lol, he was ok
Game Day Round 1, 2024 : West Coast v Port Adelaide - 1.00pm Sun 17/3 @ Adelaide Oval (A new era begins)
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Theory on JJ. Might be just on the edge of selection because of his defensive game. One of Simmo’s interviews this week he was mentioning a real focus on defensive rating being assessed for every player after each game. Possibly where he slips a bit down the order
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Will still get paid 800k so I'm sure he won't care too much
Yep this. His defencive game is non existent and our mid size defenders are all quite average now too.
I’d love to see Hunt in defence and JJ on a wing tbf
Ginbey, Chesser on the bench with Brockman.
No Hewett, Sheed and young Hall looking ready.
All six of these guys could develop / play on the wing.
As could Dewar, Jones, Hough, Cripps or Petruccelle.
No Hewett, Sheed and young Hall looking ready.
All six of these guys could develop / play on the wing.
As could Dewar, Jones, Hough, Cripps or Petruccelle.
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Petruccelle. have seen some really good stuff from him. His overhead marking . Pace, obviously. Only 23. Liking what I see .
On a wing the main traits you want are probably endurance, work rate and kicking ability, none of which JJ is know for. Id rather put any of our young mids there over JJ
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Yeah get your meaning. But only a kid. 24 soon. Hope he can step up.
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Yep. JJ is injury depth, likely will be one of six delisted from the main list end of year IMO.
I hope he is tbh, he fills a need when we have no other outside players with any speed but thats not the case anymore. Cant have him taking a HB spot from a younger player
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I kind of fantasize about us somehow winning, aka Bulldogs 2013, and Port fans rioting, after the memories of 2017-18, losing to us at home would be the ultimate insult.
But Port by 50. Good result will be less than 30, as others have said.
But Port by 50. Good result will be less than 30, as others have said.
if you read the write up on our rebuild on the AFL site, you would know that Witherden is highly rated in the coaching circle,
and is a leader in the locker room.
Turns 25 next month, but still younger than I thought.
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Looked at the age split of the selected side (we are the 7th youngest team this weekend with an average age of 25yrs 8mnths)
28 and over : 8 players (out of 9)
23 - 27 : 8 players (out of 13)
22 and under : 7 players (out of 22)
So it’s an even split
If you’re going to keep older players on your list, they need to best 22. Sheed is the one missing through injury whilst the senior player most vulnerable is Gaff (who is out of contract this year). The rest are clearly best 22
The middle tier you can afford to carry some fringe players. This week Witherden, Petruccelle and Jamieson get their opportunity to cement a spot whilst Jones just missed out. Flynn and Ryan will both play when ready but are unavailable for now
Of the youngsters missing through injury/lack of match practice, Maric, Hewett and Hall are the three most likely to push into the side. Followed by Culley and Bazzo when they’re ready. The rest can develop in the WAFL and push their case for a senior spot with sustained strong performances that demands inclusion.
I’d like to have seen Jones in the 23, probably as sub in lieu of whoever of Chesser or Edwards gets that role.
Looking ahead, ideally the likes of Chesser, Edwards and Hall play well enough to force Gaff out of the side but over preseason Gaff has outperformed them (just)
I also like that they’ve taken Dewar as the travelling emergency to give him a feel for what it’s like to travel and to reward/encourage him for a strong preseason
28 and over : 8 players (out of 9)
23 - 27 : 8 players (out of 13)
22 and under : 7 players (out of 22)
So it’s an even split
If you’re going to keep older players on your list, they need to best 22. Sheed is the one missing through injury whilst the senior player most vulnerable is Gaff (who is out of contract this year). The rest are clearly best 22
The middle tier you can afford to carry some fringe players. This week Witherden, Petruccelle and Jamieson get their opportunity to cement a spot whilst Jones just missed out. Flynn and Ryan will both play when ready but are unavailable for now
Of the youngsters missing through injury/lack of match practice, Maric, Hewett and Hall are the three most likely to push into the side. Followed by Culley and Bazzo when they’re ready. The rest can develop in the WAFL and push their case for a senior spot with sustained strong performances that demands inclusion.
I’d like to have seen Jones in the 23, probably as sub in lieu of whoever of Chesser or Edwards gets that role.
Looking ahead, ideally the likes of Chesser, Edwards and Hall play well enough to force Gaff out of the side but over preseason Gaff has outperformed them (just)
I also like that they’ve taken Dewar as the travelling emergency to give him a feel for what it’s like to travel and to reward/encourage him for a strong preseason
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I don’t agree that Gaff deserves the spot, and think he should have been cut last year, they also offered Shuey and Nic Nat an extra year, when they were clearly spent. Thankfully the players themselves turned that down.
It’s still the same old Simmo to me, until I see some drastic team improvement, I’m hoping Simmo gets shown the door.
At the risk of Gaff-bashing, I rewatched 1st qtr of Freo scratchie and about 11 mins in the ball drops near the boundary with a Freo player approaching it. Gaff is nearby, close enough to make a sprint to the ball, but just shuffles along then stops when Freo player gets ball.
Inmho he could easily have made a contest of that with a burst of speed, metres away...but shuffles like a duck.(looks slow and gassed most of the time)
Maybe I'm missing something, maybe he did some good things later, can't recall...
Inmho he could easily have made a contest of that with a burst of speed, metres away...but shuffles like a duck.(looks slow and gassed most of the time)
Maybe I'm missing something, maybe he did some good things later, can't recall...
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Witherden plays tall about as well as darling in the midfield
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Cole has pace , plays tight on his man and doesn't give many free kicks away.
He also offers some rebounding through run and carry.
He is a lock when fit
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Cole has been shit house but I think he`s still finding his touch after missing a lot of footy ,he is one of our shaky defenders at the best of times but we need to keep some experience ..
7th year in the system, may end up breaking the record for a player to maintain his list spot because the club still does not know if he can play yet.
Gives away more free kicks and turns the ball over more than anyone.
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