Walyalup Senior Coach Justin Longmuir has said the team’s mix of tall forwards brings a variety of attributes to the table, backing the line-up of big men to continue in the forward-line structure. 

Speaking at his Tuesday morning media conference, Longmuir said the selection of a tall forward line would likely continue ahead of Saturday's Sir Doug Nicholls Round meeting with GWS. 

“We feel like our talls are pretty mobile,” Longmuir said. 

“Jye (Amiss) spent some time on the wing last week and played a little bit higher at times, which got him into the game a bit more in a different way. 

“We feel like Vossy (Pat Voss) is a very good ground-level player and JT (Josh Treacy), his follow-up is really strong as well.” 

Having 62 inside 50s - 10 more than the team’s season average and 28 more than Collingwood on the night - in the Round 9 loss, Longmuir said improving the quality of forward entries would be key to optimising scoring output. 

“We think the mix can work; we’ve just got to maximise it with some of the things we’ve spoken about before, in terms of how we work for each other,” Longmuir said. 

“How we kick the ball to our teammates plays a big part in getting our best opportunity to score. 

“I think that profile (of a tall forward line) can work. 

“I’ve got no issues with the forward structure - it’s how we work together, whether that’s in isolation, leading patterns… mid-forward connection doesn’t just come back to your forward line. 

“It comes back to how you’re kicking it in, mids working the areas, and backs squeezing up the ground to try and draw their high forwards out - so the opposition can’t just sit 15 numbers back inside your forward 50 and we actually force the opposition to defend a little bit more.” 

Looking ahead to the clash with the Giants, Longmuir said the team had several options it would consider for GWS spearhead Jesse Hogan.

Hogan is coming off a seven-goal performance against Geelong and sits second in the Coleman Medal race with 25 majors for the season. 

“We need to make sure we support our backs, denying speed on the ball, which is clearly a real weapon of theirs,” Longmuir said. 

“Their contest is really strong and they play a good brand of footy. 

“Hogan is in good form, so we are going to have to support our backs. 

“He moves well, which makes the defender reactive and can put them out of position. He’s good in all aspects of his contest at the moment. 

“The other aspect is - if he’s not marking it - he’s bringing the smalls in at ground level, so he’s going to be a tough matchup. But like I said, I back our talls to get it done and I back our team defence. 

“We’ve got some options. 

“It’s not just Jesse down there - they’ve got a lot of tall aerial support, but their ground-level work is strong as well.” 

Walyalup will wear the Club’s newly unveiled 2025 Indigenous jumper for the first time against the Giants on Saturday.