Adam Spangher dropped

Adam Spangher has been dropped from the West Coast squad set to play the Bulldogs this weekend. He deserved to be dropped...but.

Spangher is still finding his feet and getting up to speed with AFL at the elite level. I noticed him miss some important tackles and he made a number of mistakes in defense which simply aren't good enough. During the third quarter last week he caused a costly turnover that would have warranted him being dragged. Instead he was left on the field and he showed in the final term why he is worthy of the teams patience. He has genuine speed and, when he's on song, some real talent with the ball.

No doubt he'll go back to the WAFL (assuming he's not injured) and put last week's experience to good use. If he can build up some real toughness around the ball and keep his head whilst under pressure he'll go on to make a very serviceable player.