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Keys is too busy at the moment trying to quell the mob in their WAFL thread after that article.
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I have done an analysis of the Eagles and it appears the greatest threat comes in their midfield. Their auxillary midfield. They have a +50 free kick differential up to this point in the season. They average a whopping +6.75 frees per game at home whilst away the are at -0.5 per game.
The Eagles have lost 3 of the last 4 at home but they have all been against top 8 sides. What this suggests is that they aren't a very good team at least without Kennedy. Away from home they have only beaten North, a deteriorated Bulldogs outfit and Port when they were playing poorer and lying in 7th
They have won 5 from 8 at home though. The free kick bias is not enough to beat top teams but against mid table and lower it comes into play.
What this means is that we can beat them. However when you get almost 7 extra free kicks EVERY home game that will make a difference in the season.
If we are disciplined , no head high tackles , no stupid 50s , no Suban specials in front of goal we are in with good shot. What chance an outcome under a goal?
The Eagles have lost 3 of the last 4 at home but they have all been against top 8 sides. What this suggests is that they aren't a very good team at least without Kennedy. Away from home they have only beaten North, a deteriorated Bulldogs outfit and Port when they were playing poorer and lying in 7th
They have won 5 from 8 at home though. The free kick bias is not enough to beat top teams but against mid table and lower it comes into play.
What this means is that we can beat them. However when you get almost 7 extra free kicks EVERY home game that will make a difference in the season.
If we are disciplined , no head high tackles , no stupid 50s , no Suban specials in front of goal we are in with good shot. What chance an outcome under a goal?
It's a boomerang season...we keep throwing it away and the bloody thing keeps coming back.
Amazing to think that if we won our last 7 games we would be firmly entrenched in the Top 8.
So somehow we're still not mathematically ruled out, but it's clear as daylight the club's focus isn't to play finals this year with some big matches coming up. There's little pressure on us to win this weekend, but I imagine a victory could start that thought process again.
Still don't know if I want us to finish as low as possible to get currency or to gun it hard for the finals. Worst-case would truly be a 9th-11th finish.
So somehow we're still not mathematically ruled out, but it's clear as daylight the club's focus isn't to play finals this year with some big matches coming up. There's little pressure on us to win this weekend, but I imagine a victory could start that thought process again.
Still don't know if I want us to finish as low as possible to get currency or to gun it hard for the finals. Worst-case would truly be a 9th-11th finish.
My view is we should always be pushing for every win. Having a winning culture is of more value long term than a few draft pick positions even if that means finishing between 9 and 11
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Ditto, especially on game day. I hate the feeling that a side is aiming more for the draft then the win.
It's one thing to do it through list management, if we were pushing for a flag would Sandi be listed as season or 4-6 and see where he's at? Could A.Pearce play this year?
Expecting to see a steady rotation of rested players with minor conditions but as long as they pick the best side from what is available and try and win each game on the day I'll be happy.
Dawson will go to town on him
Yeah, pretty much.
If we have blokes with niggles that need a rest, then I'd be of the view that unless we are actually in the hunt for a flag we play it safe and rest them when needed.
The other aspect is the draft is always a bit of a gamble. Sure a high draft position improves the odds but even a no 1 draft pick can do a knee and never play again. Building a winning culture where the players have an ingrained mindset to never quit is worth a stack of high picks. I remember having a 50 odd point lead against Melbourne at half time and they came back and won. The right attitude within the playing group is absolute gold.
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Re: wanting to win or not... it still makes me laugh that Melbourne supporters spent an entire season barracking against their own team only for their reward to be Scully and Trengove. I'm sure it was worth it though, lol.
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To be fair, Bennell's game last week was still a better performance than most of your youngsters have managed in the WAFL this year.
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Couldn't be worse than whatever coaching Simpson has been giving them.
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