Gday mate welcome back to my comment, we are shit but we are getting better, too many forwards (understand why), need an extra midfielder, our backline has been brilliant but fragile if we lose 1 or 2 , in general hate our form but happy with the trajectory
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
We are heading in the right direction. But it will be slow. We just need some luck with recruitment. We need more wingmen and inside mids. Our tall defenders depth is an issue.
@pavementpounder7502
18 күн бұрын
Think everyone you said is spot on. The last 2 weeks might have a dampener on things but at least we're seeing some improvement, some effort and things to get excited about. Start of the year I said 5 wins was the pass mark: we couldve had that had we beaten who we were expected to last 2 weeks, but still achievable.
@user-yy7un4tx9f
17 күн бұрын
Important point about "cycling" through players We have beeb guilty over many years of not testing players to see what they are going to be like. We will need to make a lot of hard decisions relating to the list at the end of this season
@samantha-jane4424
18 күн бұрын
I agree with you on the specific clubs we have beaten in the Dockers and Melbourne, and those wins being arguably better in terms of the long term. Beating the teams around you is always good, but knowing that on your best day, you can compete with the finals contenders, that to me bodes well for the future if we can continue to show promise. I'm not too happy with the last few weeks, and this match in particular with hubby going for North, but I am overall happy with the incremental improvement shown as a team compared to 2022 and 2023, I keep tempering my expectation with the reality that this is going to take time. Happy to see us cycling through our list, and the game time will be beneficial for them. Hoping for a good finish to the season. :)
@John-nl2kt
17 күн бұрын
This conversation will really be interesting after the second half of the season. I’ll say we will have more wins as the club settles into their rolls..
@JonGarrood
18 күн бұрын
Our mid season draft picks have been on point for 3 years i think that’s a massive positive. I do wonder how long we’ll persist with Bazzo, hope he comes good
@martynread3705
17 күн бұрын
Well said mate, as much as I'm a bit frustrated after the North loss, overall I'm pretty happy with most of what I'm seeing, very excited with watching the next crop come though together, Reid, Ginbey, Chess, Longy, Hewitt, Hough.. there's a really good core there including Bazzo if he comes good with his injury issues. Wonder if Yeo will leave after this season, I don't understand the conflicting reports though as the main fox footy article reporting the North Melbourne offer are calling Yeo a restricted FA, I thought he was an Un restricted FA.. I hope he's restricted so we get a compo pick right? 🦅
@rileyulegend130
18 күн бұрын
It’s been topsey Turvey but you’ve got to remember on where we came from. The improvements this year are massive, it may not show it at times but most the time we actually look like we want to be there. We can be competitive and we have shown that. Yeah, we do have our off days but that is something a rebuilding side does. It’s normal. I personally think we are lacking a lot of midfield depth and experience, I notice when the team pressures the opposition we seem to be able to get on top. We need a middle aged mature player such as a baker to come into the team to help our younger players out with this. Yeo is obviously struggling on occasions to provide the help to the likes of reid and ginbey, it would help him out so he can focus on his game more. With our first round draft pick I have this feeling we will trade it off for a future first rounder, this draft is very midfield savvy, and at this point of time with hewett returning I don’t think that what the team needs. It could be pocketed to lure out of contract chad warner over for that minefield depth at the end of next season? I’m excited to see what that brings us. Overall I don’t think we can complain too much this year, yeah we have had our bad days, but we’ve had extraordinary ones too and that’s conference and momentum for the players.
@nevvanclarke9225
18 күн бұрын
I'm in the positive camp. Last seasonn we got smashed in most games 100 points We are at least in games this season Forget win loss...look at the development of Waterman...Hough and others ...if we keep development going we are going well.
@seanchristie7150
18 күн бұрын
Fantastic analysis ascusual Jesse, I feel that once we get 50 games into all the young brigade the quality will start to shine, however I feel some of the younger guys and out of form senior guys need some time in the WAFL to improve their skills n confidence and improve the WAFL side too. That said there are some that do not need that time as they are rough diamonds who need to hone their skills in the AFL side. Flynn n Williams definitely needs to be persisted with as does Bazzo. Looking forward to a better 2nd half of the year as the team continues to gel as a unit. Keep up the awesome work 💙💛🏆🦅
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
I reckon sides have worked out our ball movement. Also without Hunt Kelly and Reid we are struggling to run and carry with skill and speed. We need Kelly and Hunt back soon. Reid obviously is huge in the contested ball. But he's a kid, so we need the other guys running and moving the ball. We need Brockman and some of those other guys stepping up.
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
How can we improve next year and at mid year who do we need. Free agents... Tim English (maybe). Jack Graham? (or SA) ??? Recruits Liam Baker (but we can't offer a draft pick and Freo has three first round picks). Busslinger from Bulldogs? Any chance for Collingwood's Ed Allen. He has barely played for Collingwood, but would have been playing for the Eagles. Do we offer a second round pick? Anyone at Gold Coast. We need pace and class. Key defender ultimately, but certainly small mids are needed. Devon Roberton for later draft pick
@deanbeissel2807
18 күн бұрын
I’m generally pretty positive. The drop off after a few weeks seems to be result of being very young and very old(footy terms). Young guys fatigue and the older guys are beaten up and neither can maintain. It doesn’t help that Kelly, hunt, Allen have had their injury issues. As the guys in that age bracket need to be the ones that are carrying us through, and there are just too few. Starting to see evidence of what Simmo talks about imo Having said that, the fight of Richmond the last few weeks has made me question what I know about heavily injured teams, they are still fighting like hell and getting results. yet we have been abysmal for 3 years with similar injury concerns🤔
@trship6274
18 күн бұрын
I give them a C-. Really should have a better record at this point in the season but I’m consoled by the prospect of high draft picks again next season. I wonder how much talent is in the next draft cohort?
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
Bazzo to be fair, was being played out of position as McGovern and Barrass were out and the Eagles were getting thumped. Bazzo had to come into the side and play as a forward even. I think if fit he is in the starting 23. Hedwards got lambasted by Lloydy. But good that he seemed to be played largely on Larkey for his development.
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
Who can be traded out? and what would we get. Who would be open to leaving? Barrass McGovern Ryan Sheed/Gaff/Darling Yeo.
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
From all reports Rawlinson showed a lot of hunger and pressure on weekend. So may be a chance. As should Trew and possibly Hall. Burgiel just isn't kicking the door down. Barnet still hot and cold. WAFL team is getting thumped so how do we improve JWilliams and AReid.
@AdamZanotti-pm7cp
18 күн бұрын
Great video as usual. Harley has been simply amazing to watch & see develop (favourite player to watch live at the games)❤. Couldn't be happier for Waterman🐍, I feel he'll keep up the good work. Hough playing an awesome shut down role a huge positive. Chesser is a bit like that beautiful girl at the bar👱♀️...a tease atm. Find him frustrating but really hope he makes it & finds more of the pill given the games we are pumping into him. Gov & TB have been superb down back 🦅
@xavierwebb1437
10 күн бұрын
What a sicko that man popping up like spam. WCE $1.01 can't lose v poor old Hawthorn and S.Mitchell be 🪓🆘
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
Realistically we should be winning 5 to 7 games per year in the next 3 years and then start building if we can keep our kids. We know the 11 veterans will move on, most of whom are our best players. So 3 games is better than expected. But no doubt young and oldies are tiring. Also sides have worked us out. I'm not sure if many players have shown something different or unexpected. The same olds in defence are still there, which may affect player development actually. The young guys must be given games on good opponents, which includes bazzo and any other half back typs. We haven't found wingmen yet. Forwards are workable and ok. But not many young guys apart from Reid have shown something to be excited about. Some certainly are stagnating.
@peterhicks3516
17 күн бұрын
It has just hit me what has been felt strange about this channel since it's inception, you are just wearing normal clothes. I think it is time you started wearing some Eagles merchandise, a polo shirt or replica jersey, but a cap or scarf as a minimum. Enjoying the channel.
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
When Oscar Allen returns then Waterman will move up the ground. Where will BWilliams/Darling/JWilliams play? closer to goal? the Hutchy and Maric?
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
We must use the rookies far better. Too often we haven't used it in recent years ans stuck with the same guys.
@BDub2024
18 күн бұрын
Eagles defence has been sensational. We've been fortunate to gave the same guys each week without injury. Midfield we know is weak. Yeo Reid Kelly have been good. Hunt good until toe injury. Up forward Waterman has been great and Cripps and Long tried. Apart from that, there is not much to like. Others have just been serviceable. Same guys are the best each week. So about half the team have been good. Players who have been there haven't really come on unfortunately. Question marks are there about much of the youngsters. Older guys you don't know whether to keep or delist. Either way, we won't get draft picks apart from Barrass McGovern and Yeo. But how bad do people want us to go?
@BayleyBlake
16 күн бұрын
The last block of games was extremely disappointing after the promise of the previous block. The league and even the media were singing the clubs praises for the dramatic turn-around, followed by an even more dramatic drop off. I would have forgiven them for a bit of a slide backwards after showing so much, but they basically undid all of their good work. An inexplicable reversal.
@josephlerz6889
18 күн бұрын
As far as recent games. I feel not ashamed with the Eagles effort, but at the same time I feel it's pathetic we can even lose to the Kangaroos, especially too when we have Harley Reid and the way we got hammered by the Crows 137 - 38 just really makes me angry but eventually Eagles will find ourselves again.
@pavementpounder7502
18 күн бұрын
Reid didn't play against the Roos
@josephlerz6889
17 күн бұрын
@@pavementpounder7502 Oh fair, I didn't watch that game though. I just was following the scores. But even without Reid, it's disappointing Eagles lost.
@sotiriosnovatsis4529
17 күн бұрын
I love most of your content and appreciate what you do, but as soon as you said “the positives outweigh the negatives”, I stopped watching. That’s Adam Simpson on repeat. This season has been a disgrace. Our wins were good and that loss against the Bombers at home was a good effort. But everything else was terrible! We’re not in an injury crisis and we have Harley Reid, who’s been a revelation. There is no excuse for where we are now. Having 3 wins and being third-last halfway through the season may have been acceptable last year, but considering the health of our squad and having Reid, those old standards no longer apply. Having a look at the rest of the season and considering how we’ve reverted back to last year’s form, I can’t see where we’ll get any more wins. We started 2024 as bad as last year, improved dramatically for about a month, then reverted back to being as bad as last year. We are back at rock bottom, so in my humble opinion, the positives don’t outweigh the negatives at all. Until we change the senior coach- who still harps on about the positives- rock bottom is where we’ll stay.
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