Apparently the big state game being played tomorrow. Why the bloody hell a Friday afternoon just leaves one staggered. The total lack of media interest during the week has been nothing short of shameful and embarrassing! Have had the radio turned on all week and not one mention of the big match been heard, which is a huge disappointment to say the least!
Questions need answering as to why that is!
Apparently no damn radio coverage either from what I hear.
won’t find much added interest due to the fact that WA isn’t even fielding their best - it’s been done before but how Jones from East Perth , Bolton from Claremont etc aren’t in there just beggars belief
I fear WA will cop a hiding in this one
WAG, isn’t the game streamed via the AFL site? But agree very disappointing there is not much media interest in the lead up to the game, sign of the times I guess. Lot of talk about Bolton not getting selected, TBH, you can only select so many mids I guess and from what I have seen, playing a loose man in defence, isn’t really classed as being a mid. Surprised that Clarke or Jones aren’t playing…though Eastland isn’t a spud either.
Its a curtain raiser to an AFL game so its just a Mid season draft trial match where the AFL scouts can check out the prospects all together in a match scenario. Cynical I know but not far from the truth IMO.
The Wa Captain done an interview on radio,talked very well in the interview.
I believe he will lead Wa to victory.After a number of narrow losses,V SA.
SA lead Wa ,49v 48.
[quote=“gtrxuone post=227996 userid=2215”]The Wa Captain done an interview on radio,talked very well in the interview.
I believe he will lead Wa to victory.After a number of narrow losses,V SA.
SA lead Wa ,49v 48.
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Jupp was convincing and certainly gives the impression we will win. Good on him because it would be terrible to go all that way thinking that you can’t win. I gave us little chance but after listening to that interview thought can we? As pointed out though we haven’t even picked our best available side. Our preparation like everything else about this match appears substandard. But you never know perhaps the croweaters might be complacent.
[quote=“mikeh post=227994 userid=926”]Its a curtain raiser to an AFL game so its just a Mid season draft trial match where the AFL scouts can check out the prospects all together in a match scenario. Cynical I know but not far from the truth IMO.
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For WAFL fans depressing but true. Certainly though should be a stand alone fixture with the venue alternated each year between the two states. Even if a smaller venue (Leederville, Fremantle, Bassendean etc here) is used.
108% directed toward the VFL draft - you cannot even find a line-up , I’ve never seen such a deplorably poor lead up to State game
WAFC has turned this into a sham , appointing a bum as a coach and managing to trash many years of tradition
these games are where many WA champions announced or at least cemented themselves
would not be a single WAFC cockroach who would realise that
Out of interest when folk say WA hasn’t picked their best available side…who are we talking about? Eastland deserves his spot…he has outpointed both Clarke and Jones this year…
Zac Clarke leads the hitouts after 6 rounds with 249, then Jones on 235 and then way back to Eastland on 206, so just on hitouts they have chosen the 3rd best ruckman. Not saying that Eastland is not a very good player.
The match will be streamed live and free on SANFL Now and the AFL Live Official App and AFL.com.au, as well as a live radio broadcast on 1629 SEN SA and the SEN App.
Bolton and Keitel are 2 obvious names Freez that surely must figure in state team calculations. At least Keitel made the squad before being told he’s not playing Last season Boekhurst was another curious non selection despite a flying start to the season that secured a Sandover medal.
I bet the food at Adelaide Oval is better than the WACA. 
Well that is certainly a concern BC even though the game is between lunch and dinner time. Adelaide oval does have a good rep for catering and hospitality. They could well edge us if the WACA were to be a state game venue.
SS, it’s a tough call I guess, especially these days when no side plays 2 specialist rucks…and winning the most hit outs doesn’t cut the mustard either…look at Clarke v EF last weekend…50 + hitouts but EF mids dominated the clearances and inside 50s. I guess England provides more round the ground efficacy. But agree Clarke and England are both athletic for their size.
Ti Em, perhaps age counted against the likes of Clarke, Bolton, Nelson etc… especially since this is often a mid season draft audition for certain players from both states. Quite surprised Jaiden Hunter didn’t get a gig, if this is the case. Though Jupp and Eardley aren’t youngsters are they?..so who knows the logic behind the team selected.
Good luck to the WA team, touch wood they can square the win / loss ratio v the Croweaters.
How the heck they leave out match winners like Bolton, Black & Nelson is beyond me.
You pick the best available team to do the job not this thing of younger players.
Supercoach should not have been coach for starters. Should go to the Premiership coach Harris.
I think that it’s a personal thing between Supercoach and Bolton.
[quote=“Ti Em post=228004 userid=2595”]Bolton and Keitel are 2 obvious names Freez that surely must figure in state team calculations. At least Keitel made the squad before being told he’s not playing Last season Boekhurst was another curious non selection despite a flying start to the season that secured a Sandover medal.
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And surely Nelson from West Perth should have been an inclusion! (Not unless he was injured last week?)
He has been in West Perth’s best players list on a very regular basis.
didn’t get flogged at least but a fair way off it at times
Yes first quarter even, 3rd quarter WA were on top but SA dominated the 2nd and last quarters. If they had kicked straight would have been a 6 goal margin.
So now we wait and see how many WAFL players will nominate for the mid season draft. Nominations close next Wednesday and the draft will be on 31st May.
Most AFL clubs will have at least one list spot available so we could see up 4 - 6 players taken from their WAFL teams mid season which is very disruptive for planning. Great for the players to get an opportunity I guess but when they are often just replacing a long term injured player (e.g Culley at West Coast) chances are they will get discarded once the player is back and healthy.
couldn’t be many WA players up for it - not much stood out