Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2023

[kingswood71]

Talk of a priority pick....well **** them. They got themselves into this mess.
I think most people saw a cliff coming, but they did nothing about it, except offer their geriatrics longer contracts.
No sympathy for them at all.

 

[Yeti]

Talk of a priority pick....well * them. They got themselves into this mess.
I think most people saw a cliff coming, but they did nothing about it, except offer their geriatrics longer contracts.
No sympathy for them at all.

They haven't been bad enough for long enough. End of next year would be the earliest and even then..... surely not?

Norf have been terrible for a while and only just got some PPs.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Thing is, if they get priority picks what are they going to do with them? North ended up with Logue and Tucker from theirs, and they had to open their cheque books VERY wide to make that happen. Now North have been excrement for a while now, but Logue and Tucker haven’t made them any better. At least Logue has his pile of money to keep him happy at night. But who would want to come to WC and spent at least the next 5 years of their career living at the bottom of a deep dark hole? How much money would they need to throw at such a player? And how much better would that player make them anyway?
I mean i say **** ‘em and any priority picks they might ask for , but i can’t see them making a difference to them anyway given where they’re at right now.

 

[Joao]

I need to dig up that quote about how West Coast are successful because their fans don't stand for mediocrity.

To be fair, this is far, far, far worse than mediocre.

Calling West Coast mediocre is a significant insult to mediocre.

 

[Kram]

Went go get a pizza last night and overheard a kid coming back from footy talking about thrashing a hapless Southern Cross and even that scoreline was nowhere near as bad as the Coasters.

 

[Fyfster]

The best thing is how little you have to hear about WC as you go about your daily life. Bliss.

And not many people on the street wearing their hideous Merchandise.

 

[Madas]

Went go get a pizza last night and overheard a kid coming back from footy talking about thrashing a hapless Southern Cross and even that scoreline was nowhere near as bad as the Coasters.

You in the EDFL Kram ?
Nukarni is my old team

 

[Kram]

You in the EDFL Kram ?
Nukarni is my old team

Yeah long time ago played colts for Nukarni and reserves briefly for Burra before moving to Perth.

 

[Ge3ks]

If Simpson were to step down, who would be their interim coach? I don't know who they have as assistants.

After its darkest day, West Coast has ‘big decisions to make’… on its coach and ‘disheartened’ playing group

‘Can’t survive this’: Coach’s tenure ‘coming to an end’ as ‘dramatic’ Eagles changes loom

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[DeanS]

If Simpson were to step down, who would be their interim coach? I don't know who they have as assistants.

After its darkest day, West Coast has ‘big decisions to make’… on its coach and ‘disheartened’ playing group

‘Can’t survive this’: Coach’s tenure ‘coming to an end’ as ‘dramatic’ Eagles changes loom

www.foxsports.com.au

Knowing them they'd probably bring back Worsfold.

 

[masai tu]

If Simpson were to step down, who would be their interim coach? I don't know who they have as assistants.

After its darkest day, West Coast has ‘big decisions to make’… on its coach and ‘disheartened’ playing group

‘Can’t survive this’: Coach’s tenure ‘coming to an end’ as ‘dramatic’ Eagles changes loom

www.foxsports.com.au

Tim Gepp, the dagger man.

 

[Joose]

The encouraging thing for them is that they play Saints next week...who play ultra defensive Rossball.

It probably wont be another shellacking.

 

[Scatter]

I realise Simpson is just going to stay till they sack him so he gets his payout, but how badly does it hurt his legacy do you think? Yes a premiership coach but the longer he overseas pretty much the worst club in the history of the afl it overshadows the past.

 

[masai tu]

I realise Simpson is just going to stay till they sack him so he gets his payout, but how badly does it hurt his legacy do you think? Yes a premiership coach but the longer he overseas pretty much the worst club in the history of the afl it overshadows the past.

At present, Simpson can’t even handle a herd of donkey’s.

 

[Kram]

I realise Simpson is just going to stay till they sack him so he gets his payout, but how badly does it hurt his legacy do you think? Yes a premiership coach but the longer he overseas pretty much the worst club in the history of the afl it overshadows the past.

More of a concern would be if he wanted to come back after a break and be head coach elsewhere it is hurting his prospects.

 

[Joao]

The encouraging thing for them is that they play Saints next week...who play ultra defensive Rossball.

It probably wont be another shellacking.

If Allen were to miss for whatever reason, them not scoring a goal would be decent value.

Still think the Saints do them by 10+ goals before the Lions double ton them again the following week.

 

[FreoRicci]

or that two draft picks, at the end of the year, are going to make them competitive. What about all the other clubs in the bottom 8 who have been 'developing their early draft picks', trading players etc? how do they topple them over, and then the top 8 sides?

At least North and Hawthorn to an extent are poor due to young draft picks.
West coast have not even drafted a top 3 for one year and already this bad with 8 players over 30.
4 of those retire- conservative number, and have to replace that with what?

The pick 1 will be split up. The pain is still to come.

Fremantle were lucky in 2001 in trading for experienced/mature age players- 2003 finals in the end.

West coast need to do the same somehow.

 

[serial_thrilla]

 

[Lach72]

The encouraging thing for them is that they play Saints next week...who play ultra defensive Rossball.

It probably wont be another shellacking.

If I was Ross, I’d be using the game to get some run back into the team. They looked shocking on Friday night.

And one things for sure, against the Eagles you can cheat in front of the ball

 

[Lach72]

At least North and Hawthorn to an extent are poor due to young draft picks.
West coast have not even drafted a top 3 for one year and already this bad with 8 players over 30.
4 of those retire- conservative number, and have to replace that with what?

The pick 1 will be split up. The pain is still to come.

Fremantle were lucky in 2001 in trading for experienced/mature age players- 2003 finals in the end.

West coast need to do the same somehow.

I could cut 20 players right now from their list and not even have a passing regret.

They are three to four draft periods away from even being competitive

 

[Sumwun]

What makes this worse for West Coast is that they lost by 171 points to the 15th placed team and had previously lost by 116 to the bottom team. I don't think Fitzroy were ever this bad against teams around their level on the ladder.

 

[FreoRicci]

I could cut 20 players right now from their list and not even have a passing regret.

They are three to four draft periods away from even being competitive

Oh 100%.
Club should be ruthless, when even the experienced players on park, which plenty were yesterday, should be pushed for retirement or one year deals.
Shuey
Hurn
Gaff
NicNat
McGovern
Darling
Yeo

Should all be at least given retirement notice or trade bait. All are either injury prone or checked out.
Darling hasnt cared since COVID.

Gaff not being traded to North is a massive regret and the management knows it.

 

[DeanS]

The only way this whole scenario could be better is if they sack Simpson and bring in Sumich. What a beautiful thought.

 

[masai tu]

The only way this whole scenario could be better is if they sack Simpson and bring in Sumich. What a beautiful thought.

Say again ?.

 

[serial_thrilla]

The only way this whole scenario could be better is if they sack Simpson and bring in Sumich. What a beautiful thought.

You'd expect they'd be in Dean Cox's ear.