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I believe so, a trend that's continued so far they even have our ex-ruck as their coach!
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This is kinda a clip to the Eagles social media team and how far behind we are as a whole. Lu Painter's making her way across Australia with her Dad and doggo from Bendigo to Perth, all the way while she's wearing an Eagles polo, you'd think the club would be like 'That's cool, how's about stopping at whatever landmarks are on the way and getting a photo of it wearing your Eagles top and having some fun with it'
Nope, nothing, not a word. But hey, here's four photos of the guys hitting the weights.
Nope, nothing, not a word. But hey, here's four photos of the guys hitting the weights.
Pre-knee Jako storming off half back too. Unstoppable.
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In terms of players at their absolute peak I think it's hard to go past Jako as our best ever. Sure there's a myriad of midfielders and Cox but top flight Jako was something very special.
Who the fck is Lu Painter?
I'm sure if she contacted the club they'd jump on it. Hell, you could do it for her.
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Zhang Lu (painter) - Wikipedia
One of our AFLW draftees doing a Chesser from the sounds of it.
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From bedridden with disease to All-Australian and contract jackpot: Inside Eagle’s epic turnaround
From bedridden with disease to All-Australian and contract jackpot: Inside Eagle’s epic turnaround
www.foxsports.com.au
Yes first Eagle to do it since, checks notes , Oscar Allen in 2023
Yes, since JD did it in 2019, Oscar being the first in 2023.
From bedridden with disease to All-Australian and contract jackpot: Inside Eagle’s epic turnaround
From bedridden with disease to All-Australian and contract jackpot: Inside Eagle’s epic turnaround
Yes first Eagle to do it since, checks notes , Oscar Allen in 2023
Well yes, I'm certainly not suggesting it was quality journalism.
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Keys in the media 
And Josh (?)
Bit long, haven't read it all yet but will later. Was thinking, Hah they should interview our Keys, and there he is!
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Millions of people attend AFL games every year. Some haunt online forums to indulge their addiction. Some attend their club's training sessions. Fewer still – the hardiest souls of all – attend pre-season training. It’s a deeply optimistic thing to do. It’s also, indirectly, a popular thing to do. As I mentioned, very few fans attend pre-season sessions. But many more are interested in how the coaches and players of the club they support spend the three-and-a-bit months that make up pre-season. And, with newsroom budgets not stretching as far as they used to, passionate amateurs often fill the void, providing vision and testimony from the track. I wanted to learn more about them. Who are they? What compels them to sacrifice precious summer hours to watch men in fluorescent bibs run time trials? What insights do they gain – or believe they gain? What, in a general sense, makes them tick? So I asked around on social media and eventually heard from four patient superfans. They confounded some of my assumptions, upheld others, and, above all, prompted me to reflect on what it means to love your team in a cynical world.
Josh is an Eagles fan who grew up 90 minutes out of Perth. Keys (presumably not his real name – but Keys he shall remain) is also an Eagles fan, born and raised in Perth as the East Fremantle-supporting son of two Subiaco Football Club fans. Rick is an Essendon man. He was born, as he puts it, a drop punt away from Cross Keys Oval, where the Bombers used to train in the 1970s and 1980s. He remembers seeing the players run past the family home to training. And, least but certainly not last, there’s Gary. Gary was born into a Footscray-mad household, helmed by a “strong-willed grandparent who couldn’t fathom how the children could support a team from anywhere other than the area they were born in” (too right!).
Edit: Removed full text of article that can be accessed via the link so author gets the clicks he deserves - Keys
And Josh (?)Bit long, haven't read it all yet but will later. Was thinking, Hah they should interview our Keys, and there he is!
Optimist Time
An affectionate portrait of the people who attend pre-season training.
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Optimist Time
An affectionate portrait of the people who attend pre-season training.
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Millions of people attend AFL games every year. Some haunt online forums to indulge their addiction. Some attend their club's training sessions. Fewer still – the hardiest souls of all – attend pre-season training. It’s a deeply optimistic thing to do. It’s also, indirectly, a popular thing to do. As I mentioned, very few fans attend pre-season sessions. But many more are interested in how the coaches and players of the club they support spend the three-and-a-bit months that make up pre-season. And, with newsroom budgets not stretching as far as they used to, passionate amateurs often fill the void, providing vision and testimony from the track. I wanted to learn more about them. Who are they? What compels them to sacrifice precious summer hours to watch men in fluorescent bibs run time trials? What insights do they gain – or believe they gain? What, in a general sense, makes them tick? So I asked around on social media and eventually heard from four patient superfans. They confounded some of my assumptions, upheld others, and, above all, prompted me to reflect on what it means to love your team in a cynical world.
Josh is an Eagles fan who grew up 90 minutes out of Perth. Keys (presumably not his real name – but Keys he shall remain) is also an Eagles fan, born and raised in Perth as the East Fremantle-supporting son of two Subiaco Football Club fans. Rick is an Essendon man. He was born, as he puts it, a drop punt away from Cross Keys Oval, where the Bombers used to train in the 1970s and 1980s. He remembers seeing the players run past the family home to training. And, least but certainly not last, there’s Gary. Gary was born into a Footscray-mad household, helmed by a “strong-willed grandparent who couldn’t fathom how the children could support a team from anywhere other than the area they were born in” (too right!).
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Article is written by Sizzlepack who is an Adelaide poster on Bigfooty
Also wrote this article which is a very good read
www.onepercenters.net.au
Also wrote this article which is a very good read
Beyond the Eye Test: how analytics is reshaping footy
Wherein I chat with someone who works in AFL list management about their career arc, talent identification, and clubs becoming more data-driven.
www.onepercenters.net.au
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So you're suggesting that our Media team wouldn't know who our first round draft picks are and that it should be up to a random BF poster to let them know?
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