Preview Round 16, 2023: West Coast v St.Kilda - Optus Stadium, Sunday 2nd July, 4:40PM AEST *WILKIE 100TH*

[Plugger35]

We need to play fast, risky, exciting footy against this ‘rabble’ and not safe, defensive, 2 goals a quarter stuff.

We have to make them think “sh1t, here we go again!” to ensure they retain their current depressed state of mind.

Like the first 10 - 15 minutes of the Richmond game - but this time just keep going til the final siren!

Yeah we need to put the foot on the throat early, get scoreboard pressure on to quieten the crowd and for the West Coast players to drop their heads.

If we give them a sniff early on their crowd will rev up and their players will lift, you never take West Coast lightly at home no matter how bad they are.

I'm expecting none of that to happen though, more likely we will fumble goal scoring opportunities to invite them into the game and make it hard work.

 

[Minga]

Gee, going up against a team that just had 200 points scored on them, looking to make amends in front of their home crowd in Perth.

I think we’ll win like cmon, surely right, right?!? Danger game

 

[BigMonty]

Bytel Ross and Billings for Byrnes Paton and Sharman. I guess.

Should we try Cordy forward in place of Caminti as purely a stopper on McGovern as a future tactic trial as we will play Haw and Bris again.

Play King further up the ground and give the bloke some football time without 3 blokes blocking his space and look for quick leads from Butler Billings and Higgins by lowering our eyes rather than kick to the top of the square.

We should smash WCE by at least 50 points...then come back and get done by Melbourne. Happy days.

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[The Jack]

Are we any chance of kicking over 10 goals next week?

 

[Sun Ra]

And King report chucked out.


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It was all BS, god bless the umpires.

 

[Plugger35]

Are we any chance of kicking over 10 goals next week?

Our gameplan will be to kick it inside 50 to Barrass or McGovern but if they drop a few marks we might be able to kick 10 goals or maybe even more.

 

[bergholt]

That was seriously ridiculous.

It looked bad in real time but then the replay made it look just funny

 

[bergholt]

Our gameplan will be to kick it inside 50 to Barrass or McGovern but if they drop a few marks we might be able to kick 10 goals or maybe even more.

McGovern could easily have 15 intercepts playing on Hammer

 

[Klaatu]

Will our lack of a midfield and uncompetitiveness one on one be enough of a handicap to get West Coast over the line?
I wish for a flogging, but we don't necessarily have the cattle either.

No it won’t we win by 60 + amazing how many negative supporters are here.

Oh we can’t trust them been burnt before blah blah when you know your a better side just acknowledge it instead of finding ways to lose.


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[Browny2Carlisle]

I don’t care what happens with this game but please stop wasting Owens and play him as a midfielder. That’s all.

 

[gringo2011]

No it won’t we win by 60 + amazing how many negative supporters are here.

Oh we can’t trust them been burnt before blah blah when you know your a better side just acknowledge it instead of finding ways to lose.


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I know what you're saying but I'm not confident still. We are looking very ordinary. We look like a boxer who is still on their feet but the eyes are rolling back and we are wobbling back and forth. We look 5 minutes of poor footy off turning up our toes. We've all seen this movie before.

Probably have as many unavailable players as them and they will be playing for some pride. Get us down 4 goals and we could do what they did on Saturday.

 

[dudeintheswamp]

Really looks like Jack Steele

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needs a reset, this week I'd leave him in Melbourne and give his body and mind a rest. Bytel straight swap.

 

[11men1cup]

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[jwikked]

I’d make big changes for this game. Billings, Jones, McKenzie, Cordy and maybe even Peris in. Campbell too, why not?

Gives a few players a break, drops some under performers, and gives those players a chance to build fitness.

Don’t see the point in keeping them in the VFL when West Coast are playing at a similar level to a VFL team.

 

[Klaatu]

I’d make big changes for this game. Billings, Jones, McKenzie, Cordy and maybe even Peris in. Campbell too, why not?

Gives a few players a break, drops some under performers, and gives those players a chance to build fitness.

Don’t see the point in keeping them in the VFL when West Coast are playing at a similar level to a VFL team.

If you want to lose go ahead


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[saintbill]

It's such a weird season, just when you think that we've blown our chances some other side out-shits us. Realistically it's just a super even season outside the top few sides.

Teams currently 5-8 don't look dangerous at all. However, Cats should sneak in and have not ruled out Richmond yet.

That would make the finals somewhat more interesting from a neutral supporter perspective.

 

[saintbill]

Billings and Bytel in. Byrnes and Gresh out. Gresh needs a kick in the bum.

 

[jwikked]

If you want to lose go ahead


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You think we would still lose? Not sure about that

 

[beside the seaside]

Out: Byrnes Paton Gresham
In: Bytel Ross Peris

 

[Saint Shags]

No it won’t we win by 60 + amazing how many negative supporters are here.

Oh we can’t trust them been burnt before blah blah when you know your a better side just acknowledge it instead of finding ways to lose.


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Do you blame us?

Can you see us making finals this year?

We need to probably win a minimum of 5 to get us across the line. Where do those wins come from.

We were 8-3 last year and the wheels fell off. It looks like the wheels are falling off again.

Should we smash the Eagles? From a supporter perspective yep.
But they are coming off a huge hiding. One that will end up costing the coach.
At worst we play them on their home deck after getting a coach sacked.
They will be up for a fight. And if our players continue to pick out the intercepting defender good luck.

 

[gringo2011]

Teams currently 5-8 don't look dangerous at all. However, Cats should sneak in and have not ruled out Richmond yet.

That would make the finals somewhat more interesting from a neutral supporter perspective.

Geelong have a super tough draw.

 

[DougalHoward]

I hope Cordy gets a game as a defender

 

[Klaatu]

Do you blame us?

Can you see us making finals this year?

We need to probably win a minimum of 5 to get us across the line. Where do those wins come from.

We were 8-3 last year and the wheels fell off. It looks like the wheels are falling off again.

Should we smash the Eagles? From a supporter perspective yep.
But they are coming off a huge hiding. One that will end up costing the coach.
At worst we play them on their home deck after getting a coach sacked.
They will be up for a fight. And if our players continue to pick out the intercepting defender good luck.

WC,Nth,Haw,Carl,GC wins there’s your 5


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[Jade Buddha]

Billings is worth a look in given our impotent forward line. We need more options and while the talls aren’t marking it we need players that can read it off the pack.
We have a real lack of maturity with King and Caminiti but with Membrey and Hayes out that’s not going to change soon so we may as well look at shaking it up and finding different avenues to goal.

 

[Kennedy84]

I dont think I've seen max king

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in full sprint. I'd like to see him try push on his defender and take short lead up marks, it'd be easy pickings for him.....josh Kennedy used to do it all the time, and he was never quick.