West Coast Tanking?

[TassieDevil 143]

Harley Reid. If it was MFC in their position it would be investigated.

Edited April 28 by TassieDevil
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[Jibroni 5,004]

What?

[DubDee 25,891]

Only way Simpson still has a job is if they all agreed to tank

[picket fence 17,172]

They are Soooo bad they dont have to tank, they are just abysmally woeful!

[Left Foot Snap 2,412]

Given they won last year towards the end of the season, and would not have finished last unless North subsequently won, I don't think there is much to investigate. 

[Bring-Back-Powell 14,846]

1 hour ago, Left Foot Snap said:

Given they won last year towards the end of the season, and would not have finished last unless North subsequently won, I don't think there is much to investigate. 

Agree.

They beat the Dogs in round 23 when they were $16-1 to win the game, after seemingly having the spoon in the bag.

It’s the polar opposite to tanking.

[chook fowler 19,459]

Hawks are worse

[rpfc 28,482]

No, just no. 

Al Gore - who invented the internet - just groaned from his grave…

[dazzledavey36 54,951]

4 hours ago, TassieDevil said:

Harley Reid. If it was MFC in their position it would be investigated.

No it wouldn't 

[DeeZone 9,856]

8 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

Hawks are worse

It’s a three way draw, Roos, Hawks and Eagles who will receive the most handouts from AFL.

[gs77 4,252]

4 hours ago, TassieDevil said:

Harley Reid. If it was MFC in their position it would be investigated.

Really? A team managing the load on one of the most promising first year players to have entered the system in years?

[picket fence 17,172]

Clarry wasnt managed in his first year! Seemed to work out well for him!😇

[Left Foot Snap 2,412]

20 minutes ago, gs77 said:

Really? A team managing the load on one of the most promising first year players to have entered the system in years?

To be honest, I took the original post to be about WCE tanking last year to GET Harley Reid.

[whatwhat say what 22,775]

15 hours ago, picket fence said:

Clarry wasnt managed in his first year! Seemed to work out well for him!😇

yes he was

[Wrecker46 2,985]

North should be investgated for winning in the last round

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

20 hours ago, TassieDevil said:

Harley Reid. If it was MFC in their position it would be investigated.

Not sure why this post has copped the laughs and criticism it has. It’s a fair comment and question. 100% the “managing” of Harley Reid is suspicious. 

Edited April 29 by Ethan Tremblay

[Gawndy the Great 9,011]

10 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Not sure why this post has copper the laughs and criticism it has. It’s a fair comment and question. 100% the “managing” of Harley Reid is suspicious. 

Why ET? As in the WCE don't want to win too many games in 2024 ?

[Ethan Tremblay 30,861]

They’re a big club, they can survive another down year for the purpose of gaining advantageous draft picks. I just think questioning if they’re tanking (or not) is a fair question. 

[Brownie 5,981]

16 hours ago, Left Foot Snap said:

To be honest, I took the original post to be about WCE tanking last year to GET Harley Reid.

Let's face it, he didn't play very well last match anyway 😜

[george_on_the_outer 7,604]

There is no such thing as tanking any more. 

1. The league has some magic formula to give clubs access to additional players/picks. The old system which encouraged tanking under a formula previously used no longer exists. 

2. Finishing bottom gets you the first pick, and then pick 19...one pick  after the premier for that year, and so forth.  So all you finish up with is one player/pick more than the premiers.  Look how much it has done for WCE this year. That is not how you build a list.

3. WCE played finals in 2020.  There is no way the league will give them any access to extra picks. As hard it is to believe, they haven't been bad enough for long enough yet. 

4. WCE were offered 3 first round picks for pick 1.  They refused, just so they could get 5 minutes of coverage with Reid when they selected him.  With Darling, McGovern, Gaff all gone in the near future, they will need more than 1 player to replace them.