West Coast
West Coast
Funny how their "second tier" players dont look quite so good without Judd and Cousins. Stengline, Fletcher and company may very well be the new Blumfield, Heff etc etc.
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Obviously won't make the 8 now.
Looks like a terrible year coming up for WA football. I wonder which team the West Australian will get stuck into more...
Looks like a terrible year coming up for WA football. I wonder which team the West Australian will get stuck into more...
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Very ordinary. Good for the Vic sides. Non-Vics are about as bad as they'll get.
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Now that they must keep clean they aren't performing. Funny that.
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As I said in the pre season, West Coast are history and wont make the 8.
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It's always the dockers...the eagles are the darlings of the Perth media...Channel 7 have been a long term sponsor and the West Australian never miss a chance to have a dig at the dockers.Staggy wrote:Obviously won't make the 8 now.
Looks like a terrible year coming up for WA football. I wonder which team the West Australian will get stuck into more...
I love the fact that both are struggling as I haven't been copping anywhere near as much crap as I have copped over the last few years
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Can't see them dropping right away and finishing bottom 4 - Cousins only played 7 games last year and Judd was severely hobbled for the second half of the season, and they still got within a whisker of a preliminary final. They'll still win their fair share of games over at Perth, and they're still quite a physically big team, so they'll be able to compete well with less mature teams like us, Richmond and Melbourne.
But the whole dynamic of their midfield has changed. Kerr looks half the player he did previously because he now gets the best tag every week instead of Cousins or Judd. Support midfielders like Stenglein, Braun, Rosa and Fletcher clearly aren't picking up the slack left behind. And their forward line remains impotent.
But the whole dynamic of their midfield has changed. Kerr looks half the player he did previously because he now gets the best tag every week instead of Cousins or Judd. Support midfielders like Stenglein, Braun, Rosa and Fletcher clearly aren't picking up the slack left behind. And their forward line remains impotent.
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I was bored enough to watch the Eagles v Power game on Fox this arvo. Sheesh! How the mighty have fallen. Absolutely no confidence with ball movement whatsoever. Hope we get them in this mindset come round 12...
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Good to see Fletcher being shown up as the great hack that he is. Turns the ball over time and time again, but had others to help cover that.
He kicks on the left
He kicks on the riiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttt
That boy Hurley
Makes Riewoldt look shite!
He kicks on the riiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttt
That boy Hurley
Makes Riewoldt look shite!
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Spoke to some eagles supporters the other day and they are already looking forward to the cricket!!!
The chardonnay set have jumped off already!!!
The chardonnay set have jumped off already!!!
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Did they say they'd considser going to the WAFL Red?
BAD YEAR for WEST COAST/FREO = GOOD YEAR for WAFL PUBLIC SUPPORT?Hope so!
Big question is,Will SUBIACO go through the season Undefeated?Odds at $1.25 I reckon.
I'd love it if PERTH were the ones to knock 'em off.ON GRAND FINAL DAY!
BAD YEAR for WEST COAST/FREO = GOOD YEAR for WAFL PUBLIC SUPPORT?Hope so!
Big question is,Will SUBIACO go through the season Undefeated?Odds at $1.25 I reckon.
I'd love it if PERTH were the ones to knock 'em off.ON GRAND FINAL DAY!
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Most WC suppoters have forgotten the WAFL mate. Unless Cousins is running around in the Red and Black!! Not sure we would want him at Lathlain (sorry can't call it Eftel!).
Happy for the Dees to make the finals this year and then make a serious challenge next year! Missing it badly as the little bloke (the one on the left) was starting to enjoy the day at the WAFL getting on the ground for a kick and listening in at the huddle.
Happy for the Dees to make the finals this year and then make a serious challenge next year! Missing it badly as the little bloke (the one on the left) was starting to enjoy the day at the WAFL getting on the ground for a kick and listening in at the huddle.
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Will EASTY be the one delivering those SERMONS?
COLTS are on TOP with a TOP of the LADDER CLASH with SWANS to come.Both are 4 - 0 before losing around 5+ each for the TEAL CUP SQUAD coming up for a RIDICULOUS 10 Weeks.
RESSIES may only win 5 if the depth doesn't come through the League squad.Last Saturday didn't help.They were BARRY CROCKERS last Saturday.
COLTS are on TOP with a TOP of the LADDER CLASH with SWANS to come.Both are 4 - 0 before losing around 5+ each for the TEAL CUP SQUAD coming up for a RIDICULOUS 10 Weeks.
RESSIES may only win 5 if the depth doesn't come through the League squad.Last Saturday didn't help.They were BARRY CROCKERS last Saturday.
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I put West Coast demise down to that scinillating last qtr of round 22 where Lucas kicked 7 and we came within a kick of pulling off one of the greatest comeback's of all time to farewell our great champ James Hird. It looks like they never got over that
Menzie!!
Things go awry without Jye!!
Regards
MH_Bomber
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They are currently missing one player who I think is a little under rated in the competition and when he returns will definitely bolster their midfield a bit more. Priddis, he's hard at it has great hands and has decent skills by foot as well. They are definitely a shadow of their former side but Kerr and Priddis can still do a fair bit of damage to opposing midfields especially with Cox and Seaby feeding them the footy.
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I have been saying for 3 years that they have way too many passengers in the team that have been carried by their former star midfield.
That is now starting to show, big time.
That is now starting to show, big time.
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An interesting point made in the West Australian this morning.
They are saying that the off season departures of Daniel Chick and Rowan Jones has hurt West Coast more than expected. These two players were the main "blockers" in terms of keeping tags away from their gun midfielders. Without their grunt and discipline, Kerr has been getting stitched up on a regular basis.
Kane Cornes was quoted as saying that Port's plan last week was to stop Kerr and Cox...that would be enough to win. Cornes did a super job on Kerr and Cox has been struggling with a foot injury since the derby. Minimal impact from those two and Port got over the line.
They are saying that the off season departures of Daniel Chick and Rowan Jones has hurt West Coast more than expected. These two players were the main "blockers" in terms of keeping tags away from their gun midfielders. Without their grunt and discipline, Kerr has been getting stitched up on a regular basis.
Kane Cornes was quoted as saying that Port's plan last week was to stop Kerr and Cox...that would be enough to win. Cornes did a super job on Kerr and Cox has been struggling with a foot injury since the derby. Minimal impact from those two and Port got over the line.
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There's an article in The Age with a view that West Coast should trade Kerr to kickoff the rebuilding that is required. Something like 2 first round draft picks. He would certainly add the polish to our midfield and compliment McVeigh as our elite midfielders. 2 first round draft picks and a hefty salary - can we afford it if it was to be a possibility?
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He also thinks that pushing a women around in anger is not classed as violentj-mac wrote:And Wayne Carey thinks Kerr is better than Judd.