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He shouldn't have, but either way he was feeding Reid and getting fed by him. It causes a distribution of defensive resources in the opposition.
West Coast Eagles Priority Pick (2024)
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He shouldn't have, but either way he was feeding Reid and getting fed by him. It causes a distribution of defensive resources in the opposition.
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Which had nothing to do with tanking and everything to do with taking the wrong players. If Melbourne hadn't tanked and ended up with the exact same players, their position would not have changed.
How did they end up getting out of that rut? By nailing 3 top 4 draft picks. They don't take Petracca, Oliver and Brayshaw, they don't win a flag. Ultra high end talent is essential for 9/10 flag teams.
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Without the afl intervention they would still have done f/a
Melbourne constantly dropped tiny kids into their midfield where they got monstered and lost their confidence. Those kids could have been anything if they had been bought up in a club that knew how to develop kids
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Think you're using hindsight there. Melbourne drafted the kids generally regarded as the best at the time. Their development sucked because the kids were being asked to do too much too early as a result of tanking and because of a losing culture. When kids keep losing, when their teammates aren't trying their best, it's easy to drop your head and then that elite edge you need is gone. If they had drafted Martin and Bont instead of who they picked, it's entirely possible we would be talking about them as players that never lived up to their talent while Scully and Trengrove are guiding other teams to flags.
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They can't get one when they only won a flag in 2018 IMO.
Harley Reid is going to make it easier to attract some free agents and the Eagles are better off going down that path.
Harley Reid is going to make it easier to attract some free agents and the Eagles are better off going down that path.
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There's nothing wrong with using hindsight to analyze something. It's the job of the experts and professional to use foresight. When Pendlebury was taken at 5, a lot of the professionals laughed thinking it was too early. That's what separates good list builders from bad ones.
Moloney, Green, Jamar, Bruce, McDonald, Rivers, Silva, Jones, Davey were all there the year after Scully, Trengove and Gawn had been drafted. The year after was when Gold Coast and GWS were coming in and there were going to be no high draft picks for 3 seasons. They got rid of a lot of those players. That occurred after they had tanked. There was no draft gain during that period. That's just horrendous list management. Entirely separate issue.
It wasn't the fact that kids were doing too much, too early. The Melbourne team that rolled out most of that year, average about 23 and 8 months, were older than Martin's Richmond most weeks, whose development was leading them to a dynasty. Melbourne won 4 more games than Richmond did over the first two years of Martin and Scully's careers. Meanwhile Martin was already dominating like Reid is. They just took the wrong kids.
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I am thinking the same way. We may even attract more returning West Aussies. Mind you Freo do have some decent picks to throw around.
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Perhaps this thread was closed too soon?
Probably not?
4 wins now, which will mean they likely finish 2 spots above last year unless us or the tigers win 2 games more.
With our sudden injuries I'd almost have them as favorites against us next week
Give them a PP but only if they sack the entire Board.
The whole joint is rotten full of arrogant flogs.
Needs a full clean out.
The whole joint is rotten full of arrogant flogs.
Needs a full clean out.
Can't argue with that even as a fan.
Almost guaranteed a priority pick now.
Its all our senior players not turning up in these big losses
As for the board the president is a clueless dickhead and needs to go
Elizabeth Gaines needs to be the next president
Its all our senior players not turning up in these big losses
As for the board the president is a clueless dickhead and needs to go
Elizabeth Gaines needs to be the next president
Losing first round due to tanking for.west coast and north as to be discussed by the AFL. Both teams are far better than the crap they serve up.
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Hey if North got some - The Eagles should get something
What’s the formula for getting a PP, because we are going to cop a few 100 point loses in the next few years.
Don’t want to miss out on this handout.
Our last one got us Alex Rance.
Don’t want to miss out on this handout.
Our last one got us Alex Rance.
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Ten wins across three seasons with two on the caretaker coach bounce surely qualifies for a priority. I’d be fine with North’s first package, a second and third rounder to trade. We need to cut deep, draft deep and bring in a few players that can lift our floor.
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I think priority picks should be brought back, but be something like pick 30 or so if you win less than say 8 games over a 3 year period.
No, they should fold.
I can pretty much guarantee West Coast will make a GF within 4-5 years, it's what they do. They don't need any help. Talk of PP is ridiculous.
Pretty wild we could be playing the same amount of finals.
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Never understood the cries over PPs when people just sit here and lump Jed Walter, Ethan Read and Jake Rogers rocking up at Gold Coast at a bbenefit insanely greater then any PP North have received.
The logic doesnt make any sense.
I also look at a club like Western Bulldogs. No club has received more insanely over the top benefits then this lot. JUH for a bargain and then rules closed so it cant happen again. Khamis being a cat B rookie despite clearly not qualifying for it. Treloar in a salary dump trade thats banned now. Liam Jones joining as a free agent despite the fact he was still under contract with Carlton. All these things just got banned instantly once Doggies used it for the most part.
Not sure why people dont complain about that but wanna cry a river about Eagles getting pick 20 in the draft
The logic doesnt make any sense.
I also look at a club like Western Bulldogs. No club has received more insanely over the top benefits then this lot. JUH for a bargain and then rules closed so it cant happen again. Khamis being a cat B rookie despite clearly not qualifying for it. Treloar in a salary dump trade thats banned now. Liam Jones joining as a free agent despite the fact he was still under contract with Carlton. All these things just got banned instantly once Doggies used it for the most part.
Not sure why people dont complain about that but wanna cry a river about Eagles getting pick 20 in the draft
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