Are the Eagles still the biggest flat track bullies?

[insidious]

6 in a row at home not 8. 2 were in QLD.

8 wins in a row from 8 games at home with a half capacity crowd cheering them on , versing a team that can't leave a hotel room every week
Id say yes they are. Wins have mostly been on the back of 1 or 2 players having big games rather then an even spread.

They are definetly not travelling as well as there supporters think or the way gerard healy talks them up , is he married? His wife probably wishes he got as excited arpund her as he did commentating an eagles game .

 

[Altum Volantes]

Lose to Richmond and they’ll jump off us quicker than you can say Nic Nat.

So yeah, sure, biggest flat trackers around!

I just wish we could be one of those 8th-14th kinda teams....they are always the REAL premiership roughies!

 

[Numero Uno]

The umpiring they receive in Perth has won them at least 20 games in the last 10 years.

iTs aLl mArGeTts FaUlT

cry harder sook

 

[kerrazy]

The umpiring they receive in Perth has won them at least 20 games in the last 10 years.

#alltheluck

 

[Kwality]

Even the pies game we were 4 goals down.

Weve been winning but barely getting out of 3rd gear.

Good signs but frustrating too.

Hopefully we go mental in the next 2 months and win every game by 100.



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Not a good sign - we need to have a look at % & be top 2. Who knows what opportunity that might provide.

The guys coming through are the good sign, Rotham, Brander are a couple with a question mark pre season.

 

[Carringbush2010]

Lol, how is thread even still going - flat track bullies my ass!

 

[Oneiros]

I dunno, guys, I just checked Squiggle and West Coast is rated behind Carlton, so I don't know if I can call any of this flat track.

 

[Total_Juddshanks]

Dry track bullies might be more appropriate.

West Coast have two ways of winning games, both of which work much better in fine weather.

Firstly there are bursts when Naitanui is in control in the centre. This results in clean ball to midfielders and quick good forward entries to Kennedy/Darling one out due to the 6-6-6 rule. As an opposition coach of course you'd prefer they are trying to spot them up with a wet ball, because in good conditions there's really nothing the defenders can do .

Secondly most games have periods where midfielders start to tire and the game degenerates into long kicks forward at either end. West Coast dominate those parts of the game because of their contested marking ability. To take advantage of that, west coast regularly select teams which are extraordinarily top heavy on paper, yesterday they had 8 players over 190 including three genuine talls at either end, a 195cm wingman- and most of their midsized backs and forwards do their best work overhead.

The side effect of all that height and that style is of course they are outmatched in wet games where the ball is hard to mark and precision entries are a struggle.

People can say why not pick a team for wet or greasy weather but the eagles have spent their salary cap and draft picks going big, and their selection options are limited by the list decisions they've made. At the end of the day they play half their games in a sunny state and the weather usually fines up everywhere by the business end of the season, so it is not a bad choice of strategy.

 

[who gives a]

8 wins in a row from 8 games at home with a half capacity crowd cheering them on , versing a team that can't leave a hotel room every week
Id say yes they are. Wins have mostly been on the back of 1 or 2 players having big games rather then an even spread.

They are definetly not travelling as well as there supporters think or the way gerard healy talks them up , is he married? His wife probably wishes he got as excited arpund her as he did commentating an eagles game .

8 wins in a row at home wow, can you please rattle of these wins we had at home please I am very curious !!

 

[Kwality]

8 wins in a row at home wow, can you please rattle of these wins we had at home please I am very curious !!

Can you ask about versing, is it the opposite of reversing ...... fair dinkum versing !!!

 

[Leeda]

mind your selves.. the wester is an ester and trying to take your money.. how they do it is not always tru... it..

no seriously they are not worth the paper they are written on..

 

[juss]

Dry track bullies might be more appropriate.

West Coast have two ways of winning games, both of which work much better in fine weather.

Firstly there are bursts when Naitanui is in control in the centre. This results in clean ball to midfielders and quick good forward entries to Kennedy/Darling one out due to the 6-6-6 rule. As an opposition coach of course you'd prefer they are trying to spot them up with a wet ball, because in good conditions there's really nothing the defenders can do .

Secondly most games have periods where midfielders start to tire and the game degenerates into long kicks forward at either end. West Coast dominate those parts of the game because of their contested marking ability. To take advantage of that, west coast regularly select teams which are extraordinarily top heavy on paper, yesterday they had 8 players over 190 including three genuine talls at either end, a 195cm wingman- and most of their midsized backs and forwards do their best work overhead.

The side effect of all that height and that style is of course they are outmatched in wet games where the ball is hard to mark and precision entries are a struggle.

People can say why not pick a team for wet or greasy weather but the eagles have spent their salary cap and draft picks going big, and their selection options are limited by the list decisions they've made. At the end of the day they play half their games in a sunny state and the weather usually fines up everywhere by the business end of the season, so it is not a bad choice of strategy.

That's fair, if the Eagles play in a rainpoor final it brings them right back to the pack with their strengths taken away.

 

[james Dean]

Back to old ways? Or are the tigers just far better than them?

 

[Captain_Bender]

Wow, the only sides West Coast have beaten away from their safe space this year, are in the bottom 4.

Discuss

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Wow, the only sides West Coast have beaten away from their safe space this year, are in the bottom 4.

Discuss

Nothing to discuss, it’s facts.

 

[the harry]

Back to old ways? Or are the tigers just far better than them?

We've got a game in hand against them, can still finish above them. Not sure what the stress is.

 

[Scotland]

Wow, the only sides West Coast have beaten away from their safe space this year, are in the bottom 4.

Discuss

Seems poor. We should see if there's some way we can not leave our safe space more than 4-5 times a year.

 

[Captain_Bender]

Seems poor. We should see if there's some way we can not leave our safe space more than 4-5 times a year.

The difference is that unlike West Coast, Richmond can actually beat decent sides away

 

[theyellowsash]

Back to old ways? Or are the tigers just far better than them?

For ages all we have heard is that we werent better than them at any time these last few years, because we only ever beat the eagles at the G and that they would beat us anywhere else because they beat us in perth.

Now we have had a game at a neutral venue to settle the argument.

 

[Foucault1989]

After the sooking when they were in the hub at the start of the season, it's not great putting a performance like that first game outside of WA. How many weeks have Vic teams been away from home now?

 

[the harry]

The difference is that unlike West Coast, Richmond can actually beat decent sides away

Have to wonder how we've ever won a flag hey?

 

[Captain_Bender]

Have to wonder how we've ever won a flag hey?

And what have West Coast done since then? it's been over a year since West Coast beat a decent side away

 

[Scotland]

The difference is that unlike West Coast, Richmond can actually beat decent sides away

WC won a flag beating all of the top 4, undefeated in Melbourne and a record away from Perth of 8-3

Richmond won a flag 12-2 at the MCG and 0-3 against the other top 4 sides away from Melbourne then playing home finals against all 3 of them, earning just the one.

Nothing comparison.

 

[the harry]

And what have West Coast done since then? it's been over a year since West Coast beat a decent side away

Best thing is, we don't have to do that from here to knock you guys out of the top 4

 

[JimmyBC]

They'd want a stronger performance on the road but I reckon they were due for a loss tonight.