Do pre-season results count for anything?

Did West Coast err by not playing a strong side in the Lathlain Park derby?

The ‘implied threat’ that sparked Ballantyne

How do the Eagles improve their midfield – and is Elliot Yeo the answer?

Who’s the better ‘L Ryan’ on a WA list – Liam Ryan or Luke Ryan?

Whether Aaron Sandilands is Fremantle’s most important player at age 35

Nic Naitanui’s chances for round one

Mark Duffield is the chief football writer at The West Australian, Glen Quartermain is the sports editor of The Sunday Times. With the pre-season now officially done and dusted, our experts discuss:
Do pre-season results count for anything? (1:05)
Did West Coast err by not playing a strong side in the Lathlain Park derby? (2:36)
The ‘implied threat’ that sparked Ballantyne (6:01)
How do the Eagles improve their midfield – and is Elliot Yeo the answer? (10:37)
Who’s the better ‘L Ryan’ on a WA list – Liam Ryan or Luke Ryan? (15:10)
Whether Aaron Sandilands is Fremantle’s most important player at age 35 (17:50)
Nic Naitanui’s chances for round one (24:17)

Want to join the conversation? Tweet @MarkDuffield1 or @quartermaing - we'd love to hear from you! Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes.

Mark Duffield is the chief football writer at The West Australian, Glen Quartermain is the sports editor of&nbsp;The Sunday Times. With the pre-season now officially done and dusted, our experts discuss:
<ul>
<li>Do pre-season results count for anything? (1:05)</li>
<li>Did West Coast err by not playing a strong side in the Lathlain Park derby? (2:36)</li>
<li>The &lsquo;implied threat&rsquo; that sparked Ballantyne (6:01)</li>
<li>How do the Eagles improve their midfield &ndash; and is Elliot Yeo the answer? (10:37)</li>
<li>Who&rsquo;s the better &lsquo;L Ryan&rsquo; on a WA list &ndash; Liam Ryan or Luke Ryan? (15:10)</li>
<li>Whether Aaron Sandilands is Fremantle&rsquo;s most important player at age 35 (17:50)</li>
<li>Nic Naitanui&rsquo;s chances for round one (24:17)</li>
</ul>
Want to join the conversation? Tweet&nbsp;@MarkDuffield1 or @quartermaing - we'd love to hear from you! Don&rsquo;t forget to subscribe and rate us on iTunes.

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