lol.
it only seems that way 'cause they split their time evenly between anti-vic and anti-everyone in WA is an eagles plant out to get us conspiracies.
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Is there a club that handles adversity worse than the West Coast Eagles?
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lol.
it only seems that way 'cause they split their time evenly between anti-vic and anti-everyone in WA is an eagles plant out to get us conspiracies.
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How's wce form completely throwing the conditioning coach under the bus. Their really pushing this injury excuse.
Who's out of the 22 that legitimately would make a difference?
Hurn
Ryan
McGovern
Cripps
Nic Nat
Even with those guys back, I don't think they magically become a top 10 team. Plenty of sides have had more top end talent out than that and havnt conceded cricket scores.
Who's out of the 22 that legitimately would make a difference?
Hurn
Ryan
McGovern
Cripps
Nic Nat
Even with those guys back, I don't think they magically become a top 10 team. Plenty of sides have had more top end talent out than that and havnt conceded cricket scores.
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I hate West Coast more than basically anyone else in the comp, but I think in fairness you have to give a bit of attribution of their current plight to the non-existent pre-season they had. Coupled with an imbalanced list lacking talent in that prime age range and their butchered salary cap (Nic Nat, McGovern, Gaff deals, Kelly and Yeo to an extent though those two can at least still play football) it’s all coming to a head.
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I'd put their current predicament down more to extremely poor list management than any other factor. The constant injury excuse is wearing thing. Every week we have to listen about how they only have 27 to pick from. Realistically most teams only have approx 30 players to pick from anywhere. The rest are players that are no where near afl level anyway. Every team has injuries, but if it wasn't for mortgaging their future on kelly, they would have the depth to cover them
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Yes…because Geelong definitely deserve more easy home games.
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They said the same thing about the dockers in that 2016-2021 rebuild the dockers had Too
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Ummmm that is true for most of the case.....
However.... There can be some exceptions.
Chris Mainwaring retired at 34 or 35 years old. But he played from 1987-99. So he was already 22 or 23 years old when he had his eagles debut game in 1987.
Peter Matera played until he is 33 or 34.
Dean Cox fell just short of 300 games.
Tim Kelly started late. He was 22 or 23 years old when he had his debut game vs the cats. Played 2 seasons for the cats before being traded to your mob.
I don't seem him breaking down at 30 years old. I do see him playing AFL for west coast until he is 33 or 34 years old.
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Sure why not? Everyone else around us on the ladder gets to play them on the run home including Essendon. You get a free % booster from it and it could be important come end of year.
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Who's your strength and conditioning coach?
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Probably because since Gil's mate Garlick took over at the Dockers they have been getting an armchair ride by the umpires
Does anyone know ?
Rustin Cohle
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Your team won the premiership last year. You get a harder draw because of this.
Just because Geelong is mid table this season doesn't mean they're hard done by.
Eagles give up far too easily
They surely aren't this bad
They surely aren't this bad
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Players only put in effort when they feel like it (once every month or 2) because Simpson tolerated lack of effort for so long. Now he's gone but the club still accepts it because that's what they've been used to. As a supporter I'd hope with a new coach in 2025 they wouldn't be a disgrace to the fans. Currently the club is pathetic
Well said mate, I am sick to death of the Simpson plaudits. He has killed this club.
That’s why we have priority picks. When a team is extremely poor over a certain period of time they try to accelerate their rebuild with extra picks.
No team had lost by as much as the eagles had over that period of time and not received a priority pick.
Until the eagles 2023… who are worse than the other teams that received priority picks under the same circumstances.
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West Coast won a premiership 6 years ago, their 4th in 31 years. They'll be fine. A few years at the bottom of the ladder means more draft picks which they have historically used and developed quite well, as evidenced by a flag roughly every decade.
Last year finishing last and being the only team in history to have a second round pick in the 30's
after finishing last really really hurts and puts back the rebuild
If we get a end of first round priority that would help
after finishing last really really hurts and puts back the rebuild
If we get a end of first round priority that would help
At least a far more competitive second half
You guys pressure has dropped of so much
Makes a huge difference in the quality of player a top 20 pick over pick 32
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Have the Eagles even asked the AFL for Priority Picks?
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