I was wondering during the week,who would make way for Middleton in the forward line,but Sebit apparently is injured,so that dilemma for now has been averted.You wonder when players like Watts,Willocks and Hille who are normally automatic selections,who makes,way for them,because youngsters like Milner, Cassidy and Boules,are playing very well at the moment.
Tigers struggling against Weagles,which diminishes our win against them somewhat,another stern test against a very good Demons midfield tomorrow night,although I expect Jonesys presence to be a big factor.
Tigers getting on top now,how the hell did they snap up this Jaiden Hunter,it’s like giving a winning slikpik to a Dalkeith millionaire.
[quote=“royallucky post=242400 userid=2921”]I was wondering during the week,who would make way for Middleton in the forward line,but Sebit apparently is injured,so that dilemma for now has been averted.You wonder when players like Watts,Willocks and Hille who are normally automatic selections,who makes,way for them,because youngsters like Milner, Cassidy and Boules,are playing very well at the moment.
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Looks like Hille and Willcocks copped hamstrings in the ressies last week and Watts calf has put him further behind in his return.The coach won’t have a headache for a while.As for Boules, Milner and Cassidy it allows them to get some league experience and help build some depth.
I told ya so Royalunlucky:(
[quote=“Whinnen post=242468 userid=3741”]I told ya so Royalunlucky:(
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What are you going to tell me you clueless simpleton ??
Yes on face value we looked disappointing,but there were a lot of contributing factors.Perth on paper,have managed to assemble a very good midfield,but after initially thinking they slaughtered us in that area,after watching the replay,North who had 40 possessions,Brayshaw,Scott and Co weren’t that bad and won enough of the ball,and inside 50 entries were virtually the same.The Demons were incredibly efficient kicking 15.3 and Clarke kicked 7 from 9 kicks,and their forwards seemingly couldn’t miss.In contrast,our forward line minus Sebit,looked very congested and one dimensional.and although Middleton has come in and kicked 3,we had too many players like Schofield,Graham and Medhat,who are basically just mark and kick players,and the chemistry there just wasn’t right.Also losing Stan Wright before the game was a big blow,as he is our best kicking rebounding back,and the connectivity between,the backs and mids,and the mids and forwards wasn’t there,although Stone who is obviously a good coach ,drilled his side to block the corridor,which we like going through,and alot of our thrusts in that area were blocked.I also feel we lack a line breaking mid like Davis,who was the most penetrating running player on the ground,so we have a few areas to work on if we have aspirations of going deep into the season.
Not sure Perth could have played much better and kicked so accurately for goal.
We on the other hand were terrible with hand and foot helping to contribute to easy goals.
I think you appreciate on a day like yesterday the value of Stan and how he can by foot get us out of the backline.
[quote=“chaddy22 post=242476 userid=1194”]Not sure Perth could have played much better and kicked so accurately for goal.
We on the other hand were terrible with hand and foot helping to contribute to easy goals.
I think you appreciate on a day like yesterday the value of Stan and how he can by foot get us out of the backline.
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Yeah Chaddy,when I heard Stan was out,i wasn’t to keen on our chances,and my young fella had to push me to come to the game,as I was happy to watch it on TV.I also hope the coaching panel shares our same view,that our forwards set up last night looked too one dimensional,and the sooner we get Sebit back the better
RL, Stone made a comment when interviewed before the game about wanting to deny EP the corridor.
You are correct Stone is a very astute coach.
What are you going to tell me you clueless simpleton ??
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Clearly not clueless, that the Ferals aren’t as good as most scribes think. Im glad your young bloke talked you into going to the game to witness it in the flesh…love it:)
Given that he coached Glenelg to the 2019 SANFL premiership, Demon Forever, I think Mark Stone was a great appointment by your club.
Your players were very slick with their ball movement last night and put tremendous pressure on our players when they had the ball.
We had more than our share of the footy last night, led by Tom North’s 40 possessions, but many of our disposals were “hot potato” handballs or hurried, sideways chip kicks.
Your man Aaron Clarke is arguably the premier forward in the competition, although I thought Brad Fullgrabe battled manfully against him, but lacked support from his co-defenders when the ball spilled to ground.
From a Royals’ perspective, Ben Middleton, with his strong marking, has been a great pick-up.
Not sure I agree with you Chaddy.
There is a heap of improvement in our football.
A lot of youngsters in the side.
Some of them out of our 2023 Colts GF side.
Another, a joint winner of 2023 Jack Clarke medal.
Not sure why Subi let him walk out.
A lot to look forward to at Lathlain.
[quote=“Demons Forever post=242497 userid=981”]Not sure I agree with you Chaddy.
There is a heap of improvement in our football.
A lot of youngsters in the side.
Some of them out of our 2023 Colts GF side.
Another, a joint winner of 2023 Jack Clarke medal.
Not sure why Subi let him walk out.
A lot to look forward to at Lathlain.
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Looking at the injuriy list for both teams i suspect we will have a better 22 the next time.
We had Five best 22 players out .
Perth played well but we also let them with too many stupid turnovers.
You might improve but i think we can improve a lot more.
Long way to go for both teams.
Just a quiet tip for you Melaka or Loopy or whatever alias you choose to use,don’t bring my son into your idiotic drivel,so f.off back to your Joondalup site you weak creature.
Maybe the turnovers were from pressure and denial of corridor.
Whatever happens I look forward to our next meeting.,
EP still the best kicking team in the WAFL in my opinion and your players use Scott Jones so well as an exit. I don’t think Clarke booting 7 against Matt Fullgrabe was a true reflection of the contest. Probably quick ball movement coming in worked in Clarke’s favour but Fullgrabe probably the best fullback in the league right now.
I agree that Fullgrabe actually wasn’t too bad,and he did manage to win several one on one contests,and only 3 of Clarke goals were from marks,and the rest were from ground balls at the back.One heartening feature after losing our 2 best mids,has been the form of Tom North,who has more than covered the loss of Schumacher,but ball users and midfield Bulls like Crowden are very hard to find,and I fear the loss of Marquee midfield recruit Cooper Stevens may come back to haunt us,as I reckon we’re 1 or 2 quality midfielders short of getting back to the big dance.
Looks like Fullgrabe is out for the year,and with Watts apparently suffering another injury setback,this week’s opponent the Eagles,have a tall forward line who good pose a few problems,but wasn’t it good to get back on the weekend ,the little backline General Stan the Man.
[quote=“royallucky post=242709 userid=2921”]Looks like Fullgrabe is out for the year,and with Watts apparently suffering another injury setback,this week’s opponent the Eagles,have a tall forward line who good pose a few problems,but wasn’t it good to get back on the weekend ,the little backline General Stan the Man.
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Wow - Whats happened to Fullgrabe he was very good against Clarke even though Clarke had a day out.