Prediction R12 Changes vs Melbourne.

[Rhufus]

Extended bench is: Walters, Emmett, Johnson, Erasmus, Walker, Sturt, Banfield, Wagner

Walker and Johnson are certainties.

Ultimately, we learn nothing other than Freddie is back until tomorrow, as expected.

Walker, Johnson and Banners are certainties. No way Banners doesnt play.

That means only two of Raz, Sturt, Emmet, Sonny and Wags get to play.

I suspect the most conservative option would be Freddy in/ Emmett gets dropped, Sonny goes to the bench and Wags get promoted to start.

 

[Cayman Docker]

Walker, Johnson and Banners are certainties. No way Banners doesnt play.

That means only two of Raz, Sturt, Emmet, Sonny and Wags get to play.

I suspect the most conservative option would be Freddy in/ Emmett gets dropped, Sonny goes to the bench and Wags get promoted to start.

Wags deserves a start after last week’s efforts, I doubt we would have drawn that game had he not come on.

 

[ubiquitous226]

JVR out for them is helpful.

It really looks like it's going to be some exciting footy for David King.

 

[arsesmart]

Wags deserves a start after last week’s efforts, I doubt we would have drawn that game had he not come on.

He was ok, didn't shift the needle that much though.

 

[cp3_jr]

Raz and Emmett named for Peel so looks like both won’t be playing.

 

[pK75]

Raz and Emmett named for Peel so looks like both won’t be playing.

In that case, I reckon Wagner is the emergency with Sturt and Walters to either start and be subbed off for the other, I just can’t see them take Sturt to be the emergency, they’d rather he try to build form at peel.

 

[cp3_jr]

My guess would be Wagner stays sub, Sturt comes in and Walters is the emergency.

Without JVR though I’d probably prefer Draper missing out and Wagner playing the full game and Walters the sub.

 

[s_wd6]

In that case, I reckon Wagner is the emergency with Sturt and Walters to either start and be subbed off for the other, I just can’t see them take Sturt to be the emergency, they’d rather he try to build form at peel.

Really should be Sturt and Freddy in for Sonny and Emmett, and keep Wagner in the team. He actually earned his spot, unlike others.

 

[88mph]

Crowd 26,300 according to afltables.com which was fair bit short of a sellout (I think the capacity for footy in those days was about 31000 without putting up any temporary seating?). In fairness it was actually the biggest crowd we ever had at the WACA on closer afltables inspection.

Freo crowd always pulled above its weight back in the day, but the WACA always was a weirdly loud venue for any sport despite being so open. Maybe being so close to Claisebrook Hill helps contain the sound or something (Offhand I can't think of any other major sporting venue in Australia that is so close to such a steep hill wide hill.)

Back in the day we weren't all distracted by our phones.

We were fully engaged and didn't give a shit about how much noise we made. Plus they served full strength beers.

The crowd these days are piss weak.

The last decent crowd I can recall was the Freo v Sydney PF.

 

[FreoMatt]

I think it is Raz, no pictures of him at training despite being named in the squad.

It won’t be Ras as he wasn’t in the team so “more than 1-2 changes” can’t be caused by an injury to him


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[gungho]

My guess would be Wagner stays sub, Sturt comes in and Walters is the emergency.

Without JVR though I’d probably prefer Draper missing out and Wagner playing the full game and Walters the sub.

Dropping Sonny would be a big call.

 

[freo_leo29]

Back in the day we weren't all distracted by our phones.

We were fully engaged and didn't give a shit about how much noise we made. Plus they served full strength beers.

The crowd these days are piss weak.

The last decent crowd I can recall was the Freo v Sydney PF.

Didn't attend 6 days ago?

Freo chant busting out multiple times when we were down?

Crowd absolutely electric


Harsh judge

 

[freo_leo29]

Flying Sturt over as emergency is defs a move they would pull lol

 

[The Feeder Club]

Emmett and Erasmus named on the team sheet for Peel, Sturt and Wagner not.
So it's looking like between Sturt, Walters and Wagner one is in the 22 one is sub and one is the travelling emergency

 

[88mph]

Didn't attend 6 days ago?

Freo chant busting out multiple times when we were down?

Crowd absolutely electric


Harsh judge

Not harsh. Just facts.

I went to most games through our early years 96-99 at Subi.

The crowd then was smaller far more electric than today.

 

[FreoGirl]

thought Voss would have been recalled after his game on the weekend

 

[james haish]

Best victories in 98 were Norths and Saints at the WACA. Winnie's hang was at the WACA. The Flying Egg's soccer from the boundary was at the WACA.

Cult Figures: The WACA goes mental for Wills' wizardry, 1998

A genius goal from Andrew Wills sends the Freo faithful and coach Gerard Neesham wild in a big win over the Kangaroos

www.afl.com.au

hey were good times.

Crazy how we'd beat grand finalists in those days but lose to bottom four. Would really like a deep dive into why 90s Freo was so enigmatic.

We should have made finals in 97, but blew it by losing to last placed Melbourne in the final round.

 

[yakamoto]

The 97 team was crippled by injuries leading into the last round. Not surprising that we lost.

 

[Tundrawolf]

Really should be Sturt and Freddy in for Sonny and Emmett

Who are you and what have you done with s_wd6?

 

[Freomaniac]

Does anyone have Nic Suban's email.

Dont you bag out Suban on here mate. lol

Sure he was a spud, but he worked his butt off despite averaging 12 disposals a game.

 

[Freomaniac]

The 97 team was crippled by injuries leading into the last round. Not surprising that we lost.

agreed. If Freo had a full strength squad in that final round in 1997, they would of won

 

[Freomaniac]

I will say this though.

Frederick and Sturt coming in is good.

 

[FreoGirl]

it's cooler in Alice Springs than I thought it would be

Sunday 2 June​

Summary

Min 4Max 18Sunny.Chance of any rain: 0%

Sunny. Light winds becoming easterly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon.

 

[mightymouse75]

Didn't attend 6 days ago?

Freo chant busting out multiple times when we were down?

Crowd absolutely electric


Harsh judge

I would trade a 50,000 Optus post grand final crowd for a subi crowd of 20,000 crowd any day.
You can't compare the crowd atmosphere, Eagles fans were jealous af.
We would go wild kicking 3 goals in a row we were so hungry.
Bring the bell back

 

[ubiquitous226]

I would trade a 50,000 Optus post grand final crowd for a subi crowd of 20,000 crowd any day.
You can't compare the crowd atmosphere, Eagles fans were jealous af.
We would go wild kicking 3 goals in a row we were so hungry.
Bring the bell back

I much prefer Optus, the crowd hasn't been consistently loud at Optus but we haven't been successful since we moved there, but overall it's a much better experience.