WCE hype valid?

[Watt and Howe? 16]

Here in the West the hype around the weagles has been large. It seems some posters on here think we are the underdogs going into the Thursday night clash with them and i don't really understand why. Weagles won round 1 & 2 against bottom 4 sides North and Port by smallish margins and lost to Sydney and Hawks. Yes, they played one good game against the Hawks (to which we stunk) but if you choose to go by that logic we drew with Sydney and they lost by a few goals. To me it seems that good play by Cox, Darling and Embley has resulted in skewed thoughts about WCE being a good team. Thoughts?

[Samsara 65]

I reckon they will be too good for us over there Thursday night. Over here, and I would be very confident (although, thinking back to last year, and maybe not...)

[Kento80 83]

I think we are probably on a bit of a level playing field, but due to the fact they were so shizen last year and expected to be as bad if not worse this year, naturally the hype has built. In a way, it is not dissimilar to the hype built up by the Dees last year. We had a year that was probably above expectations, and all of us got swept up in thinking that we were ahead of the curve. Now we are starting to realise that althoughh we are getting there, we still have a long way to go. As Samsara said, I reckon (unfortunately) that they will probably get one over us in the west, but we probably hold the advantage over here. Or at least I hope so.

[harry 1]

I think the comment about expectations is a good one. They were meant to be terrible and they have done quite well. I don't think people realised how bad North were going to be when they beat them. Also, I think their performance against Hawthorn was rated pretty highly. I think the size of Subi suits us; we did quite well last year against Freo. I'm reasonably optismistic about this one.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Amazing at seems, we go into this match against the reigning wooden spooners as underdogs. Veterans Cox, Embley and Selwood have found form at the same time as their quality youngsters like Shuey and Kennedy have found another gear. They have a couple of injuries to key players (Le Cras and Waters) but I think we're going to have our work cut out for us, especially if they get on top early.

Their forward line - Kennedy, Darling and the resting Naitanui looks particularly ominous.

After the past couple of wins against definite cellar dwellers, finally a real test for us.

[Samsara 65]

This is certainly a test for us, and it would mark an improvement in the playing group if they came away with the points.

[Gorgoroth 12,954]

When was the last time we won in Perth?

[Striker475 696]

When was the last time we won in Perth?

By me, it was Round 11, 2004, against Freo.

Last time we beat West Coast over there was Round 22, 2000.

[Supermercado 2,797]

Last time we beat West Coast over there was Round 22, 2000.

Great day, S. Woewodin about our 10th best player. Two votes, Brownlow, thanks for that.

[Daz's Dee's 113]

I don't expect us to get within 2 goals unfortunately I'm more than happy to be wrong. Jack darling = Gun (should of could of would of didn't)

[Tony Tea 2,809]

They are not too bad, but they will beat us on Thursday. Patterson's Curse is set to continue.

[Tony Tea 2,809]

We beat WC in Perth in 2002.

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Round 19, 2002.

3: Johnstone

2: Gardiner

1: Yze

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2002/111820020811.html

[Striker475 696]

Round 19, 2002.

3: Johnstone

2: Gardiner

1: Yze

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/games/2002/111820020811.html

There you go, my mistake.

[Little Goffy 14,546]

Between a few very poor seasons (earning early picks plus two end-of-first-round priority picks) and the Judd trade which netted them two good picks and Josh Kennedy, they have a big group of promising young kids.

Combine thaose kids, who are predominantly mids/runners, with a bunch of established, though not necessarily brilliant, midfielders, the rejuvenation of a gun ruckman, and a high quality leader playing as a quintessenital dour full-back to steady things in defence, and it makes sense that they are putting a bit together.

Contemplating it, I think we 'ought' to win by just a little in each portion of the ground. But it'll probably be one or two outstanding performances that tip the overall balance.

[Pipefitter 2,159]

I rate them this year. As said they have netted a nice group of kids as well as the veteran premiership players hitting good form again. I think it will be very hard to win over there. A win would be huge for us! We hardly win there even when we were good, but history means nothing.

[Gorgoroth 12,954]

Yeah, we will lose. 6 goals I reckon.

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

Fire Up Demons.....i am expecting a VICTRY on thursday.

Wet Coke were Wooden Spooners in 2010.

This is a development game, yes. Developing a winning attitude on the Road.

These are the games that if won can be the difference between making the 8 or not.

After watching most of the footy on the past weekend...we can win the next 3 matches if the attitude upstairs is right.

11 years since we Beat Wet Coke over there....What a disgraceful Stat that is....i hope Bails is aware of that one.

[Striker475 696]

Fire Up Demons.....i am expecting a VICTRY on thursday.

Wet Coke were Wooden Spooners in 2010.

This is a development game, yes. Developing a winning attitude on the Road.

These are the games that if won can be the difference between making the 8 or not.

After watching most of the footy on the past weekend...we can win the next 3 matches if the attitude upstairs is right.

11 years since we Beat Wet Coke over there....What a disgraceful Stat that is....i hope Bails is aware of that one.

I was corrected, it's 9, but yes, good point.

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

I was corrected, it's 9, but yes, good point.

so it was 2002 we last beat WC??

[Striker475 696]

so it was 2002 we last beat WC??

Yes. Admittedly since then we've played them more over here than over there though.

Edited April 26, 2011 by Striker475

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

Yes. Admittedly since then we've played them more over here than over there though.

Yes but it is still a record we need to SMASH, the last one i could remember was 1998 when Robbo was first picked, that game kick started our run to the finals.

[Striker475 696]

Yes but it is still a record we need to SMASH, the last one i could remember was 1998 when Robbo was first picked, that game kick started our run to the finals.

not as bad as the old 20 year 'record' of no wins down at the Cattery...

[Guest watts04]

i reckon we will get done.....

they r playin better footy than us and are being more ruthless

dees = will struggle

[Sir Why You Little 37,039]

not as bad as the old 20 year 'record' of no wins down at the Cattery...

We have far too many of those "records" Opposition clubs must love having home games against the MFC.

This will be a great test for Brad Green as Captain.....Cometh the Man.