by human_torpedo » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:58 pm
by wildcat » Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:20 am
by Jim05 » Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:31 am
by Bunton » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:51 am
by daysofourlives » Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:29 am
johntheclaret wrote:F: Poole, Wundke, Grocke
HF: Goldsworthy, Ainger, McGregor
That is a scary forward line. Or at least it should be and is capable of kicking 15+ goals every week no matter who the opposition is.
Assuming the midfield actually get the ball to them.
Not sure how they are playing but with a forward line up with that much firepower you'd think the game plan would be long, fast and direct.
by bennymacca » Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:37 am
by Aerie » Mon Aug 04, 2014 12:27 pm
Bunton wrote:Geez big Aing sorted put the men from the boys again. Almost 2 months since he had 5 kicks in a game! Will be interesting to see what happens at years end. Surely the eagles can not prove another guaranteed $40k sign on per year for the mercenary under-performer.
by Gozu » Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:48 pm
by matt35 » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:32 pm
by Mr Fuller » Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:38 pm
by RB » Mon Aug 04, 2014 4:36 pm
by FlyingHigh » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:07 pm
Mr Fuller wrote:The end of the season can’t come fast enough. Definitely some homework for the brains trust over the long break on a variety of topics:
Recruiting
- Do we continue the flawed approach of only recruiting from within SA and only from other SANFL clubs? Or do we be proactive like other clubs and scour country leagues, scour interstate, use contacts within AFL clubs (i.e. McKenzie, former eagles currently on AFL lists) to put in a good word?
Culture
- Do we continue poaching mercenary players from other clubs who play for $$ rather than playing for guernsey and who ignore coaches instructions on match day? Or do we target and develop players willing to contribute to a tight knit club, who play for the jumper and stick to the game plan no matter how ‘boring’ it might seem?
List management
- Do we keep burying our head in the sand and pretend that there isn’t a problem with the midfield? Or does Godden swallow his pride and finally admit he has failed to anticipate how badly our midfield depth would drop away after the era of Colville, Treeby, Ciccollela, McKenzie, Powell? More importantly, what is his plan to rejuvenate our midfield with talent?
- Do we keep recycling tried and failed players from the reserves throughout the year or do we take a punt (as Fuller frequently did) on bypassing the reserves to select talent from the U18s?
by DOC » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:12 pm
FlyingHigh wrote:Mr Fuller wrote:Parry was the big local recruit who was worth it (but didn't that started from a disagreement with South rather than us initially targeting him?). The jury may still be out on some of the current players, but if they have been targeted and the club hasn't improved, then it is an indictment on either the players or the recruiters (for targeting the wrong positions), and disappointing to see players like Fitzgerald and Staple think they are being forced out.
by Mr Fuller » Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:57 pm
by wildcat » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:05 pm
by wristwatcher » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:14 pm
Bunton wrote:Geez big Aing sorted put the men from the boys again. Almost 2 months since he had 5 kicks in a game! Will be interesting to see what happens at years end. Surely the eagles can not prove another guaranteed $40k sign on per year for the mercenary under-performer.
by johntheclaret » Tue Aug 05, 2014 10:47 am
Mr Fuller wrote:It is a lazy and pathetic attitude by the club and must change or we will be fast-tracked into mediocrity.
What if next season we seek to poach players from other clubs yet we either can’t afford it or they don’t want to come? Does that mean we won’t recruit and just look at the amateur leagues? Even if we do look interstate at that point, we’ll be so far behind every other club that we probably will end up with another Kite who will return home because we will be left with the scraps.
I look at clubs like North, West, Norwood etc and they don’t seem to have any problems going after these types which has mostly paid dividends.
Clearly SANFL clubs cannot afford full-time interstate recruiters. So the Eagles have just got to think out the square and use their contacts. Get in touch with Mark McKenzie at Hawthorn. Who at Box Hill is playing well, has potential, has a great attitude, and is open to change? Which young Hawthorn players who are delisted at the end of the season is burning with desire to get back in the AFL and will do what it takes? Get him to talk highly of the eagles and facilitate a meeting.
Speak to Jimmy Toumpas at Melbourne or other ex-players for their opinion on current team-mates.
There are so many things we could be doing but we just seem to take the easy and safe route which is not going to get us ahead.
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