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Cant separate these two sides, Im chamfing for Saturday to come around. Balmy 24c and sun all round with a 4k crowd will make it a ripper day ! Look out for the CH9 add to come out tomorrow, no doubt will be on during the footy show as per usual.

Swandog wrote:

Freezin wrote: All folk know Swandog is that 50 odd thousand have attended a Derby final.....a record from memory and one never to be broken most probably in the WAFL.........like I said I hope WP and SD reach the GF this year......hopefully the game is half as entertaining and attracts half as many people as that derby GF did.......some how I reckon that will be a big ask though........

Not talking about 79, talking about if SF played EF this year as compared to an SD and WP GF, who would attract more? As BH eluded to interest in SF v EF seems to have waned a little..

Well considering EF nor SF wont even make the finals that is pretty obvious Swandog......lets just tally up crowd totals for all 3 derbys and all 3 WP /SD games at the end of the weekend and chat then........can anyone tell me the highest crowd so far this season?.....

Freezin wrote:

Swandog wrote:

Freezin wrote: All folk know Swandog is that 50 odd thousand have attended a Derby final.....a record from memory and one never to be broken most probably in the WAFL.........like I said I hope WP and SD reach the GF this year......hopefully the game is half as entertaining and attracts half as many people as that derby GF did.......some how I reckon that will be a big ask though........

Not talking about 79, talking about if SF played EF this year as compared to an SD and WP GF, who would attract more? As BH eluded to interest in SF v EF seems to have waned a little..

Well considering EF nor SF wont even make the finals that is pretty obvious Swandog......lets just tally up crowd totals for all 3 derbys and all 3 WP /SD games at the end of the weekend and chat then........can anyone tell me the highest crowd so far this season?.....

Wasn't it the International round with 7800 ?

Surely it will be this weekend when 2 local WAFL clubs go head to head in the AFL competition

Dirty Weekender wrote:

mikeh wrote: Broad has been one of the best in both of the games V West Perth this year so he will be a big loss if he is out. How our mids go against Black, Nelson and co will be critical as will the battle between Blakely and Kuenan. Marcus Adams played well last time out so we will have to keep an eye on him. Houghton would be handy although Nuich did a good enough job last week in support of the ruckmen.
West Perth haven't been beaten at home this year so its going to take an exceptional effort to overcome them on Saturday. I'm certainly not sorry that it will be a channel 7 free zone there as we are 0-5 this year on telecast games

Any news re Broady at this stage mikeh? Arguably our most important player this year. Huge loss if out. His health and well being must be put first though despite the importance of this weeks game. Hope it wasn't as bad as it looked.

Don't know anything more than you do DW but as you said it would be silly to risk his long term future for the sake of one game particularly if it was concussion, although I saw the video of the team song after the game and I'm sure I saw his colourful boots in the huddle, so he obviously wasn't completely out of it. If he is out it may be an opportunity for Warwick Wilson to step up to that running half back role.

Agree on Wilson mikeh...he has a touch of class about him and as his belief in himself grows will develop in to a player who we will all love to watch. Might not have the speed of Broady but knows where to go and his penetrating left foot kicking can be just as attacking as a dash from half back. I'm surprised he has been out of the team to be honest and felt it was because he looked a bit sore a couple of games back. Stand to be corrected there as I don't know, just an observation with that thick thigh strapping he is wearing. I'd be happy to see both he and Broady listed.

Freezin wrote: Swandog.....all I can say is that EF have made good head way on replicating that 1991 - 2009 drought of SD mate...bit of a way to go for that 1932 - 61 drought of yours to be repeated though....you must of been in shock winning in 1990 tho.....usually you boys go mental for 3 years than disappear for 20 - 30 years.......so I guess 2030 will be your next big piss up then mate......heavens knows when mine will be

Subi can top that with our unwanted record 49 year drought from '24 - '73
But hang tough Freeze, times do change.

The teams are out, Broad is in. They have kept the faith with the guys who did the job last week and why not? I notice Logan Hughes has been named on the extended bench, if he plays he will be yet another 2015 debutant. I don't know a great deal about him as I don't see a lot of the ressies. Can anybody fill me in? His stats indicate he may be a bit of a tagger perhaps? Houghton has been named in the reserves, fair enough I thought Nuich performed well last week and deserved to be retained.
I have a feeling that Ricky Cary may be due to take a game by the scruff of the neck soon as he has been gradually improving after a very slow start to the season. Lets hope its this week.
Just an aside, does anyone know whats happened to Simon Donovan? Is he injured or is he no longer with the club?. I thought he showed a lot of pace and ability in the few games he played and would have been handy at this stage of the season.

mikeh wrote: The teams are out, Broad is in. They have kept the faith with the guys who did the job last week and why not? I notice Logan Hughes has been named on the extended bench, if he plays he will be yet another 2015 debutant. I don't know a great deal about him as I don't see a lot of the ressies. Can anybody fill me in? His stats indicate he may be a bit of a tagger perhaps? Houghton has been named in the reserves, fair enough I thought Nuich performed well last week and deserved to be retained.
I have a feeling that Ricky Cary may be due to take a game by the scruff of the neck soon as he has been gradually improving after a very slow start to the season. Lets hope its this week.
Just an aside, does anyone know whats happened to Simon Donovan? Is he injured or is he no longer with the club?. I thought he showed a lot of pace and ability in the few games he played and would have been handy at this stage of the season.

Playing for Kelmscott and probably on bigger $$$

Mad Dog wrote:

mikeh wrote: The teams are out, Broad is in. They have kept the faith with the guys who did the job last week and why not? I notice Logan Hughes has been named on the extended bench, if he plays he will be yet another 2015 debutant. I don't know a great deal about him as I don't see a lot of the ressies. Can anybody fill me in? His stats indicate he may be a bit of a tagger perhaps? Houghton has been named in the reserves, fair enough I thought Nuich performed well last week and deserved to be retained.
I have a feeling that Ricky Cary may be due to take a game by the scruff of the neck soon as he has been gradually improving after a very slow start to the season. Lets hope its this week.
Just an aside, does anyone know whats happened to Simon Donovan? Is he injured or is he no longer with the club?. I thought he showed a lot of pace and ability in the few games he played and would have been handy at this stage of the season.

Playing for Kelmscott and probably on bigger $$$

Cheers Mad Dog. Pity that but I suppose he may have got frustrated playing reserves and Amateurs can be lucrative.