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[maddog37]

Never seen a bloke shit himself like eagleton , boy could he back out of a contest

How many AFL games have you played?

 

[inyourfacedunk]

Never seen a bloke shit himself like eagleton , boy could he back out of a contest

That was earlier on in his career. Unfortunately it stuck with him, even when he started showing a bit more courage when it came to contact.
I'm not saying he became J.Brown, but he did stop flinching.

 

[Hrovat24]

That was earlier on in his career. Unfortunately it stuck with him, even when he started showing a bit more courage when it came to contact.
I'm not saying he became J.Brown, but he did stop flinching.

Not sure on that one mate

 

[Hrovat24]

How many AFL games have you played?

None but I have played over 200 games of footy , have heard by plenty that I was the bravest / toughest they have seen play

 

[BRWB]

None but I have played over 200 games of footy , have heard by plenty that I was the bravest / toughest they have seen play

Humble too

 

[maddog37]

None but I have played over 200 games of footy , have heard by plenty that I was the bravest / toughest they have seen play

Fair dinkum?

 

[Hrovat24]

Fair dinkum?

Just telling the truth mate

 

[Chris Grant]

Don't get me wrong, Nathan Eagleton was an okay player, he ran and could destroy teams with his pace and booming left boot. Until finals came and he suddenly couldn't kick it 30m, or couldn't get the ball and when he did he was like Tutt on a bad day with his sheer panic.

Maybe Gaff is better, maybe he isn't, but despite his faults Eagle was ok, just not in important finals. Personally I'd rather target Patton but then I'm a broken record on that.

Looks like he had 26 disposals in both his finals appearances in 2012. That's good going for a 20 year old.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pg-west-coast-eagles--andrew-gaff?year=2012

 

[Some Idiot]

I choose to remember the Eagleton of 2005 and the semi final of 2009.

 

[maddog37]

Just telling the truth mate

Not what I heard....... Struggled to put in when the chips were down.

 

[Hrovat24]

Not what I heard....... Struggled to put in when the chips were down.

Maybe u and I can have a kick in the backyard and we will see ?

 

[maddog37]

Sounds good. Maybe we can invite Eagleton and see how goes too.

 

[BRWB]

Looks like he had 26 disposals in both his finals appearances in 2012. That's good going for a 20 year old.

http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pg-west-coast-eagles--andrew-gaff?year=2012

CG respect a lot your work, but I assume you are aware that Gaff only started being tagged in 2013 and since then his game has dropped off. He certainly polarises Eagles' supporters

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...trathread-its-never-too-soon-edition.1058706/

Still not sold - not for a first round pick for a bloke who is suspect in winning his own ball. Don't think he fits with our recruiting policy and I like our recruiting policy of targeting players that win own ball and contests (and yes we need pace and skill but surely contest winning, pace and skill aren't mutually exclusive?)

 

[1961grandfinal]

Never seen a bloke shit himself like eagleton , boy could he back out of a contest

Did you hear Michael Voss on saturday talking about AFL and how any player who went on the ground had guts? Are you on the pipe or just trolling?

 

[Chris Grant]

CG respect a lot your work, but I assume you are aware that Gaff only started being tagged in 2013 and since then his game has dropped off. He certainly polarises Eagles' supporters

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...trathread-its-never-too-soon-edition.1058706/

Still not sold - not for a first round pick for a bloke who is suspect in winning his own ball. Don't think he fits with our recruiting policy and I like our recruiting policy of targeting players that win own ball and contests (and yes we need pace and skill but surely contest winning, pace and skill aren't mutually exclusive?)

Fair point, you make a lot of sense. To be honest, I haven't seen much of Gaff and was just going off a few stats.

 

[Dav1d]

I know a few were talking about him either last year or start of this year and having just played them

any interest in Ben Sinclair? I haven't seen a hell of a lot, but know when I've seen him live he has been super fast

 

[Dale4captain]

I know a few were talking about him either last year or start of this year and having just played them

any interest in Ben Sinclair? I haven't seen a hell of a lot, but know when I've seen him live he has been super fast

Not the best kick/decision maker is he? We need good ball use. Thats what makes good teams look quick. Not raw pace.

 

[Wizard17]

Wouldn't go near Sinclair.

 

[Dav1d]

Not the best kick/decision maker is he? We need good ball use. Thats what makes good teams look quick. Not raw pace.

I couldn't tell ya, I just remember he had a lot of interest last year/early this year and I only ever brought it up having just played them

 

[Dav1d]

perhaps I'll come up with a list of players from other clubs that aren't getting many games
age and AFL games played and we can get talking on who we think we'll likely look at and just who generally interests us
I think if we're trading for a player from another club it will probably be a player with the age/games played as Sinclair
21-24 and at least 25+ games played

 

[BRWB]

perhaps I'll come up with a list of players from other clubs that aren't getting many games
age and AFL games played and we can get talking on who we think we'll likely look at and just who generally interests us
I think if we're trading for a player from another club it will probably be a player with the age/games played as Sinclair
21-24 and at least 25+ games played

I'll give you four...

Tom Mitchell top of the list - but an inside mid - doubt he fits our needs.
Griffiths
Jon O'Rourke
Tomlinson

 

[Dale4captain]

I'll give you four...

Tom Mitchell top of the list - but an inside mid - doubt he fits our needs.
Griffiths
Jon O'Rourke
Tomlinson

If Mitchell wanted to get back to Vic, I'd give an arm and a leg for him. Libba clone. Probably almost be willing to swap our first for Mitchell and their first. Will be an out and out star.

 

[BRWB]

If Mitchell wanted to get back to Vic, I'd give an arm and a leg for him. Libba clone. Probably almost be willing to swap our first for Mitchell and their first. Will be an out and out star.

Yeah I would too... he is that good, but we would have to look at our list balance... Wallis' future surely would be tested...pretty pie in sky though

 

[FROGGR]

Don't get me wrong, Nathan Eagleton was an okay player, he ran and could destroy teams with his pace and booming left boot. Until finals came and he suddenly couldn't kick it 30m, or couldn't get the ball and when he did he was like Tutt on a bad day with his sheer panic.

Maybe Gaff is better, maybe he isn't, but despite his faults Eagle was ok, just not in important finals. Personally I'd rather target Patton but then I'm a broken record on that.

With respect, I'd disagree - I'm never gonna forget the 50m+ bomb he put through in the 09' prelim. Goal umpire called it touched, replay showed it touched behind line. That and the Riewoldt milking the kick on Lake killed us. God I hate St Kilda

 

[Dav1d]

I'll give you four...

Tom Mitchell top of the list - but an inside mid - doubt he fits our needs.
Griffiths
Jon O'Rourke
Tomlinson

Ben Griffiths? I'd personally would pass on O'Rourke and Tomlinson is an interesting one; I wonder what he is worth to GWS...

and yes I rate Mitchell to, but think Sydney would expect a pretty big offer to get a hold of him