Prediction Round 4, 2023: Changes vs Melbourne

[Rowan18]

Any injuries are horrible but silver lining for me is we were never contending this year any way and most of the injuries are to older players that won't be here for our next tilt, we are really going to see alot of games into younger players now. Should fast track some of their development just by purely pumping games into them

So far this looks like a very even season and with the spirit shown by the side over the last two weeks (plus the new gameplan) it wouldn't be impossible for our fit squad to get into the 8. Today may have blown that up, but I guess we'll furst have see who makes it back and when. This could also be a game that galvanises the team and drives a culture shift back to resilience.

 

[MrKennedy17]

Lets do a Sam Mitchell Cleansing now get ready for Mid Season draft and then End of Season/Draft & Trade.

Outs
Chesser, Shuey, Cripps, Mcgovern, Witherden, Gaff, Hurn

Ins
Yeo, Culley, Clark, Winder, Petruccelle, Hedwards, Hough, Bazzo

Retire Shuey, Cripps, Hurn & Mcgovern now if it Torn tendons.

Shuey is cooked.
Cripps broken ankle now has to be career ending. Will be out all this season. Will question playing on next year.
Hurn in a big decline, should of went last year.
McGovern if this is a serious rip of Hammy Tendons ie Daniel Kerr

Daniel Kerr

Age

41

Ht

178cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.1

5star

K

10.5

4star

HB

10.6

5star

M

2.5

3star

T

3.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

15.6

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

7.6

5star

M

1.8

2star

T

4.8

5star

like then he is done.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/west-coast/retired-west-coast-eagle-daniel-kerr-never-the-same-after-hamstring-tear/news-story/5382e80a78c6eb6a6794fc61180f2196

Cole Barrass Hunt
HOUGH EDWARDS Duggan
Ginbey YEO Jones
PETCH Allen Sps
Long Waterman Ryan

Williams CULLEY Kelly

BAZZO, CLARK, Sheed, Hewett

Sub WINDER

 

[Keys]

So far this looks like a very even season and with the spirit shown by the side over the last two weeks (plus the new gameplan) it wouldn't be impossible for our fit squad to get into the 8. Today may have blown that up, but I guess we'll furst have see who makes it back and when. This could also be a game that galvanises the team and drives a culture shift back to resilience.

Cripps, McGovern and Shuey is a lot of quality along with Naitanui that’ll be out for an extended period in a season that we needed everything to go right just to have a sniff at finals

Based on todays evidence we’ll be more competitive than last year but I doubt we have the depth of talent to get out of the bottom 6

 

[Keys]

Lets do a Sam Mitchell Cleansing now get ready for Mid Season draft and then End of Season/Draft & Trade.

Outs
Chesser, Shuey, Cripps, Mcgovern, Witherden, Ryan, Gaff, Hurn

Ins
Yeo, Culley, Clark, Winder, Petruccelle, Hedwards, Hough, Bazzo

Retire Shuey, Cripps, Hurn & Mcgovern now if it Torn tendons.

Shuey is cooked.
Cripps broken ankle now has to be career ending. Will be out all this season. Will question playing on next year.
Hurn in a big decline, should of went last year.
McGovern if this is a serious rip of Hammy Tendons ie Daniel Kerr like then he is done.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/west-coast/retired-west-coast-eagle-daniel-kerr-never-the-same-after-hamstring-tear/news-story/5382e80a78c6eb6a6794fc61180f2196

Cole Barrass Hunt
HOUGH EDWARDS Duggan
Ginbey YEO Jones
PETCH Allen Hewett
Long Waterman Sps

Williams CULLEY Kelly

BAZZO, CLARK, SHEED, WINDER

 

[Obeanie1]

Just the injured.
Outs: Shuey, Cripps, Ryan, Witherden and Gov.
Ins: Yeo, Petrucelle, Hewett (into the 22), Hough and HEdwards.
Got some monster forwards to deal with.

Chesser with a knee strapped and there is another.

Simo mentioned 6 to 7 injuries.

 

[Obeanie1]

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How many games do you feel they have left?

Shuey
Cripps
McGovern
Hurn

First three potentially with bad injuries.

If their injuries are serious would you extend their contracts?

 

[new breed]

How many games do you feel they have left?

Shuey
Cripps
McGovern
Hurn

First three potentially with bad injuries.

If their injuries are serious would you extend their contracts?

Not Keys but

I think Shuey at HBF can play the season out - then retire
Cripps should get another contract end of 2025 might only be a 12 week injury
McGovern , great player just cannot stay on the field so reduced money to 2025 , would imagine will look elsewhere if offers are good ( which they will be )
Hurn , last season still going well but retire end of season with Shuey.
Unfortunately....

 

[RookiePick]

Out: Shuey, Witherden, Gov, Crippa , Chesser, Ryan, (Allen), (SPS)

In: Clark, Hough, HEdwards, Petch, West, Trew, (Winder), (XóN)

DO NOT RUSH YEO IN OFF OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES

I would have loved to have brought in Rotham, especially if Allen doesn't get up, but again it feels like asking for trouble with his recent break.

I really don't want to risk Culley against Melbourne if he has a bung shoulder. Those campaigners will slam him into the ground at every opportunity. He's a valuable asset and I don't see the point in risking him at this point.

Sheeda extremely lucky that the injury cards are falling his way. Gaffy is maybe finding some form with 2 better second halves in a row...can someone get the smelling salts under the blokes nose before the first bounce this week?

Darling a chance to not get up? I noted that he was not chasing (uncharacteristically) several times yesterday which makes some sense in light of WCE_phil sayiing he got word Draling had tweaked his back early in the piece.

That game was a total bloodbath and is going to potentially set back a great thing that has been building the first three weeks. Ugh.

 

[ziad]

Hough should get a game, is Culley fit? Basso should be in soon. Well there are plenty so what's the worry, except we have players like waterman who are not up to AFL standard and will need to be persevered with (sadly) and this drags down the vibe of the joint. I have also reluctantly decided Sheed is now depth only

 

[Astro7]

Is that the same Waterman who kicked 4(?) goals last week to help us win the game? (clearly not up to AFL standards). The Waterman who was selected to play 74 AFL games?
I guess therefore JJ is also not up to AFL standards as he had a quiet game too?.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

ziad and calling Waterman not AFL standard - name a more iconic duo.

 

[bzparkes]

ziad and calling Waterman not AFL standard - name a more iconic duo.

Goroyals and calling Waterman not AFL standard

 

[KERRPOW]

How many games do you feel they have left?

Shuey
Cripps
McGovern
Hurn

First three potentially with bad injuries.

If their injuries are serious would you extend their contracts?

Shuey and hurn to retire at the end of the year.

Happy to give cripps and gov 1 year contracts on 400k.

 

[Goroyals22]

Goroyals and calling Waterman not AFL standard

Well the invisible man was back to his normal self yesterday… in saying that however there was no need to bag him yesterday.

running total on how many weeks it takes him to kick 4 goals in total after 4 goals last week is 1..

 

[THE A5]

Out: Shuey, Witherden, Gov, Crippa , Chesser, Ryan, (Allen), (SPS)

In: Clark, Hough, HEdwards, Petch, West, Trew, (Winder), (XóN)

DO NOT RUSH YEO IN OFF OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES

I would have loved to have brought in Rotham, especially if Allen doesn't get up, but again it feels like asking for trouble with his recent break.

I really don't want to risk Culley against Melbourne if he has a bung shoulder. Those campaigners will slam him into the ground at every opportunity. He's a valuable asset and I don't see the point in risking him at this point.

Sheeda extremely lucky that the injury cards are falling his way. Gaffy is maybe finding some form with 2 better second halves in a row...can someone get the smelling salts under the blokes nose before the first bounce this week?

Darling a chance to not get up? I noted that he was not chasing (uncharacteristically) several times yesterday which makes some sense in light of WCE_phil sayiing he got word Draling had tweaked his back early in the piece.

That game was a total bloodbath and is going to potentially set back a great thing that has been building the first three weeks. Ugh.

How do you have trew and xon above culley?

 

[Ghossein]

West?? Clarke?? for Ryan
Culley for Shuey
H.Edwards for McGovern
Hough for Witherden
Petruccelle for Cripps
Hewitt for Chesser

 

[Ghossein]

Could also bring in Jamo to push Waterman forward full-time

 

[RookiePick]

How do you have trew and xon above culley?

 

[WA footy mad]

Great spirited effort, but it appears the boys are not as fit as they need to be a lot of hammys happen when you are pushing your body close to your limit.
Anyway enough on fitness bring on the youth.

 

[Bender_]

Great spirited effort, but it appears the boys are not as fit as they need to be a lot of hammys happen when you are pushing your body close to your limit.
Anyway enough on fitness bring on the youth.

How does pushing your body to the limit = not fit enough?

Legit the shittest troll account going round.

 

[BeornJ]

What do we think about having Jamieson as the sub?

Allows Williams and Waterman to have a crack for a half and a bit, then have Jamieson take over and send Waterman back to the fwd line.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

What do we think about having Jamieson as the sub?

Allows Williams and Waterman to have a crack for a half and a bit, then have Jamieson take over and send Waterman back to the fwd line.

Ankle injury out for 1-2 weeks so he might not be fit. I think we tried this Round 1 and Jamieson was pretty poor.

 

[bUCKET__]

What do we think about having Jamieson as the sub?

Allows Williams and Waterman to have a crack for a half and a bit, then have Jamieson take over and send Waterman back to the fwd line.

If we're worried about whether BBWilliams/Waterman can stick it out, I'd rather Rotham is the backup or sub. Rotham has shown that he can play multiple roles over the course, even if he hasn't been consistent with it.

Besides that, I reckon Jamo will be better developing in full games at WAFL level.

 

[Keys]

What do we think about having Jamieson as the sub?

Allows Williams and Waterman to have a crack for a half and a bit, then have Jamieson take over and send Waterman back to the fwd line.

It’s too risky. If someone gets injured early then Jamieson coming on becomes a liability especially if we lose a running player

 

[Grahame]

Re Waterman: last week was a magnificent effort and shows what he can do.

I have been a long time fan of his ... but ... sadly ... if you can't establish yourself when you've been given 74(?) games to do so then I'm suggesting, statistically, you aren't going to make it in the future. It will be one good, several average to bad, dropped, rinse, repeat.

Pity.

We have few who seem better than WAFL but can’t make it when given the chance.