Game Day West Coast Eagles vs Fremantle Dockers: A very MAD derby

[eaglespremiers]

Did I miss something or did Fremantle only name one key defender (and not a very good one at that).
I know our tall forwards are in average form, however, seems pretty risky to rely upon only one option with limited backup.

 

[Avalor]

Did I miss something or did Fremantle only name one key defender (and not a very good one at that).
I know our tall forwards are in average form, however, seems pretty risky to rely upon only one option with limited backup.

Looking at the freo team, I think their plan is to run us off our feet, springboarding off half back.

 

[eaglespremiers]

Looking at the freo team, I think their plan is to run us off our feet, springboarding off half back.

Sure, but our forward 50 entries only need to be semi-decent (which they haven't necessarily been this year) for us to have too many unimpeded scoring shots for them to counter. It's a big compromise.

 

[Coasters7]

Looking at the freo team, I think their plan is to run us off our feet, springboarding off half back.

Will be pretty hard to run it out of the backline when the ball never hits the ground and every inside 50 gets clunked by one of our talls

 

[ziad]

Will be pretty hard to run it out of the backline when the ball never hits the ground and every inside 50 gets clunked by one of our talls

So past performance isnt seen as a predictor, this is the most effective tactic against us and has been for years.

 

[RookiePick]

As they say in Vidtoria:

Get up! It's Terence Trent day!

 

[bUCKET__]

Did I miss something or did Fremantle only name one key defender (and not a very good one at that).
I know our tall forwards are in average form, however, seems pretty risky to rely upon only one option with limited backup.

Duman is pretty tall too, although I dunno if he really plays like it. Ryan can play a bit taller, like Shep does.

The problem for them is the cupboard is bare. Every other key back is injured. Cox probably comes in underdone but they literally have no other choice.

My guess is that we'll see Lobb floating back a lot to help out. If our game last week is anything to go by, we'll kick it straight to him a decent amount.

 

[FreeTK]

 

[Astro7]

C'mon Eagles, run your little legs off, dodge and weave those forward trolls, hit em hard and force the turnovers, take the game on and break lines, do NOT bomb forward unless our tall forwards are clunking everything, rip it up in the midfield, swamp them in defence, kick a bunch of winning goals, grab a percentage margin and generally make us all feel good on this fair Sunday!

 

[Dark Sharks]

Get up, it's GRAND FINAL day!



Sorry wrong board.

 

[Barrybran]

Derby Day boys and girls!

 

[DanWCE]

Congrats on the 250 JK. An amazing effort to carry our forward line for so long. Hope you get on the end of a few.

 

[Avalor]

C'mon Eagles, run your little legs off, dodge and weave those forward trolls, hit em hard and force the turnovers, take the game on and break lines, do NOT bomb forward unless our tall forwards are clunking everything, rip it up in the midfield, swamp them in defence, kick a bunch of winning goals, grab a percentage margin and generally make us all feel good on this fair Sunday!

Team notes just released on Twitter.

 

[Astro7]

Team notes just released on Twitter.

Anyone expect an upset? Will Fredericks cut a swathe thru us and kick a bag? Have they plotted a secret
plan to run+gun and destroy us? Will it be a see-sawing game, down to the wire or over by half time?

 

[FreeTK]

Anyone expect an upset? Will Fredericks cut a swathe thru us and kick a bag? Have they plotted a secret
plan to run+gun and destroy us? Will it be a see-sawing game, down to the wire or over by half time?

I was just thinking I'd be disappointed if we won by less than 10 goals.

Does that answer your question?

 

[ziad]

Anyone expect an upset? Will Fredericks cut a swathe thru us and kick a bag? Have they plotted a secret
plan to run+gun and destroy us? Will it be a see-sawing game, down to the wire or over by half time?

Nothing secret about run and gun against the Eagles. I am somehow confident though.

 

[DanWCE]

I sense frustration on the horizon. Hoping I am met with a dominant Up the bloody Coasters performance, but it would be classic us to dish up an unconvincing Sunday arvo win.

Would quite enjoy Freo kicking 19 points again

 

[bh90210fan]

Interesting reading the last few pages of the media thread on the Freo board.

 

[FreeTK]

Interesting reading the last few pages of the media thread on the Freo board.

I remember that thing about Ballantyne. Ballantyne was last to the centre clearance and was talking to Ross, just before heading to the middle at the start of the last quarter.

Ross had obviously told Ballantyne the extent of Brayshaw's injury because he was feral at the next few contests.

 

[Hangover Noir]

Interesting reading the last few pages of the media thread on the Freo board.

Hypersaline over there, isn’t it.

 

[FreeTK]

Hypersaline over there, isn’t it.

*, they're still saying Gaff should be in jail.

God I hope he wins the Glendinning medal today.

 

[Luuuc]

Fine day forecast and lots tickets still available. I'm very surprised about this.
Is it price that's holding people back, or is the concern about Covid actually a lot more widespread than I've been assuming?
I thought for sure that Eagles fans would snap up any tickets that Dockers members hadn't claimed.
I've had some struggles to get 100% back into this season but I am pumped to get down there today.

Far from convinced we'll cruise to victory though. On paper our ceiling is clearly higher than Freo's, but overall they've played the better football since the round 2 restart, and they've got a style that could be effective if we're not on our game today.

 

[Priddis Is Done]

Will be pretty hard to run it out of the backline when the ball never hits the ground and every inside 50 gets clunked by one of our talls

Malthouse and Woosha approve.... stack the forward line with every tall on our list.

 

[DanWCE]

Fine day forecast and lots tickets still available. I'm very surprised about this.
Is it price that's holding people back, or is the concern about Covid actually a lot more widespread than I've been assuming?
I thought for sure that Eagles fans would snap up any tickets that Dockers members hadn't claimed.
I've had some struggles to get 100% back into this season but I am pumped to get down there today.

Far from convinced we'll cruise to victory though. On paper our ceiling is clearly higher than Freo's, but overall they've played the better football since the round 2 restart, and they've got a style that could be effective if we're not on our game today.

The time slot is aids

 

[West Coast 06]

The time slot is aids

Still, this the first game West Coast fans have been able to go to in Perth this year. I think no one knows tickets are available? They harped on about how it was a sell out early in the week