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- Sep 13, 2002
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Without insulting the Eagles efforts this year, overacheving to make the finals with basically a talentless squad in terms of some of the others sides that didn't make the 8 (Hawthorn, Bulldogs Richmond etc) it does beg the question.
Were West Coast the worst finals team, if not ever, but for a long time. Frankly if it wasn't for Geelong's pathetic late season capitulation and the Bulldogs and Hawthorn, grossly underacheving the Eagles really deserved to finish 10th this year. Sure they won most of their 'home' games but really their away form was pathetic, were extremely lucky to beat wooden spooner Carlton and an fatigued and stuffed Roos outfit in Canberra. They are an extremely mediocre side I feel, and I hope no one takes this the wrong way, I get the feeling it is kind of insulting and embarrising that the Eagles made the finals. Now I'm not the kind of guy to have a beef against any side, (generally the interstate club I dislike the most is Sydney) but gee whiz ... this year 2002 featured probably the worst standard of football and inconsistent since the AFL was formed in 1990 from the VFL. (I mean in most other years Collingwood wouldn't have made the top 4, let alone the Grand final)
If the clubs I've mentioned play to their full potential (Hawthorn, and Bulldogs) then a couple of sides in this year's 8 will not make it again next year, Kangaroos, probably and certainly West Coast will be in lower half the ladder, I just can't take them seriously as a finals contender. That game at Optus Oval, Carlton played pretty poor I felt, yet still managed to nearly win the game.
If it wasn't for the efforts of Cousins, Judd and Jakovich, boy the Weagles will would be stuffed.
If anyone disagrees with me, I would like them to actually suggest teams which they think were worse finalists than WCE this year.
Were West Coast the worst finals team, if not ever, but for a long time. Frankly if it wasn't for Geelong's pathetic late season capitulation and the Bulldogs and Hawthorn, grossly underacheving the Eagles really deserved to finish 10th this year. Sure they won most of their 'home' games but really their away form was pathetic, were extremely lucky to beat wooden spooner Carlton and an fatigued and stuffed Roos outfit in Canberra. They are an extremely mediocre side I feel, and I hope no one takes this the wrong way, I get the feeling it is kind of insulting and embarrising that the Eagles made the finals. Now I'm not the kind of guy to have a beef against any side, (generally the interstate club I dislike the most is Sydney) but gee whiz ... this year 2002 featured probably the worst standard of football and inconsistent since the AFL was formed in 1990 from the VFL. (I mean in most other years Collingwood wouldn't have made the top 4, let alone the Grand final)
If the clubs I've mentioned play to their full potential (Hawthorn, and Bulldogs) then a couple of sides in this year's 8 will not make it again next year, Kangaroos, probably and certainly West Coast will be in lower half the ladder, I just can't take them seriously as a finals contender. That game at Optus Oval, Carlton played pretty poor I felt, yet still managed to nearly win the game.
If it wasn't for the efforts of Cousins, Judd and Jakovich, boy the Weagles will would be stuffed.
If anyone disagrees with me, I would like them to actually suggest teams which they think were worse finalists than WCE this year.