All things West Adelaide 2023

Can the new coach continue the late season improvement in 2023 ?

Beat Norwood in the last game they played in 2022
That has to be a positive leading into 2023

West Torrens beat West Adelaide in the last minor round game of 1983.

West have announced several players leaving. Most have come and gone without making the grade, but Jackson Edwards is a big loss.

Lee wrote:West have announced several players leaving.  Most have come and gone without making the grade, but Jackson Edwards is a big loss.

Do you know where he will end up, Lee?

No, Phil, maybe not in SA?

Lee wrote:No, Phil, maybe not in SA?

Maybe back to Werribee, where he went after being delisted as a Crows rookie, to play under Chocco Williams.

Big Phil wrote:

Lee wrote:No, Phil, maybe not in SA?

Maybe back to Werribee, where he went after being delisted as a Crows rookie, to play under Chocco Williams.

Maybe to W.A where his brother is

Jackson has or is moving to QLD as his partner has an employment opportunity up there.

Tom Keough finishing at Westies to play country footy with his brother

Thanks Tom, you're a class act.

Lee wrote:Tom Keough finishing at Westies to play country footy with his brother

Thanks Tom, you're a class act.

Big blow for the Bloods.

Quality player, quality person.

They have also parted ways with the following depth players:

Connor Fairlie
Reed Stevens
Lyndon Hupfeld
Ken Karpany Jnr
Charlie Allan

I still can’t believe Westies sacked Gotch. He is a players coach who has the culture of the club at heart. He was a great contributor at South and was just starting to get the Bloods moving in the right direction. I imagine a number of players will depart because of Gotch’s exit. Cannot see them winning too many games next year and given their fragile financial situation - their future is looking pretty bleak.

Panthers64 wrote:I still can’t believe Westies sacked Gotch. He is a players coach who has the culture of the club at heart. He was a great contributor at South and was just starting to get the Bloods moving in the right direction. I imagine a number of players will depart because of Gotch’s exit. Cannot see them winning too many games next year and given their fragile financial situation - their future is looking pretty bleak.

I agree in being surprised that Gotch got sacked…..I will say though that since Hartlett took over training & implemented some of Mark Stones’ training drills that the results of west in the latter half of the year were a lot better than the first 3 months or so….I know the implementation of those drills occurred because one of the former Glenelg players told a group of us….this is the reason I think they’ll surprise next year & improve to be knocking on the door of the top 5

Panthers64 wrote:I still can’t believe Westies sacked Gotch. He is a players coach who has the culture of the club at heart. He was a great contributor at South and was just starting to get the Bloods moving in the right direction. I imagine a number of players will depart because of Gotch’s exit. Cannot see them winning too many games next year and given their fragile financial situation - their future is looking pretty bleak.

He was sacked because he didn't improve us one jot in 2 years. By my calculations he cost us about $60,000 per win. We lost 26 games in a row under him, he didn't persist with young players and we only improved a bit at the end of the season when Hartlett essentially took the reins.

Yes, F10, but apart from that

Surjan to West ?

bayman wrote:Surjan to West ?

Yea his missus

blacky wrote:

bayman wrote:Surjan to West ?

Yea his missus

Nice article in The 'Tiser today from Andrew Capel...

Talked about West Adelaide appointing Jacob Surjan's wife to their board...

https://westadelaidefc.com.au/news/welcome-alison-surjan/

Heard last year the Bloods had thrown a MEGA deal at the current North coach...

Would have been a nice package deal with Alison, but the Bloods couldn't get their man...

Would love to be a fly on wall at the Surjan's dinner table the weeks when West and North play each other.

Thanks, now I understand, I didn’t believe it when I was told, Mrs Surjan not Mr Surjan…..very clever by the person who told me

Would Adam Hartlett be the first SANFL coach to have a man bun? More cutting edge innovation from Westies.

Flag No.10 wrote:Would Adam Hartlett be the first SANFL coach to have a man bun? More cutting edge innovation from Westies.

Ha ha, I found myself thinking about exactly this when I saw a pic of him at pre-season training.

Can't imagine Fos, Jack or Roy with a man bun !!!!

Jack Oatey would envy a man-bun!