Simpson cheerful over Falcons mid, backs Reid call
The Falcons are sharp to keep Elliot Yeo at the club past this season WEST Coast coach Adam Simpson is certain Elliot Yeo will turn his back on free office to stay with the club.
Yeo will gotten to be an unlimited free specialist at season’s conclusion, and he may be a hot product taking after his dazzling begin to 2024.
The 30-year-old has found the middle value of a career-high 25.1 transfers and 8.1 clearances this season, to go at the side five objectives.
His combination within the midfield with Harley Reid, Tim Kelly and Reuben Ginbey has made a difference change final season’s wooden spooners into a competitive equip.
AFL.com.au’s Interior Exchanging detailed final month that clubs were strongly pursuing Yeo, but Simpson is certain the midfield bull will remain.
“I think it’s on his work area. It can be in his pigeon gap at the footy club,” Simpson jested when inquired approximately a contract offer for Yeo. “We’re working through that. From all reports he needs to remain, and we need to keep him, so I’m trusting that’s fair a matter of time.”
West Coast will welcome back Reid, Tom Barrass and Noah Long for Saturday night’s clash with Essendon at Optus Stadium, whereas choose No.49 from final year’s draft, Harvey Johnston, has been named for his AFL debut.Hard-running protector Jayden Chase has been rested to permit him to recuperate from a number of niggles.
“He’s got a bit of a knee, a bit of a toe, a bit of a back,” Simpson said.
“I know we overseen Harley final week, and there were discussions about that.
“But I think that’s the way going forward with each group.
“You see a parcel of clubs presently overseeing players, whether they’re youthful or ancient.”
Previous Sydney and Melbourne coach Paul Roos addressed whether West Coast’s choice to rest Reid final week so he might visit family in Victoria was a case of player control going too distant.
Roos said in the event that West Coast needed to really rest Reid, the 19-year-old ought to have remained in Perth to maintain a strategic distance from two burdening flights over the nation.
“I didn’t indeed know he was within the nation,” Simpson said when inquired almost Roos’ comments.
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“I’m not beyond any doubt how much he knows almost Harley and what he’s going through, but we know a reasonable bit. I’ll back in our staff.”
Simpson made the extreme choice to send prevalence legend Dom Sheed back to the WAFL this week after two quiet displays as the sub.
Sheed missed the start of the season with a foot harm, and Simpson said the 29-year-old needs more diversion time at WAFL level some time recently breaking back into the senior side.
The Planes (4-2-1) misplaced ruckman Sam Draper to knee soreness, but Archie Perkins returns from a hamstring harm.
