{"id":72077,"date":"2020-09-12T09:18:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T23:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afl.draftcentral.localhost\/?p=72077"},"modified":"2021-10-05T10:26:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T00:26:22","slug":"draft-central-all-star-team-matchup-wwt-eagles-vs-swan-districts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/central.rookieme.com\/afl\/2020\/09\/12\/draft-central-all-star-team-matchup-wwt-eagles-vs-swan-districts\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Central All-Star Team matchup: WWT Eagles vs. Swan Districts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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\n\n\nOUR next All-Star Team battle is one between a South Australian club and a West Australian club in Woodville-West Torrens (WWT) Eagles and Swan Districts. The two captains voted in by the public as the All-Star Players of the AFL Draft era were Matthew Pavlich<\/strong> (WWT Eagles) and Alex Rance <\/strong>and Nic Naitanui<\/strong> (Swan Districts).\r\n\r\nTEAMS:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nSwan Districts are the 12th seeds in our draw, with WWT Eagles not far behind, ranked 21st overall in the mid-table logjam where not much separates the sides.\r\n\r\nSTRENGTHS:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe aspect that sticks out for WWT Eagles is the fact they have great depth. Not many sides can look at their bench and see players who would slot into most other sides’ starting outfits, but they do, with an abundance of quality rucks (Matt Rendell<\/strong>, Sam Jacobs<\/strong> and Rhett Biglands<\/strong>), as well as good inside midfield depth with Luke Dunstan<\/strong> and Robert Shirley<\/strong> on the bench, as well as winger, Jared Polec<\/strong>. Speaking of wingers, their wingers in Steven Stretch<\/strong> and Michael Long<\/strong> are superb, whilst the key position depth, led by Pavlich is sublime, with Brian Lake<\/strong>, Nathan Bock<\/strong> and Jay Schulz<\/strong> some seriously strong contested marks.\r\n\r\nFor the Swans, they have an elite starting midfield. Naitanui in the ruck, with Stephen Coniglio<\/strong>, Michael Walters<\/strong> and Andrew Embley<\/strong> at the stoppages, you would back them in to win the midfield battle. Up forward, the likes of Charlie Cameron<\/strong> and Jeff Garlett<\/strong> would create havoc at the feet of their key forwards, while Lewis Jetta<\/strong>‘s elite kicking and Rance’s intercepting ability means they have some strong players across the field.\r\n\r\nWEAKNESSES:<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThey have one elite player in Pavlich, and then some incredibly talented players bordering on elite in Long, Camporeale and Lake, but as a whole, the Eagles are just a really even squad. After the top couple of players, there is not much to separate them which is good, but also difficult against teams with a bit more class and talent overall.\r\n\r\nFor the Swans, it is that depth and little pockets in different parts of the field where they just fall short. In many ways, the Swans are the opposite to the Eagles, in the fact they have a number of elite players, but just fall away in the second half of the squad.\r\n\r\nSUMMARY<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThis could be one of the more tough matches to pick. Some might think the midfield battle won by the Swans would be enough to see them get home, whilst the Eagles depth could see them make it through too, and it makes for an interesting vote.\r\n\r\n\"\"\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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