Prediction Round 5, 2025: Changes vs Carlton

[Tyberious Funk]

has anyone discussed kelly's form yet

At the club? Probably not.

 

[Wellillbe]

Mini waiting one more loss then his gonna pull a Mitchell and tell the boys to bring there mouth guards. Then will be finals bound boyz

 

[Del125763]

Do the Eagles now fly from Sydney to Adelaide directly? or do they come back home and rest up in WA before venturing to Adelaide?

 

[WCEswift]

Yall missing the fact we played 2 potentially 3 top 4 teams and a top 8 team? and pushed the reigning premiers? weve had a rough start, judge from here

 

[DorothyG]

Do the Eagles now fly from Sydney to Adelaide directly? or do they come back home and rest up in WA before venturing to Adelaide?

Returning home

 

[WCEswift]

Do the Eagles now fly from Sydney to Adelaide directly? or do they come back home and rest up in WA before venturing to Adelaide?

10 day road trip

 

[SAweagle]

OUT- Allen, Kelly, Owies

IN- anyone else

 

[Wellillbe]

At the club? Probably not.

Nor in the presser after the game, would have been the first question i asked Mini

 

[Del125763]

Returning home

10 day road trip

I reckon it wouldn't hurt to be based in the East Coast for 10 days or so.

I know the Saints are staying in Adelaide for Gather Round after playing Port today.

Someone on here mentioned on the Eagles board, that it might be a chance for the boys build some chemistry off-field.

 

[DorothyG]

I reckon it wouldn't hurt to be based in the East Coast for 10 days or so.

I know the Saints are staying in Adelaide for Gather Round after playing Port today.

Someone on here mentioned on the Eagles board, that it might be a chance for the boys build some chemistry off-field.

Brah, let's not bemoan the decision or make assumptions on what is best regards travel of the club that has the largest travel burden (by a landslide, apart from Freo of course) of all clubs in the AFL shall we?

 

[new breed]

Oscar has ten days to outline his future plans to team mates , not ideal.

Oscar - late out .

 

[Del125763]

Brah, let's not bemoan the decision or make assumptions on what is best regards travel of the club that has the largest travel burden (by a landslide, apart from Freo of course) of all clubs in the AFL shall we?

If i were the Eagles Id fly straight to Adelaide to prepare for next weeks game. Just me though.

 

[WCEswift]

Was post game last week i think? Ginbey said we are staying away for the 10 days

 

[Matera92]

One thing I've noticed with our players over the years is when the crowd turns on them and takes to hating and abusing them they never get any better. There's a long list of them, Gehrig being the exception but he had to go somewhere where he was supported.

God forbid certain overpaid senior players experience some form of discomfort when putting in repeated poor performances.

 

[Vargo hoat]

Flynn’s WAFL performance needs to be put in perspective. The East Freo starting ruck was 196cm and averaged 4 hitouts across 3 league games last year.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Flynn’s WAFL performance needs to be put in perspective. The East Freo starting ruck was 196cm and averaged 4 hitouts across 3 league games last year.

And we got flogged.

Just goes to show (yet again) that ruckmen aren't that important and you need midfielders able to win the contested ball more than anything.

 

[Spod]

If Waterman is back then Allen should either be dropped or go down back. Would be very rough for JWilliams or Archer to be dropped before him.

 

[kerrazy]

If Waterman is back then Allen should either be dropped or go down back. Would be very rough for JWilliams or Archer to be dropped before him.

I'd drop one of our many spud smalls. Owies, long, brockman, before culling one if our quality talls. Rather go in taller if it means there's some presence.

 

[stinger05]

One thing I've noticed with our players over the years is when the crowd turns on them and takes to hating and abusing them they never get any better. There's a long list of them, Gehrig being the exception but he had to go somewhere where he was supported.

Duggan was borderline hated for a while

 

[WCErevival]

Duggan was borderline hated for a while

I'd say he still is.

 

[SAweagle]

I reckon it wouldn't hurt to be based in the East Coast for 10 days or so.

I know the Saints are staying in Adelaide for Gather Round after playing Port today.

Someone on here mentioned on the Eagles board, that it might be a chance for the boys build some chemistry off-field.

Off field experiments with chemistry have rarely had successful conclusions at the mighty WCE

 

[Shuestar13]

We are going straight to Adelaide and staying there the week.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

We are going straight to Adelaide and staying there the week.

How will this work with changes to the team?
When will players due to be dropped be sent home to play in the WAFL, or when will those considered to be brought in be flown across?
I'd imagine the players missing today's game through injury might be given more time to recover.

 

[Del125763]

Off field experiments with chemistry have rarely had successful conclusions at the mighty WCE

Well I dont really see the point of flying from Perth to Sydney back to Perth, then to Adelaide.

Same thing last season the Eagles didnt decide to stay in Adelaide when they had a game the round before Gather round. Dont really see the point of staying in Perth for 2-3 days before heading to Adelaide, when most likely they will be a bit jet lagged from flying.

 

[Shuestar13]

How will work with changes to the team?
When will players due to be dropped be sent home to play in the WAFL, or when will those considered to be brought in be flown across?
I'd imagine the players missing today's game through injury might be given more time to recover.

Yeah, I’m assuming it will all happen on the Thursday. With a Saturday game they’ll finalise selection early and likely send guys home and guys coming in will be on the flight to get there Thursday night.

Probably be conservative with both Waterman and Hewett. Hopefully they don’t shy away from making any other changes…