Whipping Boy best 22

[Dazzler9]

Ainsworth

 

[Barrybran]

This thread highlights the average age of posters here. I was racking my brain trying to come up with a player from our early premiership years earlier and couldn't find one. Suma certainly copped some flak for inaccurate kicking at times but he still bagged 500 goals. Chris Lewis is probably the one that comes to mind that had incredible talent but got himself suspended in strange ways.

 

[Bender_]

This thread highlights the average age of posters here. I was racking my brain trying to come up with a player from our early premiership years earlier and couldn't find one. Suma certainly copped some flak for inaccurate kicking at times but he still bagged 500 goals. Chris Lewis is probably the one that comes to mind that had incredible talent but got himself suspended in strange ways.

From memory Karl Langdon copped a bit. Obviously our early to mid 90s team was so solid it's hard to pick some from that era.

Not sure if McDougall has been mentioned yet.

Also maybe Ken Judge for coach.

 

[Barrybran]

Also maybe Ken Judge for coach.

By a landslide

 

[WCErevival]

Ah Chee - McDougall - McGinnity
Hill - Lynch - Brown

That forwardline

 

[BeornJ]

Yeah Hill has to be a forward pocket.

 

[mick06]

Paul Symmons on the wing and Nick Stone

Nick Stone

Age

42

Ht

196cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

6.4

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

3.4

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

0.7

3star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

3.6

3star

M

1.0

1star

T

0.4

3star

for a half back flank

Seem to recall Jason Ball

Jason Ball

Age

51

Ht

201cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.7

3star

HO

8.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.2

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.8

3star

HO

4.2

5star

copping a bit of flack

 

[MrKK]

HB: P. McGinnity, K. Green

C: R. Jones, M. Rosa, M. Priddis

HF: T. Gaspar

Ruck: D. Petrie

Petrie?? The most popular one-season player in our history and I've never heard any Eagles fan with a bad word to say about him.

 

[MrKK]

Paul Symmons on the wing and Nick Stone for a half back flank

Seem to recall Jason Ball copping a bit of flack

Good call on Ball, the chasm between his best and worst was immensely frustrating.

Symmons I recall as one of the better players from a terrible era, certainly a favourite of mine.

 

[Barrybran]

Petrie?? The most popular one-season player in our history and I've never heard any Eagles fan with a bad word to say about him.

Yeah, Petrie definitely isn't in the side. Ruck is a tough position for us though. We've had some decent ruckmen through the years. I like the Jason Ball call. Callum Sinclair is another we can throw in the mix.

 

[Bender_]

Jason Ball

Jason Ball

Age

51

Ht

201cm

Wt

104kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.7

3star

HO

8.8

5star

No current season stats available

D

6.2

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

2.8

3star

HO

4.2

5star

in the 94 GF looked like he was going to become an unstoppable machine. Never really reached his potential at the Eagles at least. Remember my old man always being frustrated with him. Definitely favourite for the ruck.

 

[Tom_Thumb]

Fraser Gehrig end of discussion, this guy in his last year for us gave zero second efforts and for a mountain of a man played like a fairy at times.

 

[squashface]

Petrie?? The most popular one-season player in our history and I've never heard any Eagles fan with a bad word to say about him.

He copped it a fair bit when he was first drafted by us and during preseason. Once he started playing though he was an Eagles hero.

 

[Dazzler9]

Jason Ball in the 94 GF looked like he was going to become an unstoppable machine. Never really reached his potential at the Eagles at least. Remember my old man always being frustrated with him. Definitely favourite for the ruck.

Ball really gave me the sh!ts. He'd constantly grab the ball out of the ruck and get immediately tackled (this was before the rule was changed to make that HTB, which was reversed just last year I think). His opponents were just waiting for him to do it.

 

[Bender_]

Fraser Gehrig end of discussion, this guy in his last year for us gave zero second efforts and for a mountain of a man played like a fairy at times.

It's not about good or bad or effort levels, it's about players that aggravate fans rightly or wrongly.

 

[gsmiths_s]

I think whipping boy needs a clearer definition but these players all had a shot at West Coast and a stint at a second club. So talent was there.

These two key position forwards that didn't quite make it despite high draft picks.
- Andrew McDougall (pick 5, 2000 draft)
- Brendan Fewster (pick 3, 1995 draft)

Ben McKinley

Ben Mckinley

Age

37

Ht

185cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.3

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

3.3

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

3star

G

1.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

8.4

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.2

3star

G

3.0

5star

. Leading goal kicker in those wilderness years.

Chad Morrison

Chad Morrison

Age

46

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.9

4star

HB

6.1

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.2

3star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

1.8

2star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.0

3star

and Andrew Williams

Andrew Williams

Age

45

Ht

183cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

1.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

5.4

2star

K

3.8

2star

HB

1.6

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

before Mick took them to Collingwood. Think Chad Rintoul

Chad Rintoul

Age

49

Ht

180cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

8.8

3star

HB

4.6

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

1.2

2star

M

3.4

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

was another.

Phil Read was all muscle and brawn.

 

[Seadog]

From memory Karl Langdon copped a bit. Obviously our early to mid 90s team was so solid it's hard to pick some from that era.

Not sure if McDougall has been mentioned yet.

Also maybe Ken Judge for coach.

Dean Turner, not sure he was ever a whipping boy but he should have been.

 

[DanWCE]

He copped it a fair bit when he was first drafted by us and during preseason. Once he started playing though he was an Eagles hero.

That says more about us than it does about the Dish

 

[Bender_]

That says more about us than it does about the Dish

I don't remember openly slagging him off, but felt the recruitment was questionable and he had little to offer. Proved me wrong.

 

[DanWCE]

I don't remember openly slagging him off, but felt the recruitment was questionable and he had little to offer. Proved me wrong.

Played for the jumper more than most. Was inspiring!

 

[WCErevival]

That says more about us than it does about the Dish

He looked absolutely cooked at the end of his time at North so it was justified that people were pissed about us recruiting him. To his credit he took our signing as motivation to prove he still had it and ended up turning back the clock while showing genuine passion.

 

[Wild Kelly]

Trent Carroll

Trent Carroll

Age

45

Ht

192cm

Wt

90kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.7

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.5

3star

T

0.8

3star

G

0.1

2star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.0

1star

 

[Keys]

This thread highlights the average age of posters here. I was racking my brain trying to come up with a player from our early premiership years earlier and couldn't find one. Suma certainly copped some flak for inaccurate kicking at times but he still bagged 500 goals. Chris Lewis is probably the one that comes to mind that had incredible talent but got himself suspended in strange ways.

Stevan Jackson

 

[Bender_]

Jaxon Crabb?

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Ashley Smith

Ashley Smith

Age

33

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.1

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.7

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

18.8

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

6.2

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

a consideration.