2013 preview: The Eagles have talent in every position and will be almost impossible to stop this year, says Fox Footy expert Brad Johnson.
Matt Priddis kicks the Eagles into attack. Picture: Michael Klein Source: Herald Sun
WEST Coast midfielder Matt Priddis says a top-four finish is critical if the club is to have a legitimate shot at winning this year's premiership.
Under the current finals format, no team has come from outside the top four to win the flag.
Adelaide won the premiership from fifth position in 1998, but that was under a system in which teams that finished fifth and sixth weren't necessarily eliminated if they lost in the first week of the finals.
The Eagles finished the home-and-away season in fifth place last year before being knocked out by Collingwood in an away semi-final.
West Coast is one of the flag favourites this year, and Priddis said it was crucial to grab a top-four spot and the double chance it brings.
"We know we've got to win the majority of our games to give ourselves the opportunity," Priddis said ahead of Saturday's season-opener against Fremantle at Patersons Stadium.
"We'd ultimately like to finish top-four to give ourselves a chance to really win a flag.
"Darren Glass is a great leader and he's extremely excited about the guys coming through in the backline.
"From a midfield point of view, adding Mark LeCras and Sharrod Wellingham into it this year is going to give us great flexibility and depth.
"And the depth in the forward line is exciting."
West Coast has been hit hard by injuries during the pre-season, with Daniel Kerr (knee), Nic Naitanui (groin), Wellingham (ankle), Matt Rosa (quad) and Mark Nicoski (hamstring) all unavailable for the early part of the season.
Fremantle is without ruckman Aaron Sandilands, who faces more time on the sidelines after aggravating his injured left hamstring.
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