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I was perturbed tttt by his kicking... He's been a much better hitter of leather than he seems of late. That everyone except our Brains trust knew about where and how to kick here ...at our HOME ground ....is reprehensible. Ive new thought Goodwin gets it...not at the level he's allowed to exert influence. He's a people person...a proud footballer no doubt ....but he's more a tinkerer than a holistic planner... He's under equiped.

of course not...its the Vibe...It's Mabo !! this isnt directed at anyone in particular As it happens I thought a handful showed a bit more verve. Only an idiot would have played that magnificently coiffured Fritcsh anywhere other than the forward arc....yet supposedly being returned there is a master stroke. By our coaching standards it is..How sad. I dont know how Max keeps his composure..Id be beyond frustrated being among the few to know how to play the game properly. I see ANB put in a few decent minutes....and then went back to normal. That of itself is fascinating...How do you know what to do one minute...then brain fade the rest ?? And does he actually know how to spoil in a marking contest...does he ?? Brayden Brayden Brayden.....ahhhhhhhhh Hunt was a trier...but it seems like so many lack the resolve to back themselves at ever so crucial moments. Is it a team thing...is it just poor coaching...I have my suspicions. May...best game . Lever not out of sorts entirely...but still costly occasionally. That will get better Im sure ( I hope ) I didn notice there wasn't the obscene compulsion to just bomb away but its still the most used option. Eagles kept their kicks a lot lower . Theres a very good reason for that. We dont give each other much space. Eagles had a paddock at times...we had a couch for two. We do some ridiculous things at times and I wonder why. I dont think anyone could make any passing commentary on the game without involving the maggots. Remarkable...truly. such a disparity and imbalance between what THEY could do with seeming impunity and should we dare look at the ball the wrong way...kapow !! It was blatant...irrefutable....and not the only occasion. May might lambast Gus but truly I thought he was ok in the main.. He was #1 victim imho of some very 'different' umpiring. We have a lot of bog average players dont we....good match for the box

@Macca it was Macca that instigated Watts going. (Not you...that other one lol )

@Lucifer's Hero Well done....seriously. ..you get it. Going to my old walking stick called "by design" you've just nailed the two principal designers. There's a couple of other accomplices but youve nailed the ringleaders. Many here will simply not believe you.

you may wish to merge with an earlier thread

Too much for something that approaches football.....and doesn't resemble manic dodgems ? I do sense however the Eagles will control the ball, control the tempo and therefore the game. We might fly out of the gate with delusional exuberance to the chorus of euphoric rapture but it never lasts long. I'd be content today if we can just exhibit some intelligence with the ball......again....too much ?

Wouldn't have anything to do with WA and SA being more relevant to the Outback ??

I'll give him this...he painted doom and gloom into something akin Starry Starry night. ..? ( that didn't end well though eh .. )?

Im thinking a few frothies !!!

I read the thread title and thought.. What....he's been stuffed and mounted !!

This is a very intersting area i feel. Im not sure there's too many other elite professional leagues of any sport that seem to be placing such an emphasis on coaching development. And by this i refer to the new buzz thing of doing the AFL coaching academy thing to get your bit of paper to go coach...at the highest level. Coaching dev IS a good thing in general. It affords the opportunity for many at many levels to become familiar with "best practices " and to provide a resource that would for many be unavailable. I see that as more of a tool used holistically over the game. Does this make you a good Snr AFL coach ? I dont see why tbh. The best coaches simply have the best foitball brains and the ability to surround themselves with like minded who can do the day to day stuff. All these sporting codes.. all these successful coaches...what they have in common is nouse. ..not a made up bit of paper. Of course good coaches continue development. Only a fool stops learning. There is surely a difference though between further development and thatvwhich is rwquired to be manifestly capable in the first place.

You're in luck today BBO.... i see a jolly good flogging one way or another. That which the Pies were able to bring to bear ( against WCE ) we lamentably lack..i.e a forward line. Eagles HAVE a backline. We're playing deckchairs currently to the sounds of a Three penny orchestra. Simpson will have reloaded and re-sighted. Id love to win but this doesn't bode well. Eagles in a canter

Make no mistake @Lucifer's Hero weareat the desperate stage. Way past wallpapering over cracks...

I think you're right Moonie I said last year that i thought Hogan would have his problems, that he'd never fulfill his potential, that he'd never play a full season for us or anyone. That's not a slight as such upon the lad just an observation based upon his fitness and disposition towards the game. I sense he does enjoy being in Perth far more. Thats good for him. I was glad to see him leave us and i still think he has a potential that will never be realised fully.

Jones WILL get another year...I'll just leave it at that. Says it all.

where's the line ...points ...for a flogging ?? I sense BBO could be mildly disappointed

was never going ANYWHERE !!

You actually raise a point I have thought about. Our "style" , i fear, for many natural footballers is of itself very counter instinctive.

Thanks Rusty....my thinking about the last line is that its the very fact it's persisted with displays the amateur behind it.Anyone with a clue surely brings a quiver to the battle...not a solitary arrow ??

just because it needs another viewing

Both Wagners.......oh Goody !!!

i wish him well if that were the case...and another spot opens up...win Win

I have to disagree. The game style is very much the cause. it requires relentless attack on the ball..all bull at a gate stuff. There is hardly a sniff of tempo. Our style isnt about skill, about techniques, about any real panache , it's all bang crash stuff. You can't keep this up for a game let alone any number put together without burning out players. Not all of our lot are kids. Those 6-8 weeks that we were "up" as it's put were also directly after the club was being ridiculed for it's seeming inability to take a real scalp. The whip came out...and the bull at a gate style got turned up to "danger will robinson" .It was effective for a short while...and then it wasnt. Not only had we super fatigued our list but put any number on gurneys awaiting the ambo to the surgery dept. Not all game styles are the same....ours is putrid bordering on amateurish.

we need to play our footy in NZ then !!

We haven't a real clue what to do with the pill Earl.. thats our real problem.