Preview Round 1, 2024 vs West Coast Eagles @ Adelaide Oval 17/3/24

[El_Scorcho]

I don't mind Boak on the wing. He's great at gut running, let him do it, we're not exactly stacked with wingers.

I'd absolutely be playing D Willy over Jones. Composure in defence is crucial. Jones is getting better but not as good yet.

 

[Windy Cindy]

Agree
He should be a lock for the first 18

I also reported last year that he was strongly looking at returning to Vic before re-signing
Don't want to give him any excuses to revisit that

Should be in before mead..

Offers versatility

 

[Powerade 08]

For anyone interested the BigFooty pre-game meetup will be at the Teal Light Disco as per usual. Get there an hour before

PLEASE NOTE alcohol not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

 

[TeeKray]

Bet when Soldo was collecting his premiership medal in 2019 he didn't even dream that one day he'd have the prestigious honour of being handed a guernsey to debut for the WooHoos.

 

[TazD]

For anyone interested the BigFooty pre-game meetup will be at the Teal Light Disco as per usual. Get there an hour before

PLEASE NOTE alcohol not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

Is it still byo lube?

 

[gbear]

Good to see nothing has changed. Predictable garbage.

Same old, same old, with the same dud coach.

 

[Powerade 08]

Is it still byo lube?

Lube not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

 

[TazD]

Lube not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

Gottcha, dry it is.

 

[JimmyBC]

I was banned from the Teal Light Disco

 

[RangaInTeal]

Years gone by we have whinged we haven’t given young blokes a crack, Jones athleticism far outweighs most in or list and needs exposure to improve and time to develop decision making under pressure, it’s round 1 against last years spooners and we are sooking it up he is getting a run?

Mead needs A Grade minutes and we are calling it an uninspired selection?

We have played Finlayson over Sweet which we were all fearful of Sweet playing with Soldo and being to top heavy.

I’m the biggest Hinkley hater but this is hardly a selected team to blow up about.

 

[gbear]

I was banned from the Teal Light Disco

I am sure that there is a story there but I am apprehensive to ask why

 

[Doctor Feel]

Glad Kenny came forward and bravely said we are anxious!

 

[snozulu]

Dixon should sit out for a bit imo

by retiring

 

[Bump Bailey]

A past player kicking the first goal, pretty much the only part of the “match day experience” that I actually take notice of other than the game itself, deemed surplus to requirements in 2024 by the club’s marketing boffins.

In favour of an 11-minute Welcome to Country and of course, the “March for human rights”.

Probably a decision made by a focus group, corporate consultant or heaven forbid, the Woohoo Company.

 

[Doctor Feel]

11 minute didgeridoo solo

 

[Peninsula Boy]

I'm happy that Mead made the team. I cant' wait to see him in the middle for a bit.
Jones is needed down back for some pace.
Williams will just have to wait his turn.
Evans is a surprise selection. Maybe the coaching staff is worried about the depth at small forward more than wing.
I would have Jase Burgoyne in the team over Evans but have no problem with him going back to the SANFL and polishing some of his game.

The rest of the selections have an air of fatalism to them.

 

[Visenfest]

We need a march for human rights carrying an effigy of John Butcher

John Butcher

Age

33

Ht

197cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.1

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.8

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.4

4star

G

2.6

5star

.

 

[WillemDaDrew]

PLEASE NOTE alcohol not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

So is that like the Blue light disco’s from yesteryear?
When we nicked Southwack Bitter longnecks from the old man’s shed in the backyard and got loaded before we go?

 

[GremioPower]

PLEASE NOTE alcohol not permitted at the Teal Light Disco

So we have chosen it because no one else goes there.

 

[PAFC66]

If we can't win by 15 goals don't nothing turning up the next week.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Evans inclusion is just weird in that he wasn't selected when playing well last season and now has been selected despite not showing much in the practice games

 

[TeeKray]

Evans inclusion is just weird in that he wasn't selected when playing well last season and now has been selected despite not showing much in the practice games

It's not really weird at all. He's clearly seen as 5th on the small forward depth chart behind Rioli, McEntee, Byrne-Jones and Powell-Pepper. When one of them doesn't play he normally gets a chance to step up.

 

[It Just Is]

Discussing Jones over Williams is overrating Burton’s last 18 months of output.

 

[Schulzenfest]

It's not really weird at all. He's clearly seen as 5th on the small forward depth chart behind Rioli, McEntee, Byrne-Jones and Powell-Pepper. When one of them doesn't play he normally gets a chance to step up.

If only we ever actually picked players based on their performances rather than on a baseless immovable depth chart.

Friendly reminder that Evans kicked more goals in the second Showdown last year than McEntee did in his last 11(!) games combined. And Evans was dropped after that game.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

In favour of an 11-minute Welcome to Country and of course, the “March for human rights”.

Or you know, its a stanadard Welcome to Country that is played before every game, it just happens to occur 11 minutes before the team run out. Which is actually a time period that includes West Coast running out onto the field.