Preview West Coast V St Kilda Sunday 4.40 AEST Domain Stadium

[pebblesofsand]

I really don't think any defender plays on a specific forward anymore.

The key forwards rotate through positions around the Defenders defend space and therefore who ever happens to be in that space at the time.

Webster v Patton anyone.

Lets say notionally Gilbert/Kennedy and Dempster/Darling which then only leaves Roberton as a possible match up for Lycett/Natanui.

Hope its not a day for marking forwards.

 

[Jack Stevens]

When does the squad get whittled down to 22? I thought it was usually early afternoon

 

[plugger66]

Its almost as if aussie rules is a fluid game where positions change rapidly and starting positions can mean little immediately after the ball up.. dropping or resting back doesnt always mean a devoted one on one match up you know.

Your post is a perfect example of being pedantic. You latch on to one term that may or may not mean exactly what you want it to and then proceed to debate me on how wrong I am based on that.

It's nothing to do with being wrong. I answered in good faith that you wanted to rest a ruckman back and said it doesn't work. Had you said a kick behind play I wouldn't have commented

 

[dewah07]

When does the squad get whittled down to 22? I thought it was usually early afternoon

5:30

 

[RoundCubic]

Darling is 191cm thats why we didnt bring in an extra kpd they think Gilbert and Webster can cover him but i wish Roberton would start taking intercept marks he would be an elite defender

 

[austinnn]

It's nothing to do with being wrong. I answered in good faith that you wanted to rest a ruckman back and said it doesn't work. Had you said a kick behind play I wouldn't have commented

So in other words, your issue with the post was the term used?

Now I hate to be pedantic...

..but obviously you don't.

 

[plugger66]

So in other words, your issue with the post was the term used?

Now I hate to be pedantic...

..but obviously you don't.

The term was pretty vital. One is playing as a kp back and the other is still rucking. Seriously

 

[Choomah]

When does the squad get whittled down to 22? I thought it was usually early afternoon

5

 

[Choomah]

Was hoping Eli would get a gig

 

[The Jack Pack]

Roberton and Sinclair are back in the team!

 

[kosifantutti]

StKilda v WCoast
Inter; Ross, Roberton, Webster, Sinclair.
Emerg; Templeton, Murdoch, Pierce.
Roberton, Sinclair in for Fisher, Minchington.

 

[SK_MD_#7]

Not really a surprise those changes.

 

[lewdogs]

I thought Minch was left wanting in some big moments last week. Probably why he's out.

 

[Persevering Saint]

I wonder which emergencies will miss the Zebras game.

 

[borderbarry]

I think we should have given Lew his first game this week.

 

[Choomah]

I wonder which emergencies will miss the Zebras game.

Apparently we're taking all 3

 

[Pottering]

Best free kick team vs worst free kick team. This could be nasty.

This is a myth. WCE 157 for; 154 against. St Kilda 122 for; 133 against. Worst proportional free kick team is Adelaide 128 for; 144 against. Best placed is (clue: Don Pyke would guess this) Western Bulldogs 167 for; 100 against.

 

[sverik25]

This is a myth. WCE 157 for; 154 against. St Kilda 122 for; 133 against. Worst proportional free kick team is Adelaide 128 for; 144 against. Best placed is (clue: Don Pyke would guess this) Western Bulldogs 167 for; 100 against.

Maybe so far this year, but it is certainly not a myth when you consider the last 5 or even 10 years.

 

[blktreacle]

Apparently we're taking all 3

that doesn't surprise me, I'm confident peirce will go over and at least one of murdoch and templeton

 

[Pottering]

Maybe so far this year, but it is certainly not a myth when you consider the last 5 or even 10 years.

Thanks for providing your own stats to counter mine. Oh, you didnt, just called it "certainly" as a means of proof.

 

[crasha301]

Thanks for providing your own stats to counter mine. Oh, you didnt, just called it "certainly" as a means of proof.

A quick google seach and you'll find it. The hun report the stats at the end of every year and every year wc are on top. You know this, we know this. Dont play dumb.

 

[StKing11]

Thanks for providing your own stats to counter mine. Oh, you didnt, just called it "certainly" as a means of proof.

Here you go:

 

[saintbill]

This is a myth. WCE 157 for; 154 against. St Kilda 122 for; 133 against. Worst proportional free kick team is Adelaide 128 for; 144 against. Best placed is (clue: Don Pyke would guess this) Western Bulldogs 167 for; 100 against.

Yep, it is a big myth that West Coast get no arm chair ride from the umpires. I mean you don't have to go back far to see the last time the Eagles lost a free kick count over an entire season. In fact it happened as recently as 2001.

Statistically there is a 0.006% a team can win the free kick count 14 years in a row, so really it is very possible indeed. Geez, I just don't know how people come up with this nonsense.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/ft_team_rankings

Anyway, the data actually stops at 1997, but 2001 was the only year you guys lost the free kick count. Let me repeat that again for you, YOU HAVE LOST THE FREE KICK COUNT 1 TIME IN THE LAST 18 YEARS WHERE DATA IS AVAILABLE!!!!!!!!!

 

[Glen Buterol]

Pottering, never to be seen again on this board

 

[Armitage2Riewoldt]

Yeah I thought this was a thing even West Coast supporter accepted.