West Coast - Under achievers and proud of it?

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Onya TP... time to rake some more mud.


Do yourself a favour and buy a copy of "Behind the Play... A History of Football in Western Australia".

then read the sections on the early days of the Eagles.

• At the 1987 Fairest and Best night, Ron Alexander was talking with the club directors about his future plans were with the club and what ideas he had to improve from an OK first year. The next day, he was sacked.
• John Todd read about his sacking in the West.
• Burswood and Hungry Jacks signed sponsorship deals that DIDN'T NEED ANY PAYMENT until the END of the deal! Burswood also expected that the team would be renamed the Burswood Eagles!
• "We understood West Coast were in trouble" Ross Oakley
• The famous late picks of Heady and Kemp were only late because the Victorian clubs COULDN'T PICK WEST AUSTRALIANS AFTER PICK 26!
• In 1988 the additional predraft picks were agreed to last until 1991 - and despite the Eagles making the Grand Final (their first choke?) in that year they still managed to get the priority pick the following year!

Then read the chapter titled "Unwanted Little Brother, The Birth of the Fremantle Dockers" and you'll see that unlike how the VFL/AFL and WA footy went out of their way to help the Eagles survive and propser, they did no such thing with Freo.
"The WAFC never really wanted a second team but was under pressure from Victoria to have one".

 

[funkyfreo]

Is that you playing the fiddle (focussing on Freo), oblivious to the fact that Rome is burning = WCE are still a mediocre team (still 7 better)?

 

[ThePope]