TEAMS: Rd 21 vs West Coast

[titan_uranus 25,019]

1 minute ago, D4Life said:

I’m not sure it’s ever easy to beat the Eagles in Perth. They are a 5 goal or more better team in Perth than playing away. Would be interesting to see their season broken into home and away results with respective %.

Not sure about percentage but they are 7-3 at home and 3-6 away from Perth.

But they're 1-2 in their last three home games, including a loss to North and a 10-goal loss to the Dogs. And the win before that was a 5-point win against Richmond.

[D4Life 2,474]

46 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

Not sure about percentage but they are 7-3 at home and 3-6 away from Perth.

But they're 1-2 in their last three home games, including a loss to North and a 10-goal loss to the Dogs. And the win before that was a 5-point win against Richmond.

Yes, their form is ordinary, it’s just whether they lift after their bake from Simpson and being a big game re finals for them. 
If Demons bring our A grade effort, we win.

[titan_uranus 25,019]

1 hour ago, D4Life said:

Yes, their form is ordinary, it’s just whether they lift after their bake from Simpson and being a big game re finals for them. 
If Demons bring our A grade effort, we win.

Yep.

Bear in mind, also, that West Coast has only beaten a top 8 side once all year - Port Adelaide in Round 3.

They're 1-5 against the top 8, with us and Brisbane to play.

[defuture15 899]

MFCSS has kicked in after the Cats and Dogs defeats!

[In Harmes Way 7,781]

I’m just sick of always playing them in Perth, same as I’m always sick of playing Geelong away.

Hopefully we get up and the AFL give us the Sunday graveyard time slot next week to recover (I guess next weeks game will have to be Sunday as a 5 day break is banned by AFLPA).

[Timothy Reddan-A'Blew 5,130]

6 hours ago, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

And???????????

Literally nothing thrown up by concerted googlesearching (If Mark McGowan held a press conference and nobody came, etc?...)

From snippet on ABC news tonight, looks like it might have been to announce WA's response to (and acceptance of) NT saying no more WA freeloader access to Howard Springs quarantine.

Nothing to see here...

[dazzledavey36 54,938]

When was the last time we played the Eagles down in Melbourne?

[titan_uranus 25,019]

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

When was the last time we played the Eagles down in Melbourne?

2014.

8 straight H&A games away from Melbourne - two have been our home games sold to the NT, the other six have been away games.

Since 2010 there have only been two years in which we haven't played West Coast in Perth - 2013 and 2015. That's 9 times in 11 seasons we've been sent to Perth to play the Eagles. In the same time period, we've played them in Melbourne three times, and one of those was at Marvel (2011). Two MCG games against them since 2010.

[Deemania since 56 6,637]

On 8/7/2021 at 7:47 PM, Deeoldfart said:

Melksham's disposal is elite, and we need to have a look at him for the next couple of weeks.  I like his selection on that basis, but he needs to produce now, or he shouldn't be playing finals.!

Agreed, the time for sloppiness from the Melk is well and truly over. He must execute his responsibilities to a higher level of mastery including the application of forward presssure. He can be a significant element of the match-winners circle, so he should participate at that level.

[Deemania since 56 6,637]

On 8/8/2021 at 7:23 AM, leave it to deever said:

Feel sorry for Hibberd. Has been a big reason for our success this year. Dropped in form last few games but certainly not alone.

We can hope, in Hibberd's case, that he is being managed for fitness and restorative reasons to be capable of a great series of performances and shut-downs (his best asset) in the finals - or earlier, if he is showing great signs of readiness.

[Deemania since 56 6,637]

On 8/6/2021 at 1:55 PM, RodGrinter14 said:

I also can't shake the image of Vardy ruffling Max's hair after Ryan's mark. The audacity of the guy to do that after having his pants pulled down all day by Gawn was astounding. Having said that - he's not worth wasting any energy on. The dense [censored] would probably see it as a complement. 

Maybe, if AVB gets lucky and is scheduled to play, he may have one little visit to Vardy during the game. 

[leave it to deever 17,511]

27 minutes ago, Deemania since 56 said:

reasons to be capable of a great series of performances and shut-downs (his best asset

Well said ...he has done a number on not a few good players this year and I hope to see him back.