Unofficial Preview Teams Announced - NAB Challenge West Coast Versus Fremantle 18/2/14

[Simmofreo]

Is Crowley injured ? I agree with the strong side to be honest. We need to be strong from start to finish. Take winning momentum into the season. Undefeated from now until Oct !!!

 

[greatgatsby]

Nursing leg soreness, according to Perth Sunday Times.

The 'Perth Sunday Times' Gil! Please assure me you were only desperately looking for snippets of information about the Dockers, and not actually consulting that august journal. Otherwise the Internet has a lot to answer for.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Have a feeling Crozier will have a big game.

 

[Spoken4]

Our best 22 is a little unknown given the new coach. Simpson has talked up Ellis, Sheed and Tunbridge pre season. But those three plus Yeo, Hutchings, Newman, Bennell, Sinclair, Lycett and McGinnity have about three or four spots perhaps to fight for. Seems like Simpson is using this game to refine the best side as opposed to the Brisbane ultra youth route.

Waters, Gaff and NN not in the squad who should play Round 1, injury permitting. Pretty strong lineups from both teams with Freo naming most of the GF team plus Sylvia and Gumby.

Still missing Clarke, Suban, Crowley, Mayne and Sutcliffe.

 

[bruzaar62]

Now that Embley has retired, who is going to be their sniper?

Im running out of players to hate at the Weags

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Im running out of players to hate at the Weags

Selwood, Shuey, Cox, Darling. Not hard to hate.

 

[Clems Knee]

Im running out of players to hate at the Weags

There is still the arm flapper.

 

[Spoken4]

Selwood, Shuey, Cox, Darling. Not hard to hate.

I really don't mind any of the West Coast players. Particularly like Cox and reckon he is a first rate bloke. More negative feelings towards paternalistic West Coast supporters that constantly talk down to us as "little brother" and believe their club is a premiership certainty every year despite the bleeding obvious.

 

[mike91]

Now that Embley has retired, who is going to be their sniper?

Wellingham.

 

[Spoken4]

Wellingham.

Size of our midfield compared to theirs will be like heavy weight vs feather weight in boxing.

 

[Freo Shark]

Looks the weevils have named their GF side. Afterall its the first of their 4 most important games for the year.

p.s cheers Gaskin

 

[ilikepotatoes]

I really don't mind any of the West Coast players. Particularly like Cox and reckon he is a first rate bloke. More negative feelings towards paternalistic West Coast supporters that constantly talk down to us as "little brother" and believe their club is a premiership certainty every year despite the bleeding obvious.

Cox flops everywhere. So to Darling.
Selwood is a Selwood and Shuey isn't far behind him.

 

[gaskin]

Looks the weevils have named their GF side. Afterall its the first of their 3 most important games for the year.

4 games. We play them twice this pre-season.

 

[clogged]

Whoah Embley retired? Load up on the Eagles for the premiership then.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Looks the weevils have named their GF side. Afterall its the first of their 4 most important games for the year.

p.s cheers Gaskin

Hardly. Though it's a strong side because we've got a new game plan to adjust too.

Walters to kick at least 6 on Bennell.

 

[pokerspiv]

No point Crowley playing, West Coast don't have anyone worth tagging. Might as well give him a well-deserved rest.

 

[Clems Knee]

There is truth in what you say, but I'd be happy if Shuey doesn't get a confidence booster. With Gaff out, Mzungu should be able to handle him.

 

[Spoken4]

Whoah Embley retired? Load up on the Eagles for the premiership then.

Retired? I hear he is doing is best work in years by cooking up a storm in the West Coast canteen!!!

 

[Spoken4]

There is truth in what you say, but I'd be happy if Shuey doesn't get a confidence booster. With Gaff out, Mzungu should be able to handle him.

I bet we see Menegola playing the tag on Shuey like a Crowley clone. And with his size and fitness (which is similar to Crowley) and one-on-one training from Kirk, I reckon he will be really effective.

 

[Freo Shark]

No point Crowley playing, West Coast don't have anyone worth tagging. Might as well give him a well-deserved rest.

Well he would be resting even if he did play.

 

[lmach]

I bet we see Menegola playing the tag on Shuey like a Crowley clone. And with his size and fitness (which is similar to Crowley) and one-on-one training from Kirk, I reckon he will be really effective.

Is it really worth tagging in a pre season game though?

 

[Wigarus]

Is it really worth tagging in a pre season game though?

I bet there is if you are a tagger?

 

[lmach]

I bet there is if you are a tagger?

Of course for specialist taggers like Crowley. I wasn't sure if Menegola is a specialist tagger.

 

[Wigarus]

Of course for specialist taggers like Crowley. I wasn't sure if Menegola is a specialist tagger.

If he makes it as an AFL player that'll be what he does I reckon.

 

[theGav56]

Is it really worth tagging in a pre season game though?

In this game he should be playing more like Mzungu than Crowley. Give him a defensive task but tell him to have an impact himself whenever he can. Cover heaps of ground and destroy his opponent with his fitness.