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B T Gianatti L Marlin B Latch
HB J Jacobs M Sinclair B Edmonds
C C Leggett A Tropiano A Boyes
HF L Dennis S White R Brookes
FF C Walley A Graham Z Fisher
F S Garstone C Jones L Mckenna
Int. C Byrne, D White, M Browne, T Stevenson, M Taylor, B Wolfenden, L Wilkins,
In R Brookes, C Walley, M Browne, B Wolfenden, C Byrne,
Out B Stack, K Cary,
Our side for this week.
Stack & Cary dropped, Byrne also named in the reserves.

Not confident as WP in good form.
All we can ask if the boys to have a go and continue to develop.

Why has Stack been dropped after one bad game. He was virtually the match winner against EF and Subi. I would have looked at a couple of our high profile recruits before Stack. If we go in with 4 talls again on a wet day we will get thumped by WP.
You can't have Garstone, Graham, Stevenson and S.White all in the side in those sort of conditions. Make the hard call.

Demons Forever wrote: B T Gianatti L Marlin B Latch
HB J Jacobs M Sinclair B Edmonds
C C Leggett A Tropiano A Boyes
HF L Dennis S White R Brookes
FF C Walley A Graham Z Fisher
F S Garstone C Jones L Mckenna
Int. C Byrne, D White, M Browne, T Stevenson, M Taylor, B Wolfenden, L Wilkins,
In R Brookes, C Walley, M Browne, B Wolfenden, C Byrne,
Out B Stack, K Cary,
Our side for this week.
Stack & Cary dropped, Byrne also named in the reserves.

Not confident as WP in good form.
All we can ask if the boys to have a go and continue to develop.

I have to wonder why Brennan Stack has been dropped?

I reckon he's been pretty good the last month,3 goals against East Freo,2 goals 5 points against Claremont and 2 goals out of 6 against top team Subi,he wasnt robinson crusoe as a forward not kicking a goal against Peel.

Bit hard done by imo.

30plusyeardrought wrote:

Demons Forever wrote: B T Gianatti L Marlin B Latch
HB J Jacobs M Sinclair B Edmonds
C C Leggett A Tropiano A Boyes
HF L Dennis S White R Brookes
FF C Walley A Graham Z Fisher
F S Garstone C Jones L Mckenna
Int. C Byrne, D White, M Browne, T Stevenson, M Taylor, B Wolfenden, L Wilkins,
In R Brookes, C Walley, M Browne, B Wolfenden, C Byrne,
Out B Stack, K Cary,
Our side for this week.
Stack & Cary dropped, Byrne also named in the reserves.

Not confident as WP in good form.
All we can ask if the boys to have a go and continue to develop.

I have to wonder why Brennan Stack has been dropped?

I reckon he been pretty good the last month,3 goals against East Freo,2 goals 5 points against Claremont and 2 goals out of 6 against top team Subi,he wasnt robinson crusoe as a forward not kicking a goal against Peel.

Bit hard done by imo.

Yep, agree, pretty tough on Stacky but he was awful last week, although not the only one. Seems to be a bit of a fall guy when the team's going poorly. Playing in the forward line in this team is no barrel of laughs. Hope he gets a reprieve for Saturday because I'd have him in my team every week.

There should be a Brennan Stack Award. Awarded to players who stick by the club, despite being kicked in the teeth time and time again. Players who play in positions where their success is reliant on other players' skills of delivery and when those skills are poor, the deliverers don't get dropped but the player on the receiving end of these poor deliveries. The Stack Award would go to those players who, when dropped, take it in good spirit, play their heart out for their club in the reserves and fight to retain their league spot. The Stack Award would go to a player who, despite being treated as a scapegoat for a team's performance time and time again, and would probably shine in a better team, still suits up year after year, all for the love of his club. I for one stand proud and say, "All the Brennan Stacks of the past present and future, we salute you. For it is people like you around whom a club's true spirit is built."

Stacey a nice guy and a good club man. But I have no problem with him being dropped. When he is on he is pretty good and goes a long way to helping us win but when he is off he is way off.

That siren sounded like it went before Duffy kicked the goal. Dean Munns giving JJ a bath atm.

Four goals in two halves of footy , Perth played their grand final against Subi and have now put the cue in the rack, so much for the recruiting they failed to get a decent fwd being crying out for one since 97, no decent crumbing small fwd and a classy mid who kicks goals, no offence to Jones but our midfield is one paced and pedestrian.

And to top it off Subi will stroll in and win another flag, ahh the WAFL a great Comp lol, it's okay though our colts may win a flag, and should get a couple drafted that's considered a win for Perth.

Had pretty much the same disposals and inside 50's but still go down by 46 points.

Can't fault the endeavour and effort the boys show week in week out but our skill efficiency and decision making has been very poor all season and this is what let us down. We are obviously struggling to kick big enough scores and I believe that this comes down to the skills of the entire team. The way we move the ball into our forward line on occasions is cringe worthy.

Hamish Shepheard or Ben Saunders would struggle in our forward line. Spencer White kicked three today which was good to see. He has had an injury interrupted season and if he can get some games together and hit the preseason injury free then I reckon he can be a decent tall forward for the Demons. In saying that I think that we need to target a back-up ruckman/forward, a tall backman and a midfielder with genuine pace and good ball skills.

Mr AFL wrote: Had pretty much the same disposals and inside 50's but still go down by 46 points.

Can't fault the endeavour and effort the boys show week in week out but our skill efficiency and decision making has been very poor all season and this is what let us down. We are obviously struggling to kick big enough scores and I believe that this comes down to the skills of the entire team. The way we move the ball into our forward line on occasions is cringe worthy.

Hamish Shepheard or Ben Saunders would struggle in our forward line. Spencer White kicked three today which was good to see. He has had an injury interrupted season and if he can get some games together and hit the preseason injury free then I reckon he can be a decent tall forward for the Demons. In saying that I think that we need to target a back-up ruckman/forward, a tall backman and a midfielder with genuine pace and good ball skills.

I reckon you have just stated things that have haunted this club for years.

Back-up ruckman/forward,tall backman and a midfielder with genuine pace and good ball skills,correct me if i'm wrong but isnt that what we needed this season????
Ball handling skills,disposal by hand and foot below par,this is not a new thing.
Kicking a big score has been a problem for how many years??

Yet here we are 2016 and its the same old same old with a tease and a glimpse throughout the year of what could be.