1980 Tassie Medalist wrote:Even though this brings back horrible nightmares, you have to respect the North footy club for being on the wrong end of two shellackings in the mid 80s and then getting their act together to revenge those losses in 87. against the same team.
One would have thought that if the Eagles players/club had any sort of natural competive instincts the losses of 2000-01 & 2004 would have provided enough motivation to win the flag last year.
For EHL and MJ I hope the lessens of 2005 along with the previous years have finally sucken through. It is amazing what can be achieved in sport when the collective will/desire is strong. nothing to do with "our turn" or "luck"
Funny this but I agree with what you have said Tassie Medalist perhaps the new and MORE signings in Numbers than the previous years may help .Plus the new signings at Coaching level may lead to greater things because last year at times our seconds were down right BAD .
The number one thing is desire and arrogance and then belief in themselves PERHAPS when MY BELOVED EAGLES have those 3 things everything else will fall into place.
Mind you a forward line that can fire all year and in a G/F will be bloody helpful, that and some new singings that play in the middle may lead to a new mid field dominance perhaps.
But as I keep saying its too early for any of this just yet .