Game Day Round 8 St Kilda vs West Coast

[Astro7]

TV says NN in full training and Rioli playing as early as this weekend.I hope we are not "waiting" for players coming back before we relaunch.

I don't think that'd be the attitude they have ENC-hope not?
As pro's, coaching included, they'd be giving each game the best they have on the day-you'd hope so, but it's just not as good as it was, or as consistent, or as cohesive, or the rest of the comp has caught up, or the game has changed since last season and the Eagles haven't so much.
I don't understand the logic behind 'we are the hunted and the rest of the comp wants to play their best against the current premiers'.
So therefore last season we weren't hunted and teams didn't want to play their best against us? So we won lots of games, while they were all busy playing their best against Richmond?
But if we haven't relaunched before then, I certainly hope we relaunch when the players do come back...whatever it takes to get the Mojo workin'...

 

[aflfootyfanatic]

Roll the dice...who bloody knows what will happen or which Eagles will turn up..
or what explanation Simmo will give at post match!?
Or what the players will say they need to do to improve?
Just hope they get over the line with an improved performance on last week?
Bewitched, befuddled and bemused!

I'm tired of Simmos excuses, we just aren't the team we were last year and we need to accept that, we are the Bulldogs of 2019.

 

[RookiePick]

But the Bulldogs of 2019 only have 3 wins? We have 4.

 

[Astro7]

Hang in there, could turn around soon? Reddens back, but Shuey is sore. Rioli and NN warming up on the side! Big Tommy back for the business end...maybe someone will turn fishes into loaves and water into wine?

 

[DanielKerr4]

Think we’ll do this quite easily actually. Yes we’re “spluttering” at 4-3 but I don’t think we’re too concerned just yet.

 

[ep2018]

Think we’ll do this quite easily actually. Yes we’re “spluttering” at 4-3 but I don’t think we’re too concerned just yet.

I have the same feeling. A full strength Saints side would give us grief but they are average right now with their outs. The roof over Marvel only helps us further.

 

[Bacchus]

Not confident. We seem to be a fragile team this year. Need our leaders to stand up. But who are they? Hurn, yes, Kennedy yes, but we also need Gov, Yeo, Shuey, Gaff, Redden, even Sheed to stand up around the ball. I think the difference between us being good or poor is Darling. If he has a good game we are well on the way, almost certain to win, but if he is poor we will struggle.

 

[Fatty rules]

If we win this game we should all lobby for a roof to be put on Optus Stadium.

A deck that doesn't require a full team of podiatrists on call would be a decent start. Then maybe a roof.

 

[Dark Sharks]

5-3 looks much better than 4-4

If Kennedy and Darling don't get hold of a superstar FB like Jono Marsh, we need to fold immediately.

 

[PerthBoy86]

I just hope it doesn't rain...

That roof is a marvel, pun intended...

 

[Balls In]

I'm tired of Simmos excuses, we just aren't the team we were last year and we need to accept that, we are the Bulldogs of 2019.

I'd prefer they dont accept that and keep trying to improve. Nic Nat is coming.

 

[TY24]

I'm tired of Simmos excuses, we just aren't the team we were last year and we need to accept that, we are the Bulldogs of 2019.

Except we’ve shown already that we’re not the Bulldogs of 2016, we’ve got two massive scalps playing the way we did last year. We’ve hit a rough spot. Remember last year when we lost 3 on the trot and got embarrassed at home by Essendon?

Form is temporary, class is permanent.


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[daddy_4_eyes]

Anyone know how I can find out if eagles have an open training session in Melbourne prior to the Saints game?

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Except we’ve shown already that we’re not the Bulldogs of 2016, we’ve got two massive scalps playing the way we did last year. We’ve hit a rough spot. Remember last year when we lost 3 on the trot and got embarrassed at home by Essendon?

Form is temporary, class is permanent.


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It took me 10 posts to say that Ty!The difference is that last year we were well ensconced in the eight before we took the losses we had to have.Id budgeted to lose at Geelong this year but the Port loss as well was a worry.Wet?? yes! We are now in the make or break part of the season.Some teams aka the Bullies would turn their toes up and fold but we are a much classier outfit than the Bullies of that time.Doesnt mean we are going to come good but we do have the ammunition and if the pressure is on us,the pressure is also off us!! We have mostly been written off. At 4-3 and mainly playing better teams we are nicely placed for a run at finals.Write us off at your peril! Yea yea im a glass three quarter full man!

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Except we’ve shown already that we’re not the Bulldogs of 2016, we’ve got two massive scalps playing the way we did last year. We’ve hit a rough spot. Remember last year when we lost 3 on the trot and got embarrassed at home by Essendon?

Form is temporary, class is permanent.

We've played something like 6 of the top 8 sides this year and come out with a 4/3 record. That's not bad for a club-folding start to the season.

 

[Biggie]

We'll win by 36 points

 

[eaglesnutcase]

Love ya work Biggie!! Hope your right!!

 

[Balls In]

We wouldn't want to piss fart in this game because the way we are playing we could easily get rolled. Plenty of motivation for the players. Ideally a solid win and improvement from those struggling

 

[Chris_6678]

Crazy to think the last time we lost in Melbourne was to these guys in 2017.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

I just hope it doesn't rain...

Underrated post

 

[Ishmael_]

I just hope it doesn't rain...

Unless our poor form in the wet is because the boys get a little bit melancholy when it's raining and can't perform, we should be fine as there's a roof.

 

[Wild Kelly]

Crazy to think the last time we lost in Melbourne was to these guys in 2017.

Who f****** asked you!

 

[HurleyHepsHird]

Saints always seem to get up for WC and Richo's horrid gameplan of turning every moment into a scrap has worked well. I'm worried, but then again WC are less predictable in 2019.

 

[Obeanie1]

Well I was confident but now Im not sure our defense can hold back the flood without our premier defensive wingman!

Could be another messy affair.......

 

[Dark Sharks]

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