2nds West Coast Eagles WAFL 2019

[WCErevival]

Unlikely to win this without Anus

 

[Biggie]

Fraser has taken some good grabs

 

[Godfather32]

Solid stats

He's a good player. I think a few guys have been saying we should have rookie listed him a couple of years back but at 26 he's probably a bit past it.

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

With a crab like Mutimer in the team we are going to struggle. The absolute shellacking our mids have copped is starting to show.

 

[Jiggyman]

And that's my point, we're forgoing drafting the players who are going to be that future mature depth. We're plugging holes that we've created ourselves.

Or we're backing in the development process for those young players that we have drafted over the last few years, by supporting them with some more hardened bodies for a season...

 

[Godfather32]

Or we're backing in the development process for those young players that we have drafted over the last few years, by supporting them with some more hardened bodies for a season...

Except we've been doing exactly the same thing for years. If it was a one off for a couple of years while we establish the WAFL side then fine, but we've been doing exactly the same thing for 8 or 9 years.

 

[Bacchus]

Mutimer - hopeless - delist - who recruited him

 

[new breed]

Duggan to the midfield ....

 

[tigger_ferret]

Captains mark, but terrible kick

 

[Jiggyman]

Except we've been doing exactly the same thing for years. If it was a one off for a couple of years while we establish the WAFL side then fine, but we've been doing exactly the same thing for 8 or 9 years.

We just won a flag, having a crack at another one and there are some promising young players on every line coming through for us. In addition, this year in particular was one where we required a couple of mature selections to shore up a brand new WAFL team to help those players, and possibly fill a role at top level if required. Taking a punt on a skinny rookie prospect doesn't work all the time, it's better to go through the national draft. Better talent scouting and junior development have made rookie steals a little rarer than they used to be.

Just a circular argument at this point, but I agree with you in the end that we will see some changes at the end of this season.

 

[Biggie]

Duggan good finish

 

[The Stid]

Duggo to the midfield back on?

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

C'MON BOYS!!!!

 

[tigger_ferret]

Nice goal for Duggan

 

[The Stid]

Smith delist.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Smith...


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[The Stid]

I really like O’Neill.

 

[Godfather32]

We just won a flag, having a crack at another one and there are some promising young players on every line coming through for us. In addition, this year in particular was one where we required a couple of mature selections to shore up a brand new WAFL team to help those players, and possibly fill a role at top level if required. Taking a punt on a skinny rookie prospect doesn't work all the time, it's better to go through the national draft. Better talent scouting and junior development have made rookie steals a little rarer than they used to be.

Just a circular argument at this point, but I agree with you in the end that we will see some changes at the end of this season.

I've been complaining about the rookie list for years, it's just my thing. Don't have to pick a skinny rookie either, there's been some mature agers who I think we could have had a look at over the years.
With the bolded who are the promising midfielders coming through?

 

[Jiggyman]

I really like O’Neill.

Classy, nice little side step

 

[omarlittle1]

Petch really needs to learn how to kick a damn goal.

 

[The Stid]

Yes Franky.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

That’s a throw.


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[Wild Kelly]

Cameron has been really poor.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Classic Franky.


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[Jiggyman]

I've been complaining about the rookie list for years, it's just my thing. Don't have to pick a skinny rookie either, there's been some mature agers who I think we could have had a look at over the years.
With the bolded who are the promising midfielders coming through?

Brayshaw, O'Neill, Ainsworth and Venables (haven't heard much about his injury but hope he returns OK) are players that I hold some hope for. They are all young and have good trajectories thus far. We're also likely targetting a couple young WA players in a trade (we've done pretty well in recent times with Yeo, Cripps et al.)

Who would you have taken in comparison to our selections, in the last handful of rookie drafts? This is with the benefit of hindsight.