans
B A Faulkner L Miles T Ames
HB J Jacky J Williams G Jetta
C T Roach J Roberts B Robinson
HF S Parry T Geappen M Aitchison
FF B Colreavy A Hansen B Wolfenden
F L Spaanderman R Davis K Hams
Int.W Lammie, B Van Groningen, T Notte, M Riggio, S Coniglio, M Outridge, D Garlet
In S Coniglio, A Faulkner, D Garlet, W Lammie,
Out L Adams, C Pearce
Sharks v Thunder
Another couple of teams that have been struggling, although the Sharks, on paper, don't look like they should have. Peel's coach said before last week's game they needed to draw a line in the sand and they did, they now need to back it up each week. Plus it's the O'Briens up against their old side and there may be some emotional venting required. Definitely a danger game for the Sharks.
The Sharks were 5 goals down at quarter time against the Royals, but Malxos told them not too panic, there was plenty of time to get back into it, as long as they started now. They did and they have a very good running side. Their defence held up very well against a potentially potent Royals attack.
The Thunder match up well against the Sharks, in terms of running ability. The Jones', Thorntons', Butcher, Crichton, Michie, Healey will need to delve into their running wells though, to keep up with the Sharks. Lycett and Williams against Griffin will be an interesting battle and pivotal to the match.
Sharks by a few goals.
Teams
Sharks
B J Brennan L Weller A Stephen
HB B O'Brien S Dodd B Sheppard
C T Houlihan M Mcgough B Dalziell
HF K Stevens B Bucovaz L Fasolo
FF R O'Brien R Young J Griffin
F M Warren C Masten D Chidlow
Int. A Ricciardello, D Foster, C Yeo, J Bayliss, L Teakle, K Monteath, C Leslie,
In A Ricciardello, D Foster, C Yeo, J Bayliss,
Out J Mcnamara,
Thunder
B D Mcfarlane M Battye C Eddy
HB J Crichton J Flaherty R Healey
C K Butcher R Nye L Lawler
HF K Thornton A Thornton B Holmes
FF J Williams R Herring B Jones
F S Lycett J Jones M Brown
Int. H Mcleod, M Green, R Senior, L Meyers, V Michie, B Wilson, B Piggot,
In A Thornton, R Herring, L Meyers, B Piggot,
Out W Schofield
Demons v Tigers
Well, I thought ho hum about this game until I saw the outs for the Tigers. Foster and Derrickx, plus one of Weedon or Swift, I expect, will make this a bit tougher assignment. Lee to ruck against McDougall should see the centre square advantage go to the Dees.
The Dees were in red hot form, beating a couple of big improvers in the Dogs and Lions, before crashing back to earth against Swans. Then the bye, so now they have to get themselves ready for the ladder leading Tigers. I think McDougall should give them an advantage in the middle, whilst Foster and Swift/Weedon out will further even up the midfield stakes. Seamus Young still out might hurt and I'm looking forward to Sibosado going to CHF to see if he can stretch the defence of his old side.
The Tigers came up against a very good opponent, who matched them in the running department and were probably a bit tougher over the ball. Defensive run has been the key against the Tigers the past couple of years, it still is. Whilst the outs are a damaging list of outs, the ins aren't bad either. Browne, Orzel, Rowe, Anderson (I rated very highly towards the end of last year) and Andrews - the ruck.
Should be an entertaining match, the problem for the dees is the tigers were beaten last week, so sneaking up on them won't happen. Tigers by 4-5 goals.
Teams
Demons
B M Tedesco A Zucconi C Billings
HB B Hodge H Busher S Siekierka
C J Kayler-Thomson D O'Sullivan M Florio
HF M Rogers C Sibosado S Armstrong
FF G Denton M Moody D Robinson
F A Mcdougall R Young J Jacobs
Emergemcy K Lang M Mather D Venditti
Int. A Elari, D White, J Leeson, B Warner,
In M Tedesco, J Leeson, B Warner,
Out D White, K Lang, J Bollenhagen,
Tigers
B L Stevenson J Thomson J Laurie
HB T Handley S Starling B Schammer
C A Browne J Murphy A Gilligan
HF I Richardson D Crawford K Mitchell
FF L Blackwell B Wilkes C Rudeforth
F T Lee R Brabazon L Broome
Int. M Orzel, T Willett, I Rowe, B Anderson, C Jones, C Mclernon, M Andrews,
In A Browne, A Gilligan, M Orzel, T Willett, I Rowe, M Andrews, B Anderson,
Out T Swift, G Weedon, N Derickx, A Foster
Falcons v Bulldogs
The Falcons remain the only undefeated side and they come up against the Bulldogs, who are snapping at their heels. The Falcons are tough to beat up at the Arena, fine, warm day should be great viewing with a large crowd.
The Falcons run, run, run and hard. LeCras had a ripping game last week with 35 touches and Zanetti and Mellingotn have been bright up forward, so they've got a good mixture. Strijk and Tsalikis are tough to match up on and I reckon it might be Slick's turn to turn it on, as I haven't heard much about him this year. Hutchings has been the pick up of the year, for mine, and I must say I expected him to be as well. Rated him as a 16 yo debuting for the Royals, still rate him.
The Bulldogs lose Jaymie Graham to that horrific leg injury, hopefully he get's well soon. They gain Gaff, who is an impressive runner and will be interesting to see what he does in a full WAFL match, will be a big test, IMO. Collica was a livewire last week, hopefully he can continue his form. Murphy leading the ruck, is that how thin the rucking stocks are down at Freo Oval?
Falcons comfortably now I've seen that.
Teams
Falcons
B J Pearce D Hunt D Burns
HB S Browne D Fleay A Strijk
C L Tedesco M Guadagnin R Bartholomew
HF J Mellington B Lecras J Salecic
FF J Gobbells S Zanetti A Tsalikis
F C Keunen M Hutchings C Shadbolt
Int. A Black, J Morrow, A Saylor, S Bewick, J Tindall, S Tregear, J Rice,
In
Out
Bulldogs
B R Adams T Bairstow C Bossong
HB R Cook C Wilson H North
C A Guglielmana T Adams T Hall
HF A Gaff J Head A Collica
FF A Mccarrey T Mcgrath K Miller
F R Murphy A Hams J Palumbo
Emergency C Amato M Leece S Delmenico
Int. P Mugambwa, C White, C Dell-Olio, J Winter
In A Gaff,
Out J Graham
One interesting change for the week was to have all 4 Colts games at Subi Oval on Saturday. That has now changed because Swans wanted to have all teams play at the same venue, on the same day, in support of Luke Adams' family. Thanks to the Royals and WAFL for accomodating this request from Swans.
The Falcons and Bulldogs at the windy city is the pick of the games and Perth and Claremont shapes as another interesting match.
Royals v Swans
Both teams were widely tipped to be in the top 4 this year, and I know it's a long way to go, but to date neither has produced much to whet the supporters' appetite. The main question for me is how will Swans respond to the emotion that Luke Adams' hospitalisation has engendered.
The Royals still looked unbalanced to me last week and I tipped the Sharks to outrun them. They need to share the load between players and add more support to Sweet, Lee, Wulff. The other runners need to join in help break the shackles. Shepheard actually looks a likely customer in the ruck, Polak is a very good target forward and Pettifer has to be watched all the time or he can tear you apart. Wulff got blanketed last week, from the first quarter and the Royals lost their drive.
Swans have brought in one of my favourite colts from last year, Faulks, Adam Faulkner. His first job looks to be on anouther bright young prospect, Delborello, should be a good battle. Coniglio is also welcomed back, a BIG welcome, I suspect.
Still a couple of Swans lucky to be in the league side, hopefully they are on last warnings and must perform.Heart says Swans, just, head is all over the place so don't know.
Teams
Royals
B P Travers K Anderson N Blee
HB J Lalich G Polak M Swan
C C Wulff B Dobson M Seal
HF G Moss L Sampey K Pettifer
FF J Delborrello J Smith S Payne
F H Shepheard A Sweet B Lee
Int.M Deaves, R Saylor, B Hancock, J Derickx, F Clutterbuck, N Kommer, R Maldenis
In L Sampey, M Swan, B Hancock, M Deaves, N Kommer, R Saylor
Out D Macaulay, K Goodwin, D Stirling
Swans
B A Faulkner L Miles T Ames
HB J Jacky J Williams G Jetta
C T Roach J Roberts B Robinson
HF S Parry T Geappen M Aitchison
FF B Colreavy A Hansen B Wolfenden
F L Spaanderman R Davis K Hams
Int.W Lammie, B Van Groningen, T Notte, M Riggio, S Coniglio, M Outridge, D Garlet
In S Coniglio, A Faulkner, D Garlet, W Lammie,
Out L Adams, C Pearce
Sharks v Thunder
Another couple of teams that have been struggling, although the Sharks, on paper, don't look like they should have. Peel's coach said before last week's game they needed to draw a line in the sand and they did, they now need to back it up each week. Plus it's the O'Briens up against their old side and there may be some emotional venting required. Definitely a danger game for the Sharks.
The Sharks were 5 goals down at quarter time against the Royals, but Malxos told them not too panic, there was plenty of time to get back into it, as long as they started now. They did and they have a very good running side. Their defence held up very well against a potentially potent Royals attack.
The Thunder match up well against the Sharks, in terms of running ability. The Jones', Thorntons', Butcher, Crichton, Michie, Healey will need to delve into their running wells though, to keep up with the Sharks. Lycett and Williams against Griffin will be an interesting battle and pivotal to the match.
Sharks by a few goals.
Teams
Sharks
B J Brennan L Weller A Stephen
HB B O'Brien S Dodd B Sheppard
C T Houlihan M Mcgough B Dalziell
HF K Stevens B Bucovaz L Fasolo
FF R O'Brien R Young J Griffin
F M Warren C Masten D Chidlow
Int. A Ricciardello, D Foster, C Yeo, J Bayliss, L Teakle, K Monteath, C Leslie,
In A Ricciardello, D Foster, C Yeo, J Bayliss,
Out J Mcnamara,
Thunder
B D Mcfarlane M Battye C Eddy
HB J Crichton J Flaherty R Healey
C K Butcher R Nye L Lawler
HF K Thornton A Thornton B Holmes
FF J Williams R Herring B Jones
F S Lycett J Jones M Brown
Int. H Mcleod, M Green, R Senior, L Meyers, V Michie, B Wilson, B Piggot,
In A Thornton, R Herring, L Meyers, B Piggot,
Out W Schofield
Demons v Tigers
Well, I thought ho hum about this game until I saw the outs for the Tigers. Foster and Derrickx, plus one of Weedon or Swift, I expect, will make this a bit tougher assignment. Lee to ruck against McDougall should see the centre square advantage go to the Dees.
The Dees were in red hot form, beating a couple of big improvers in the Dogs and Lions, before crashing back to earth against Swans. Then the bye, so now they have to get themselves ready for the ladder leading Tigers. I think McDougall should give them an advantage in the middle, whilst Foster and Swift/Weedon out will further even up the midfield stakes. Seamus Young still out might hurt and I'm looking forward to Sibosado going to CHF to see if he can stretch the defence of his old side.
The Tigers came up against a very good opponent, who matched them in the running department and were probably a bit tougher over the ball. Defensive run has been the key against the Tigers the past couple of years, it still is. Whilst the outs are a damaging list of outs, the ins aren't bad either. Browne, Orzel, Rowe, Anderson (I rated very highly towards the end of last year) and Andrews - the ruck.
Should be an entertaining match, the problem for the dees is the tigers were beaten last week, so sneaking up on them won't happen. Tigers by 4-5 goals.
Teams
Demons
B M Tedesco A Zucconi C Billings
HB B Hodge H Busher S Siekierka
C J Kayler-Thomson D O'Sullivan M Florio
HF M Rogers C Sibosado S Armstrong
FF G Denton M Moody D Robinson
F A Mcdougall R Young J Jacobs
Emergemcy K Lang M Mather D Venditti
Int. A Elari, D White, J Leeson, B Warner,
In M Tedesco, J Leeson, B Warner,
Out D White, K Lang, J Bollenhagen,
Tigers
B L Stevenson J Thomson J Laurie
HB T Handley S Starling B Schammer
C A Browne J Murphy A Gilligan
HF I Richardson D Crawford K Mitchell
FF L Blackwell B Wilkes C Rudeforth
F T Lee R Brabazon L Broome
Int. M Orzel, T Willett, I Rowe, B Anderson, C Jones, C Mclernon, M Andrews,
In A Browne, A Gilligan, M Orzel, T Willett, I Rowe, M Andrews, B Anderson,
Out T Swift, G Weedon, N Derickx, A Foster
Falcons v Bulldogs
The Falcons remain the only undefeated side and they come up against the Bulldogs, who are snapping at their heels. The Falcons are tough to beat up at the Arena, fine, warm day should be great viewing with a large crowd.
The Falcons run, run, run and hard. LeCras had a ripping game last week with 35 touches and Zanetti and Mellingotn have been bright up forward, so they've got a good mixture. Strijk and Tsalikis are tough to match up on and I reckon it might be Slick's turn to turn it on, as I haven't heard much about him this year. Hutchings has been the pick up of the year, for mine, and I must say I expected him to be as well. Rated him as a 16 yo debuting for the Royals, still rate him.
The Bulldogs lose Jaymie Graham to that horrific leg injury, hopefully he get's well soon. They gain Gaff, who is an impressive runner and will be interesting to see what he does in a full WAFL match, will be a big test, IMO. Collica was a livewire last week, hopefully he can continue his form. Murphy leading the ruck, is that how thin the rucking stocks are down at Freo Oval?
Falcons comfortably now I've seen that.
Teams
Falcons
B J Pearce D Hunt D Burns
HB S Browne D Fleay A Strijk
C L Tedesco M Guadagnin R Bartholomew
HF J Mellington B Lecras J Salecic
FF J Gobbells S Zanetti A Tsalikis
F C Keunen M Hutchings C Shadbolt
Int. A Black, J Morrow, A Saylor, S Bewick, J Tindall, S Tregear, J Rice,
In
Out
Bulldogs
B R Adams T Bairstow C Bossong
HB R Cook C Wilson H North
C A Guglielmana T Adams T Hall
HF A Gaff J Head A Collica
FF A Mccarrey T Mcgrath K Miller
F R Murphy A Hams J Palumbo
Emergency C Amato M Leece S Delmenico
Int. P Mugambwa, C White, C Dell-Olio, J Winter
In A Gaff,
Out J Graham
