Game Day West Coast Eagles vs. Sydney Swans - Round 16

[kaiserchief13]

Why would we look at the obvious long term trending decline when we could hang this all on the players?

As in you were being sarcastic when you said it's not on the coaches?

 

[LewyBroome]

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I would swap Simmo for Mitchell right now if we had the option. I’d do many trades of what we’ve got at the moment.

 

[Woobla Stainz]

Tactically dead in the water.

Opponents have cracked what remains of the 2018 gameplan.

Now they stack the corridor and wait to pick off the second possession and counter all too easily.

The Eagles defence just continues to stay in place, waiting for an intercept opportunity that now never arises - all the while their counterparts drift up the ground, put blocks on the West Coast midfielders around stoppages and provide the spread to play checkers with the Eagles' defensive zone.

Offensively, because the defence hold their ground there is zero overlap run from behind that can create an opening to go through the corridor - leaving the only option for ball movement to be down the wing where the opponent is waiting with an outnumber, resulting in a turnover and counterattacking opportunity as the Eagles give the opponent those extras positioned through the corridor.


The nature of the static defence has been hurting this team for the past three years - now it is outright killing it.

Time to go man-on-man defensively to restore a semblance of credibility from this absolute embarrassment.

The only time i have seen Simmo change this is after the horror start in the hub last year, Nelson, Duggan, and Cole were pushing alot higher up the ground providing run and overlap it worked and we got our season back on the line. I wonder why we reverted back to our old system? Is it McGovern do we set our whole game plan around him?he never leaves the 50

He was out last year when the changes were made. We have looked better this year when Hedwards was in for Gov hes more man on man.

 

[Balls In]

I would actually respect Simmo more if he resigned immediately following this. Give an interim coach a chance to try something different and the club longer to find a replacement.

 

[Monocle]

Guys its not the coaching.

 

[Eagle Wrath]

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Please dont edit my quote

 

[KERRPOW]

This is super embarassing. The players and coaches should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[MKMatty]

Maximum foldage

 

[LewyBroome]

Please dont edit my quote

I’ll do as I please, might even put Vardy in their if I feel.

 

[wraglesweb]

Who is the midfield coach?

This guy ....

 

[Goroyals22]

Hickey pulling the piss now. Why did we keep Vardy instead?

Dont you mean why did we keep Natanui instead? He has been destroyed today.


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[LewyBroome]

Please dont edit my quote

my bad.

 

[KERRPOW]

2 more goals and its a triple digit thumping.

But some meaningless bottom 22 players will get the chop.

None of the experienced players that should step up and ****ing lead the way

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Didn’t realise Cripps was playing.

 

[kaiserchief13]

The only time i have seen Simmo change this is after the horror start in the hub last year, Nelson, Duggan, and Cole were pushing alot higher up the ground providing run and overlap it worked and we got our season back on the line. I wonder why we reverted back to our old system? Is it McGovern do we set our whole game plan around him?he never leaves the 50

He was out last year when the changes were made. We have looked better this year when Hedwards was in for Gov hes more man on man.

McGovern is a net negative and they pay him $1.2 million a year as well. He was great a few years ago but he has been one of the worst KPD's in the league the past 2-3 years and he is getting paid as the 3rd best player in the league......pretty unlucky that the game evolved and has made him so bad at the same time when he signed a huge contract. Unlucky for WC that was, very unlucky

 

[DJMac]

i think we have some work to do. I bet Simmo agrees.

 

[Wosh]

No words really, Godfather32 pass a pint of that warm beer.
Lots of pints.

And then take my eyes out with a hot stick. Cheers.

 

[Godfather32]

No words really, Godfather32 pass a pint of that warm beer.
Lots of pints.

And then take my eyes out with a hot stick. Cheers.

I've got some sitting by the fire heating up right now

 

[amazingjoshy]

Spares in the middle...AGAIN

Ffs nothing changed since half time. 11 goals to 1 isn't enough for the coaching panel to change anything

 

[Wet Toast Rule]

As much as Gov was a super player in the past
He has been worked out majorly
A bit like NicNat, our strength is also our weakness..

 

[Smotie2]

McGovern unsighted.
Cripps unsighted.
witherden poor.
Kelly poor and unsighted.
yeo average.
darling disinterested.
Foley put of his depth.
natanui poor.
Shuey poor.
Sheed pathetic.
Vardy useless
langdon unsighted.
petrucelle poor.
Cole poor.
duggan ok.
Shephard outstanding.
Kennedy is Kennedy.
Hurn average.

 

[Cornelius Roy]

Was expecting bigger melts in here, it's almost like we've all passed anger and are firmly in the disappointment zone.

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Guys its not the coaching.

That it.

Who was coaching us the other week when we beat last years premiers?

 

[Woobla Stainz]

As I said, Gov is now a liability. Trade him, sack him, whatever

Spotted him at the Dunsborough bakery a few weeks ago ordering a whole bag of pies and cakes not what you would expect of a professional athlete mid season. Living off credits in the bank now

 

[Ben88]

Honestly, this team is just weak as piss, have been for a few seasons now.

All future contracts need to have a fitness standard that players need to adhere too to keep they're pays as high as some of our marshmallow players have.

Do any of our players actually hit the gym in the offseason and make their bodies tuff as nails before season proper?

None can hold a tackle. All body, never try lock an arm down.
None can break a tackle.
Ground ball is pathetic.
Rely on 2-3 players to spoil or mark balls instead of just a single player crashing the pack, then having that extra one or two players at ground level.

**** not even a coach and can see how much this team is in tatters.