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I thought it was our dibolical midfield.
Eagles forwards bear brunt of loss for inaccuracy: Waterman
West Coast star Jake Waterman says the forwards must bear a lot of responsibility after woeful inaccuracy in front of goal proved costly in the heartbreaking loss to North Melbourne.thewest.com.au
Waterman saying the forwards held a lot of the blame for the loss.
I come in peace. Not sure if anyone has put this on before, but there's a great Eagles/Dockers breakdown on 6PR every week with Mark Stone (was an assistant at both clubs over the last 20 years). 15-20 mins, no hyperbole, knows the players and makes some really salient points. Well worth your time. Covers protecting Reid and how to break the tag for you guys this week.
Stone Cold Stats with Mark Stone - Wide World of Sports 6PR
Listen to former AFL Assistant Coach Mark Stone break down last weeks round of football with a focus on our WA teams and what worked and what didn't for the Eagles and Dockers.omny.fm
PS - You got absolutely rooted yesterday with that Yeo call. Not good for the game if that's where it's going.
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AS bad as our mids were, they still got the ball forward more than North's. If half those misses were goals, the team has momentum and it puts doubt into Norf players' minds.
Complete bollocks it was the right call.
It wasnt untill we threw some pace in the middle as a hail mary that the midfield got some momentum IMO.
That definitely helped and lead to us getting in front, for sure.
Morning news reports that the AFL investigated themselves and found that the the free kick against Yeo was "the correct call".
Finally solved the mystery of just who is BigBoyMcevoy!
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‘So much confusion’: Yeo opens up on holding-the-ball call
West Coast star Elliot Yeo admits players are confused by the new holding-the-ball rule clarification as he questioned the controversial free kick paid against him in the loss to North Melbourne.
West Coast Eagles star Elliot Yeo admits players confused by holding-the-ball rule amid North Melbourne report
West Coast star Elliot Yeo admits players are confused by the new holding-the-ball rule clarification as he questioned the controversial free kick paid against him in the loss to North Melbourne.
It comes as reports emerge that the Kangaroos have joined the list of rival clubs circling the veteran, who will be out of contract at the end of the season.
Yeo was penalised after being deemed to have dragged the ball in before being tackled by Roos skipper Jy Simpkin in the nine-point defeat at Optus Stadium on Saturday, a decision later ticked off by the AFL.
The 30-year-old, who had nine disposals and a goal in the last quarter as the Eagles mounted a comeback, believed he should have been rewarded for the tackle he laid moments earlier.
“My interpretation of the new holding-the-ball rule was that if you had the ability to fend off someone, which (George) Wardlaw did with me, and I tackled him to the ground and obviously the ball fell out, I thought that was holding-the-ball,” Yeo told 96FM.
“Watching the games on the weekend, the same sort of thing happened but it was ball up, so there was a lot of inconsistencies.
“And I think there is just so much confusion about what it and what isn’t (holding the ball).
“I think it’s just more confusion and the players don’t really know what’s going on.
“And whether or not I just need more clarity because, to be honest, I don’t think there was anything I could have done at all.”
The two-time All-Australian admits the free kick would put him off going for the ball in future, given umpires boss Stephen McBurney said the correct call was made.
“They said I dived on the ball and I don’t think you can dive on the ball when you’re already on the ground,” he said.
“I think the fact that, if the ball was underneath me and I sort of laid on it, then fair enough. That’s definitely holding the ball.
“But nah, I went to my feet and I actually ended up on my back, and the ball was pinned between me and the tackler. So the ball at any point is not really underneath me at all.
“You can eliminate underneath and you can eliminate diving, so that’s just my (interpretation).”
He argued most AFL fans would disagree with the decision.
“I get the feeling that most people that love football and understand football would probably err on the side that it was the wrong decision,” he said.
“But unfortunately at the moment with the new holding the ball interpretation, I don’t really know what’s right and what’s wrong.”
Dead horse my friend, deader that AFL credibility.
That small!! Yet averages the 4th most attendance for a sports league in the entire world
