2nds West Coast Eagles WAFL Watch

[Barrybran]

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AFL site

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[amazingjoshy]

So just looking at the side, there's 5 AFL listed players and essentially 17 ammo level guys

How can anyone expect that team to be competitive against WAFL teams?

This isn't working for our development

 

[Shmiddy15]

Winder's numbers again looking quite solid. Don't understand why he isn't getting a run tonight in the league team.

 

[ronpingwins]

How is Darcy Jones looking? Decent numbers, albeit in a flat track

 

[Mulldogg]

I know the Beagles absolutely suck but honestly the way their games are umpired it’s clear that a directive has come from the WAFL and/or WAFC to give them absolutely nothing. Consistently on the wrong side of 50:50 calls and has to be an absolutely glaring high hit or push in the back for us to get one. Meanwhile the oppo gets every tiggy touchwood free kick.

Club needs to ask for a please explain in the offseason. After all, we’re funding their existence.

 

[LittleFires]

How is Darcy Jones looking? Decent numbers, albeit in a flat track

Very good. His agility and pace is obviously a strength but his kicking at full speed has been really precise.

 

[MrWoollie]

And a 1/4 of that team are supposedly AFL players.
We are sooo f***ed.

 

[Astro35]

And a 1/4 of that team are supposedly AFL players.
We are sooo f***ed.

But the rest are ammos. The Beagles have been set up for failure by the WAFL

 

[Mulldogg]

Trew giving away 50 earlier whacking Hewett across the collarbone. Maybe try finding the footy rather than whacking a kid Zane…

 

[WCErevival]

But the rest are ammos. The Beagles have been set up for failure by the WAFL

There are only 4 guys in the Beagles that have played a game at AFL level. Swans have at least 2 so when you factor in the ammos, its no wonder they get belted.

 

[MrWoollie]

But the rest are ammos. The Beagles have been set up for failure by the WAFL

I totally agree.

But from the supposed AFL players I expect;

A higher standard, not a lower one, and effort

 

[amazingjoshy]

I totally agree.

But from the supposed AFL players I expect;

A higher standard, not a lower one, and effort

The "AFL players" are kids or guys not good enough to get an AFL game. And there's only 5 of of them.

They aren't set up to succeed. It was the wrong decision to push so hard to keep the WAFL Eagles this year, and it can't be argued otherwise. It's hurt development

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

The "AFL players" are kids or guys not good enough to get an AFL game. And there's only 5 of of them.

They aren't set up to succeed. It was the wrong decision to push so hard to keep the WAFL Eagles this year, and it can't be argued otherwise. It's hurt development

Push hard?
I thought it ended up being the final, last minute option after every other alternative didn't come through.

Or am I remembering wrong?

 

[Avalor]

Gotta do something about the Beagles next season; it can't continue like this. It is dire, and makes the club look like a joke. Either pull it, move to another competition, or the WAFL has to make it a level playing field.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Proper AFL reserves comp please.

 

[Scotland]

Having 5 AFL listed players available isn't the norm.

Just checked the Peel/Souths score and Peel had 10 Freo players and the remainder are WAFL players.

The issue is always going to be that 10-15+ players each week wouldn't ordinarily be playing at WAFL level if not for the Beagles existing. I get why the WAFL set it up that way, but it's clearly an issue.

What happened after 2019? In our first season in the WAFL we finished 9-9 and made the finals. 2020 withdrew, 2021 4-14 last and 2022 currently 1-14 last.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

At least Perth only lost by 81. Hacks.

Perth vs Beagles next week. Should pull a big crowd.

 

[Bestbird]

Gotta do something about the Beagles next season; it can't continue like this. It is dire, and makes the club look like a joke. Either pull it, move to another competition, or the WAFL has to make it a level playing field.

Went to the game. The ammos are terrible. Was talking to a guy watching his son play for the beagles. Asked him were he played last year and was for Corrigan after playing a couple of games at two wafl clubs

 

[amazingjoshy]

Push hard?
I thought it ended up being the final, last minute option after every other alternative didn't come through.

Or am I remembering wrong?

It was set to go back to the old ways, players dispersed amongst the WAFL clubs. WC pushed hard to keep the WAFL reserves. It was the wrong call for this year under these conditions

 

[WCE_phil]

Very much of the opinion that a national reserves comp is the way to go. Give clubs list sizes of 60 with the final 15 being only allowed to play for the reserves but with the benefit of being able to elevate them to the main list via elevation and put them on 60k a year plus match payments. They train with the secondary side twice a week and once a week with in full training / match sim. They get a bit more insight and oversight by an AFL club and we have a true national second tier competition. All games to be played as precursors to the seniors match. Buying tickets to the main match gets you free entry to the seconds. The grounds would likely make a fair bit more out of food and drinks etc for the clubs and you could have official sponsors for your seconds as well.

Would gut the VFL, WAFL and SANFL but seeing as the sharks have been the epitome of shit for so long I really don't care anymore. Would also give much higher level exposure to state level players and give more opportunities for them to potentially make the main lists of clubs.

 

[WCE_phil]

It was set to go back to the old ways, players dispersed amongst the WAFL clubs. WC pushed hard to keep the WAFL reserves. It was the wrong call for this year under these conditions

The club actually originally wanted an alignment but couldn't find one. When that didn't happen they pushed for the beagles to stay but with lower costs fielding a team in the WAFL and some extra benefits. The WAFL clubs themselves didn't want to go back to the old system as well.

 

[THE A5]

There's talks of Port walking out of the SANFL and possibly into the VFL. Reckon that might be the first stumbling block to forming a national reserves comp

 

[shooshka]

Very much of the opinion that a national reserves comp is the way to go. Give clubs list sizes of 60 with the final 15 being only allowed to play for the reserves but with the benefit of being able to elevate them to the main list via elevation and put them on 60k a year plus match payments. They train with the secondary side twice a week and once a week with in full training / match sim. They get a bit more insight and oversight by an AFL club and we have a true national second tier competition. All games to be played as precursors to the seniors match. Buying tickets to the main match gets you free entry to the seconds. The grounds would likely make a fair bit more out of food and drinks etc for the clubs and you could have official sponsors for your seconds as well.

Would gut the VFL, WAFL and SANFL but seeing as the sharks have been the epitome of s**t for so long I really don't care anymore. Would also give much higher level exposure to state level players and give more opportunities for them to potentially make the main lists of clubs.

I was having this conversation on Friday night.

The concern is that the AFL might try to run AFLW matches as curtain raisers for the AFL games. Which leaves no scheduling space for AFLR.

Clubs actually need a reserves comp, for shared resources, the ability for coaches to watch the 2nd tier (rather than another few hours of video) etc etc.

If it is worth anything (and probably will be to AFL powerbrokers) I know Clarko is a big advocate for a dedicated reserves comp, so no completely writing it off!

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[Freezin]

Be interesting to see if WCE really want to put a spanner in Freo's finals aspirations, they drop a shed load back into the WAFL next week when WCER play Peel.....surely trying to stop Freo's reserves playing finals would be an incentive to finish off what has been a very dismal season of footy for the WCE and their fans.

 

[WCErevival]

Be interesting to see if WCE really want to put a spanner in Freo's finals aspirations, they drop a shed load back into the WAFL next week when WCER play Peel.....surely trying to stop Freo's reserves playing finals would be an incentive to finish off what has been a very dismal season of footy for the WCE and their fans.

We would have to forfeit our game against Geelong to do that. Too many injured atm.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

There's talks of Port walking out of the SANFL and possibly into the VFL. Reckon that might be the first stumbling block to forming a national reserves comp

Well it's not like the VFL has never changed its name to AFL before.