SEMI FINAL TEAMS

[sydney-dog]

2006 FINALS TEAMS - WEEK TWO

FREMANTLE v MELBOURNE
Friday, 6:30pm AWST, Subiaco Oval

FREMANTLE
B: Johnson, Parker, Hayden
HB: M.Carr, McPharlin, Mundy
C: Black, J.Carr, Peake
HF: Headland, Polak, Pavlich
F: Farmer, Murphy, Longmuir
FOLL: Sandilands, Cook, Bell
I/C: Crowley, Dodd, McManus, Schammer
EMG: Medhurst, Walker, Webster
IN: Murphy, Polak
OUT: Hasleby (osteitis pubis), Grover (back)

MELBOURNE
B: Ward, Carroll, Holland
HB: Bruce, Rivers, Bell
C: Green, McLean, Brown
HF: Yze, Miller, Pickett
F: Robertson, Neitz, Davey
FOLL: White, Jones, McDonald
I/C: Sylvia, Bate, Smith, Johnstone
EMG: Warnock, Johnson, Godfrey
IN: Brown, Smith
OUT: Whelan (shoulder), Jamar (broken foot)

Field umpires: Vozzo, McInerney, Goldspink


WEST COAST v WESTERN BULLDOGS
Saturday, 5:30pm AWST, Subiaco Oval

WEST COAST
B: B.Jones, Glass, Wirrpanda
HB: Waters, Hunter, Stenglein
C: A.Embley, Cousins, Braun
HF: Chick, Hansen, Butler
F: Kerr, Lynch, Armstrong
FOLL: Cox, Judd, Fletcher
I/C: R.Jones, Rosa, Seaby, Selwood
EMG: Banfield, Graham, Staker
IN: A.Embley, Kerr, Hansen, Seaby
OUT: Banfield, Graham, Staker, LeCras

WESTERN BULLDOGS
B: Griffen, Harris, Morris
HB: Wight, Hargrave, Gilbee
C: McMahon, S.West, Ray
HF: Smith, Johnson, Eagleton
F: Robbins, Grant, Giansiracusa
FOLL: Street, Cross, Cooney
I/C: Boyd, Minson, Montgomery, Power
EMG: Addison, Faulkner, Skipper
IN: -
OUT: -

Summary

Freo learns 1 week too late you cannot select half fit players, last week's selection of Hasleby was a SHOCKING AMATUER BLUNDER, too bad for the Saints as this mistake cost them and Thomas his job

Eagles look strong with the return of Embly. Kerr and Seaby

[MW]

Banfield and Staker omited from Eagles? If they can leave those two out comfortably then that is a major sign of the strength of this side.

[Rushby Hinds]

Just in case everyone hasn't read the 200 posts i have made on every wen site in the world, i am going to both these matches!


Hooray for me!

[sydney-dog]

MW, both were very very ordinary last week, Staker was bordering on SOFT

[MW]

MW, both were very very ordinary last week, Staker was bordering on SOFT

agreed but it does show the strength of the side if they can afford to leave them out being regular players all of last year and this year.

[sydney-dog]

agreed, very strong side, forward structre is the only weekness

[sydney-dog]

BROWNLOW medallist Shane Woewodin says he'll offer whatever help he can to plot the downfall of the Demons against Fremantle tomorrow night.

given that information my tip is the Demons

[MW]

gold

[magpie in the 80's]

and he is going to put himself in this years draft

[Rik E Boy]

The Demons are an overrated soft football team. These boys don't like getting hurt. You can leave out Byron and McLean but the rest of them aren't the type of players who like getting their hands dirty. They made very hard work out of defeating an injury depleted, poorly selected Saints side and I would be stunned if they defeated the Dockers, even though the Docks haven't won a final in their history. Docks by four goals.

The Bulldogs are not an overrated soft football team. Out of all of the Victorian sides they are the best equipped in terms of game style to take on and defeat WA opposition on the large expanses of Putriaco. This team is playing on raw emotion with that very dangerous 'nothing to lose' mentality. It is very tempting to select the Bulldogs here as coach Worsfold is wedded to the man on man game style that might come unstuck against the pacier Bulldogs and apparently Daniel Chick has come out on Perth radio targetting certain players suggesting he was going to 'line them up'. This suggests to me that at least on Eagle is focused on the job. I think it will be the Eagles by 15 points but would love to see the Dogs get up.

Dang. I said I wouldn't do this. After my spectacular zero last week the only way is up. Go the Dockers and the Bullies.

regards,

REB