Glen Quartermain, Mitchell Woodcock and Adrian Barich preview the West Coast Eagles’ season including who makes their best 23 and how many wins we expect them to get.
Pick up a copy of Friday’s The West Australian for a full season guide.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:27 Eagles best 23
16:41 Pass marks
38:14 Season predictions
40:04 Mailbag
18 Comments
Eagles zero chance to play Bailey Williams and Flynn in the same side.
Great to hear the 10 minute discussion on the need of a back-up ruck whilst completely forgetting Jack Williams exists.
Bailey Williams or Jack Williams need to play forward ruck.
Jack Williams will be locked in forward pocket and forward ruck, in the departure of Darling. He’s got huge potential and if not late this season, 2026 he will be locked in that position.
Bullshit every WCE fan recognises Tom Cole he is the worst small defender just gives up goals, statistically was the worst in league for giving up goals on small forwards
If Bailey Williams is to be a forward ruck for the Eagles, then he has to practice in that role at WAFL level. Play Flynn in ruck at AFL level.. At WAFL Eagles Barnett gets full time in the ruck for devlopment. BWilliams plays forward for development. The tough selection is JWilliams or AReid. I doubt both can play if Allen is playing or if Flynn rucks and BWilliams is on the bench.
Give Bailey Williams 4 weeks at WAFL level at full forward. He needs a lot of exposure as a forward. Also the Eagles will play a fast chaotic style of footy with pressure and nippy forwards. So Mini will want more smaller guys up forward. Remember Harley and Hewitt will be spending time up forward too. JWilliams can ruck part time.
I want to hear a bit more about the long term future of Barnett. Also I see Shanahan in the mid term as McGovern's replacement at CHB. I reckon Archer Reid in 5 years time could develop as a ruckman forward as he is a huge unit and so mobile for his height.
Ginbey has only played for 2 years in a bottom team and its been tough going in the midfield. I reckon he may possibly end up there. Time will tell, especially if the mids just don't lay tackles. Ginbey will get better at reading the play and being more proactive as a mid.
Poor old Mitch can’t get a word in 😆😆
The Eagles tall defenders are all injury prone. McGovern Hedwards Bazzo and Jamieson. Ginbey ins only 191cm. Maric is taller but lacks body physicality for playing on tall forwards. Then there is Shanahan in time. The reliable defenders like Duggan Cole and Hunt probably won't be in the back half either. Kids like Bo Allen, Hough, Ginbey will be lacking experience. Even guys like Johnston and co may be playing down back. We will b exposed.
Can Hough sometimes move up to the wing, and have Cole in the shut down role. I want to keep the players flexible.
Where in the team is there space for Allen, B Williams , J Williams, Waterman + a Ruck all in the same team playing forward ? Let alone playing one of the tall kids as well, are you going to have both forward lines full of talls ? good luck with that ! They're all competing for a couple of positions and this is what will help the progress, the same goes for the smalls !
In the backline Coles days are numbered as the backline would be something like Duggan, Mc Gov, Hough, Gin, baker, Allen or another new kid !
Woodcock. So this is the guy that simpson was talking about. Yep he looks like the type.
Man, the west must be the worst paper in aus.
There is no way GWS will win the GF !! They have already had their best team / chance role by ! Freo now have a better squad + home adj should finishes higher ! Quarts give me some of what you're drinking if you think T Green will win the Brownlow , I love the guy but he is no where near it ! And GO EAGLES !!!!
I would not be surprised to see Fremantle to go 0-3 for the 1st 3 games.
Commented the last video uploaded saying its so refreshing to not see Bara and new faces. Next episode hes back and its disappointing 😅
This show has the potential to be a top-tier afl podcast, but is ruined by Barra. This week's episode and last week's is night and day