WAFL Update Rd. 8

[Sera]

Collica 29 Disposals, 6 Marks, 1 Goal
Wooden 29 disposals, 6 Marks
Chambers 23 Disposals, 8 marks, 1 Goal
Selwood 19 Disposals, 2 Marks
* Nicoski 19 Disposals, 2 Marks
Seaby 17 Disposals, 9 Marks, 1 Goal
Wilson 16 Disposals, 12 Marks, 6 Goals
Munro 15 Disposals, 6 Marks
* Rudeforth 15 Disposals, 4 Marks
Lynch 14 Disposals, 5 Marks
Johnson 11 Disposals, 1 Mark, 1 Goal
* Beeck 8 Disposals, 1 Mark

* = Rookie listed.

Staker and Hansen didn't play for some reason while Perth had the bye so no Adkins or McDougal.

 

[Jabber]

Tough choices to be made this week.

Collica, Wooden, Chambers & Wilson have done enough.

Exit - Humm, Chick (inj), Haynes, Cox
In - Jako, Wilson, Collica, Seaby

 

[noodle]

as well as wilson is doing in the WAFL he is going to find it tough getting back into the seniors. with gasper (darren) in fine form West Coast would be tempted to keep their unconventional forward line.

as for the Ins, gasper and read would be getting close.

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by noodle
as for the Ins, gasper and read would be getting close.

Good point - forgot about them. Guess that's what an inform team does to you

 

[larrikin]

Originally posted by Jabber
Tough choices to be made this week.

Collica, Wooden, Chambers & Wilson have done enough.

Exit - Humm, Chick (inj), Haynes, Cox
In - Jako, Wilson, Collica, Seaby

I couldn't imagine the match committee making 4 changes to a side that just had one of our gutsiest wins in years.

Jako's a caertainty to come back - too many other changes will be a suprise.

 

[Jabber]

Originally posted by larrikin
I couldn't imagine the match committee making 4 changes to a side that just had one of our gutsiest wins in years.

Jako's a caertainty to come back - too many other changes will be a suprise.

Gutsy wins don't excuse passengers though. Haynes & Cox were very ordinary and Chick has an injury doubt, so there's 3 to start with.

 

[Thrawn666]

Chick almost definitely will miss this week

 

[Sera]

I'm guessing Chick will be ruled out while Read will be given another week.

In: Jacko, Collica
Out: Chick, Humm/Glass

 

[jod23]

If Chick misses out then just bring back Jakovich and were sweet.

Cox should be retained to help against Stafford in the ruck. Humm I thought was great so shouldnt be dropped.

 

[iceman]

Who we bring in will have to depend on the weather, if its a fine day, i cant see any reason why Wilson shouldnt be brought in. Collica would also have to be a chance

 

[Frodo]

Gaspar was listed as available yesterday so I would expect he will come in although an extra week on that hammy could be good insurance. I can't see where Collica would fit in. Which defender would go?
I think the forward structure has worked fine especially with Gaspar but Jako has substituted well for him. So I wouldn't tinker apart from bringing one of those two back.
The main focus is to have someone strong enough to nullify Richo.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Originally posted by Frodo
The main focus is to have someone strong enough to nullify Richo.

I think Carroll would welcome the chance to do better than he did a couple of years ago and Glass could also "go the scrag" against him.

IMO we must play the game our way and win the ruck and midfield, win stoppages & kick a winning score. Let Richmond worry about how they will contain us rather than worry too much about Richo.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by Voice of Reason
I think Carroll would welcome the chance to do better than he did a couple of years ago and Glass could also "go the scrag" against him.

IMO we must play the game our way and win the ruck and midfield, win stoppages & kick a winning score. Let Richmond worry about how they will contain us rather than worry too much about Richo.

Its all going to come down to the midfield, I reckon, and as your say, winning stoppages. On paper, RIchmond have a better set of talls at either end of the ground, and West Coast have a significantly better midfield. We just have to keep the pressure on, rove well, and hope that Gardiner gets on top- teams which are on top at clearances and out of the centre are pretty much unbeatable.

 

[GoEagles]

Good to see so many players of the squad playing good footy in the WAFL. We could field a 17th AFL team and still be competitive!

 

[thegur]

i was watching foxtel after the wrestling on tuesday, it was subi v west perth i think, and a few times during the quarter i watched, i think it was the 2nd, i was very impressed with Nicoski. Worth keeping him around the traps for a while me thinks.... not so impressed by Lynch, just couldn't seem to get near it .... Seaby looked promising, but it would be a massive step up from a game v subi to the AFL.

thegur

 

[iceman]

Originally posted by thegur
i was watching foxtel after the wrestling on tuesday, it was subi v west perth i think, and a few times during the quarter i watched, i think it was the 2nd, i was very impressed with Nicoski. Worth keeping him around the traps for a while me thinks.... not so impressed by Lynch, just couldn't seem to get near it .... Seaby looked promising, but it would be a massive step up from a game v subi to the AFL.

thegur

how great is the wrestling on tuesdays? that and fox footy make it all worth while methinks

anyway, onto Lynch - hasnt he taken a huge fall from grace?? maybe he's not part of the gameplan anymore?

 

[Streaker]

He has lost a lot of is bulk and it seems he is being groomed more as a CHB than a forward. By the looks of it they are trying to trim him down a bit to make him more of a runner.

 

[Sera]

Originally posted by iceman
anyway, onto Lynch - hasnt he taken a huge fall from grace?? maybe he's not part of the gameplan anymore?

He isn't the only one struggling to get a game this year. I would have thought Collica, Chambers and Wooden, and to a lesser extent McDougal, Humm, Adkins and Munro would all be semi-walkups into our side this year. But the continued development of a few players as well as the return of Read and Morrison and the recruitment of Chick has squeezed a few players out of the starting 22.