Match Sim Notes – Weagles v Freo

I know it’s the weekend and most serious coaches probably have Kayo or Foxtel to check out the pre season, but because a lot of folks on this site are considering many players from these two teams, I thought a couple of comments may help someone

GD and Freo Tragic will have a better insight, so hopefully they jump on to help out.

WEAGLES:
Forwards: Oscar Allen was strong at times, but I fear too expensive based on this game. Similarly Jake Waterman although he looks fit and firing.  Harley Reid tried hard, got into good spots and showed some class but got caught in pressure situations. Will get better and will be in our teams. Watch out for Sturt product, Lach Rawlinson ($102k M/F). Showed a bit in the second half, and if picked will be a serious bargain.

Midfield: Tim Kelly not as dominant as usual but WC was not impressive, although Baily Williams won a fair chunk of the hit outs.

Defence: Elliot Yeo wound back the clock a few times with dash from the stoppages and grunt inside work playing mostly on ball. He’s currently in my team but won’t stay based solely on today. Did not do enough to justify forking out $447k, and besides, GD will tell you he’s cooked. Not really relevant but Jayden Hunt showed lots of dash from the back half, and seemed to take the larger share of the kick ins.

DOCKERS:
Forwards: A few got to present well. Jye Amiss kicked three to get the best of the choccies. Nat Fyfe had a dominant first half, providing his midfield buddies with plenty of clean possession in contested situations for many clearances. On that basis, will be worth a spot in our F1-F4 range. It appears my pre season prediction on Tom Emmitt could come to fruition as he was strong in the contest, got in good positions, tackled strongly and hit the scoreboard. Expensive rookie but may score well. Cooper Simpson came on in the second half and showed a bit with strong pressure and tackling resulting in one goal. Apparently they love him and he seems like grabbing a round one spot.

Midfield: Does not look like you can go wrong with either of the big two, although Brayshaw was moved onto the wing a few times, whilst Serong stayed in the guts in his time on the ground. They both had significant influence and plenty of possies. Matt Johnson starred as a full time mid as well, although he is awkwardly priced at $301k. Unfortunately, Jeremy Sharp withdrew prior to the game due to illness.

Defence: My premo at D1, Luke Ryan was serviceable, but without stats, not sure he would have tonned up. Could be missing his buddy Cox, requiring a different game plan. Also, kick ins were shared around with Aish, Wagner and Clark, and I was hoping the absence of Hayden Young would give Ryan more of the kick ins. Watch next week in a real pre season game. Speaking of Young, did some useful stuff and played full time mid but I wouldn’t be picking him on that game alone. I do, however, think he will be relevant so haven’t written him off. Have a good look at him next week as well. Jordan Clark is the one who starred over the four quarters, proving numerous runs out of defence and back up play when needed.

Rucks:  Big Shrek was managed but didn’t set the world on fire in his time on the ground. Luke Jackson did some of the ruck work as well as playing key forward. He was lively around the ground, strong in the air, laid tackles and bagged a couple of snags. Worth a look at F1 at this stage of the pre season.

Good luck sorting your team over the next couple of weeks.

 

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