Round 4: West v Sturt - Sunday 17 April @ City Mazda Stadium

West (10th 0-3 31.16%) v Sturt (6th 1-1 47.13%)
Sunday 17 April
City Mazda Stadium

Reserves: 11:25am
League: 2:10pm

West's season went from bad to worse at Noarlunga, while Sturt jump started their season at Unley. Will West start to regain that winning feeling, or will Sturt pick up where they left off last week.

i've seen West two weeks in a row, i've seen Sturt once on Easter Monday, Sturt to win & win comfortably, by about 7 goals

West would have to improve at some point, this week may be it, otherwise they would be in danger of a start similar to the eagles had in 2012 coming off a premiership, from memory the Eagles started that year 0-5 and played pretty poorly and still managed to play finals, this was with more games in the season though.

Double Blues for me by 30 points. Westies have shown nothing this year

WEST
West Adelaide coach Mark Mickan has rushed key defender Adam Hartlett back into his line-up to tackle Sturt at City Mazda Stadium on Sunday.
Desperate not to slump to an 0-4 start to the season, Mickan has named Hartlett at centre-half back after the premiership backman played just a half in the Reserves last round.
‘’He got through OK and trained really well last night,’’ West football manager Andrew Marks said.
‘’He provides leadership and direction in our back half so it will be great to have him back.’’
Former Brisbane Lion Zac O’Brien has overcome bone bruising on his knee to be named on the extended interchange bench, along with possible debutant John Noble.
Noble, the son of Adelaide Football Club Head of Football David Noble, is still eligible as an over-age player in the Under-18 Macca’s Cup but has impressed in the Reserves for the past fortnight.
Measuring in at 179cm and 68kg, Noble – described as a crumbing half-forward – has a twin brother Mark, who is playing in the Bloods’ Under-18 side.
Former Power rookie Daniel Webb has been sent back to the Reserves to play a full game in order to build match fitness.

League
F: Green, Hardy, Fielke
HF: Stubbs, Middleton, Haysman
C: Silverlock, Schmidt, Stevens
HB: Wasley-Black, Hartlett, Hill
B: Caire, Slattery, Turner

R: Willits, Tuck, Schiller
INT: Porplyzia, O’Brien, J. Noble, Burgess, Johnson
IN: Hartlett, O’Brien, J. Noble
OUT: Webb

Reserves
Agostino, Webb, Klemke, Pillion, Cua, McPherson, J. Hampton, L. Ryan, Vick, Schott, Favretto, Holliday, Scott, J. Evans, Waite, Stidiford, Fitzpatrick, Westhoff, Noonan, G. Hampton, Karpany.

Under-18
Wagner, Goldner, Eichner, Inglis, Rodman, Hocking, O’Driscoll, Crump, Evreniadis, L. Evans, Smith, Beard, West, Heitmann, Secker, Karpany, Kassulke, McCulloch, Kennedy, Smithson, D’Antonio, M. Noble, Lewis, Toohey, Cameron.

West by 22

i thought Webb was one of the few that stood up against us 2 weeks ago, as for match fitness just leave him on the ground, is always dangerous up forward

He came off injured before half time last week, Bayman.

Lee wrote:He came off injured before half time last week, Bayman.

granted but surely he's either dropped for form or not playing because he's injured ? because imho missing half a game of footy 3 games in after i presume doing a pre season will not have a player ''needing a gallop'' i think Sturt will be happy he isn't playing for a couple of reasons height being the most obvious

Lose this and Westies season is in big trouble. We really need to get a fit team on the park playing confident footy, or it will be too late.

I'm hoping the boys can find last year's system and confidence.