Saturdays praccy match squad

[little_ripper]

from efc website. 3 players to be trimmed, very tall and still no jay neagle!

2. Ricky DYSON
3. Scott GUMBLETON
4. Jobe WATSON (C)
5. Brent STANTON
6. Angus MONFRIES
8. Jason WINDERLICH
9. Brent PRISMALL
10. Mark McVEIGH
12. Andrew WELSH (VC)
14. Sam LONERGAN
15. Courtenay DEMPSEY
16. Tayte PEARS
17. Jake MELKSHAM
19. David HILLE
20. Henry SLATTERY
23. David MYERS
25. Michael STILL
26. Cale HOOKER
27. Jason LAYCOCK
29. Alwyn DAVEY
30. Patrick RYDER
31. Dustin FLETCHER
33. Mark WILLIAMS
37. Kyle REIMERS
39. Heath HOCKING
40. Ben HOWLETT

[Windy_Hill]

Good to see Hille, Gumby, Demps, Stants and Laycock in the team. A much stronger team to the one that went to Subiaco

[swoodley]

Interesting that Zaha and Jetta have not been named

[little_ripper]

who is ben howlett?

[Western Red]

The Big Cock is slipping under the radar! Great to see him having a run and would expect him to play forward a fair bit with possibly a 3 way rotation between our rucks - 1 forward 1 on the ball and one on the bench!

Gimps loves the Big Cock! He will be excited!

[swoodley]

who is ben howlett?

From the AFL website:

Quick midfielder who won Peel Thunder’s best and fairest in the WAFL last year. Goes hard at the contest and is a chance to step up this season.

Draft history: 2010 Rookie Draft selection (Essendon) No. 30.

[ealesy]

Interesting that Zaha and Jetta have not been named

Not really, given our current injury list (or lack thereof for once) the coaches are probably rotating all of the younger guys through so they all have a chance to stake a claim for Round 1. Zaha & Jetta will probably be back in next week and some other blokes will be rested or miss out.

[5Alive]

I believe the other guys are playing against Ricmond seconds somewhere

[andrewb]

Gimps does love the Cock.

[grassy1]

Good luck Number 40.

Also a Distant Cousin of mine,Little Ripper.

[Windy_Hill]

wasnt there a Howlett who played at Richmond?

[j-mac31]

The Big Cock is slipping under the radar! Great to see him having a run and would expect him to play forward a fair bit with possibly a 3 way rotation between our rucks - 1 forward 1 on the ball and one on the bench!

Gimps loves the Big Cock! He will be excited!

IMO Laycock has to put together at least 5 consecutive games in the magoos where he looks like he gives a shit before he plays a senior game.

Plus Hille and Ryder are too good to have on the bench for too long. I'd love to see Ryder spend a lot of time up forward this year.

[robrulz5]

It would be fantastic to see Paddy up forward. Just kick the ball high and long and get out of his way!

[rockhole]

My idea of forward heaven would be Paddy and Hurls CHF and FF.

[bomberdonnie]

I don't see what the big deal is about having Paddy up forward...

For mine he is a born defender/Ruckman which is where I would like to see him play for the next 15 years

[j-mac31]

For mine he is a born defender/Ruckman which is where I would like to see him play for the next 15 years

I don't think he was a born defender, given he hadn't played in the backline until a certain nutjob whose players can play everywhere became his coach. BTW I think it was a great idea and it worked well but...

1. I don't like having the back-up ruckman playing in the backline. The backline should stay pretty steady IMO and that means minimal rotations.
2. Pears is going to be a star and Hooker will be very good. No need for Paddy to play there.

Ryder's time in the backline would have taught him a lot, but now he can play in the forward line and in the ruck. Plus he is so athletic, jumps so high and can run all day - he will be a very tough match-up for opposing backlines.

[grassy1]

May have been Windy,but I don't think that one had any connection to the WA Howlett's.I stand corrected if I'm told otherwise.