You can introduce kids and still be competetive. Look at Geelong. They've debuted nearly the most amount of players over the last couple of years and are still a dominant team.
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That's because they have quality players who are pushing for selection, we really only have one in Wilson.
I'm not saying only play debutantes, but that is pretty much the only stat available to show anything like that. I'd rather get games into Smith, Wilson and Hutchings than Embley, Selwood and McGinnity (ignoring the other younger players who are returning from injury and not available for selection). If Newman was fit, I'd probably put him straight in for an extended run.
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Also Dick and Morton are yet to debut for the Eagles. Not saying bring Morton in but he is improving.
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Those ins remind me of the last years of Mark Williams at Port.
why is everyone so quick to jump at embley's inclusion? he is a norm smith medallist. i don't think he is finished yet, he really adds some run and is good going inside 50. however selwood has looked slow and hasn't shown much this year. i think the only way selwood can stay in this team is if he goes back to his tagging role, where his only task is to shut another teams gun midfielder down.
...Geez, that excuse has got tiring over the last 7 years.
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The sky is falling in, the ski is falling in, the sky is falling in.....
what a serious overreaction on this board. Will be one change at most. Ash Smith cannot play. This is shown every time he gets a game. He is not up to it. There should be no free rides for blokes that can't play and aren't tearing it up in the WAFL.
what a serious overreaction on this board. Will be one change at most. Ash Smith cannot play. This is shown every time he gets a game. He is not up to it. There should be no free rides for blokes that can't play and aren't tearing it up in the WAFL.
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Those calling for Smiths selection must have short memories.
funny i was asking what everyone though of ash smith and you said that a few days before he played a horrible game against brisbane i think it was.
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No ones acting like the sky is falling in, we just expected the match committee to have SOME sense for a change. Why even bother adding McGinnity, Selwood and Embley to the ins list?
Oh and the bolded comment is incredibly hypocritcal for the ins we have.
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You're the one over reacting.
Ash Smith had a better game than McGinnity and Embley on the weekend.
I have believe in the merit of letting him find some form and consistency in the WAFL because it's worked for him in the past. I don't have any faith in bringing in any of those three on their current form.
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Strangely, I don't think you're too far from the match committee's reasoning.
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If Embley comes in as sub for Dalziell then I'll be reasonably happy.
Wilson to go back to East Perth, play another good game and then debut against the Saints.
Wilson to go back to East Perth, play another good game and then debut against the Saints.
Still no Waters :/ is he still unable to play or is he being sent to the WAFL?
Bluey_McKenna
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Because they are next in line for a game. I would take any of those three before Smith, Wilson or Morton.
However, I can't see McGinnity or Selwood getting a game anyway so it's a moot point.
Embley (sub) for Dalziell is an upgrade.
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A lot of senior players got golden passes in the last years of Mark Williams's tenure, especially those who had played in their premiership.
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Bloke was the sole reason we last years final final v Collingwood.
He physically put the nail in the coffin and extinguished us pressing for the win. Killed our momentum. His Glory years were 7-8 years ago.
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A. Selwood, Priddis, Embley
What shite.
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Because he was CRAP for Swans last week. Trust me, I had to endure the torture that him and 15 of his team mates tormented me with.
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Well, Butler's in, so he can't be.
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To varying degrees, Selwood, Embley, McGinnity and Priddis have retained their status as being in the mix for selection or holding down important roles despite their limited scope for improvement and lack of game breaking ability.
