News Insightful and Inciteful - 2022 Media Thread

[Truckosaurus]

I may be a tad biased, but I wouldn't have thought St Kilda and Essendon have a better forward line than us.
Herald Sun

8. ESSENDON
The top-liners: Jake Stringer (18 Games in 2021, 93 Average SuperCoach Score), Will Snelling (19, 81), Devon Smith (19, 65), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (20, 63), Alec Waterman (13, 55), Archie Perkins (19, 50), Harrison Jones (16, 49), Brayden Ham (17, 48)
The top-ups: Kaine Baldwin (0, 0), Tom Hird (0, 0)

MICK SAYS
Essendon’s top three goalkickers last year were Jake Stringer (41 goals), Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti (34 goals) and Cale Hooker (33 goals). Hooker is retired and a cloud hangs over the availability of McDonald-Tipungwuti. That is a dilemma for coach Ben Rutten, but it will also provide some great opportunities to others. Stringer can’t keep the scoreboard ticking over alone as a midfield-forward. Peter Wright simply has to step up and become the Bombers’ forward 50 contested marking beast. But Wright himself also needs some support. Harrison Jones is developing and will get more opportunities, but Rutten could also look to use youngster Kaine Baldwin and even defender Aaron Francis in attack. On the smalls front, Devon Smith and Will Snelling will need to significantly lift their output both on the scoreboard and with their tackling and pressure if McDonald-Tipungwuti is missing. A couple of early surprises could be the lightning quick James Hird Academy graduate Tex Wanganeen and creative West Australian Nick Martin.

9. ST KILDA
The top-liners: Tim Membrey (21 Games in 2021, 79 Average SuperCoach Score), Jack Higgins (19, 75), Mason Wood (7, 71), Josh Battle (14, 64), Max King (20, 62), Dean Kent (7, 59), Dan Butler (22, 53), Ryan Byrnes (16, 53)
The top-ups: Cooper Sharman (4, 68), Josiah Kyle (0, 0)

MICK SAYS
Max King has the physical attributes to become one of the top-three key forwards in the competition. He took the third-most contested marks of any player in 2021 and with another pre-season of weight training under his belt he could become the competition’s No. 1 contested marker this year. If he masters his goalkicking, King could quite easily have a Coleman Medal hanging around his neck at year’s end. King and Tim Membrey form a formidable combination as key forwards and have great synergy. Rowan Marshall poses a threat when he is in attack, although I’d like to see him hit the scoreboard more than he does. Josh Battle is hard to match up on and kicks long goals. Dan Butler and Jack Higgins bring creativity and goal kicking ability while Jade Gresham has a high football IQ. Where St Kilda can improve is getting a better balance between their deep entries inside-50 and their hit-up entries.


10. WEST COAST
The top-liners: Jack Darling (22 Games in 2021, 75 Average SuperCoach Score), Jamie Cripps (22, 73), Josh Kennedy (18, 70), Oscar Allen (21, 64), Liam Ryan (14, 62), Jake Waterman (14, 58), Jamaine Jones (12, 55), Zac Langdon (16, 49), Jack Petruccelle (17, 47), Willie Rioli (0, 0)
The top-ups: Xavier O’Neill (7, 43), Connor West (5, 51)

MICK SAYS
Let’s be blunt. West Coast’s forward 50 pressure was woeful last year and must improve. They ranked last in the AFL for forward 50 pressure. There are more questions than answers about the Eagles’ attack entering 2022. Will Jack Darling play? He was their leading goalkicker last year. Can Josh Kennedy continue to deliver or will his ageing legs get the better of him? Kennedy and Darling kicked 83 goals between them last year. The pressure to cover their output — if it drops or disappears — squarely falls on Oscar Allen, Liam Ryan, Jamie Cripps, a returning Willie Rioli and the speedy Jack Petruccelle. If the West Coast forwards are all fit and available, they are an efficient group that deserves to be ranked 10th. But they could also hit the wall this year.

Forget having them over us, how does Essendon's forward line get ranked over anyone?

 

[MeltMan]

Idk if it belongs here or training.
Por quenos los dos i guess

 

[Agent93]

Social Media and Influencers...What the hell has this generation done?

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[Agent93]

Forget having them over us, how does Essendon's forward line get ranked over anyone?

Looks like a SuperCoach ranking, which is fair enough.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Cornes has us definitely bottom four.I like to think theres a quiet determination coming out of the club.Injuries? Equates to opportunity!If that mindset is club wide then the up and comers should grasp the chances when available.Injuries early are not as bad as injuries late.Entrenching yourself in the side early makes the people coming back later ; work so much harder to get back a position.
As ive previously stated this is Simmos greatest coaching challenge.MAKE PEOPLE EARN THEIR SPOT!!! "Sorry; even tho your form has been great you have to go to make room for a returning star." That attitude has to go out the window.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Cornes has us definitely bottom four.

I’ve never been more confident of returning to the top eight.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

I’ve never been more confident of returning to the top eight.

Me too.Ive bet a carton we go top 4 and another we finish above the dorkers. Optimistic? maybe.

 

[Chris_6678]

Players have mentioned how they like proving them wrong and history shows we do better with the pressure. Id say 90% of the pre-seasons we are pumped up to the top 4 we always full short.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Its the second tier players who will win or lose it for us this year. We must have faith in them.

 

[DanWCE]

Dom Sheed press conference talking about Kietel as if he's already come onto the list, and Barra pushing really hard to get a juicy grab on the players disappointment in JD. Couldn't let it go.

 

[Mulldogg]

 

[RookiePick]

"and back to the arrogant old West Coast."

Things are starting to look up then!

 

[amazingjoshy]

"and back to the arrogant old West Coast."

Things are starting to look up then!

Must say I'm enjoying all the negative press and being written off, keep it coming.

As far as bad off seasons go, Caroline herself and her mate McClure should at least be in contention

 

[Chris_6678]

Simmo loves this stuff haha

 

[Ochre]

Hard to disagree with anything she said to be fair

 

[bzparkes]

Hard to disagree with anything she said to be fair

What did she say? Based off the video title alone I'm not sure how we can be having the 'worst' off season by a million miles.

Other than Darling's brain injury and Shuey's continuation of soft-tissue injuries we've only really had Oscar in a moon-boot and Greg Clark injure his shoulder.

 

[Ochre]

What did she say? Based off the video title alone I'm not sure how we can be having the 'worst' off season by a million miles.

Other than Darling's brain injury and Shuey's continuation of soft-tissue injuries we've only really had Oscar in a moon-boot and Greg Clark injure his shoulder.

Cripps and SPS as well, plus the pride jumper debacle and the AFLW team somehow managing to go backwards.

 

[Mulldogg]

Hard to disagree with anything she said to be fair

She reported facts in the main but then true to form couldn’t help but slip the boot in with a dig at the drugs saga from near on 20 years ago and our supposed arrogance.

It’s exactly what I’d expect from her.

 

[bzparkes]

Cripps and SPS as well, plus the pride jumper debacle and the AFLW team somehow managing to go backwards.

Oh yeah Cripps.

I'm pretty 'meh' on the pride jumper stuff and I'm not sure how the AFLW team can be counted into our off-season 'woes'.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Barely glosses over our long list of injuries and Darling's situation...

Instead highlights the lack of Pride jumper, then goes on with a critique on Nesbitt and slips in the drug saga of 2006...

Like that is in any way shape or form relevant to this playing group.


Don't get me wrong, I'm all for putting the blowtorch on Nesbitt as much as any one, but drugs is overplayed Caro.

Highlight our performance on field, how we failed to make top 4 2 consecutive years after our flag, then missed finals entirely to continue with downward trajectory. How we were the worst team in the comp after the bye last year and it looked like Simpson had deadset lost the playing group.

Maybe even some of the bizarre list management decisions we've seen lately, our players showing up and training in rags, or our thoroughly uninspiring apparel deal with Castore. Our lack of improvement in our AFLW team and how we've gone through 3 coaches and our list is made up of woman who are worse than state level players? The lack of meaningful plan or resources allocated to building and developing the woman's side?

Nah bruv, bring up Benny and drugs instead.

 

[Bender_]

She reported facts in the main but then true to form couldn’t help but slip the boot in with a dig at the drugs saga from near on 20 years ago and our supposed arrogance.

It’s exactly what I’d expect from her.

Her own club is slipping back into another 35 year stint of irrelevancy, she needs to find something to do with her spare time.

 

[DanWCE]

Didn't mention JJ drink driving either. Ya slipping, Caro

 

[WCErevival]

Meh. East coasters probably think half of the 2006 GF team are still on the list.

 

[Ochre]

Meh. East coasters probably think half of the 2006 GF team are still on the list.

Nah, we don't have Tyson Stenglein any more

 

[Chris_6678]

Nah, we don't have Tyson Stenglein any more

Didnt he end up at Geelong for this season?