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Hard to see the Eagles getting done in this one.

Their effort against Glenelg was first class and players will want to hold their spots with just 2 rounds to go before finals.

West started Ok against South but fell away badly in the second half. Some changes will be made. Just not enough cattle but did win this game last year against the odds.

Eagles for me.

Funny things can happen in the last rounds. Eagles are pretty certain of a top 2/double chance finish, and may decide to rest and refresh some players with niggling injuries. Perhaps this game just depends on strategy and the "long game"...the Eagles only have to win one game, the 2nd semi, to be in the GF.

Having seen both teams recently: Westies aren't that bad ... but the Eagles are that good. Not being at Woodville they won't get their usual armchair ride this week but it won't matter. Eagles to keep West at arm's length all match.

Westies aren’t bad. They are worse than that.
We’ve won 3 games of football from our last 30 games.
This year our League Team has one win, Reserves 2 wins and Under 18s have one win.

Our club is on its knees!!!!!

West Adelaide coach Gavin Colville will make at least three changes to his line-up to face the Eagles at Hisense Stadium.

Premiership wingman Hugh Haysman couldn’t be considered due to a hip injury while Lyndon Hupfeld and William Mead were sent back to the Reserves.

Highly-rated teenage midfielder Bailey Chamberlain is among six potential inclusions to the Bloods’ 25-man squad.

Originally from Roxby Downs, Chamberlain (179cm and 70kg) has been joined on the extended interchange bench by Nathan Batley, Ken Karpany, Josh Schiller, Stuart Taverner and Murray Waite.

Ruckman Andre Parrella will play his 50th Statewide Super League match.



F: Morrish, Cleeland, K. Stevens

HF: Koster, Ellem, Johnson

C: Boyle, B. Turner, Willsmore

HB: May, Levicki, Duval

B: Squire, Ryan, Hill



R: Parrella, P. Fairlie, Keough

INT: R. Stevens, Taverner, Chamberlain, Schiller, Waite, Batley, Karpany

IN: Batley, Chamberlain, Karpany, Schiller, Taverner, Waite

OUT: Haysman (hip), Hupfeld, Mead

MILESTONE: Andre Parrella 50 games

NEW: Bailey Chamberlain (Roxby Downs)



Reserves
Couroupis, Elliot, C.Fairlie, Forbes, Gilbert, Harris, Hupfeld, Kelly, Kelsh, Kirk, Martin, McKenzie, Mead, Morelli, Nield, Pearce, Rana, Sareen, Sherlock, Sinderberry, J.Stevens, Wooldridge

Under-18
F: Sgroi, Zinndorf, Martin
HF: Richardson, Young, D. White
C: Henty-Smith, Kennedy, Venning
HB: Laudato, Midwinter, Kelly
B: Van den Berg, Sherlock, Courtney

R: Heitmann, Burbridge, Desira
INT: Temme, Hodge, E. Faulkner, N. Oueiss



EAGLES

Woodville-West Torrens has named an injury-ravaged line-up to play against West Adelaide at Hisense Stadium.

Five first-choice players have found themselves in the casualty ward – Jimmy Toumpas (hip), Matthew Goldsworthy (glute), Jake Von Bertouch (hamstring), Rhyan Mansell (Achilles) and Jesse Lonergan (calf).

Possible Club League debutants Ben Jungfer (19, 178cm and 72kg) and Mitchell Mead (20, 175cm and 75kg) are among the possible replacements after being named on the extended interchange bench.

They have been joined in the Eagles’ 25-man squad by Tristan Carcuro, Jack Firns, Kai Pudney, Jordan West and Jake Westbrook.



F: Rowe, N. Hayes, Poole

HF: Lowson, J. Hayes, Foote

C: Hall, McNeil, Lee

HB: Jones, Giuffreda, Wehr

B: Rowland, Thompson, Seymour



R: Redden, Sinor, Tsitas

INT: Jungfer, Mead, Pudney, Carcuro, West, Westbrook, Firns

IN: Carcuro, Firns, Hall, Jungfer, Mead, Pudney, West, Westbrook

OUT: Lonergan (calf), Goldsworthy (glute), Toumpas (hip), Mansell (Achilles), Von Bertouch (hamstring)

NEW: Ben Jungfer (Sacred Heart/Waratahs), Mitchell Mead (Port Adelaide SANFL)



Reserves
Dawkins, Moore, Beecken, Schmusch, Schofield, Brill, Bruce, Poulter, Morgan, McPherson, Michael, Armfield, McLeod, Asfaha, Hoile, McNeilly, Barnett, Pearce, Peake

Under-18
F: Kasianowicz, J. Hunter-Price, Neumann
HF: Nicholls, Smith, Wheare
C: Calvett, Scott, Watson
HB: Redden, Ueding, Branford
B: Buck, Williams, Launer

R: Phillips, Litster, Burgoyne
INT: Binka, Blair, Errington, Godden, Mitzithras, Murphy, O’Reilly

A few injuries for the Eagles next two games against the 2 bottom sides ideal for them to manage the players ,probably wouldve played against better sides

Eagles 6.6 42
West 1.0 6

Tough for West from here.

Eagles 8,8 56
West 3.1 19

Eagles look home.

Tuned in and the commentary is still poor. as many on here have said. Talking about upcoming games and they cant get that right . Is there a best of the worst ?
So many have poor voices and same comments often.

I guess you pay for what you get.

39 disposals to James Tsitas. What a recruit.

110 to 34. Tough night for West,

Eagles way too good. Only had 4 more clearances which is surprising.

You have to feel for Colville, West just hasn't got the depth to challenge for 4 quarters. Eagles did what they had to do. More handballs than usual with lots of run and carry. A good confidence boosting game for Lowson and Tsitas was in everything. All players who came in contributed which was encouraging. First gamer, Ben Jungfer laid some great tackles and Pudney made space and had plenty of possessions. When all fit though, these two plus West, Firns and Lee unfortunately miss out.

Wolf Pack wrote:Westies aren’t bad. They are worse than that.
We’ve won 3 games of football from our last 30 games.
This year our League Team has one win, Reserves 2 wins and Under 18s have one win.

Our club is on its knees!!!!!

When you charge parents $500 for kids to attend your development squads, it actually turns kids away from your club.

Brett wrote:Tuned in and the commentary is still poor. as many on here have said. Talking about upcoming games and they cant get that right . Is there a best of the worst ?
So many have poor voices and same comments often.

I guess you pay for what you get.

Agreed
However living near Richmond oval it’s awful finding the “ live” game tends to be a minute roughly behind the actual game .
Yes I got lazy watched the game on the pass . We could hear the umpires whistle or the fence banging ( not as much )and the siren sounding and other things way before they were on the pass .

wedgetail wrote:You have to feel for Colville, West just hasn't got the depth to challenge for 4 quarters. Eagles did what they had to do. More handballs than usual with lots of run and carry. A good confidence boosting game for Lowson and Tsitas was in everything. All players who came in contributed which was encouraging. First gamer, Ben Jungfer laid some great tackles and Pudney made space and had plenty of possessions. When all fit though, these two plus West, Firns and Lee unfortunately miss out.

To quote my daughter to many dinky handballs
But with so many outs eagles still out played west

Some saying it was a danger game for the Eagles what rubbish they have been and still are the best team in the comp by a long way and showed it last night .The flag is theirs to lose

I thought I might poke my head in here too. No wonder the club had been for a few years trying to get Tsitas here...39 disposals and 10 tackles. That goal in the 2nd, he was already in the motion to do a blind turn before he grabbed the ball. Did that all in one go, then ran a few metres to snap the goal...arguably the best goal I've seen this year.

spell_check wrote:I thought I might poke my head in here too. No wonder the club had been for a few years trying to get Tsitas here...39 disposals and 10 tackles. That goal in the 2nd, he was already in the motion to do a blind turn before he grabbed the ball. Did that all in one go, then ran a few metres to snap the goal...arguably the best goal I've seen this year.

Agree spelly