Last year was a two horse race so this year if way more open, according to your list.
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Will West Coast win the Flag ?
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Last year was a two horse race so this year if way more open, according to your list.
for mine i think the use of the term for mine is not used enough these days
- Jul 25, 2010
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they're locked would be extremely embarrassing for them to lose from here tbh
Seriously?
Yeah he was being serious.
Yes I am
Hey I hope I'm proven wrong but I very very much doubt it
Lycett, Brennan, Sheppard and Neates should not be getting a game
- May 5, 2006
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Yep, two changes to a side that is 6-0 makes it comfortably the side comfortably worse than any of the teams that took the field during the hugely successful seasons of 2008 and 2010.
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I Agree. We will go from 6-0 to 6-6.
Sarting midfield lineup of McNamara, Ebert, Priddis was better than our curent one.
Yeah he was being serious.
You can understand my confusion in this thread.
But I was actually right on this occasion.
Rubbish. Brennan, Sheppard and Neates have been in good to outstanding WAFL form. This has been coming on for a while.
But really? The worst lineup for years? Where were you between 2007-2011?
OK you got me, maybe I exaggerated...a little
Its the Worst line up since 2010? . Brennan, Sheppard, Lycett and Neates form in the WAFL has been sound. But these players are not battle hardened AFL players ready to take on a RED HOT Essendon side in Melbourne. Thats why I say they should not get a game...well not this game
I'm not saying they won't develope into AFL players, they may if we give them some time against some much weaker opposition. But of coarse with all these injuries/suspensions our hands are tied
Sorry but there are too many holes in that line up not to be found out on Saturday night
- Jun 17, 2010
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Wasn't Collingwood undefeated this time last year? And I would swear they where in better form the West Coast are atm...
Even if we don't win the flag this year, you can tell its upcoming for sure. As me and my housemate started singing around the end of last season when the eagles did a kick ass play :
We're the premiers...but not this year
*to the tune of we're the eagles, we're flying high from the west coast eagles theme
We're the premiers...but not this year
*to the tune of we're the eagles, we're flying high from the west coast eagles theme
- May 5, 2006
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So with 7 players out of the best 22 of a side that won 18/25 games in 2011, the side is the worst since the one that won 4/22 in 2010? Groundbreaking.
OK you got me, maybe I exaggerated...a little
Its the Worst line up since 2010? . Brennan, Sheppard, Lycett and Neates form in the WAFL has been sound. But these players are not battle hardened AFL players ready to take on a RED HOT Essendon side in Melbourne. Thats why I say they should not get a game...well not this game
I'm not saying they won't develope into AFL players, they may if we give them some time against some much weaker opposition. But of coarse with all these injuries/suspensions our hands are tied
Sorry but there are too many holes in that line up not to be found out on Saturday night
It's one of the most inexperienced perhaps. I wouldn't say worst though. I think the team we field on Saturday would beat our round 1 team in 2011.
But forget it, I get your point. It'll be a huge effort to win with such an inexperienced lineup, I agree. But while perhaps these players wouldn't be getting a gig if we didn't have such a horrid injury situation, Lycett aside I believe they are ready to impact at AFL level. Brennan and Sheppard have shown good signs at AFL level in the past.
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Hi everyone, my first post!
I expect a barrage of westcoast supporters comments stating otherwise....or not....but it takes a well oiled team to make it all the way and preform on the big occasion, they may have to lose one first to harden up and be unstoppable next year, to many squeaks at the moment....they havent been tested yet, however I may start to worry, depending on what happens saturday, cant wait, should be good!
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Hi everyone, my first post!
This weekend is a HUGE test for the Eagles. If they can win this one then Eagles supporters have a right to expect their team to feature prominently in finals this year. A lot of things are working against the Eagles at the moment; injuries, a rather silly suspension,away game against an in form arch rival this weekend; it'll be tough but I just hope that the players who take the field for the Eagles all give their best effort !
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Hi everyone, my first post!
I think that's a fair comment. After all, 2 of our 3 flags were preceded the year before by GF losses.
I think though that the experience gained in three finals in 2011 will prove invaluable at the crunch end of the season. I also think a serious tilt at the flag will require our long term injured stars to come back fit and firing at the business end.
It's still way too early to make a definitive call anyway. Finals seems a given to most watchers - just a matter of position I suppose.
At the crunch end? I think being hardened by those three high intensity finals games is what split the difference in the games against Richmond and North and gave us the fortitude to match also finals-hardened Hawthorn. Bottom-8 teams may get draft picks but the Top-8 gets finals experience and I think that can be worth more at times.
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Yeah that was an awkward phrase, but yes those three games will make a difference even if we didn't make the GF in the end.
I'm not convinced we will make it that deep into September again - not until the next six games are out of the way anyway. The first six were relatively easy, the next six is a real barometer of where we are at and a test of the depth of the squad.
I'm not convinced we will make it that deep into September again - not until the next six games are out of the way anyway. The first six were relatively easy, the next six is a real barometer of where we are at and a test of the depth of the squad.
You really think you are going to lose the next six games? Why don't I believe you.
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