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5. Kelly 4. Waterman 3. Duggan 2. Hough 1. Ginbey

Small inside midfielder does scream pre-draft Chris Masten, but Masten was also a premiership winger for us and played 200+ games. If you could guarantee that going in you’d be pretty happy. Just because he might not end up in the initial position he might have played a lot of junior footy in...

He’s probably going to be out for while, but avoiding an ACL is a great result. Seems to be so well respected around the club, Longy. He will be missed

I think there’s something about development I read earlier this year. Players don’t truly really develop until they get exposed to games like this. The close games when the heat goes on and the intensity increases and you have to perform under pressure. Games where you aren’t in it in the...

More so they feel Harvey isn’t quite physically ready for a full game yet and they want to manage if they can to ease him in to this level. Also, I dare say Harvey will give us a bigger spark when he comes on vs Sheed.

Good luck to sheed I hope he plays well. Hopefully he comes with some fire in his belly and some nice delivery to our forwards. Dare I say it, he’s on notice?

Simmo looks about 10 years younger this year. Whatever you think of him and his coaching you could never say he hasn’t taken these last few years easily.

Feel we have an opportunity for our midfield to use their size to their advantage tonight. Essendons midfield is strong with Parish, Merrett & Caldwell all very capable as a midfield group, but they aren’t big midfielders. I feel they won’t try to make it a heavily contested game but I think we...

I think it’s probably echoing a bit of what’s been previously said, but I feel like we are really now showing the professionalism again that you would expect from a big club like us, and Pyke has clearly had such an impact on that. He’s been quite clear in the expectations that he has for the...

a couple of reasons. Firstly, I don’t think there is the generational talent worth missing out on two top talents for. 2 more first rounders would be a useful to a rebuild this year if we didn’t trade. Secondly, if we did enter the race for Baker it would allow us to get him and still keep...

The mail that I got, and this was early on in the year, granted, was that Freo were heavily into McDonald and that we had been heavily into Baker. Bought a house over here, has good connections at WC. This was really even before it was heavily reported he was potentially on the move. But...

He’s been such a wonderful servant of the club, Darling. Maligned, sure, but you can never fault his work ethic or the impact he has on the side when he is up and about. Takes a lot of heat off our other key forwards by always being a threat. Truly deserves our #2 goalkicking spot. He has had...

5. Waterman (so comfortable with the ball in his hand these days) 4. Yeo (only midfielder that can really say they weren’t beaten today) 3. Hough (Reid aside, just about my favourite eagle these days. Developing nicely) 2. Gov 1. H. Edwards HM: Petch, Duggan

It would be nice to have our rebuild assisted with highly rated academy boys that only you have access to. Not Gold Coasts fault of course; that’s the rules that the AFL have allowed. When they learn how to win away from home they are going to be a helluva side.

Effort was good. Just lacked the skills and the maturity to work through what the GC system off ball. Carrying a few which became obvious when GC hit in the 3rd. Williams well beaten, as was our midfield bar Yeo. reverse score line to the bulldogs game, which makes a lot of difference but...

Really happy to see Darcy Jones play well. Rough first year doing his knee, but he looks electric. Giants just in cruise control. Lions seem unable to run to defend.

Saints look like a team in limbo. Good enough to be middle of table but not good enough to seriously challenge. Where does the improvement come from? Lots of solid role players and decent footballers but little genuine A graders. Ross has them playing a structure but they really looked out of...

There was a part of me that thought Ryan went to HB to get some extra miles in the legs without the real temptation to contest up forward. He’s such an X factor though- if he’s close to fitness I think he plays and Maric maybe goes back for a full run. Freo are strong defensively and we will...

I think judging by Yeo’s comments yesterday I think a few of the players thought like we did that he was robbed. In fairness I’m happier to see him get it in a win and Darcy was also a well deserving nominee last week. That North win against Gold Coast from last year is truly a gift that just...

At this point I don’t really care about the song. Just so long as they keep playing it at the end of games I’ll be happy to be sick of it. Could it be improved? Yes, sure. Reckon most of us would get down to eagle rock, over our current song. But think like a lot of things of late the club...

Older than me, actually haha. But I am legal enough now so age is just a number ;)

I think the positive about our midfield right now - all of them can break tackles. All have the power to burst through. It’s something that set Judd, Kerr & Cousins apart as a midfield group and it’s something that is becoming a trait in our younger boys, backed up by Yeo and Kelly who already...

I legit said the exact same thing to my wife this evening. It’s that pure knowledge you are witnessing the early days of a legitimate champion. Win lose or draw I just want to see what happens next.

I think the thing with English is that he will make us a better side, so I have no issues us going after him. He’s an excellent 2 way runner and link up player and I think something that often is overlooked is how much he does off the ball to support his defenders, a need we will start to have...

I remember Masten was a small inside midfielder pre-draft and inevitably ended up on a wing. See some similar traits in that clip with Jagga Smith. Granted, I’ve only seen highlights so this is not based on anything other than that but to me he moves a bit like Lachie Ash. Wouldn’t be...

Im not upset having Gaff back, he’s at least gone back to WAFL and picked up a bit of ball over the last couple of weeks. If he’s named he will have my full support as all the boys do. He’s not useful as a sub, though IMO. His strength is his running and I’d much rather we use that on the role...

A sneak peak on the Reid v Martin match up for Sunday.

Oh I meant Sam Maclure is aspiring to be Kane Cornes, just lacks all of the things that Kane actually does bring. I agree with this for the most part. Kane does usually bring a fair bit of insight. He gets on his high horse a bit too much in some respects but usually he brings an opinion that...

Sam Maclure probably just guaranteed that his Harley Reid comments will never ever die, now.. Kane doesn’t like us either but even he was trying to distance himself from that argument Sam was making. He seems like he is aspiring to be Kane Cornes, just without the credibility or ability to...