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    Media Thread 2026: Insightful, Inciteful and Incomptent

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    Game Day Preseason, 2026: West Coast vs Port Adelaide

    We traded it to move up 1 spot on draft night. Liam Ryan 28 years old Contracted Premiership player and AA in 2020 Traded for Saints F2 (we also gave up our 2027 F3 in the deal - so in effect, Ryan traded for a modest pick swap in the late 2nd / early 3rd round) Tylar Young 27 years old Out of...
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025 Part 2

    Sure, but not at any cost. And pick 3 in a draft with many elite midfield options is not an acceptable cost. A competent list manager would be able to acquire leadership without compromising our ability to acrue elite talent.
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025 Part 2

    Same copium argument rolled out for Murphy Reid. On the contrary, I think smart, skillful footballers like Smith and M.Reid would stick out like sore thumbs in our side and transform our ball movement, despite their lack of size. Below average lists become above average lists by accruing elite...
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025 Part 2

    Quality > Quantity There's a reason you can't bundle multiple post-first round for a top pick. Unless you're one of the northern acadmey teams, that is.
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    Oppo Camp Non-Eagles Discussion 2025 Part 2

    Just like how we likely wouldn't have taken Cooper Stephens, Jeremy Sharp, Nick Bryan, and Ryan Angwin with the picks we gave up for Tim Kelly, right? Only simpletons would think like that 🙄
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    Game Day The 2025 Draft Day Thread

    Absolutely bewildering use of resources. Lindsay is a reasonable selection at 19 in a weak draft, but boy did we trade a house for a paperclip in the process. I believe we effectively gave up Barrass, Ryan, pick 22, and 2027 F3 for Lindsay and Young (and possibly 33 depending on where the bid...
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    Game Day The 2025 Draft Day Thread

    Also pick 22 (or 23)? Did we not use one of these to upgrade from 16 to 13? The 33 in return will possibly be eaten in a bid on Williams
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    List Mgmt. Draft thread - 2025 (remaining picks: 29, 34)

    Assuming Cal's mail is correct, we'd have started the trade period with 16, 22, 23, only to end up with Addinsall, Stracevich, and 33 eaten up by a bid on Tylah Williams. Have to say that is poor value for those original picks. Hoping for a surprise slider and a later bid on Williams.
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    List Mgmt. Draft thread - 2025 (remaining picks: 29, 34)

    Don't love it, but could live with it given we traded up to no man's land at 13 and lost the race for 9. As a combined haul, better Addinsall at 13 (in addition to Duursma & CDT) than reaching for the perceived need in Sharp at 2 + BPA at 13. Our list is so short of top-end talent that it's a...
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    List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade Thread - 2025 Edition Vol 3

    Evidence: Friejah/Roberts + Boxhall >> Hall In fact, any one of those players > Hall We paid a F3 to jump 2 spots from 40 to 38 to take Hall (a one-dimensional prospect with multiple obvious flaws) while Freijah, Archie Roberts, Joe Fonti, and Humphries (who in fairness we'd likely not have...
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    Coach Welcome to West Coast: Andrew McQualter

    Quoted from the media thread. Our best (statistical) improvement according to champion data is Ginbey, up 18 spots to #222. A damning stat for a rebuilding side coming off the lowest of bases. Melbourne is the nearest side with Chandler improving 44 spots to #69. This has been one of my main...
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    Autopsy Round 3, 2025: Positives and Negatives vs Fremantle

    Oscar seems like a decent guy and capable of those inspiring on-field acts that lift the team. But I've had the impression he sees himself entitled to leadership despite lacking actual leadership skills. Jump through the right hoops, say the right things in the right way (his press conferences...
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    List Mgmt. Contracts/Trade/Draft Thread - 2025 Edition

    Pick 1 downgraded to a late teens pick + Cam Zurhaar? Has a crack. Can't hit the side of a barn. Would not put it past our management.
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    Game Day Round 3, 2025: West Coast vs Fremantle - The Owen Derby

    Disagree. Was always on the fringes. Skills were very poor plus rash decision making. There was a period where he was taking intercept marks to compliment his "headless chook" rebound, but have not seen this at the Eagles where he has played further up the ground.
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