West Coast - where to now?

[coniglio_number1]

Simmo rolling with more of the same with masten, redden and butler instead of taking a chance on partington?

Cole has been a great find once given the chance so I hope partington gets a chance soon

 

[Gavin Excell]

OUT: Priddis, Hurn, Hill, Schofield
IN: Masten, Redden, Butler, Wellingham

'West Coast - where to next?'

Lock in 'around in circles' thanks, Ed.

And srsly, WTF is with our dubious injuries to out of form players?

Exciting ins for Eagles fans

 

[Kram]

Simmo don't like promoting da yoof.

 

[Forward Press]

Simmo don't like promoting da yoof.

I've seen younger players at bingo night.

 

[Louis Slungpue]

Elliot Yeo - 23
Andrew Gaff - 25
Jeremy McGovern - 25
Jack Darling - 24
Jamie Cripps - 25 (quality but not star)
Dom Sheed - 22 (quality but not star)

you can build a young brigade around that bunch in the 18-23 range and have a crack in a couple of years easily....... Shuey and Nic Nat will be twilight of their careers but will still be around too.

darling a star lmao campaigners a piece of crap awful footballer

 

[Forward Press]

darling a star lmao campaigners a piece of crap awful footballer

cool story bro

 

[Farm Boy]

Now they have Sam Mitchell I think they are as good a chance as any. I wrote last year heading into the finals that West Coast stood absolutely no chance of winning the flag - due the players not implementing the game plan (players having tunnel vision and just hacking the ball into their forward line). Simpson has obviously rectified - or is in the process of rectifying - this. Mitchell will continuously drill down on that game plan, and make sure the players carry it out. I think West Coast are a big chance this year.

 

[Macca81]

lol at Schofield being an OUT for a hip injury but still fighting the suspension just to stick it up Oliver

 

[Adz]

A loss today ends their finals chances and I suspect Simpsons career. He has everything riding on 2017!

 

[nameless]

Now they have Sam Mitchell I think they are as good a chance as any. I wrote last year heading into the finals that West Coast stood absolutely no chance of winning the flag - due the players not implementing the game plan (players having tunnel vision and just hacking the ball into their forward line). Simpson has obviously rectified - or is in the process of rectifying - this. Mitchell will continuously drill down on that game plan, and make sure the players carry it out. I think West Coast are a big chance this year.

This sounds like a comment made in preseason.

We've had 14wks to implement the gameplan properly, it was evident in the preseason we had changed things and that there would be teething problems, but they haven't got it right, or the gameplan is just bad.

 

[nameless]

A loss today ends their finals chances and I suspect Simpsons career. He has everything riding on 2017!

No, season is too close to write anyone off.

We're two games off 2nd spot and 2 games off 3rd last. Anything can happen even with a loss today.

 

[Damon_3388]

On track for a win in Melbourne against the reigning premiers (their second win over the Bulldogs this year, getting them over a mental hurdle and extracting some revenge for the Elimination Final loss last year).

By the Round 17 Derby, their current lengthy injury list could be down to just Nic Naitanui (who they really, really miss), Will Schofield (arguably not best 22), and 19-year-olds Matthew Allen and Tarir Bayok (neither of whom have played at AFL level before). Can easily make top 4, and anything is possible with the double chance.

 

[JackOutback]

If today's game has shown me anything, it's that at their best, the Eagles are a genuine premiership chance but remain inconsistent.

Shuey and Gaff can play elite games but don't do it regularly enough to genuinely be elite or lift the Eagles to a top premiership contender. A spine of McKenzie (now back in form), Barrass, Naitanui, McGovern and Kennedy is first rate, Shuey, Gaff and Mitchell all at their best is first rate, Darling as a third forward is good, support from the likes of Sheppard, Schofield etc is solid. Absolutely everything would have to go right but it's not out of the realms of possibility.

 

[Forward Press]

On track for a win in Melbourne against the reigning premiers (their second win over the Bulldogs this year, getting them over a mental hurdle and extracting some revenge for the Elimination Final loss last year).

By the Round 17 Derby, their current lengthy injury list could be down to just Nic Naitanui (who they really, really miss), Will Schofield (arguably not best 22), and 19-year-olds Matthew Allen and Tarir Bayok (neither of whom have played at AFL level before). Can easily make top 4, and anything is possible with the double chance.

pls no jinx kthx

Either way an impressive performance - so far. But a long way to go, excuse me while I take another nervous poo.

 

[JackOutback]

pls no jinx kthx

Either way an impressive performance - so far. But a long way to go, excuse me while I take another nervous poo.

Recalling 16 points up against Melbourne, Jetta lining up to make it 22

 

[Off Tap]

We could start now and still not win in Melbourne

I'm a good judge

 

[ep2018]

Our season is alive for another week.

 

[Forward Press]

Phew.

4th quarter was horrible but glad we came through with the 4 points.

I still expect the flat track bullies/can't win away line to be trotted out next time we go to Melbourne, though.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Injuries doing us a favour at the moment

Forcing us to play some kids - who are doing ok

Parto time next week

 

[Bluey_McKenna]

Lol the dogs lost to fail coast in melbourne? What a joke.

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[Altum Volantes]

Injuries doing us a favour at the moment

Forcing us to play some kids - who are doing ok

Parto time next week

Well...Cole and Karpany I guess?

Not exactly a landslide..

Once Kennedy, Priddis, Hurn, Lycett and a few others are available it'll be interesting to see the make up of the side.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Having Priddis and Hurn out didn't impact us in the slightest imo

 

[JackOutback]

Well...Cole and Karpany I guess?

Not exactly a landslide..

Once Kennedy, Priddis, Hurn, Lycett and a few others are available it'll be interesting to see the make up of the side.

Most of those ins will replace other similarly aged players, not the youth. Kennedy will push McGovern back and force either Petrie, EMac or Barrass out, Lycett will replace Vardy or Petrie, Priddis will replace Redden or Masten, Hurn will replace Butler or Wellingham. It's not a bad position to be in.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Most of those ins will replace other similarly aged players, not the youth. Kennedy will push McGovern back and force either Petrie, EMac or Barrass out, Lycett will replace Vardy or Petrie, Priddis will replace Redden or Masten, Hurn will replace Butler or Wellingham. It's not a bad position to be in.

Don't know if completely agree with that... Cole and Karpany still in 19-22 territory, at full strength they don't play.

But hey, unlikely we'll capture lightning in a bottle and be at full strength anyway.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Well...Cole and Karpany I guess?

Not exactly a landslide..

Once Kennedy, Priddis, Hurn, Lycett and a few others are available it'll be interesting to see the make up of the side.

If you think about our side at the moment and those coming through

Karpany, Cole, Barrass, Duggan, Nelson, Partington with the likes of Rioli and Venables should they get fit.

Now not all those due to injuries, but it is a fair core of under 21s coming through. It isn't just the tired ole players every week

Plus a few games into Mutimer.