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News Media Thread, 2024: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent
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Binuk Kodituwakku....that's a name and half!
Kods.....Wakka....The Bin!
Kods.....Wakka....The Bin!
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Amy thoughts on Clarke you’d be prepared to share?
He did fleece both us and Freo of F3 picks last draft as each club moved their R2 selection up in order to secure Hall and Simpson respectively
Richmond have also been able to find some good players late in the draft over the years. Something we haven’t always been able to manage to do
Sri Lankan name, I believe. The double 'k' suggests Tamil, specifically, but I could be wrong.
TBH I just don't know him well enough. On paper it looks like a potential decent appointment. TBH updrading your pick in the second round is always at least a future 3rd so it's not like we were fleeced or Freo either for that matter.
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Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles
The Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles
Link to Simpson’s interview with Mark Duffield this morning
Not much we weren’t aware of but touches on a few bits of interest
Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles
The Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagleswww.westcoasteagles.com.au
Link to Simpson’s interview with Mark Duffield this morning
Not much we weren’t aware of but touches on a few bits of interest
Gaff in good nick and back to his running profile of a few years ago is good, but also happy to hear Simmo say that wing spot is up for grabs.
Other than that it sounded like he was keeping the lid well and truly on. With the influx of youth joining the team he's really gone out of his way to stand guard with his hose ready to put cold water on any chat that's getting a bit too keen.
Miguel Sanchez
(Unique injury) TBC
Didn’t we hear that 12 months ago?
Possibly. If it's not true at least the wing is up for grabs this year.
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Unfortunately we need the Gaff running profile of several years ago
Gaff ended up playing inside, as most of our mids were done.
He was also banged up, another thing Simmo mentioned. Might have had a good preseason last year then played through pain that was no risk of getting worse as he was on a million dollar contract.
I think it's unlikely but if Gaff turns back the clock it's not the worst thing for our side, whether he's in the starting 22 or keeping pressure on whoever has taken his spot.
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Running aside, I dont think his style suits the modern game. Its all about size/power or precise kicking. He's neither of those things.
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GWS at it again
Whats with all the gws stuff getting posted on here?
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Sorry. AFL related content that is good, an area we've been lamenting the past couple of years. Doesn't have a home elsewhere so I've posted here.
We do have the Non-Eagles Football Discussion thread.
From The Age
Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
Improvement and the fundamentals such as spirit and being fierce in the contest are West Coast’s priorities rather than a specific win tally in 2024.
Eagles coach Adam Simpson is not nominating a wins and losses tally, but he is clear about the steps needed to develop an identity that returns West Coast to finals and premiership contention.
“We haven’t put a finger on wins or losses. We need to be competitive and that is a goal for us,” Simpson told The Age.
“We want to play with spirit, [focus on] the contest, pressure and [keeping] the ball in the front half. That’s the starting point and then the players express what the rest of it looks like, but we can’t take that second step until we take the first one.”
After a dismal two years spent at the bottom of the ladder where key players were often injured, out of form or asked to play unsuitable roles, Simpson said it was crucial senior players were available to support talented youngsters embarking on their career.
Having quickly gone from being one of the most experienced lists in 2022 to sitting alongside Hawthorn and North Melbourne as the third-youngest list – based on average age – in 2024, the challenge is obvious.
“The locker room is changing with the kids coming through ... the older guys are really enjoying that too,” Simpson said.
The arrival of No.1 pick Harley Reid has created constant headlines with Simpson impressed with how the 18-year-old has handled the attention while the appointment of new co-captains Liam Duggan and Oscar Allen is another indicator of generational change.
But ensuring senior players such as Elliot Yeo, Jeremy McGovern, Jamie Cripps, Jack Darling and Andrew Gaff are on the park and playing to the best of their ability remains critical to their competitiveness as it allows the team’s youngsters to develop their craft as their form ebbs and flows.
Simpson said he has been impressed with those senior players’ pre-seasons and their hunger and the club has also found renewed energy under the leadership of new CEO Don Pyke and a revamped program under former Western Bulldogs’ fitness boss Mathew Innes.
Simpson said it has also been an ideal time for Duggan and Allen to become co-captains as the club re-directs its energy and becomes more outward looking.
“They are values-based leaders who lead by example who are club first all the time. They are ready to go,” Simpson said.
The premiership coach who was under pressure to retain his job last season is fresh and grateful for the opportunity to transition the club that won the flag under him in 2018 with a style that built the ball up slowly by foot from the backline.
“I think it is hard for a coach to change the way they want to play the game but I identified a few years ago that we needed to and we haven’t seen it just yet,” Simpson said.
He is looking forward to combining premiership experience with fresh-faced recruits with the coach saying the No.1 pick would be managed carefully to set his career up.
So far, Reid has played a mix of on-ball and across halfback with the Eagles helping him make the jump from junior to full-time footballer.
“If I just let him go on the ball I think he’ll do a pretty good job but is he ready as an 18-year-old just to confront 22 games,” Simpson said.
His battles with Yeo at training have already made an impression with the Eagles coaching staff.
“If they can play together I think we can see some pretty combative stuff on game day. [Harley] just wants to win and he wants to play with his mates,” Simpson said.
The Eagles, who are expected to recruit a new list manager soon, understand the position they are in as they begin to haul themselves back up the ladder and back into premiership contention.
“How long that takes ... that is the interesting part,” Simpson said.
‘We need to be competitive’, says West Coast coach Simpson
The new West Coast embraces what is ahead
Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
Improvement and the fundamentals such as spirit and being fierce in the contest are West Coast’s priorities rather than a specific win tally in 2024.
Eagles coach Adam Simpson is not nominating a wins and losses tally, but he is clear about the steps needed to develop an identity that returns West Coast to finals and premiership contention.
“We haven’t put a finger on wins or losses. We need to be competitive and that is a goal for us,” Simpson told The Age.
“We want to play with spirit, [focus on] the contest, pressure and [keeping] the ball in the front half. That’s the starting point and then the players express what the rest of it looks like, but we can’t take that second step until we take the first one.”
After a dismal two years spent at the bottom of the ladder where key players were often injured, out of form or asked to play unsuitable roles, Simpson said it was crucial senior players were available to support talented youngsters embarking on their career.
Having quickly gone from being one of the most experienced lists in 2022 to sitting alongside Hawthorn and North Melbourne as the third-youngest list – based on average age – in 2024, the challenge is obvious.
“The locker room is changing with the kids coming through ... the older guys are really enjoying that too,” Simpson said.
The arrival of No.1 pick Harley Reid has created constant headlines with Simpson impressed with how the 18-year-old has handled the attention while the appointment of new co-captains Liam Duggan and Oscar Allen is another indicator of generational change.
But ensuring senior players such as Elliot Yeo, Jeremy McGovern, Jamie Cripps, Jack Darling and Andrew Gaff are on the park and playing to the best of their ability remains critical to their competitiveness as it allows the team’s youngsters to develop their craft as their form ebbs and flows.
Simpson said he has been impressed with those senior players’ pre-seasons and their hunger and the club has also found renewed energy under the leadership of new CEO Don Pyke and a revamped program under former Western Bulldogs’ fitness boss Mathew Innes.
Simpson said it has also been an ideal time for Duggan and Allen to become co-captains as the club re-directs its energy and becomes more outward looking.
“They are values-based leaders who lead by example who are club first all the time. They are ready to go,” Simpson said.
The premiership coach who was under pressure to retain his job last season is fresh and grateful for the opportunity to transition the club that won the flag under him in 2018 with a style that built the ball up slowly by foot from the backline.
“I think it is hard for a coach to change the way they want to play the game but I identified a few years ago that we needed to and we haven’t seen it just yet,” Simpson said.
He is looking forward to combining premiership experience with fresh-faced recruits with the coach saying the No.1 pick would be managed carefully to set his career up.
So far, Reid has played a mix of on-ball and across halfback with the Eagles helping him make the jump from junior to full-time footballer.
“If I just let him go on the ball I think he’ll do a pretty good job but is he ready as an 18-year-old just to confront 22 games,” Simpson said.
His battles with Yeo at training have already made an impression with the Eagles coaching staff.
“If they can play together I think we can see some pretty combative stuff on game day. [Harley] just wants to win and he wants to play with his mates,” Simpson said.
The Eagles, who are expected to recruit a new list manager soon, understand the position they are in as they begin to haul themselves back up the ladder and back into premiership contention.
“How long that takes ... that is the interesting part,” Simpson said.
It’s good media from their socials team though. They set the standard. Can’t see why it shouldn’t be posted here.
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Link to Simpson’s interview with Mark Duffield this morning
Not much we weren’t aware of but touches on a few bits of interest
Listened to the podcast last night, gotta say, pretty disappointed with Duffield.
Before the interview he mentioned things he doesn’t want to hear from Adam Simpson in 2024 with one being credits in the bank / runs on the board for senior players returning, yet he failed to bring that up with Simmo.
