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  1. Marlin01

    Opinion No More Brad Scott Week

    As much as I hate to say this, it seems Brad has finally grown up. His conduct immediately after the game and in his post-match press conference was exemplary and for us to ignore that makes us look like a bunch of campaigners.
  2. Marlin01

    AFL Rock Bands

    I came across this piece, got a chuckle out of it and thought you guys might find it amusing. http://m.watoday.com.au/afl/afl-news/no-meatloaf-the-greatest-afl-rocknroll-teams-of-all-time-20150115-12b6qf.html
  3. Marlin01

    Analysis + and - RD 22 vs Melbourne

    Has this not been done or am I suffering from a severe form of Male Domestic Blindness? + We won and increased our %, probably by as much as necessary. + I thought that was Kennedy's best marking game for a long time. He's been receiving quality delivery of late and grassing a few. I thought...
  4. Marlin01

    List Mgmt. Best 22 2015

    Yes, it is very premature. I know 2014 isn't over and we haven't even had the draft yet. You raise some very very very valid points. LeCras Lycett Masten Darling Kennedy Wellingham Rosa Shuey Gaff Hurn Brown Schofield Bennell Mackenzie Sheppard NN Yeo AAAA Priddis BBBB McGovern SUB AAAA...
  5. Marlin01

    List Mgmt. Is it time?

    I feel a great disturbance in the AFL. As if millions of footy fans have suddenly cried out in terror and are about to be silenced. I suspect something special is about to happen. He moves among other players unnoticed. They cannot not sense his bulking frame any more than they can decipher the...
  6. Marlin01

    Preview New Coach: winners and Losers

    With every coaching change, there will be a change in playing personnel. Some under-utilised talent will get more opportunity and some faithful warhorses will be turned out to pasture. After watching and reading Simpson's media conferences and those of the senior players, I think we can start...
  7. Marlin01

    Opinion Are you happy to have a new coach?

    Yes, I know our new coach hasn't lead us in a single match yet, but I wanted to gauge popular opinion on the wisdom of changing coaches. Let us assume, for the sake of this discussion, that it was the club's decision to change coaches and that Worsfold would gladly have coached to the best of...
  8. Marlin01

    Toast Woosha Gold

    I know there is already a thread along these lines, but I'm buggered if I can find it. Mods, please feel free to merge if you can track it down. This is the thread for you to post comments made by The Great Woosh that tickle your funny bone. They may be uttered with a steely look, through...
  9. Marlin01

    Opinion Rate this Team

    I enjoy creating hypothetical teams from the Eagles list, so I thought I'd create a thread for posters to list their own hypothetical team and comment on the strength and weaknesses of other teams. I personally like to do teams of the future, but they don't have to be. You might like to leave...
  10. Marlin01

    Opinion Is Luke Shuey our Most Valuable Midfielder?

    I know the phrase "Most Valuable" is somewhat vague, but I'll define it as "hardest to replace". Against Sydney and Adelaide our midfield was destroyed. Comparisons with 2010 were valid IMO, because we saw a return to players being bumped off the ball and circular handball work. Right from...
  11. Marlin01

    Toast Jacob Brennan

    Mods please merge if this has been done elsewhere. I searched but didn't find. Monkey Jr has impressed me enormously in his first 8 games. I think he's solidified his spot in the best 22 with his speed and kamikaze attack on the footy. He's so brave, I just love the way he goes about it...
  12. Marlin01

    Preview Rd 9: Derby XXXV West Coast v Fremantle

    Can you believe it's Derby 35 already? Seems like yesterday that we were smashing their scrawny backsides back from whence they came, in the first contest between the two sides. So much has happened since then, the Eagles have won a flag and cemented themselves as one of the competition's...
  13. Marlin01

    Roast Scott Selwood

    Missed a target in the second quarter that nearly resulted in a turnover. He must be banished to the WAFL. The obvious replacement is Mascoulis who did a good thing in the NAB Cup. Further, I have cast the knucklebones and the future is written. The one they call Scooter will betray us this...
  14. Marlin01

    GWS - Which Player is Going?

    With Scott Selwood signing, I was checking out Jimmy the Gent's Contract Thread and was pretty happy with what I saw, in that we've already secured a lot of talent. The following players either come out of contract at the end of this season or have unknown contracts: Strijk Kerr Glass...
  15. Marlin01

    How to win at the WACA

    I've been watching test cricket at the WACA for over 20 years now and I've seen the same errors made by both Australian teams and touring sides every year. The WACA is an extremely fast and bouncy pitch and it makes for quite a unique game of cricket. I believe it's a fantastic cricket pitch...
  16. Marlin01

    Preview 2012 WCE Predictions Thread

    Apologies if one of these threads has already been posted. I did a search and didn't find one. H and A Wins: 15 Final Ladder Position after H and A: 4th Largest victory: Rd 18 v Bris. 72pts Best and Fairest 1) Matthew Rosa 2) Matthew Priddis 3) Luke Shuey Leading Goal Scorer 1)...
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    National Draft Re-vamp

    With so many players requesting trades to their home states and often specific clubs, this is leaving the clubs that recruit them via the ND in losing positions. Obviously, the one that is most pertinent to me is Brad Ebert. I don't blame Ebert for wanting to go home and nor do I blame Port...
  18. Marlin01

    What is tanking?

    I wonder if we can have a mature, philosophical discussion, without casting aspersions about specific clubs. In fact, I think for the sake of the thread, all references to specific clubs/teams should be left out. There seems to be a lot of debate about the definition of tanking. I note a...
  19. Marlin01

    Team vs Melbourne

    LeCras and Smith in. West Coast Eagles B: Ashley Smith, Darren Glass, Shannon Hurn HB: Sam Butler, Eric Mackenzie, Scott Selwood C: Andrew Embley, Matthew Priddis, Matthew Rosa HF: Luke Shuey, Josh Kennedy, Mark Nicoski F: Mark LeCras, Quinten Lynch, Jack Darling Foll: Dean Cox, Daniel...
  20. Marlin01

    Of Babies and Bathwater

    So far, I've been very happy with what the Eagles have produced. We've caused all our opponents problems with our zone and general tackling pressure. We are starting to look like a team that plays with a plan, in a reasonably co-ordinated fashion. Had you told me, prior to this season, that...
  21. Marlin01

    Kerr $101 for Brownlow

    Worth a punt? I might donate my usual $10 to the coffers of Sportsbet.
  22. Marlin01

    Preview What do you want to see this pre-season?

    Last pre-season was touted as the one which would determine our future FF. I went along to most of the pre-season games and it soon became apparent that particular mystery would remain unsolved. As it panned out, I believe the lack of a second reliable KPF was one of the major contributing...
  23. Marlin01

    Eagles you would bank on.

    There seems to be a lot of discussion about the trading of fringe players atm. I'm not overly interested in this, because I don't see these players as overly important in our chances of success in the medium term. Instead, I'd be interested to discuss who you see as the players already on the...
  24. Marlin01

    Does our current group have any heart?

    We'll know by 8.40pm this Saturday night. - Towelled up by Freo - Coach stating publicly he'll be gone if there's no improvement - Playing an equally-struggling team - On our home ground This week's game will not be about who's in and who's out, tactics or player development, it will...
  25. Marlin01

    Will LeCras kick >5 goals again this season

    Cast your vote now...
  26. Marlin01

    News Dean Kemp appointed part-time assistant coach

    I just watched "Inside 50 rd14" on the Eagles website and it had an interview with Kempy. He said he's been appointed as a part-time forward skills coach. He also mentioned that he has been working with Ebert, Masten, Swift and a couple of others, so it sounds more like a general skills coach...
  27. Marlin01

    RANT: Dear Knee-Jerkers

    Dear Knee-Jerkers, Where are you this week? Where are all the calls to sack our entire coaching, recruiting and playing staff? We played just as poorly against Hawthorn, as we did against the Dockers, we were merely playing a lesser team. Are you now happy with the way things are going or...
  28. Marlin01

    Lessons from the 2010 Pre-Season

    I have seen more footy this pre-season than any before and with only one game left in Victoria, I thought now might be a good time to discuss what we have obseved from the 2010 pre-season. Here are a few of my observations: 1) the most important aspect of play for the Eagles is the first...
  29. Marlin01

    Interchange Shamozzle

    Forgive me if this has been mentioned in another thread or in the game's commentary, but I am absolutely gobsmacked by what I have seen and I want to get it off my chest. I was sitting on the second level of the two-tier stand, bang on centre wing, so I had more or less, a perfect view of the...
  30. Marlin01

    You be Metropolis

    On the main board supporters of different clubs have listed what they believe to be their team's best 22. I have cut and pasted the forward lines from these teams below. Your job is to choose the appropriate players from the Eagles to man them up. Sydney HF: Kieran Jack - Adam Goodes - Ben...

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