News Media Thread, 2024: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

[Keys]

I don't rate Cornes but I'm not sure what he said was so bad. Blamed his fitness and preparation in combination with injuries. I'd agree with that. Yeo was banged up with injuries and with assistance from the club cut corners in rehab to be a senior body out on the field when we were running out of numbers.

I'm pretty sure he's admitted himself to playing underdone, driven by a motivation to assist a team under siege.

Cornes has added a bit of mayo to it, making it sound like Yeo was just going through the motions but I don't think it was that at all.

The problem I have with what Cornes said is the very clear inference that Yeo was lazy and that was the reason for his lack of proper preparation/ongoing injury issues

The reality is Cornes wouldn’t have a clue what work Yeo has or hasn’t put in. Tbh, neither do I

What I will say is Yeo is one of, if not the most competitive players on our list. To think that he would be sitting back not putting the work in to get fit doesn’t gel with his character

 

[shooshka]

The problem I have with what Cornes said is the very clear inference that Yeo was lazy and that was the reason for his lack of proper preparation/ongoing injury issues

The reality is Cornes wouldn’t have a clue what work Yeo has or hasn’t put in. Tbh, neither do I

What I will say is Yeo is one of, if not the most competitive players on our list. To think that he would be sitting back not putting the work in to get fit doesn’t gel with his character

It’s the automatic association between us being unfit for the best part of 3 years (not just Yeo but Shueys comments etc) and a lack of work/effort.

The reality is that for the most part it was injury and required rest for most of the squad. Truncated preseasons, leading to further injuries and players not ready making debuts (and worse having to stay in the side).




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[Jupes]

gee yeo's pretty good but just imagine him at a big victorian club!

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

Lordo easily could've been talking about us if North had just done the smart thing and lost in the final game last year..gives me Jack Darling dropping that mark in the 2018 Grand Final type shiver's down my spine at the thought of Harley being at North

Absolutely sickening thought

 

[Cuzz09]

If Yeo left what would we get for him?

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[eaglevision]

If Yeo left what would we get for him?

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SFA at his age.

 

[Big_Birdy]

SFA at his age.

It would be as a UFA, but no one will give home enough years to trigger band 1.

 

[eaglevision]

It would be as a UFA, but no one will give home enough years to trigger band 1.

The F didn’t stand for “free”… it would be band 4 at best.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Not mentioned by the club but Petch has been nominated for goal of the week.

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[KERRPOW]

If Yeo left what would we get for him?

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At best...a pick in the 20's.

Which would get pushed back to the 40's after F/S, academy selections etc etc

 

[JackOutback]

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North also could have had him for picks 2 and 3 but didn't want to pony up. In hindsight, that too may have been a mistake.

 

[Bender_]

I would be hitting the copium pipe so hard right now if we had traded 1 for 2&3 and ended up with McKercher and Curts.

 

[Coasters7]

North also could have had him for picks 2 and 3 but didn't want to pony up. In hindsight, that too may have been a mistake.

Definitely a mistake when the picks required were handed to them for the sole purpose of getting Reid.

I understand the thought process behind not overpaying for a single pick and taking multiple high end picks instead because it’s clearly the better move. But when your net position (as of the end of the season) goes from pick 2 to Harley Reid I think you pull the trigger.

The AFL manufactured the outcome to hand us a bunch of picks to upgrade our list whilst getting Reid to North and they still f*cked it up.

 

[flyinghi64]

Media and Commentators Pre-Game - Eagles showed a bit last week and if they bring that again I still think Richmond by 20-30pts. If eagles can get within that 20-30pts they will be happy. I think Richmond will be too strong let's just hope for a good game. Richmond still have a lot of good players with Dusty, Nank, Bolton, Rioli and Baker coming back so they will just be too good.

Media and Commentators Post-Game - Eagles got up over an under strength Richmond with lot's of players missing through injury. Great game from the Eagles but they were playing a depleted line up missing several top players.

Laughable really.

 

[DanWCE]

Media and Commentators Pre-Game - Eagles showed a bit last week and if they bring that again I still think Richmond by 20-30pts. If eagles can get within that 20-30pts they will be happy. I think Richmond will be too strong let's just hope for a good game. Richmond still have a lot of good players with Dusty, Nank, Bolton, Rioli and Baker coming back so they will just be too good.

Media and Commentators Post-Game - Eagles got up over an under strength Richmond with lot's of players missing through injury. Great game from the Eagles but they were playing a depleted line up missing several top players.

Laughable really.

Have heard multiple people say it was a good result albeit against an undermanned Tigers outfit, before then saying they tipped the Tigers... Ooookay so the injuries obviously didn't move the needle that much to warrant tipping West Coast, who then don't just scrape past Tigers but instead win by 40pts..

I'm not overly surprised. We've broken plenty of people on the way to our time down the bottom of the ladder. We will frustrate many more when we ascend again as there will be bad performances in amongst them.

 

[Chris_6678]

Is Whately going to let him know he didn't watch his game coz he refuses to watch the Eagles play?

Would be hilarious if Harley said " Ohhh didnt think you were going to watch WCE games this year"

 

[VicBased]

Absolutely sickening thought

At least the heat is off us for a while,,,


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Until we lose our next game.

 

[Cuzz09]

To be honest we should have won by 100 we were THAT dominant.

So we didn't just fall over the line v an "understrength" side.

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[Mico89]

Funny that the media now saying Kangaroos should have lost game against sun's. At draft time everyone was saying Harley not worth pick 2 and 3...... after his first 5 games he is. So maybe Kangaroos should have traded more for Harley.

Also West coast should be praised for sticking to their guns, would never happen lol

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[Woutizmoo]

Just listened to suma on sport fm


Not sure if my gripe is against suma or the media in general, but what a substance less waste of time that was listening to him. He babbled for about 10m - here are direct questions and summaries of his answers that didn't really answer 'why' at all

Suma as a coach how do you see Jackson and Darcy working in the same team?
Answer: 'Justin won't let it not happen'

Really doesn't answer the question?!?!?

Suma why can't the eagles win this week?
'Freo are a hungry top 8 team, eagles are looking for wins' (admittedly then said midfield would do the job over 4qtrs)

Again, didn't really learn a whole deal, such lazy commentary

God I hate otc as well but will be forced to watch HR appearance tonight, whately will find some way to snipe us, probably mention all the vicwankian teams who will be interested...

 

[flyinghi64]

Just listened to suma on sport fm


Not sure if my gripe is against suma or the media in general, but what a substance less waste of time that was listening to him. He babbled for about 10m - here are direct questions and summaries of his answers that didn't really answer 'why' at all

Suma as a coach how do you see Jackson and Darcy working in the same team?
Answer: 'Justin won't let it not happen'

Really doesn't answer the question?!?!?

Suma why can't the eagles win this week?
'Freo are a hungry top 8 team, eagles are looking for wins' (admittedly then said midfield would do the job over 4qtrs)

Again, didn't really learn a whole deal, such lazy commentary

God I hate otc as well but will be forced to watch HR appearance tonight, whately will find some way to snipe us, probably mention all the vicwankian teams who will be interested...

Just wait till its over then fast forward to the Harley segment.
That's what I'll be doing.

Watched my first couch last night, with lots of fast forwarding, all to hear 30sec on Eagles.

 

[Bender_]

Prob best to tune into AFL 360 instead of On the Couch too.

 

[eaglevision]

Prob best to tune into AFL 360 instead of On the Couch too.

The best part of On The Couch is watching Gary’s body language when he’s talking about Harley.

 

[Goroyals22]

Dwayne’s worse at interviews than commentating which is hard to believe


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[Smeagle_WC]

Man the hypocrisy of the media is outrageous. Last year we have a narrow lose to Essendon in Melbourne and we're accused of tanking. North miss out on Read, and now it's all ohh they should have tanked to get him. Laughable.

How about doing the trade and offering us 2 and 3. Not just 2 and some picks in the teens. (Not saying I'd be happy with 2 and 3 either). Also needs a lot more time to see how mekercher and duursma develop. The media is so reactive one week to the next, does my head in.

Just makes me more passionate about the Eagles, I hope we climb back into top 4 contention on the back of our own work, no PP or concessions. And a big F you to the Vic media.