2016 AFL Season Discussion

@BLOWN8 One of Shane's kids plays basketball at the same place where my nephew plays, and I've gotten to speak to him a couple of times.

He's a top guy.

He really is a nice guy. Had a few friends meet him before and I'm yet to hear anyone say anything bad about him. A genuinely good bloke.

Terrible news for West Coast, with scans confirming that Nic Naitanui has done his ACL. I know that "one man doesn't make a team", but some can be too bloody influential to adequately replace. Think Roughy at Hawthorn, Gazza at Gold Coast and Nathan Fyfe at Fremantle in 2016.

Amazing to think that next week is the final home and away round of the season!

I'm shattered as are all West Coast supporters.

But we are West Coast.

We came into this league the hard way, training in cow paddocks.

We won our premierships the hard way, traveling interstate as we have always had to.

We have rebuilt time and time again the hard way as the "prized recruits" never top us up.

We have dealt with adversity before, how many other clubs could lose their "Cuz & Judds" in one year and still persevere.

We have stuck by our club with strong membership numbers and decent crowds even when things have been tough.

We don't give up.

I wish the big fella a speedy recovery and hope he keeps his chin up but i refuse to let this define my footy club.

Proud to be an Eagle, through and through.

Sad to also hear about Jon Ceglar, looks like he has also done his ACL. Very costly game for both teams finals chances.

@Shinboner how about North...

#Guttered

So O'meara has declared his intent to be traded. Not a free agent though so the ball is in the Suns' court. Either some team makes them an offer - which is most likely two first round picks like the Treloar deal - or he tries his luck in the draft.

Supremely talented but 44 games in 5 years, and not having played in the last 2 is a big gamble for two first round picks.

sad to see schulz leave. would be shocked if anyone picked him up

So I've really enjoyed West Coast's last 3 weeks.


Also; Tim Watson claiming Chris Mayne going to North is a done deal.

Hope not... Mayne is a spud

Alright...which one of you sent Matthew Richardson some footy cards to sign during the week with $20 for his troubles? Just mentioned in the post-match wrap-up on Channel 7; Richo was asking Darce and Lingy whether he should pocket the cash or send it back

So here's something a little different

According to The Age's Michael Gleeson, Giant Lachie Whitfield is being investigated for apparently deliberately hiding from drug testers with the assistance of two former GWS officials.

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2016 All Australian team. Thoughts???

I know Enright is a champion but my hard luck story would be Laird, I'd swap him for Enright. Lachie Neale is pretty stiff too, but have no idea who would miss out for him to slip in.

Out: Martin
In: Neale

Neale broke the record for contested possessions and his DE% is better than Martin's.

The only stat sheet Martin topped this season was for Clangers.

Honestly don't see how Toby Greene fits. Got enough goal kicking midfielders and if you asked me who I would prefer in the team Greene or treloar/ Neale I know who I would choose. I would take out Greene put bontempelli or Parker to forward line and add treloar or Neale to bench. Then swap Dangerfield through the forward line. Also not sure on backline think one of Simpson and DOCHERTY are very unlucky.

I'd swap Matty Boyd out for Lachie Neale

It's so incredibly subjective isn't it? Although I DO watch the All Australian awards, I think the concept and format is really outdated and it never bothers me who does and doesn't make it.

I think that the team - generally speaking - is neither one thing nor the other. It's not an actual "team" as such, as I can't remember a match this season where Marcus Bontempelli (the captain of the Bulldogs!) or Dustin Martin started on the bench at all, let alone regularly. Likewise, Tom Lynch in a forward pocket seems like a "we have to fit him in SOMEWHERE" kind of selection.

That said, the selections create days of debate!!

Matty76 said:

It's so incredibly subjective isn't it? Although I DO watch the All Australian awards, I think the concept and format is really outdated and it never bothers me who does and doesn't make it.

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Agreed. I didn't even bother to watch this year

I think that a few years down he line the AFL should create an All-Star game type of format to go with the Whitten game, maybe during the bye between the finals and regular season.
Have two prominent footy figures make teams, and have the location switch around every year to have it going around Australia