Training Preseason chat 2022

[Carbine Chaos]

Hard to kick them from the stands

Look at his goal stats from the last 20-30 games he’s played. Yeesh.

 

[ziad]

If no Darling or Allen then JK to CHF and Ryan to FF. Thats how he got drafted, not as a crumber but as as a focal point coming out of the square.

Good for periods but i thing Flyn is too light and fragile to play as a permanent FF ay AFl level.

 

[Truckosaurus]

Someone needs to shop that ball into a Whopper with Cheese

I was going to do a pie but now it just feels derivative.

 

[Jed Clampet]

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Come on Liam I only want a hug

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Hoping that Greg Clark doesn't end up like Brad Smith.

 

[bUCKET__]

Hoping that Greg Clark doesn't end up like Brad Smith.

Too many party pies?

 

[Avalor]

SPS and Clark being injured is a big downer. Was looking forward to seeing what they could add to our mix in the middle

Ironic isn't it. We recognised our weakness and brought in 2 mids to bolster that area in Clark and SPS, and now they are both injured. Can't take a trick. Shuey, Trew, L Edwards all still in rehab too.
Any news about our add on players from last night's game - like Dittmar, did he play?

 

[Dark Sharks]

If Clark's shoulder's been bothering him for a while why wasn't the decision made to get him in for surgery asap and get it out of the way?

If he just put it out during an intraclub it was only a matter of time before he did it once the proper AFL/WAFL games started.


Seems we've just put off the inevitable and wasted time.

Wouldn't mind seeing our injury list already compared to other clubs at this stage as well.

 

[Avalor]

If Clark's shoulder's been bothering him for a while why wasn't the decision made to get him in for surgery asap and get it out of the way?

If he just put it out during an intraclub it was only a matter of time before he did it once the proper AFL/WAFL games started.


Seems we've just put off the inevitable and wasted time.

Wouldn't mind seeing our injury list already compared to other clubs at this stage as well.

Yes, it's not looking good atm.
And what peeves me off is the lack of info from last night's game - no team lists, no word on our youngsters like Winder, etc. I know it's only an intraclub game, but to us diehards, it means a lot. Club interaction with its supporter base is so poor, even dysfunctional.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Yes, it's not looking good atm.
And what peeves me off is the lack of info from last night's game - no team lists, no word on our youngsters like Winder, etc. I know it's only an intraclub game, but to us diehards, it means a lot. Club interaction with its supporter base is so poor, even dysfunctional.

Still waiting on his draft highlights video.

 

[Avalor]

New West Coast Eagles midfield coach Matthew Knights

Matthew Knights

Age

54

Ht

178cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

12.0

4star

HB

9.3

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

18.4

5star

K

10.8

4star

HB

7.6

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

unveils engine-room blueprint for 2022​

Does anyone have access to this article?

 

[JordanWCE]

7 MINUTES

 

[Dylan82]

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[WCErevival]

7 MINUTES

Couldn't work out who half of those players were. Think I saw Daniel Kerr at one point

 

[Avalor]

Couldn't work out who half of those players were. Think I saw Daniel Kerr at one point

Hooray! Finally have a good highlights video. Well done, communication's team.
Like the look of big boy Barrass up forward.
Winder seemed lively. Jones too.
We seem to be moving the ball a lot quicker, at all costs so as to speak. Good!
Look forward to hearing more details about individual performances.
BTW, who was number 40?

 

[Dylan82]

7 MINUTES

From that, Chesser and Jones are certainties for Round 1 at the moment.

That footage however has done little to allay my reservations about our (lack of) defensive accountability from last year.

 

[LittleFires]

New West Coast Eagles midfield coach Matthew Knights unveils engine-room blueprint for 2022​

Does anyone have access to this article?

New West Coast midfield coach Matthew Knights has outlined an exciting and ambitious blueprint for a revamped engine room he believes can match it with on-ball pacesetters Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs this season.
Knights wants more goals, more speed and more variety from the Eagles’ midfield.
West Coast’s midfield has produced the lowest number of goals in the competition the past two seasons, and the Richmond great said it was a trend that must be reversed in 2022.
After being a goal-a-game man at Geelong, Tim Kelly has kicked 11 majors in 37 games as an Eagle. Fellow midfielders Luke Shuey (one goal in 20 games), Elliot Yeo (three in 22), Jack Redden (four in 31) and Andrew Gaff (eight in 39) have also struggled to convert across the past two years.
“I want to see our mids hit the scoreboard and that’s something that I believe in,” Knights said.
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“They’re not going to spend a lot of time in the front half. But they should be kicking goals coming through 50 or following the play down and at a forward-50 stoppage getting a goal or two.
“It’s more an encouragement for the entire midfield group to take their chances when the time arises. It’s not being hungry. It actually supports your forward line.”
Knights said pacy forwards Jack Petruccelle, Jamaine Jones, Zac Langdon and new recruit Sam Petrevski-Seton had all been tried on-ball through the pre-season and he hoped they would have midfield stints as part of his philosophy of spreading the load.

“I love variety in the midfield, so that’s something I’ll look to establish with the type of players in there,” the former Geelong assistant said.
“I believe in a shared workload in a midfield group. I don’t believe that you can have two or three players carry the load and expect to get Ws on a consistent basis. That’s something I’m reasonably passionate about.
“I think we’ve certainly got the capabilities to be one of the top midfields in the comp.”
Knights said negating West Coast’s centre bounce dominance had been a key focus when he guided the Cats’ midfield and he was thrilled to join forces with star ruckman Nic Naitanui.
“To be able to work with him in regard to the stoppages and some of the plays we can potentially run is pretty exciting,” he said.

Knights rated the Eagles as premiership contenders and believed the club shared Geelong’s ambitious ethos of aiming to constantly contend.
Despite a summer dogged by controversy, he sensed West Coast’s football department and playing group had a “hunger, desperation and urgency” to add another flag to their famous 2018 triumph.
“I’ve come from a club that plans to win a premiership every year. And no doubt they’re (the Eagles) going to be similar. And I love that,” he said.
“That’s going to take a lot of quality football, a lot of quality execution from game to game and if you give yourselves a chance to be in that finals series come the end of the year, well you have a crack at it.
“But you’ve got to take care of business from round one onwards and that’s what it is. But I’m here to be with a club that gets Ws. And that’s what I believe in.”

 

[squashface]

New West Coast midfield coach Matthew Knights has outlined an exciting and ambitious blueprint for a revamped engine room he believes can match it with on-ball pacesetters Melbourne and the Western Bulldogs this season.
Knights wants more goals, more speed and more variety from the Eagles’ midfield.
West Coast’s midfield has produced the lowest number of goals in the competition the past two seasons, and the Richmond great said it was a trend that must be reversed in 2022.
After being a goal-a-game man at Geelong, Tim Kelly has kicked 11 majors in 37 games as an Eagle. Fellow midfielders Luke Shuey (one goal in 20 games), Elliot Yeo (three in 22), Jack Redden (four in 31) and Andrew Gaff (eight in 39) have also struggled to convert across the past two years.
“I want to see our mids hit the scoreboard and that’s something that I believe in,” Knights said.
undefined
“They’re not going to spend a lot of time in the front half. But they should be kicking goals coming through 50 or following the play down and at a forward-50 stoppage getting a goal or two.
“It’s more an encouragement for the entire midfield group to take their chances when the time arises. It’s not being hungry. It actually supports your forward line.”
Knights said pacy forwards Jack Petruccelle, Jamaine Jones, Zac Langdon and new recruit Sam Petrevski-Seton had all been tried on-ball through the pre-season and he hoped they would have midfield stints as part of his philosophy of spreading the load.

“I love variety in the midfield, so that’s something I’ll look to establish with the type of players in there,” the former Geelong assistant said.
“I believe in a shared workload in a midfield group. I don’t believe that you can have two or three players carry the load and expect to get Ws on a consistent basis. That’s something I’m reasonably passionate about.
“I think we’ve certainly got the capabilities to be one of the top midfields in the comp.”
Knights said negating West Coast’s centre bounce dominance had been a key focus when he guided the Cats’ midfield and he was thrilled to join forces with star ruckman Nic Naitanui.
“To be able to work with him in regard to the stoppages and some of the plays we can potentially run is pretty exciting,” he said.

Knights rated the Eagles as premiership contenders and believed the club shared Geelong’s ambitious ethos of aiming to constantly contend.
Despite a summer dogged by controversy, he sensed West Coast’s football department and playing group had a “hunger, desperation and urgency” to add another flag to their famous 2018 triumph.
“I’ve come from a club that plans to win a premiership every year. And no doubt they’re (the Eagles) going to be similar. And I love that,” he said.
“That’s going to take a lot of quality football, a lot of quality execution from game to game and if you give yourselves a chance to be in that finals series come the end of the year, well you have a crack at it.
“But you’ve got to take care of business from round one onwards and that’s what it is. But I’m here to be with a club that gets Ws. And that’s what I believe in.”

That is a very sexy article

 

[BeornJ]

Chesser looks the goods. Very very impressive.

If he has the fitness level required he could definitely play rd1

 

[MeltMan]

TB taking marks in attack looks good next to b graders, the delivery from ryan and JJ was nutty. Also west seemed to be in any highlight of a smother or tackle.

 

[Chad in Vegas]

Couldn't work out who half of those players were. Think I saw Daniel Kerr at one point

Yep, that was 100% Kerr at 3:50 taking 3 bounces and kicking one from 55m.

 

[kane249]

Yep, that was 100% Kerr at 3:50 taking 3 bounces and kicking one from 55m.

Big compliment for Jamaine Jones

 

[3agles87]

JJ walks straight into team based on those highlights, clean as with pace and took the game on with confidence. Could be a big winner from a new game plan.

 

[InTheWings]

Hooray! Finally have a good highlights video. Well done, communication's team.
Like the look of big boy Barrass up forward.
Winder seemed lively. Jones too.
We seem to be moving the ball a lot quicker, at all costs so as to speak. Good!
Look forward to hearing more details about individual performances.
BTW, who was number 40?

That was my question to? Who is number 40? Is it JJ?


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[Carbine Chaos]

Jones a mile ahead of Langdon this season thanks.