How many of you are ex-Eagles supporters?

[PurpleEyes]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

I really hate the Eagles. But I struggle to believe it comes from an inferiority complex. I supported the Eagles from their first game in the AFL and celebrated their first two premierships. I then supported Freo from their first game and was comfortable supporting West Coast as my second team. I supported Freo on my own, as all my friends who I had celebrated Eagle premiership wins with stayed with their support for West Coast. In each of my workplaces, over the years, surrounded by Eagle supporters, I generally stood alone, but tall, proud and vocal in my support for Freo. Even prior to West Coast's 3rd, 2006 premiership, I was continually bombarded by Eagle supporters banter of Freo's trophy cabinet being empty. That sort of stuff helped me hate the Eagles. Not because I had an inferiority complex, but because they had a superiority complex. It didn't matter when I tried to explain to them that I supported the Eagles when they won their two premierships and that the Eagles had not won anymore trophies than Freo had (at that stage). The punishment I would receive from Western derby losses was more pathetic than any bullying experienced in a childhood playground. And what totally convinced me of just how bad those Eagle supporters were, was when Freo started to beat the Eagles in the Western Derbies. All of a sudden there was no Eagle supporters to be seen. Deathly silence. Only then was this "Freo's Grand Final" term created, because the Eagle supporters, with their "superiority complex" needed some way to dismiss the shocking truth and realisation of a derby loss.

When Freo have struggled, us true supporters know how to stand tallest and proud. And whether it be going to every home game in 2001, or in a poor performing 2016 saying farewell to Pav or in better times, part of the Purple Army marching towards the G for the 2013 GF, Freo fans know how to appreciate and celebrate without expectation or entitlement. ... they are not the qualities of supporters with inferiority complexes. We don't need to sip from a tainted premiership cup to stroke our egos.

 

[UFO Tatsu]

Yeah we had an Eagle as a sports teacher in high school as well. He even got our school footy team an Eagles curtain raiser game at the WACA.

LSHS?

 

[Tonga Bob]

LSHS?

Yep

 

[BigWardy12]

I was an eagles supporter before freo. I supported both (or neither) until around 98. I found myself more interested in watching a freo loss than an eagles win. The play was much more exciting (and frustrating). Players like Chisolm, Kickett, Dhurrkay, Abraham were much more exciting than the kick it up the boundary line robots up the road. getting Modra probably sealed it as he was my favourite player.

I also remember getting put off by the cockiness of eagles supporters at the time. By the time Freo won our first derby I was well and truly a dockers supporter. I still actually had a soft spot for West Coast up until 06. I supported them in the GF. It wasn't until after that that I saw the real arrogance and ended up hating them.

So it has been a gradual thing for me. And im a little ashamed to admit it.

 

[DudleyDocker]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

This pretty much encapsulates why I hate Eagles fans (most of my family included).

We must have an inferiority complex - well OBVIOUSLY as this reinforces your feelings of superiority.

We are envious of your success - not a bit, when it comes at the cost yours have.

You haven't noticed the hate from Eagles fans??? Go read any thread on the Eagles forum, which is where this tripe belongs by the way.

You like to joke that the derby is our GF while you are too busy winning finals? You're right, you DO come across as an arrogant Ego's twat.

I actually liked the premise of your original post, but since then your true colours just can't be contained can they.

You are the typical WC fan - you like to rub in our lack of success when we "get a bit lippy".

WT acual F???

Why is this smug, arrogant campaigner being entertained on our board?

Here's some lip mate - get back to your own board and cry about your last couple of finals. We don't care how clever you WERE taking it up to the Vics, now you just take it up the back end from the Vics and embarrass us all.

Bye.

 

[UFO Tatsu]

Yep

Good old Mr Ellis.

 

[Dockerguy59]

Just curious - did you ever feel like a bit of a social outcast in those days for not supporting the "WA team"?

Not really, supported Claremont as I said
Just couldn't get into WCE, seemed to be more of a corporate entity than a footy club

 

[apuchar]

Mia Culpa. Followed them from their inception, but never really liked the club. Was relieved when Freo came into the comp so I could support a WA team that I actually liked....warts and endless frustration and all. Been happy....and depressed ever since.

 

[surfsup]

Haven't posted here for a while so here goes...

I became an eagles supporter around 1990 being mildly interested in footy but never being passionate. I enjoyed their 92 and 94 wins, especially since almost every player was a west aussie (virtual state of origin side).
When Fremantle came into existance I felt it dutiful to support both sides against the evil Victorian empires.
Unfortunately some of the older blokes in my workplace felt the need to constantly bag out anything to do with the new kids on the block, something akin to a 'superiority complex'.
It didn't take long before the constant derision from these supporters before I thought "F@#k you and f@#k your team! Stick 'em up your ar$e!"
And just like a reformed smoker, since I broke the habit the eagles and their supporters make me sick.

 

[Big Animal]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder [patronising comment], an inferiority complex about being the 'second team'[patronising comment], and perhaps rather envious of our success[patronising comment], and their lack of it[patronising comment]. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF [patronising comment], while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals [arrogant comment]. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them [patronising comment disguised as ambivalence]. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching... That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success [patronising comment]when they get a bit lippy lol.

I can see why you're not surprised.

 

[Freofalcon]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

Lol at ep2006 liking this.

Biggest Freagle out there.

We don't have a chip on our shoulders. It's not our fault you are all *************, *************, ******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gungho]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

The funny thing about this post, and the bolded section in particular, is that a stadium worker at Subiaco Oval - who is completely neutral and does not support any team - gave about a page long synopsis on the difference in derbies with Eagles and Dockers home games. The main points were these:
1 Eagles supporters leave early.
2. Eagles supporters rarely respond to her if she greets them.
3. Eagles supporters don't seem to talk with each other and don't seem to have much of a rapport.
4 (And this relates to the bolded section) Eagles supporters are incredible hostile towards dockers players and often use foul language.

According to her, most of the Dockers fans were the opposite. So, if a neutral who works at a stadium and has no allegiance either way notices the bad behaviour of Eagles supporters, I find it pretty ironic that you come on here and try to accuse us of the same thing.

 

[Steinfreo]

The funny thing about this post, and the bolded section in particular, is that a stadium worker at Subiaco Oval - who is completely neutral and does not support any team - gave about a page long synopsis on the difference in derbies with Eagles and Dockers home games. The main points were these:
1 Eagles supporters leave early.
2. Eagles supporters rarely respond to her if she greets them.
3. Eagles supporters don't seem to talk with each other and don't seem to have much of a rapport.
4 (And this relates to the bolded section) Eagles supporters are incredible hostile towards dockers players and often use foul language.

According to her, most of the Dockers fans were the opposite. So, if a neutral who works at a stadium and has no allegiance either way notices the bad behaviour of Eagles supporters, I find it pretty ironic that you come on here and try to accuse us of the same thing.

Most eags supporters love shit over priced restaurants and shit coffee.

 

[Freofalcon]

The funny thing about this post, and the bolded section in particular, is that a stadium worker at Subiaco Oval - who is completely neutral and does not support any team - gave about a page long synopsis on the difference in derbies with Eagles and Dockers home games. The main points were these:
1 Eagles supporters leave early.
2. Eagles supporters rarely respond to her if she greets them.
3. Eagles supporters don't seem to talk with each other and don't seem to have much of a rapport.
4 (And this relates to the bolded section) Eagles supporters are incredible hostile towards dockers players and often use foul language.

According to her, most of the Dockers fans were the opposite. So, if a neutral who works at a stadium and has no allegiance either way notices the bad behaviour of Eagles supporters, I find it pretty ironic that you come on here and try to accuse us of the same thing.

I've spoken to opposition fans who always say they enjoy their footy at Subi more at Freo games than at Eagle games .

I only started asking that this year so I don't know how to take that.

 

[holy diver]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

First you start a thread with a loaded question... they you regurgitate this shite. This is like a thread from 2007.

I know its you Kim Hagdorn

 

[Admiral Byng]

I'm not really surprised at the Eagles hate by the Dockers faithful. Like I said lot of Dockers fans seem to have a chip on their shoulder, an inferiority complex about being the 'second team', and perhaps rather envious of our success, and their lack of it. I honestly haven't really noticed it as much from Eagles fans towards the Dockers, not saying it doesn't exist. I've been to a few Derbies and haven't seen Eagles fans being any worse than Dockers fans. There are ferals from both sides. I do like to joke that the Western Derby is basically Freo's GF, while West Coast are too busy trying to win finals. I was actually going for Freo in the 2013 GF, it's that anti-Vic bias I guess. I don't hate the Dockers, I generally feel rather neutral regarding them. Whether I go for them when they play depends on the team and the situation. But truth be told, when they're way down the ladder their matches just aren't worth watching.

I may sound like an arrogant 'Egos' supporter, haha, but I certainly wasn't a bandwagon jumper. I was a young kid and the Eagles were the WA team, so it was a default. I was also a Wildcats supporters. I was quite into footy and basketball regardless. I don't have any long family history of being into footy, but my dad did very casually follow them on telly. I mean so what if a lot of Eagles fans aren't knowledgeable footy fans? The West Coast Eagles were inevitable with the emerging AFL, I think a lot of young Dockers fans don't remember what a big deal it was for a WA team to 'take back' the cup to WA, it was like the America's Cup. I think it's cool WA has two teams, and I'm not saying you've no right to dislike the Eagles, by all means, but personally part of me still supports WA footy. I was getting into the WAFL a bit more until I moved to Melbourne. That's not to say sometimes I do like to rub it into Docker's fans about their lack of any real success when they get a bit lippy lol.

There's the paradox right there in your second paragraph. Lots of people got on the Eagles bandwagon because they were the team from WA. Yet when the Dockers joined the AFL that suddenly stopped being a valid reason to support them, or even follow both sides. I could never understand the hate of Eagles supporters towards the Dockers, it was never expected or intended they'd win flags for a long long time. But I still supported them as the underdogs. It's the Eagles supporters attitude that shaped my views about them today.

 

[eastfreo75]

I don't hate the Eagles, just their supporters.

 

[wayToGo_]

Lol at ep2006 liking this.

Biggest Freagle out there.

We don't have a chip on our shoulders. It's not our fault you are all *************, *************, ******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nah he's just a bandwagoner that jumps on whichever team is winning Struggled to choose last year. This year, he's been sticking the boots in to Freo on the WC board.

 

[Freofalcon]

First you start a thread with a loaded question... they you regurgitate this shite. This is like a thread from 2007.

I know its you Kim Hagdorn

Too literate to be Hackdorn

 

[Freofalcon]

Nah he's just a bandwagoner that jumps on whichever team is winning Struggled to choose last year. This year, he's been sticking the boots in to Freo on the WC board.

That's just so he wouldn't get board banned.

Freagle of the highest order.

 

[AAACockburn]

The thing I see is alot Freo supporters followed Souths and those scabby pricks on the bottom of Marmion st.
I vowed since the inception of the Eagles if Fremantle made a team I would jump ship.

I followed the Eagles with their inception into the footy world because half the team I followed in the WAFL went to them.
Then after a while, they won a flag and then it was like when ACDC comes to town every campaigner is wearing their merchandise.

When Fremantle became a club I was so guttered that they were full of Claremont spuds.
But anything was better than the Club that previously represented WA footy.

And since then I have never looked back.

 

[Seppo]

Wasn't st jeromes by any chance? Remember him coming around 95 or 96. Dad took me to the first scratch match against essendon when i was 6 so no choice for me.

I went to St Jeromes and Andrew Wills convinced our family to switch to Freo in 95.

 

[stax on the mull]

When the Weagles were introduced there wasn't any coverage of the VFL apart from Eagles games and some Sunday games with the Bad News Bears. Its not like now where you might get Thurdsay, Friday, Saturday, Saturday evening and Sunday and Monday coverage. Even into the early 90's there was still an agreement not to show Saturday AFL games at midday that would affect the WAFL attendances.

You couldn't really follow the WAFL as the elite level anymore because the introduction of the West Coast killed that competition - not just with taking the best players, but for the exodus of quality WAFL players to other states (SA in particular) who didn't want to stay and play in an inferior competition when they could earn better money elsewhere.

If you wanted to follow the VFL, which became the highest standard of football, you had to watch the Eagles - so partly through affiliation with Eagles that played for your WAFL club and through familiarity by seeing the same players each week you were bound to take an interest in how they were going as there wasn't anything else. Other VFL teams and players - except for a handful of stars remained unknown and given scant regard in WA.

Apart from being a South Fremantle supporter and wanting to follow a club called Fremantle, I'd imagine there were a lot of WA Football fans like me who were just fed up with the brainwashing that went on during those one state based team years. The whole Eagles vs Victoria thing was just ridiculously overblown when at the core of its inception it was a state based team competing against suburban clubs - i'm talking about the cashed strapped clubs of that era like Fitzroy, Footscray, Richmond, St Kilda, more so than the Carlton's and Collingwood's.

If it wasn't for Fremantle, there would be no rivalry, just the same bland biased crap that you still see the remnants of today - but rather than applaud the arrival of Fremantle for the positive football culture it would bring to the state (ie like the rivalry there was between WAFL clubs) the West Coast one team town mentality ("the west is ours") had crawled so far up its own bumhole that they could only view it as another Victorian plot hatched to weaken the Eagles. No surprise that the club that worked the hardest to restrict the set up and concessions to the playing list was West Coast.

Fremantle came into the competition when West Coast were premiers so it was natural that any new team would want to measure their progress against the top team, but it wasn't Fremantle players who made it their 'grand final'. That's just another myth. It was the Weagles players who made a pact to never lose a Derby.

 

[Freofalcon]

Surprised at all the people here who used to follow the Eagles.

Shame.

 

[Clems Knee]

Surprised at all the people here who used to follow the Eagles.

Shame.

At least they had the self-awareness to change.

And they were never Cardinal fans.