AFLW West Coast Women 2022 - Discussion

[AlphaSheep]

Some of these departures would have happened anyway, but I can't see how the sheer scale of them can be anything other than a player revolt. The coaching was just awful last season, my guess is the players said so, the powers that be didn't listen, so now everyone who can find a way out is taking it.

Salvation is coming, the 2024 draft looks enormous, the WA junior talent surge is finally on its way and we'll go from a two player draft this year (one with Wakfer injured (we should definitely pick her anyway, as others have said, because there's not much else there)) to maybe a 15 player draft or more in 2024. 2025 looks even bigger with Wolmarans, Blizzard and Alira Fotu looking like they could be picks 1,2 and 3 in a national draft, let alone a state one.

The question is what damage is done in the meantime, and if there's anyone left who gives a stuff about the club in 2024. And if Ella Roberts decides to move to Freo asap, for example. This is real royal commission stuff right now, like what the hell's going on in this club.

It's been a while since I've written anything for The Roar, but I'd consider doing something if I had some info. Anyone on the inside reading this who wants to tell me off the record, I'm all ears.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Shame we couldn’t trade out Prior tbh.

 

[ep2018]

We're going to be the first win for the expansion sides lucky enough to play us. The club can get ****ed. They don't give a shit about womens footy.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Gotta edit the banner photo of the team with red crosses through everyone who just left.

 

[Biggie]

Some good news I guess

AFLW: Skipper signs on

West Coast has confirmed the re-signing of inaugural skipper Emma Swanson

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

 

[Monocle]

Some good news I guess

AFLW: Skipper signs on

West Coast has confirmed the re-signing of inaugural skipper Emma Swanson

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

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[Biggie]

AFLW: Eagles unveil Humphries signing

West Coast have announced their fourth priority signing as former Roo Emma Humphries

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

Emma Humphries (Australian footballer) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Interesting signing, why was she not signed up by the Hawks?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Changes so far then

Out (14): Laurie, Guard, Hill, Bresland, Caulfield, Gilmore (retired), Atkins, Gauci (delisted), Collier (free agent), Bowen, Kelly, Kelly, Ward (trade), Gooch (inactive)

In (14): Petrevski, Simmons, Sedunary (trade), ESmith, Goranova, Bartlett, Humphries (concession signing), seven draft picks/DFAs.

Remaining (16) Swanson, Hooker, Gibson, Thomas, Rowley, Lewis, Schmidt, McCarthy, BSmith, Cameron, Lakay, Bullas, Bennett, Davison, Schilling, McDonald

 

[Biggie]

AFLW: Hooker puts pen to paper

Vice-captain Dana Hooker has re-committed to the club for the upcoming season

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

 

[bUCKET__]

AFLW Trade Wrap: Eagles gain top draft picks

West Coast hold eight of the top 10 picks from the West Australian draft

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

The West Coast Eagles have effectively executed their Trade Period plan and now hold eight of the top 10 picks from the West Australian draft.

 

[Monocle]

AFLW Trade Wrap: Eagles gain top draft picks

West Coast hold eight of the top 10 picks from the West Australian draft

www.westcoasteagles.com.au

Nice read, then the reality hits that it's an extremely shallow WA draft pool this year.






The consolation prize is that with our first pick we will pick up a once in a decade talent ......... thats the easy part, our challenge will be keeping her.

 

[AlphaSheep]

Nice read, then the reality hits that it's an extremely shallow WA draft pool this year.



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The consolation prize is that with our first pick we will pick up a once in a decade talent ......... thats the easy part, our challenge will be keeping her.

All true... BUT, I'm not actually sure Roberts will be so rare a talent. I saw Alira Fotu play on the livecast Woomeras vs Medleys U16 game on the AFLW website, she's terrifying. 14 years old, height still not listed anywhere but has to be at least 175cm already, was comfortably best on ground, three goals, makes contested marking look easy, crazy athlete.

Alicia Blizard was in the same game but rarely saw the ball because she was playing deep back, but she might be the best junior female athlete I've seen since Lauren Jackson, 14 years old and listed at 176cm, so will probably end up at 184cm or something. More agile than a lot of small players.

And Olivia Wolmarans was best on for the two WA U16 games played earlier this year, she's 14 and 181cm, plays MIDFIELD, not ruck, though she can ruck. Runs the ground like Alyssa Bannan and takes high marks like Tayla Harris. Bunch of others born that year and one year earlier look really good too, good mix of talls and smalls. If Ella Roberts hangs around at the Eagles, in a few years she's going to be the leader of the most scary bunch of kids the AFLW has ever seen. Hopefully that appeal keeps her around.

 

[Monocle]

All true... BUT, I'm not actually sure Roberts will be so rare a talent. I saw Alira Fotu play on the livecast Woomeras vs Medleys U16 game on the AFLW website, she's terrifying. 14 years old, height still not listed anywhere but has to be at least 175cm already, was comfortably best on ground, three goals, makes contested marking look easy, crazy athlete.

Alicia Blizard was in the same game but rarely saw the ball because she was playing deep back, but she might be the best junior female athlete I've seen since Lauren Jackson, 14 years old and listed at 176cm, so will probably end up at 184cm or something. More agile than a lot of small players.

And Olivia Wolmarans was best on for the two WA U16 games played earlier this year, she's 14 and 181cm, plays MIDFIELD, not ruck, though she can ruck. Runs the ground like Alyssa Bannan and takes high marks like Tayla Harris. Bunch of others born that year and one year earlier look really good too, good mix of talls and smalls. If Ella Roberts hangs around at the Eagles, in a few years she's going to be the leader of the most scary bunch of kids the AFLW has ever seen. Hopefully that appeal keeps her around.

That sounds encouraging, because I think we are going to be getting first dibs on the WA talent for several years to come.
I cant see us overtaking "The Unwashed" for at least five years.

That said I am very happy to land Roberts, she too has runs on the board and has shown a lot at the next level.

 

[AlphaSheep]

That sounds encouraging, because I think we are going to be getting first dibs on the WA talent for several years to come.
I cant see us overtaking "The Unwashed" for at least five years.

That said I am very happy to land Roberts, she too has runs on the board and has shown a lot at the next level.

I reckon the Dockers will cut half their lineup over 24/25 and replace them with kids, at which point they'll tumble down the ladder to join us. They've been strangled too, they're not getting anything like the new players they need to be competitive at the top. Then it'll be a race up from the bottom as our respective kids get more experienced. No flag for either of us before '29.

 

[jatz14]

The silver lining is that the Perth amateurs football comp now has 66 female teams, from something like 60 clubs.

If this pace keeps up, there will be a hundred in a few years.

All those amateur clubs will be directly or indirectly tied to local juniors, and will need to help develop those juniors in years to come.

I think the capacity of female footy in WA, to provide the quality needed for two lists, is going to improve a lot.
We aren't that far away from there being enough talent coming through for 2 teams.

 

[Altum Volantes]

Lot of pressure on Tim in 2023 to be the best Kelly at the club.

 

[AlphaSheep]

On the subject; Fotu and Blizard just went head to head in Rogers Cup. 8 goals between them. South Fremantle v East Fremantle - Round 17 - 2022 (Rogers Cup) | WAFL

 

[Biggie]

I have heard today it was the Tigers Madeleine Scanlon who rejected WCEs offer

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

I have heard today it was the Tigers Madeleine Scanlon who rejected WCEs offer

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

I have heard today it was the Tigers Madeleine Scanlon who rejected WCEs offer

Pity as I thought she would be a good pick and what we need

 

[Monocle]

I have heard today it was the Tigers Madeleine Scanlon who rejected WCEs offer

Thats a real shame as she is a really good footballer.

She would have slotted nicely into out backline.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Can we still sign a fourth, or has that window closed?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Can we still sign a fourth, or has that window closed?

Emma Humphries was the fourth.

 

[Biggie]

Thats a real shame as she is a really good footballer.

She would have slotted nicely into out backline.

I dont rate her as a fottballer and now that she has rejected us she is even further down the pecking order

#notbitter