Prediction Round 20, 2024 - Changes vs Fremantle

[HoneyBadger35]

****ing Simmo and his credits crew am I right?

Am I right guys?

Adam Simpson bringing back his favourites? The credits crew? Guys?

Simmo? Guys?

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Hutchison to the wing and Darling to HF is the obvious move here

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Selecting 2 key forwards and a key back while dropping none is insane areas.

Jarrad Schofield

Last week and these selections? Huge black marks against his name now.

 

[GWeagles]

I think JD is in because he at least creates more of a presence in the packs than the younger blokes at the moment. They are still a bit lightly framed at this stage. And Oscar is probably still a bit fragile this season.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Its not that bad

Freo have 3 tall forwards in Amiss/Jackson/Treacy for 3 tall defenders to match up with

Chesser on a wing provides nothing. Maric on the wing provided something. Lets give Hutchison a go to do the same

 

[Spooky17]

Glad to see Culley get another go. Now we need to actually play him as an inside mid not a gimp wing type role.

 

[BeeTee]

No comments on Witho, Jones and Petch out? Think Chesser is sensible, back to WAFL to get some time on ball an dhopefully rack up some numbers

 

[RookiePick]

Schofield stamping his own papers.

Add 6 goals onto whatever you thought we were going to be beaten by.

 

[KERRPOW]

Glad to see Culley get another go. Now we need to actually play him as an inside mid not a gimp wing type role.

its hard to see how he gets genuine minutes in there with kelly, trew, reid & yeo.

kelly needs to be on the HFF and rotate through as a the first to receive mid.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Why is Darling back exactly?

All it likely does is push J Williams onto the bench more, playing more as a back up ruck I guess, after he played well in a more balanced forward line last week.

Makes no sense to me.

Darling playing at HF at training so will be a case of pushing Hutchison elsewhere to play Darling.

Thats the replacement being made with that one.

Question is where will Hutchison play. Either wing or sub really

 

[Carbine Chaos]

FWIW the Witherden call especially is a good one, but I can't for the life of me understand how Luke Edwards is getting game time and development ahead of your Hall, Johnston types. Surely he's nailed on for delisting?

 

[sey666]

Same credits, different bank.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

And still no Dewar or Baker.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

FWIW the Witherden call especially is a good one, but I can't for the life of me understand how Luke Edwards is getting game time and development ahead of your Hall, Johnston types. Surely he's nailed on for delisting?

Its Petch vs Lukd Edwards

Johnston seems to be being moved to HB and Hall is not possible of playing HF/wing so isnt that option

Hall should just be the sub for whoever they want as the sub out of Hutchison/Culley

 

[wirra44]

He’s got a big old sub written all over him

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Baffling that one of the glaring deficiencies against St Kilda was the failure to lay a single tackle inside 50, and the response is to make the forward line even taller.

Freo will rebound the ball so fast we won’t even see it leave.

 

[RookiePick]

3 good ins. 4 good outs.

Team balance was not up for consideration though it seems.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

Zero F50 tackles last week. I'll think we'll have less this week.

 

[Wild Kelly]

And still no Dewar or Baker.

Neither contributed last week in WAFL.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Baffling that one of the glaring deficiencies against St Kilda was the failure to lay a single tackle inside 50, and the response is to make the forward line even taller.

Freo will rebound the ball so fast we won’t even see it leave.

Darling is top 20 in AFL for tackles inside 50....

Im not sure adding him in will worsen that problem

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Darling is top 20 in AFL for tackles inside 50....

Im not sure adding him in will worsen that problem

Fair point.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Baffling that one of the glaring deficiencies against St Kilda was the failure to lay a single tackle inside 50, and the response is to make the forward line even taller.

Freo will rebound the ball so fast we won’t even see it leave.

Not being flippant because I’m not a fan of the inclusion, but I actually think Jack Darling will be a good addition for forward half pressure. He’s been one of the best contributors for it this year (aside from Cripps who has dropped off in the last few weeks sadly)

 

[Smotie2]

Witherden out was a no brainer he's been so poor it not funny.
Yeo, waterman and McGovern in are a given.

For the life of me I don't get the darling selection. What has he done to deserve a call up?
Land of the giants forward line again and Freo are just going to run it out of our forward line with ease.

 

[KERRPOW]

Not being flippant because I’m not a fan of the inclusion, but I actually think Jack Darling will be a good addition for forward half pressure. He’s been one of the best contributors for it this year (aside from Cripps who has dropped off in the last few weeks sadly)

Dare say thats why he has been included in the side. which is a massive indictment on the rest of the forwards.

 

[Grahame]

No comments on Witho, Jones and Petch out? Think Chesser is sensible, back to WAFL to get some time on ball an dhopefully rack up some numbers

I'll go first. A great start!

Now Bazzo to replace Rotham. Next week hopefully?

And a small to replace JD. Who could that be? Without Long or Brockman surely there's another cab ready at the rank for a test run?
Can't see the 'land of giants' suddenly and miraculously working now when it hasn't in the past. It means Maric and Hutch must mostly play elsewhere. And Culley must play mostly in the middle where it's crowded or forwarded where it's crowded.