Opinion FINALS START EARLY FOR WCE

[dave123]

Haha, come on now, you don't really believe that do you?

They are beatable

They didn't impress me v Carlton yesterday

 

[dave123]

Could see Port winning their showdown (actually, very unlikely, but you never know), Melbourne and Suns. They will come close to matching our % if we lose the rest of our games and they win those three. So Port are still with a shot. Same with Saints... if they beat Sydney at Etihad they will take our spot also (if they do they deserve it, having beaten Geelong, Dogs and Sydney to make it). Got a feeling North will beat Dogs next week and GWS in the last round so they will finish ahead of us imo. To be honest we are in the box seat for 8th, win the derby and we cant be pipped really (lose it and we might be), but not like we're going to win a final, will be like the early 2000s where we will get smacked away. Dont really care if we make it or not now tbh.

Did you see freo today

 

[Biggie]

I think we will beat Hawks at home ....which will frustrate us even more

They aren't travelling well

lol

We won't get near them.

Pass whatever your having over, cheers.

 

[eagles rule]

The crows and Gws will be 10 goal plus spankings.

I love your confidence but I`ll be happy to just win .



















*I get what you mean

 

[new breed]

Need to win two of our last four games to maybe finish sixth and host a home final , thats all I want now anything more is a bonus !!!

 

[Eagle got a win]

was just thinking with this year being another wasted chance at a premiership its looking more like we blew it I think with this list.
Last year was our chance, next year GWS will likely take over as the powerhouse. It really needed to be 15/16 our premiership window destiny before the GWS jugganaut comes into town.

Its not going to happen with this list and Kennedy is reaching 30 soon.
Hope like hell he plays for another 5 years or we might have missed our window.

have no idea how our midfield can even come close to GWS this year let alone the next 5-6 years.

Our Window

GWS window

 

[ChampRevesby]

was just thinking with this year being another wasted chance at a premiership its looking more like we blew it I think with this list.
Last year was our chance, next year GWS will likely take over as the powerhouse. It really needed to be 15/16 our premiership window destiny before the GWS jugganaut comes into town.

Its not going to happen with this list and Kennedy is reaching 30 soon.
Hope like hell he plays for another 5 years or we might have missed our window.

have no idea how our midfield can even come close to GWS this year let alone the next 5-6 years.

At least the Vics will be salty about it so I'm happy with that.

 

[frenchconnection]

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Power's run home:

Swans away - LOSS
Dees at home - 50/50
Crows - LOSS
Suns away - 50/50

Highly unlikely they'll win more than 2 of those. Right now they're playing like we were in 2014. A level above everyone outside the 8, but not good enough against the finals bound teams.

Saints are 3 games and 40% behind us so them making the finals is bordering on being mathematically impossible now.

We will limp into the finals, and get belted away by either the Bulldogs, Adelaide or Geelong.

our form this year is worse than 2014. At least late in the season in 2014 we started to show improvement - not like this year as we have got worse the longer the season goes. Almost wish that we would miss out on the finals as we could get embarrassed. Teams that make the 8 should go into the finals with good form.

 

[Dark Sharks]

To be honest, i actually think we'll beat Hawks at home as well.

*passes the crack pipe around for everyone to join in*

Really though, i can just imagine suddenly playing like superstars because it's at home, Naitanui will be back making the midfield not look like total toilet, everyone will suddenly feel like a skiing expert and WCE will be loving the comforting surrounds of their home turf.

Seems like a game we could pull out of our ass. No homo.

That being said, i think we have absolutely no chance of a finals win away form home, ergo no chance at a flag right now.

 

[jod23]

Considering we play Hawthorn in the penultimate round of the season I can see the Hawks resting a lot of guys. They have Melbourne and North in the next two games. If they win both which is likely they will have two games left and be two games clear on top of the ladder.

They have Collingwood in the final game of the season at the MCG. Those boys will be on holiday by then. So the likely game to drop would be WC at Subi. They surely rest a lot of players and save some of their veterans the long trip to Perth which might allow us to get over the line.

 

[EagleShore]

Hopefully, I actually think we're missing his 2nd and 3rd efforts around stoppages as much, if not more than his ruck work.

Yep, aside from wallpapering over the deficiencies of the other mids with his ruck work, his tackling and contested hands are better than most of them.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Considering we play Hawthorn in the penultimate round of the season I can see the Hawks resting a lot of guys. They have Melbourne and North in the next two games. If they win both which is likely they will have two games left and be two games clear on top of the ladder.

They have Collingwood in the final game of the season at the MCG. Those boys will be on holiday by then. So the likely game to drop would be WC at Subi. They surely rest a lot of players and save some of their veterans the long trip to Perth which might allow us to get over the line.

From a team progress/rebuld POV, a win would be counterproductive because people will use that as an excuse for keeping the status quo.

 

[jod23]

From a team progress/rebuld POV, a win would be counterproductive because people will use that as an excuse for keeping the status quo.

Perhaps, I'm sure the blokes in charge would realise what Hawthorn were doing and if they travel over here without guys like Mitchell, Gibson, Hodge, Gunston etc etc then surely it wont be used as an excuse to keep the status quo as everyone will be able to see it for what it was. Hawthorn resting important players ahead of a premiership tilt.

 

[Eagleboy68]

Perhaps, I'm sure the blokes in charge would realise what Hawthorn were doing and if they travel over here without guys like Mitchell, Gibson, Hodge, Gunston etc etc then surely it wont be used as an excuse to keep the status quo as everyone will be able to see it for what it was. Hawthorn resting important players ahead of a premiership tilt.

As much as I would like this to be what Clarkson will do, I can't see Clarkson resting anyone except Hodge because of his arm injury.

It's not his style to do a Ross Lyon.

Loves winning too much to give up any games.

That being said, with natanui we may well win the game as the hawks aren't travelling that good themselves form wise. I realise they are winning but they arent setting the world on fire imo.

 

[fidstar]

Finals started two weeks ago.


For the record, we were eliminated.

 

[Godfather32]

Finals started two weeks ago.


For the record, we were eliminated.

Eliminated by Melbourne, that's embarrassing

 

[kid_a]

Probs beat freo, (lest we forget they're total ratchet)
Snowflakes in həll for the rest.

 

[SpaceClef]

Yep, aside from wallpapering over the deficiencies of the other mids with his ruck work, his tackling and contested hands are better than most of them.

It's so depressing that this is true. He's a bloody ruckman with apparently no footy brain but he's is infinitely less fumbly than the rest of our team in tight.

My god if I see Cripps or Sheppard over run a simple ground ball one more time...

 

[Biggie]

So frustrating

Can't pick up the bloody ball ffs

 

[Eagle got a win]

I kind of like the fact we have a hard last three rounds. Tired of playing all these shit teams. If we are going to get found out lets see them get smashed to a quality team and try to wriggle out of it then. Plus I feel like for the last three weeks given how bad we are at the moment the only way we could go is up, we all know we're playing shit but be good for a surprise solid performance in one or two of those last three.

 

[ziad]

So frustrating

Can't pick up the bloody ball ffs

thats all stakes had to do in the close of 05 and he had an open goal

 

[frenchconnection]

I kind of like the fact we have a hard last three rounds. Tired of playing all these shit teams. If we are going to get found out lets see them get smashed to a quality team and try to wriggle out of it then. Plus I feel like for the last three weeks given how bad we are at the moment the only way we could go is up, we all know we're playing shit but be good for a surprise solid performance in one or two of those last three.

I think the few players who have been carrying our side this year have got fed up! Simmo has been too hesitant in dropping players whose numbers have not been up to speed. Could be a bit of resentment starting to sneak in amongst some of the players?

 

[FLX121]

This week could quite possibly be the last time we see our team win this season. going out 6 consecutive losses to end the season would be crushing. If we get across the line against Freo I'll be happy. This week is my grand final. Go Eagles !

 

[Tom_Thumb]

Limping into the finals is not a good position to be in and most of our problems are in the players heads, they are fit and have the skills like 99% of the competition but unfortunately the difference is between the players ears can sometimes be only fixed with another preseason. Next year we will come back strong but we need some ex_WCE players in the coaching staff to replace Pyke because its clear that his exodus did affect us.

 

[eagles rule]

I kind of like the fact we have a hard last three rounds. Tired of playing all these shit teams. If we are going to get found out lets see them get smashed to a quality team and try to wriggle out of it then. Plus I feel like for the last three weeks given how bad we are at the moment the only way we could go is up, we all know we're playing shit but be good for a surprise solid performance in one or two of those last three.

Win this week as Freo don't care because they are shit but Gws will sort us out big time ,if we bring that Melb/ Collingwood game where our effort was so lacklustre .