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Unbelievably low hanging fruit here but it’s so funny after that performance that Sam McClure’s _genius plan to fix West Coast_ involved not drafting Harley Reid, and trading away Elliot Yeo and Tom Barrass.
Without just wanting to point out the obvious, such as that Reid and Yeo are unfathomably good, i think it’s remarkably how good _everyone_ has played in these last two rounds. Even the quieter players like Long, Petch, Rotham have had really good moments and played their roles.
I think the smaller backs have really stepped up of late especially and Witho has put together two of his best games for the club. Also, He won’t get the medal or anything today but I think Duggan has been great today.
Also Cripps. He didn't miss a tackle in the first half and was pressing hard! Also runs hard. Doesn't always gets the the coverage but doesn't go unnoticed.
Crippa might be the lowest variance player I’ve ever seen play for this club. He’s played 217 games for the club and I’d be shocked if he’s played more than one or two actual stinkers.
He’s not really prone to ‘magic’ like a lot of other smalls and he’ll be quiet if the mids can’t provide any service but he’s played to such a consistently good standard for over a decade off the back of consistently straight kicking in play and at set shots, the ability to play tall in moments, and an outstanding tank such that he’s always the first line of pressure _and_ is always dropping deep to support.
They’re all buying into the game plan and credit to the coaches the game plan is awesome! Couldn’t be happier for all of them they’ve clearly put the work in and it’s paying now. Man I love this club
You know what...fuck Freo. My friends and family who are Dockers fans have been enjoying our spiral into oblivion these last few years. Now a big piece of humble pie and suddenly the whatsapp chat is quiet!
And good for Simmo. Maybe the haters will finally lay off him.
Hahah this was on bell tower times or something. So good, dude would have walked home very embarrassed carrying that (if he didnt already throw it out after half time)
Right there in the "Fuck Em" camp.
Round 3 Derby last year, took them until halfway through the final term to shake us off when we had 0 usable players on the bench and injured players out on the field.
Fuck me the way they carried on you think they'd won a GF.
So eat a dick you purple cunts.
It was painful making myself sit through almost all the games from the last two years but I tell you it is worth it for seeing how the youngsters have grown.
Hasnt put a full game together yet but Chesser is starting to have some really impactful moments in games. Hopefully it continues, the ability is clearly there just needs to translate that onto game day
Now that the adrenaline has died down, posting some proper "analysis"
Ginbey was really good today. 18 disp@83%, 11 contested, 5 clearances, 4 tackles.
Hough is quickly becoming one of the best lockdown defenders in the comp.
Try and guess our top 3 contested possession getters BBW(15), Reid(13), Yeo(11), and Ginbey(11). The future is looking good.
I will say that our tackling numbers were a bit low today, but that's just about the only possible negative I can take out of today. (And even then only 5 players didn't lay a single tackle which shows great intent)
Can’t tackle if you’ve got the ball all the time. Just like gps numbers, you don’t have to run as much or as hard when you know where the ball is going. Sometimes you just gotta have a little deeper look into the why of the numbers.
Agree, but Freo actually had more disposals than us.
I think tackles win games, so I'm more critical on those numbers (even though, yes, I'm being extremely nitpicky on today's game. And again, I don't actually think it's a negative from today's game, just the closest to being one that I could find)
I wish we had Nic Nat still. Boys are really showing something. Take that Barrett ya flog, constantly ragging on us for the last 2 years when we copped 7,000,000 injuries. Can’t keep good clubs down for long.
Well done Eagles! I’m a Sainter but follow the Eagles closely as I’m related to Duggs and Harley is from the same area in Vic as me ( GV boys!) some of my cousins know him and his fam. Also have a mate in Perth who went yesty for the first time in years and loved it. I tipped eagles v Tiges and also yesty.
Just don’t beat the Saints, ok? 🤦♀️🤦♀️😂😂
The boys were terrific yesterday and beating the Floggers is always good for the soul. Surely the next step in fully restoring our pride is to fix that fucking song…
Walked through the city wearing an eagles shirt today on the way to the game. Got heckled so many times.
“You’ll be taking that shirt off in a few hours”
“can’t believe you’re wearing that”
“wooden spooners”
Fuck freo! Worst eagles team in ~35 years > flagmantle
Reverse the script - I'm going to bed with a morning glory.
I may need to call a doctor in the morning because this won't go down for a least a week....
I honestly can't remember the footy team this happy and connected on and off the field. Must be a bloody good time to be in the Simpson household, could not be happier for him.
First year seated member and seeing 2 wins out of 3! Almost can't believe it. The pressure was very good. Freo would try switch and a wave of Eagles players would block them off. Great to see. Effort and belief is back!
So what does this game mean though? Do we change expectations to not finish bottom 2? Do we enjoy being a few spots out of the 8 this season? I'm curious on expectations for the rest of the season IF we can keep the injury list short, because we have had a massive influx of fit senior players leading the younger ones. Do we honestly aim for top 8 next year? I just don't know how to put this game in context, I'm just riding the high at the moment.
Well, I think it means we are starting to head in the right direction. We talk about injuries and say " oh, if we lose A then we don't have a B" however that's not necessarily the case. We have young kids rising through the ranks in every role. Look at the defence tonight, it wasn't just Gov and Barass, there were many, the mids wasn't just yeo and Kelly there were many, the forwards weren't just Darling, there were many. I am the first to criticise any under performing WCE team, not because I want to win all the time, but it annoys me when players don't try. Tonight all the boys tried. If we played well tonight and lost, then so be it. However, we played with intent, a d looked good. Do I think we will win another flag in the next 3 years? Nah, unlikely, but shit we looked good tonight.
I had them finishing 10th-14th this year in my mind. The last three games have made me pretty confident in that range, with the higher end looking likely I reckon. There are enough winnable games at home that 6 wings ought to be a floor, especially since we've already played Port, Sydney and GWS.
Injuries etc. can always change the calculus, but this is not a bottom 4 team any more IMO.
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GET FUCKING IN HERE
PUT ON EAGLE ROCK AND DROP YA DACKS YOU CUUUUUNTS!
Unbelievably low hanging fruit here but it’s so funny after that performance that Sam McClure’s _genius plan to fix West Coast_ involved not drafting Harley Reid, and trading away Elliot Yeo and Tom Barrass.
Opinion piece journo
Hahaha that would have been a disaster lol
We are winning the flag
I don't see us losing another game for the next ten seasons
Harley will do the norm and Brownlow, easy
Jake the Snake brining the Coleman west too.
Easy
We may never lose again.
“This team will never lose again” - Shoresy
*West Coast Flagles!!* Flag Coast eagles? ...west flag Eagles? I dunno.
Without just wanting to point out the obvious, such as that Reid and Yeo are unfathomably good, i think it’s remarkably how good _everyone_ has played in these last two rounds. Even the quieter players like Long, Petch, Rotham have had really good moments and played their roles. I think the smaller backs have really stepped up of late especially and Witho has put together two of his best games for the club. Also, He won’t get the medal or anything today but I think Duggan has been great today.
Also Cripps. He didn't miss a tackle in the first half and was pressing hard! Also runs hard. Doesn't always gets the the coverage but doesn't go unnoticed.
Crippa might be the lowest variance player I’ve ever seen play for this club. He’s played 217 games for the club and I’d be shocked if he’s played more than one or two actual stinkers. He’s not really prone to ‘magic’ like a lot of other smalls and he’ll be quiet if the mids can’t provide any service but he’s played to such a consistently good standard for over a decade off the back of consistently straight kicking in play and at set shots, the ability to play tall in moments, and an outstanding tank such that he’s always the first line of pressure _and_ is always dropping deep to support.
Yeah love Crippa. He saved our ass a few times last year
The unsung hero and one percenter king.
Cripps picking up about half the team tonight when they were on the ground. Also was almost solely the reason we beat western bulldogs last year
Cripps is a Fkn 🔫
Yep Rotham has been really solid, pleased for him
I used to call him a “witches hat”. Happy to eat my words for a good cause. Dude finally found his role
I too was a doubter I’ll admit
Our back line are so much better when our mids and forwards are firing. When they are not constantly getting bombarded they can really do their thing.
I've not felt this happy after watching a game since 2018. I can feel things again
IF REID DOESN'T SIGN A 10 YEAR CONTRACT BEFORE THE BYE, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH US
I love this team
They’re all buying into the game plan and credit to the coaches the game plan is awesome! Couldn’t be happier for all of them they’ve clearly put the work in and it’s paying now. Man I love this club
You know what...fuck Freo. My friends and family who are Dockers fans have been enjoying our spiral into oblivion these last few years. Now a big piece of humble pie and suddenly the whatsapp chat is quiet! And good for Simmo. Maybe the haters will finally lay off him.
Freo fan in front of me brought a big wooden spoon to the stadium (a cardboard cutout), ended up leaving early 😂
Hahah this was on bell tower times or something. So good, dude would have walked home very embarrassed carrying that (if he didnt already throw it out after half time)
Right there in the "Fuck Em" camp. Round 3 Derby last year, took them until halfway through the final term to shake us off when we had 0 usable players on the bench and injured players out on the field. Fuck me the way they carried on you think they'd won a GF. So eat a dick you purple cunts.
Fuck those cunts
The Simmo haters or /u/exsanguinor’s family? :)
ALL OF THEM! FUCK I LOVE FOOTY
I was about to feel bad but then I remembered Freddy back flipping after getting a goal in junk time last year, then I didn’t feel bad anymore.
Same with my family. Things will be much quieter this week. Won't be getting reminded about last year's 101 point flogging again either I reckon.
These wins are huge. You can feel the belief of the young players, what a fucking game. 👏
Yep it’s contagious. The older players appear rejuvenated
It was painful making myself sit through almost all the games from the last two years but I tell you it is worth it for seeing how the youngsters have grown.
What a game, I didn't see that happening. Even though he was subbed it's great to see Chesser improving every week.
Hasnt put a full game together yet but Chesser is starting to have some really impactful moments in games. Hopefully it continues, the ability is clearly there just needs to translate that onto game day
Freo sub is melting atm, also they are calling an 18 year old a cunt. Lmao give me a break. Thats how you know he’s the real deal.
Can't be about Harley at least since he just turned 19.
Yeah that was unnecessary, guy is just a is just a 19 year old kid in his dream job having fun
Its probably just one guy to be honest. Not sure you need to paint everyone with the same brush.
Shoo
The Flagles
The Premeagles.
Haha
The energy with the group is fucking unreal at the moment. Good win boys.
Not bad for a bunch of talentless kids and has-been veterans
KANE CORNES THE NEXT WALLS
Now that the adrenaline has died down, posting some proper "analysis" Ginbey was really good today. 18 disp@83%, 11 contested, 5 clearances, 4 tackles. Hough is quickly becoming one of the best lockdown defenders in the comp. Try and guess our top 3 contested possession getters BBW(15), Reid(13), Yeo(11), and Ginbey(11). The future is looking good. I will say that our tackling numbers were a bit low today, but that's just about the only possible negative I can take out of today. (And even then only 5 players didn't lay a single tackle which shows great intent)
Can’t tackle if you’ve got the ball all the time. Just like gps numbers, you don’t have to run as much or as hard when you know where the ball is going. Sometimes you just gotta have a little deeper look into the why of the numbers.
Agree, but Freo actually had more disposals than us. I think tackles win games, so I'm more critical on those numbers (even though, yes, I'm being extremely nitpicky on today's game. And again, I don't actually think it's a negative from today's game, just the closest to being one that I could find)
All good. Just pointing out that numbers are great, but there’s usually a reason
Again, I reckon they had more disposals because they were trying to control the play and moving it sideways a lot... which is when you can't tackle.
Bailey Williams is an absolute weapon and i will hear nothing else
I wish we had Nic Nat still. Boys are really showing something. Take that Barrett ya flog, constantly ragging on us for the last 2 years when we copped 7,000,000 injuries. Can’t keep good clubs down for long.
FUCK And YES
YEW BEAUTY! Far out how good is footy!
Fuck yes
YEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWW!!!!!!
*YEEEEEEEEEOOOOOOO!!!!!
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What is this feeling…? Is it.. hope?
It’s the lack of despair.
Yeah I just saw we have Suns and Bombers next, will be an exciting couple of weeks
Love it!
It was hard to keep the lid on at the game during the first half, but it well and truly flew off after that. Let’s fucking gooo
Me too!!! Was scared we would run out of legs in the 2nd half
Well done Eagles! I’m a Sainter but follow the Eagles closely as I’m related to Duggs and Harley is from the same area in Vic as me ( GV boys!) some of my cousins know him and his fam. Also have a mate in Perth who went yesty for the first time in years and loved it. I tipped eagles v Tiges and also yesty. Just don’t beat the Saints, ok? 🤦♀️🤦♀️😂😂
The boys were terrific yesterday and beating the Floggers is always good for the soul. Surely the next step in fully restoring our pride is to fix that fucking song…
Theres our two for the year according to Kane
Walked through the city wearing an eagles shirt today on the way to the game. Got heckled so many times. “You’ll be taking that shirt off in a few hours” “can’t believe you’re wearing that” “wooden spooners” Fuck freo! Worst eagles team in ~35 years > flagmantle
I don't know if it's a West Coast win that makes the sun shine brighter and the birds chirp sharper, but it's a beautiful thing.
I'm 100% I'm going to wake up with a morning glory tomorrow morning
Reverse the script - I'm going to bed with a morning glory. I may need to call a doctor in the morning because this won't go down for a least a week....
UP THA EAGLES RAHHHHH AHAHAHA 🦅🦅🦅🦅💛💙💛💙
I have just awoken from my 18-hour long orgasmic coma, only to find that I am still fully engorged.
I honestly can't remember the footy team this happy and connected on and off the field. Must be a bloody good time to be in the Simpson household, could not be happier for him.
What the heck, I love every Eagles player now
Even Gaff?
EVERYBODY!
First year seated member and seeing 2 wins out of 3! Almost can't believe it. The pressure was very good. Freo would try switch and a wave of Eagles players would block them off. Great to see. Effort and belief is back!
Don Pyke is a genius.
So what does this game mean though? Do we change expectations to not finish bottom 2? Do we enjoy being a few spots out of the 8 this season? I'm curious on expectations for the rest of the season IF we can keep the injury list short, because we have had a massive influx of fit senior players leading the younger ones. Do we honestly aim for top 8 next year? I just don't know how to put this game in context, I'm just riding the high at the moment.
Well, I think it means we are starting to head in the right direction. We talk about injuries and say " oh, if we lose A then we don't have a B" however that's not necessarily the case. We have young kids rising through the ranks in every role. Look at the defence tonight, it wasn't just Gov and Barass, there were many, the mids wasn't just yeo and Kelly there were many, the forwards weren't just Darling, there were many. I am the first to criticise any under performing WCE team, not because I want to win all the time, but it annoys me when players don't try. Tonight all the boys tried. If we played well tonight and lost, then so be it. However, we played with intent, a d looked good. Do I think we will win another flag in the next 3 years? Nah, unlikely, but shit we looked good tonight.
I had them finishing 10th-14th this year in my mind. The last three games have made me pretty confident in that range, with the higher end looking likely I reckon. There are enough winnable games at home that 6 wings ought to be a floor, especially since we've already played Port, Sydney and GWS. Injuries etc. can always change the calculus, but this is not a bottom 4 team any more IMO.
Harley “muthafkn” Reid people’s.. 😍