Good to have u back Jesse I would love to see a video comparing some of our recent draftees to past eagles or even your top five favourite wins every year for the past few years
Same. I've stuck by him but I don't think i can anymore. Sticking by players like Gaff, Sheed, Luke Edwards etc. Plus I don't know why Simpsom plays these tall forwards in a high half forward role. We need speed and pressure in the front, speed in the backhalf and some speed, strength in the guts. He is also too conservative in game and doesn't move the magnets around until it's too late. Plus we have a captain who is a turn over specialist.
I'm not upset about Edwards playing... at least he's young , give him a chance . I'm no footy tactical expert , but youth is our future we need to get games into them.
Feel like alot of the seniors won't last much longer now simmo has resigned, unless they make some incredible strides in form, it's very likely players like gaff, sheed and darling will be dropped, axed or retire, even the young players will be anyalised in terms of attitude, and form, no one in the list is really safe now the axe has been swung, but that's the rebuild process, it can be brutal but long term it what's best for west coast imo.
If that HTB call had gone against North I would have been pissed off, but Yeo should have been pinged for the high contact on Wardlaw immediately before that, so I figure North got the freekick it was entitled to. I didn't expect us to win the game, but I was pleasantly surprised by the level of commitment by North in the contest, which was levels above anything they've done for a long time. It was an ugly game, but I'll happily take our first win.
Was the trip part of a contiki thing or was it just a random boat trip? I'm looking to go on something like this in the future but don't really like the idea of a full contiki thing but would rather go on a small trip.
Love your work mate! A very tempered outlook with maturity far exceeding alot of your fellow supporters. Look the Yeo call was correct. AFL even released a statement to clear that up! Yeo had 2 choices to make. Either knock it away towards Ryan or Ginbey OR take possession to dispose of it more effectively. So whilst on his knees in desperation, Yeo dives on it to pull it in and fails to dispose of it because he simply didn't attempt to dispose of it! Right call, bad choice by Yeo and tough circumstances in general. A positive I thought for WC was more of the decision to put Ryan in the midfield, albiet a little too late of a position change, had it been done sooner I'd have wagered he could of worked out of the tag eventually and had an effect on the game. All in all it was a real arm wrestle of a game and I for one am really happy my Roo's won. A learning curve for both teams in the end and will no doubt be for the better long term
Eagles fans are getting pretty sick of having to constantly learn the same lessons over and over again. And take offence if you want, but losing to North Melbourne on your home ground is nothing to stay tempered about.
If Adam Simpson stays, Harley Reid goes. And so do our plans for a proper rebuild. How anyone can still back Adam Simpson is beyond me. Sure, we looked good for a while there, but it was still touch and go, considering some of our pathetic performances earlier in the season. However, the last 3 games against Adelaide, St Kilda and North Melbourne show that we haven't turned a corner at all and are relying on a 19-year-old kid to get us out of trouble. We aren't going through an injury crisis and, yet, we are back to being the same bag of garbage as last year. What does it take to convince people that a new senior coach is needed?
That game hurt.. in the lead up I was nervous because I just felt like north had nothing too lose and everything to gain and the eagles just had everything to lose and that's it. It was not enjoyable to watch at all and I just wanted it to end. Even though they gave it a crack in the last quarter that kinda made me more pissed haha I'm pretty flat with this one mate
Remain convinced that Sheed and Gaff can not play in the same side, both too slow. Sheed is not a tagger and you can’t try and turn him in to one. Harry Edwards isn’t a bad player and is certainly one who will be there in the long run. If we are rebuilding then we need to play the kids more and one of Trew or Hall should have been in for Sheed or Gaff. Too much mixed messaging in selection now, I was happy when Pyke said if it comes down to it play the kid over the veteran. The other biggest problem I think is that outside Yeo no one wants to play physical on the edge football which has some mongrel. Reid when he is back definitely plays like that and so does Ginbey
We will lose every game with those two, north at home… how we going to beat anyone else. I thought they learned, absolutely filthy they are still getting selected.
@@TrevorPhilipsBro the mixed messaging I can’t get my head around, if we are rebuilding fine select Trew and Hall. If we lose at least they get exposure against a building young midfield. Playing Gaff and Sheed helps no ones development
@@angel0fdeath667 This is exactly what I have been thinking and saying. Every game Gaff plays is experience taken from a younger player. Look at all the kids, they’re improving game by game. Okay some inconsistency but playing Gaff is denying the team now and later. I just dont understand either. He doesnt contribute. Again we are robbing our future and not striking the right balance.
Dude now the under 18s champs is in full swing can we have some draft content with things like -who should WCE go for in our pick range? -what could we do with pick swaps? -WA talent coming through? Cheers
A video about the U18s would be good. WA talent pool looks very shallow. Who will the Eagles draft? Worth considering the potential trades with this too. Personally I don’t think taking more than 3 or 4 from the draft is going to help the rebuild. We need 22-26 year olds too.
Maric has a great field kick and does his best work up the ground. Future could be a half back or winger if hes in the best 22 once the medium O comes back
I’ve watched the eagles. Since 92. I’ve never been so angry after a loss before. This once proud team has become a joke under Adam Simpson. It’s ground hog day for the past 5 years. We need a fresh start. New ideas.
Thought Duggan played well and was looking to move the ball quickly. Hoping he'll be back unscathed, the reactions from staff looked bad live, but think I saw online in the chat somewhere he's OK.
It didn't rain and had been fine at the stadium all the time in morning. If slippery it was poor skills and the surface not getting the winter grass right, due to the hot drought conditions previously (as reported). Eagles selection was about experimenting with forward set up and giving guys games, prior to the return of Oscar which will force guys out. Without Long Brockman, Simmo clearly doesn't rate the other Eagles mid small forward options currently.
Kicking straight would not necessarily have seen a different result. I am not sure that the Eagles players missed too many kicks at goal that should have been converted. There are maybe two, Sheed on the run from about 25 out, 25 degree angle and Yeo late from 15 meters out close to directly in front. a lot of our other shots where either from distance 40+ or tighter angles 40+. on the other hand North Melbourne stuffed up at least two should have been certain goals. Someone kicked into the man from 20 out, straight in front, and Stephenson got smothered by Edwards when the Roos outnumbered the defenders.
Yeo didnt drag it back in, he took possession at the same time he got tackled, that means no prior and it is clearly a ball up. Shocking decision. Having said that... we were getting a bit ahead of ourselves.. not having Reid is really showing where we are at.. and if we cant even beat North, well some big changes have to be made now.
The umpires are shocking a 😂disgraceful outcome, North Melbourne played well however that holding the ball free kick was FUCKED sorry the game is getting destroyed by inconsistency. We timed the holding the ball free kick! Yeo had less than a second to dispose of the ball correctly.. 2 weeks ago you could have pirouetted with ball in hand like you were in dance competition and you were good to go. 💃🕺👯♀️
It's hard to believe that it's 2024 and we're a) still going in too tall and b) still selecting a treacle slow midfield featuring Gaff and Sheed. One could argue that Hall, Burgiel, Dewar aren't ready if they'd like, but it's preferable to the guys who have been letting down the side for 4 or 5 years.
Definitely agree mate. Someone made the point that picking the talls is somewhat giving the youth a go (keeping Maric in the 23) but I agree that the mix should've been different - we desperately need our dynamic mids back.
Was very happy with the win unfortunately it was against ya eagles Jessie seeing Simpkin stand up was unbelievable after all the stuff that’s happened, hope you’s flogged the dons love the videos mate need them live streams ❤️
North brought it, with the whole team onfield playing with genuine intensity from the outset and held it for 3 quarters. Got Eagles at their most vulnerable point going into the Eagles' bye. Also Eagles with a few notable outs. North was def up for it and the bye helped the group reset in the right way. Eagles should get the same post bye bump.
It's not just list management why our midfield depth is so bad. SIMPSON doesn't coach the full squad, he only coaches the handful of elite players on the list. He needs to go. We can't keep excusing this for the last 3 years. He needs to take accountability at some point, and if it's not working, then time to go.
Thanks for your efforts and analysis as usual spot on. I listened to the vision as I refuse to subscribe for something that should be free to air (a whole other issue). My biggest frustration was why could they not play the game like they did in the 4th, was it North running out of puff or just WC getting their shit together. I feel that Darling n Ryan need some more confidence n need a couple in the WAFL, would be nice to have a few more young players (8 premiership players in the team against North) however most young AFL level players are injured. Hopefully we can do better in the 2nd half of the season. Umpiring across the round has been woefully inconsistent at best, while not the only reason for the loss, certainly did not help.
How about a video on free agency targets? And 100% agree on this vlog, only positive is we made a comeback and didn’t get embarrassed. Bring on Essendon 😎
Personally I thought Barrass, Edwards, Witherden were among our best and kept us in the game. Yeo got a sniff, late. But generally thought we were lackluster at best.
I was at game. I thought the Eagles tried, but were sloppy with ball use around the ground by hand and foot. Not to mention goal kicking. Constantly under pressure moving forward. A top heavy forward line had them constantly going for long kicks to pull a screamer. It was overcrowded and no one who was good enough to rove the crumbs (Brockman Long out). This may have been because they had to work really hard to move the ball forward taking time. No doubt that opposition sides have worked out ball movement, but we're going back to old habits and being forced into a possession game. Eagles midfield was really weak on paper and he didn't obviously rate the WAFL guys. Simmo took the opportunity then to experiment with forward line and see how the tall players can gel. But that made us top heavy. But he was happy to experiment and give guys games, because he knows Oscar Allen will be back soon. He did the same with Jwilliams previous week going top heavy. Then clearly Hedwards needs game time as the other guys will be retiring within 2-3 years. And next year Bazzo when back will need game time. So I saw this as Simmo having an eye on the future and the. EAgles mids lacking the class of North, especially due to Kelly Reid and Hunt being out. Eagles mids have no depth. So having them out was huge with our speed and skill level. Not to mention Brockman and Long. I thought in the end if we'd kicked straight we would have won. So in that respect bad kicking is bad football.
When teams are so inaccurate, the inside 50 count becomes skewed because it’s much more likely to turn the ball over and score from a kickout than when a goal is scored and a centre bounce.
Us losing takes the heat off crows/bulldogs which sucks. North didn’t have much else too lose. We’ve lost pride and any sort of continuity in our identity as a club.
I think Simmo needs to experimenting with some half backs and getting them into the middle too, if we want to win. Otherwise, we're just stacking our defence and that's saving us, but I'd like young guys to get some time to develop down back and get guys going up forward. Could Hough and Duggan helped disposal more in the middle. Could Cole create more defensive pressure at half forward. Why oh why is Jones still being trialled up the ground. He is only a half back. He has failed everywhere else.
How do Sheed and Gaff keep getting picked over Trew? Are we in a rebuild or are we just going to keep losing with the old blokes plodding around? I would much rather see the kids getting experience over Gaff and Sheed.
Look at the instant not long before where an Eagles player pushed a north player in the back about a minute bfore. Not sure who it was, but I thought it was poor.
Flat performance but I think we are moving forward. Overall thoughts - north were clearly better across the board barring the last quarter - Maric’s field kicking is great - Ryan’s pinch hit worked quite well and maybe we have him in a 5-6 centre bounces a game in the future? - does B . Williams get squeezed out when Oscar comes back? Video idea - what is an our best 22 in round one next year (ignoring trades and drafting)?
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 yeah its never linear unfortunately. Yeo has been not quite as good since he has been back and as someone pointed out that was at the ground, our skills were slightly off (which feels a bit like early this year to be honest). Last year it was a win if we were within 7 goals...
West Coast has zero chance of getting a priority pick after clearly improving this year. You also won't finish in the bottom two this year, so that kills your chances right there.
@@TrueEagleAFL Have a look at the rest of the fixtures. With our current form, the only game I'd even give us a chance of winning is North Melbourne away. We could very well go winless for the rest of the season.
Video idea - eagles wafl report so far this year, review of performances of non regular eagles for those that don’t follow wafl, revisit eagles best 23 (if no injuries) and comments on list holes and trade/draft priorities
Hutchy shouldn't have played really. But they're looking for the future and trying to get forward line combination sorted. Shows he doesn't rate the current mids in the WAFL or small flankers. As Long and Brockman weren't available we just picked tall players instead. Its not tanking, but Simmo and club is looking at just giving guys games and experimenting.
First time I can remember leaving the ground angry at the lack of performance of the team.. Really disappointing effort from the whole team. 10 minutes of good footy will not win any games. Good time for the bye and hope the team sort themselves out and start the second half of the season a lot more determined.
Midfielders normally win games. North's midfield is better and certainly more skilled by hand and foot. Yet despite that, if we kick straight we would have won. North were gone. So we are fit. We looked sloppy and constantly under pressure with players everywhere. No doubt slow ball movement caused by us losing centre clearances and sides working us out. I thought we'd lose to Stk and then Kelly wasn't playing. He is so important and is one of few to show speed and class. Don't rule out Hunt too. His speed and run and carry is vital.
Yeo took possession of the ball and was then immediately tackled..."dragging it in" implies that he was first being tackled and then took possession of the ball and brought it towards his body. Very different things due objectively to timing of the acts.
Two of the last three (pick your poison) were easily winnable and we flubbed the lot. A better performance in any of the first three quarters last night would’ve handed us an easy win. The fightback and run of goals was great to see but that effort and pressure is still way too inconsistant. I hope the bye gives our players a good chance to refresh and reset… but I don’t know what we’re going to see from Round 15 onward. We’ve got an odd fixture which either means we are set for more of the same, or we can get some retribution.
Remember Ledwards did get dropped. But if Kelly and Hunt return, then surely Sheed and/or Gaff would be out. Remember young teams struggle at end of seaon. Old teams struggle at end of season. That's the Eagles. Young and old.
@@TrueEagleAFL Critical is getting Reid and Kelly. We can't lose defenders either. We're missing Brockman and Long and Simmo just didn't feel confident to pick the other guys. Hunt is essential too. Hutchy moves well but I thought his ball handling skills weren't quite sharp enough. Slight fumbles.
I saw supporters a month ago who talked about slim finals hopes and all that jazz. Then the Eagles deliver 3 weeks of garbage and all excuses can stick it. If the club wishes to lose all integrity, pretend they're a bottom side for draft picks and play cause they think football is a business, not a passion, I'm not interested in watching and glad I spent Saturday with my son and assuming this was a Sunday game.
Game was lost at selection, Edwards and Hutchinson should never have been picked. Trew, Rotham and Maric to start and jones as sub, game won. Also not sure why we play jones forward when he’s a running back and that’s all. Gaff and Sheed were better than half the team, not sure why they cop so much. Have a look at the stats, they pulled their weight.
Honestly its a poor midfield. Ginbey and Culley offer defensive pressure. Duggan needed to be in there. Sorry Sheed isn't a tagger, but is a half forward and useful sub/interchange. Ok last quarter. Ryan was poor, but offered a bit in middle in last quarter. Culley tried hard, but really a bench player. Ginbey still a kid really, but he has a turning circle of a tractor and needs to be surrounding with short nippy types. He is a wing half back more... Pity Hewitt isn't there at half forward. Honestly we lacked class, but we really battled hard. Mind you, Flynn may have won hit outs but the team is still working it out. Eagles still experimenting with Flynn BWilliams, though knowing it would be a weakness. Hall and Trew got reported I heard too.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 North Melb has a lot better midfield than us. We just have a great defence and a couple of good midfielders plus Allen and Waterman. We rely on only a few. Take out Reid and Kelly and out midfield is even worse. Hunt provides run and carry. We are a poor midfield and the players out made it even worse.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 We are a bottom 3 side and people expected us to finish last.and not win a game. So its not that surprising really. I tought Saints would win and it was a massive concern against North as their strengths are our weaknesses. And we couldn't cover the cracks with Kelly and Reid.
Cannot support selection if Sheed keeps getting picked... sets poor defensive stadards for younger players, and if you're playing him for the run with role give the job to someone like Hall, Trew or Culley and let them learn
Same old. Gaff, Sheed and Darling have been cooked for years. If we continue to let mediocre players on the list, that’s the result we’ll get. We are heading in the right direction apparently but lose two very winnable games. It cancels all the Freo and Melbourne wins. The worry now is Reid will have every club after clubs that take their list management seriously and can surround him with talent. At this point why TF would he stay? Disappointed
Agreed. Those 3 players have to go and they can take the coach with them. If things remain as they are, Reid will absolutely go and there goes our rebuild.
LoL Barra just finished saying the the umpire made the right decision pinging Yeoy. But gave the Saints one they shouldn't of. Of course they came out and backed the ump, while 98% saw it different. Tbh anyone takes possession from here on out, this season. Then by what the AFL just came out and said everything is holding the ball. BUT It won't necessarily be holding the ball for any Vic Club. 💩
What’s your theory about the umpires and the Kennedy assassination, was the umpire acting alone or were other umpires involved in the shooting? Just go play in the WAFL and we’ll all be happier.
Dude, I like your content, but I feel like you’re constantly being a little smug about your travels and it’s not a great look. You literally start every video lately bragging like “oh sorry this was a little late, I missed seeing the game live because I was on a boat in Croatia” or a family trip to the US, or I haven’t slept due to stopovers on my amazing holidays. Not tying to have a dig, just some feedback on your content, it’s mostly a travel show at the moment. I’m stoked for you having a hot jaunt with some babe in Croatia, but just keep the smugness to a minimum please 😂
Hmm, I certainly didn't mean to come across smug, I don't feel smug but I suppose it could be taken that way. The deliberate reason I have mentioned my trips was a) I've copped criticism for not reviewing certain games, or being inconsistent and I wanted to pre empt that 2) Literally the last 4 eagles games I've either been in the air when they've happened or somewhere out of reach from footy. I feel like it's been a very necessary clarification to admit I didn't see the game live and annoyingly 2/4 occasions came because flights were delayed. I didn't want to be dishonest and say I'd watched a game that I didn't. I'll cop the feedback and it really never crossed my mind it came across that way - although it might be a moot point now the travel is likely done.
Agreed. A shocking condition. I want to see the footage, as about a minute before a north player went on a league 40 metres from goal (right in front of me) and I saw the Eagles defender plant his hand in the North forwards back to push him in front of the ball. Pretty irresponsible thing to do. Not sure which of the defenders it was. Umpire didn't play it. I agree during the match Eagles copped some poor decision. Unfortunity in a. battle for wooden spoon you'll always get the worst umpires.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 Two bottom teams. Eagles got the jitters in front of goal. It shows how bad the midfield really is. I think people don't get it. Even Ginbey is in his second year and a long way from being a match winner. Forwards too tall. Ryan struggling. No crumbers in Long or Brockman causing pressure and movement.
Gotta say first time I’ve watched Wardlaw play Jesus that kid can play
North fan here and honestly getting wardlaw in the JHF trade softens the blow greatly
@@goatjames1675 wouldn’t even call it a blow. Good trade. Wardlaw is hard to compare who he plays like he is just chaos. You boys got a good one there
Crows fan here just because I’m enjoying seeing other teams play at the moment, loving the content
Thanks Madeline!
Good to have u back Jesse I would love to see a video comparing some of our recent draftees to past eagles or even your top five favourite wins every year for the past few years
Good calls! Thanks Leo!
I've had Simmo's back until now...... if Gaff and Sheed keep being picked ahead of our future.... I'm calling for his head
Same. I've stuck by him but I don't think i can anymore. Sticking by players like Gaff, Sheed, Luke Edwards etc. Plus I don't know why Simpsom plays these tall forwards in a high half forward role. We need speed and pressure in the front, speed in the backhalf and some speed, strength in the guts.
He is also too conservative in game and doesn't move the magnets around until it's too late.
Plus we have a captain who is a turn over specialist.
I'm not upset about Edwards playing... at least he's young , give him a chance . I'm no footy tactical expert , but youth is our future we need to get games into them.
I feel ya. It'll be telling if when Reid, Kelly and Hunt return who makes way: Sheed or Culley?
If Culley gets dropped I'll write to WCE personally... he looked good for first game back.
Feel like alot of the seniors won't last much longer now simmo has resigned, unless they make some incredible strides in form, it's very likely players like gaff, sheed and darling will be dropped, axed or retire, even the young players will be anyalised in terms of attitude, and form, no one in the list is really safe now the axe has been swung, but that's the rebuild process, it can be brutal but long term it what's best for west coast imo.
Serious questions need to be asked about their mental preparation. How can a team wait until the last 15 minutes of a game to switch on.
If that HTB call had gone against North I would have been pissed off, but Yeo should have been pinged for the high contact on Wardlaw immediately before that, so I figure North got the freekick it was entitled to. I didn't expect us to win the game, but I was pleasantly surprised by the level of commitment by North in the contest, which was levels above anything they've done for a long time. It was an ugly game, but I'll happily take our first win.
Good to have you back mate!
Thanks mate!
Was the trip part of a contiki thing or was it just a random boat trip? I'm looking to go on something like this in the future but don't really like the idea of a full contiki thing but would rather go on a small trip.
Sheed and Gaff need to go.
No place for underperforming veterans in a rebuilding side
Hunt, Kelly & Reid back in over the next 2-3 might squeeze em out.
And Jack Darling, he is like a Jack in the box, he jumps but can't mark over head anymore and too inconsistent.
Gaff is an asshole. Cant wait till he is gone.
Love your work mate! A very tempered outlook with maturity far exceeding alot of your fellow supporters.
Look the Yeo call was correct. AFL even released a statement to clear that up! Yeo had 2 choices to make. Either knock it away towards Ryan or Ginbey OR take possession to dispose of it more effectively. So whilst on his knees in desperation, Yeo dives on it to pull it in and fails to dispose of it because he simply didn't attempt to dispose of it! Right call, bad choice by Yeo and tough circumstances in general.
A positive I thought for WC was more of the decision to put Ryan in the midfield, albiet a little too late of a position change, had it been done sooner I'd have wagered he could of worked out of the tag eventually and had an effect on the game.
All in all it was a real arm wrestle of a game and I for one am really happy my Roo's won. A learning curve for both teams in the end and will no doubt be for the better long term
Congrats on the win my friend!
Eagles fans are getting pretty sick of having to constantly learn the same lessons over and over again. And take offence if you want, but losing to North Melbourne on your home ground is nothing to stay tempered about.
If Adam Simpson stays, Harley Reid goes. And so do our plans for a proper rebuild.
How anyone can still back Adam Simpson is beyond me. Sure, we looked good for a while there, but it was still touch and go, considering some of our pathetic performances earlier in the season. However, the last 3 games against Adelaide, St Kilda and North Melbourne show that we haven't turned a corner at all and are relying on a 19-year-old kid to get us out of trouble.
We aren't going through an injury crisis and, yet, we are back to being the same bag of garbage as last year. What does it take to convince people that a new senior coach is needed?
That game hurt.. in the lead up I was nervous because I just felt like north had nothing too lose and everything to gain and the eagles just had everything to lose and that's it. It was not enjoyable to watch at all and I just wanted it to end. Even though they gave it a crack in the last quarter that kinda made me more pissed haha I'm pretty flat with this one mate
I know what you mean - I feel ya mate
Remain convinced that Sheed and Gaff can not play in the same side, both too slow. Sheed is not a tagger and you can’t try and turn him in to one. Harry Edwards isn’t a bad player and is certainly one who will be there in the long run. If we are rebuilding then we need to play the kids more and one of Trew or Hall should have been in for Sheed or Gaff. Too much mixed messaging in selection now, I was happy when Pyke said if it comes down to it play the kid over the veteran.
The other biggest problem I think is that outside Yeo no one wants to play physical on the edge football which has some mongrel. Reid when he is back definitely plays like that and so does Ginbey
We will lose every game with those two, north at home… how we going to beat anyone else. I thought they learned, absolutely filthy they are still getting selected.
@@TrevorPhilipsBro the mixed messaging I can’t get my head around, if we are rebuilding fine select Trew and Hall. If we lose at least they get exposure against a building young midfield. Playing Gaff and Sheed helps no ones development
@@angel0fdeath667 This is exactly what I have been thinking and saying. Every game Gaff plays is experience taken from a younger player. Look at all the kids, they’re improving game by game. Okay some inconsistency but playing Gaff is denying the team now and later. I just dont understand either. He doesnt contribute. Again we are robbing our future and not striking the right balance.
Dude now the under 18s champs is in full swing can we have some draft content with things like
-who should WCE go for in our pick range?
-what could we do with pick swaps?
-WA talent coming through?
Cheers
Would love to see a mid season draft/trade rumours video, keen to see who we could pick up at end of year 👌
I did one a bit ago! But could fire one up soon!
Why don't eagles play trew on ball in the mid? He always plays that outside role
A video about the U18s would be good. WA talent pool looks very shallow. Who will the Eagles draft? Worth considering the potential trades with this too. Personally I don’t think taking more than 3 or 4 from the draft is going to help the rebuild. We need 22-26 year olds too.
Maric has a great field kick and does his best work up the ground. Future could be a half back or winger if hes in the best 22 once the medium O comes back
Clay Hall was reported for a high bump in the WAFL on the weekend. Hopefully no suspension there
I’ve watched the eagles. Since 92. I’ve never been so angry after a loss before. This once proud team has become a joke under Adam Simpson. It’s ground hog day for the past 5 years. We need a fresh start. New ideas.
especially infront of the '94 premiership team, embarrasing
Big Cox needs to return
Thought Duggan played well and was looking to move the ball quickly. Hoping he'll be back unscathed, the reactions from staff looked bad live, but think I saw online in the chat somewhere he's OK.
Hey Jesse sorry you are having tough love from the flights. The Eagles let you down that was embarrassing considering it was at home
It didn't rain and had been fine at the stadium all the time in morning. If slippery it was poor skills and the surface not getting the winter grass right, due to the hot drought conditions previously (as reported). Eagles selection was about experimenting with forward set up and giving guys games, prior to the return of Oscar which will force guys out. Without Long Brockman, Simmo clearly doesn't rate the other Eagles mid small forward options currently.
Kicking straight would not necessarily have seen a different result.
I am not sure that the Eagles players missed too many kicks at goal that should have been converted. There are maybe two, Sheed on the run from about 25 out, 25 degree angle and Yeo late from 15 meters out close to directly in front. a lot of our other shots where either from distance 40+ or tighter angles 40+.
on the other hand North Melbourne stuffed up at least two should have been certain goals. Someone kicked into the man from 20 out, straight in front, and Stephenson got smothered by Edwards when the Roos outnumbered the defenders.
Yeo didnt drag it back in, he took possession at the same time he got tackled, that means no prior and it is clearly a ball up. Shocking decision. Having said that... we were getting a bit ahead of ourselves.. not having Reid is really showing where we are at.. and if we cant even beat North, well some big changes have to be made now.
vfl told the refs to help out the shitty centrelink kangaroos
Should of been a free to wardlaw anyway and it was dragged in he had prior
The umpires are shocking a 😂disgraceful outcome, North Melbourne played well however that holding the ball free kick was FUCKED sorry the game is getting destroyed by inconsistency. We timed the holding the ball free kick! Yeo had less than a second to dispose of the ball correctly.. 2 weeks ago you could have pirouetted with ball in hand like you were in dance competition and you were good to go. 💃🕺👯♀️
@@John-nl2kt ask anyone that Isn’t eagles fan they agree it was holding the ball brother take the lost and stop being so salty
@@benh191 North a lot closer to a flag and better side next year
It's hard to believe that it's 2024 and we're a) still going in too tall and b) still selecting a treacle slow midfield featuring Gaff and Sheed. One could argue that Hall, Burgiel, Dewar aren't ready if they'd like, but it's preferable to the guys who have been letting down the side for 4 or 5 years.
Definitely agree mate. Someone made the point that picking the talls is somewhat giving the youth a go (keeping Maric in the 23) but I agree that the mix should've been different - we desperately need our dynamic mids back.
Was very happy with the win unfortunately it was against ya eagles Jessie seeing Simpkin stand up was unbelievable after all the stuff that’s happened, hope you’s flogged the dons love the videos mate need them live streams ❤️
Thanks mate, congrats on the win glad you enjoyed it! See ya on the streams soon
North brought it, with the whole team onfield playing with genuine intensity from the outset and held it for 3 quarters. Got Eagles at their most vulnerable point going into the Eagles' bye. Also Eagles with a few notable outs. North was def up for it and the bye helped the group reset in the right way. Eagles should get the same post bye bump.
Sheed is an absolute liability. If Simpson still plays him both need to go
It's not just list management why our midfield depth is so bad. SIMPSON doesn't coach the full squad, he only coaches the handful of elite players on the list. He needs to go. We can't keep excusing this for the last 3 years. He needs to take accountability at some point, and if it's not working, then time to go.
Thanks for your efforts and analysis as usual spot on.
I listened to the vision as I refuse to subscribe for something that should be free to air (a whole other issue).
My biggest frustration was why could they not play the game like they did in the 4th, was it North running out of puff or just WC getting their shit together.
I feel that Darling n Ryan need some more confidence n need a couple in the WAFL, would be nice to have a few more young players (8 premiership players in the team against North) however most young AFL level players are injured.
Hopefully we can do better in the 2nd half of the season.
Umpiring across the round has been woefully inconsistent at best, while not the only reason for the loss, certainly did not help.
Well said mate - I feel like it was probably a combo of both, I reckon we fired up when it looked clear we were about to lose. Too little too late
How about a video on free agency targets? And 100% agree on this vlog, only positive is we made a comeback and didn’t get embarrassed. Bring on Essendon 😎
Oh, but we DID get embarrassed.
Personally I thought Barrass, Edwards, Witherden were among our best and kept us in the game. Yeo got a sniff, late.
But generally thought we were lackluster at best.
very keen on more eagles content
I was at game. I thought the Eagles tried, but were sloppy with ball use around the ground by hand and foot. Not to mention goal kicking. Constantly under pressure moving forward. A top heavy forward line had them constantly going for long kicks to pull a screamer. It was overcrowded and no one who was good enough to rove the crumbs (Brockman Long out). This may have been because they had to work really hard to move the ball forward taking time. No doubt that opposition sides have worked out ball movement, but we're going back to old habits and being forced into a possession game. Eagles midfield was really weak on paper and he didn't obviously rate the WAFL guys. Simmo took the opportunity then to experiment with forward line and see how the tall players can gel. But that made us top heavy. But he was happy to experiment and give guys games, because he knows Oscar Allen will be back soon. He did the same with Jwilliams previous week going top heavy. Then clearly Hedwards needs game time as the other guys will be retiring within 2-3 years. And next year Bazzo when back will need game time. So I saw this as Simmo having an eye on the future and the. EAgles mids lacking the class of North, especially due to Kelly Reid and Hunt being out. Eagles mids have no depth. So having them out was huge with our speed and skill level. Not to mention Brockman and Long. I thought in the end if we'd kicked straight we would have won. So in that respect bad kicking is bad football.
Interesting perspective. Well said mate.
When teams are so inaccurate, the inside 50 count becomes skewed because it’s much more likely to turn the ball over and score from a kickout than when a goal is scored and a centre bounce.
Pretty good point actually
Us losing takes the heat off crows/bulldogs which sucks. North didn’t have much else too lose. We’ve lost pride and any sort of continuity in our identity as a club.
Hopefully we come out strongly after the bye and we can forget this undeniable slump
IMO the conditions were perfect for footy, worst game I’ve attended we deserved to lose
I think Simmo needs to experimenting with some half backs and getting them into the middle too, if we want to win. Otherwise, we're just stacking our defence and that's saving us, but I'd like young guys to get some time to develop down back and get guys going up forward. Could Hough and Duggan helped disposal more in the middle. Could Cole create more defensive pressure at half forward. Why oh why is Jones still being trialled up the ground. He is only a half back. He has failed everywhere else.
How do Sheed and Gaff keep getting picked over Trew? Are we in a rebuild or are we just going to keep losing with the old blokes plodding around? I would much rather see the kids getting experience over Gaff and Sheed.
Trew doesn't look up to AFL level. Would rather Hall or Burgeil.
@@pauldizzly Zane Trew has looked good enough for a young kid.
Look at the instant not long before where an Eagles player pushed a north player in the back about a minute bfore. Not sure who it was, but I thought it was poor.
Flat performance but I think we are moving forward. Overall thoughts
- north were clearly better across the board barring the last quarter
- Maric’s field kicking is great
- Ryan’s pinch hit worked quite well and maybe we have him in a 5-6 centre bounces a game in the future?
- does B . Williams get squeezed out when Oscar comes back?
Video idea - what is an our best 22 in round one next year (ignoring trades and drafting)?
I also thought we were moving forward...until the last 3 games said otherwise.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 yeah its never linear unfortunately. Yeo has been not quite as good since he has been back and as someone pointed out that was at the ground, our skills were slightly off (which feels a bit like early this year to be honest). Last year it was a win if we were within 7 goals...
Priority picks should be back on the table. We need help with our depth
West Coast has zero chance of getting a priority pick after clearly improving this year. You also won't finish in the bottom two this year, so that kills your chances right there.
We'd have to fail to win another game to even be a sniff I'd think
@@TrueEagleAFL Have a look at the rest of the fixtures. With our current form, the only game I'd even give us a chance of winning is North Melbourne away. We could very well go winless for the rest of the season.
My friend is from Croatia 🇭🇷 and he moved to Australia 🇦🇺
Video idea - eagles wafl report so far this year, review of performances of non regular eagles for those that don’t follow wafl, revisit eagles best 23 (if no injuries) and comments on list holes and trade/draft priorities
Good calls mate I'll jot these down for this week!
@@TrueEagleAFL no worries. Appreciate the channel and always look forward to your content 👍🏼
Hutchy shouldn't have played really. But they're looking for the future and trying to get forward line combination sorted. Shows he doesn't rate the current mids in the WAFL or small flankers. As Long and Brockman weren't available we just picked tall players instead. Its not tanking, but Simmo and club is looking at just giving guys games and experimenting.
First time I can remember leaving the ground angry at the lack of performance of the team.. Really disappointing effort from the whole team. 10 minutes of good footy will not win any games.
Good time for the bye and hope the team sort themselves out and start the second half of the season a lot more determined.
Croatia sounded amazing. Nice to step out of the UK and footy bubble for a bit.
Midfielders normally win games. North's midfield is better and certainly more skilled by hand and foot. Yet despite that, if we kick straight we would have won. North were gone. So we are fit. We looked sloppy and constantly under pressure with players everywhere. No doubt slow ball movement caused by us losing centre clearances and sides working us out. I thought we'd lose to Stk and then Kelly wasn't playing. He is so important and is one of few to show speed and class. Don't rule out Hunt too. His speed and run and carry is vital.
Yeo took possession of the ball and was then immediately tackled..."dragging it in" implies that he was first being tackled and then took possession of the ball and brought it towards his body. Very different things due objectively to timing of the acts.
Two of the last three (pick your poison) were easily winnable and we flubbed the lot. A better performance in any of the first three quarters last night would’ve handed us an easy win. The fightback and run of goals was great to see but that effort and pressure is still way too inconsistant. I hope the bye gives our players a good chance to refresh and reset… but I don’t know what we’re going to see from Round 15 onward. We’ve got an odd fixture which either means we are set for more of the same, or we can get some retribution.
Love abroad for Jesse! Can see it in your eyes as you mention the beautiful young lady 😅
Hahaha ya got me!!
Remember Ledwards did get dropped. But if Kelly and Hunt return, then surely Sheed and/or Gaff would be out. Remember young teams struggle at end of seaon. Old teams struggle at end of season. That's the Eagles. Young and old.
I have faith we will have one more surge at some point in the year
@@TrueEagleAFL Critical is getting Reid and Kelly. We can't lose defenders either. We're missing Brockman and Long and Simmo just didn't feel confident to pick the other guys. Hunt is essential too. Hutchy moves well but I thought his ball handling skills weren't quite sharp enough. Slight fumbles.
Should do a video about your worst moments as a supporter, just so we can all have a laugh
Haha that could be a decent call!
I saw supporters a month ago who talked about slim finals hopes and all that jazz. Then the Eagles deliver 3 weeks of garbage and all excuses can stick it. If the club wishes to lose all integrity, pretend they're a bottom side for draft picks and play cause they think football is a business, not a passion, I'm not interested in watching and glad I spent Saturday with my son and assuming this was a Sunday game.
Where do I go to see the recap of this vacation with this beautiful young lady 😂
Hahaha - I'm sure she'd love that
Game was lost at selection, Edwards and Hutchinson should never have been picked. Trew, Rotham and Maric to start and jones as sub, game won. Also not sure why we play jones forward when he’s a running back and that’s all.
Gaff and Sheed were better than half the team, not sure why they cop so much. Have a look at the stats, they pulled their weight.
Completely disagree. Harry Edwards was good in the backline and Gaff and Sheed were terrible.
Honestly its a poor midfield. Ginbey and Culley offer defensive pressure. Duggan needed to be in there. Sorry Sheed isn't a tagger, but is a half forward and useful sub/interchange. Ok last quarter. Ryan was poor, but offered a bit in middle in last quarter. Culley tried hard, but really a bench player. Ginbey still a kid really, but he has a turning circle of a tractor and needs to be surrounding with short nippy types. He is a wing half back more... Pity Hewitt isn't there at half forward. Honestly we lacked class, but we really battled hard. Mind you, Flynn may have won hit outs but the team is still working it out. Eagles still experimenting with Flynn BWilliams, though knowing it would be a weakness. Hall and Trew got reported I heard too.
We were far too often second to the ball, so i question how hard we worked. This is North Melbourne were talking about.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 North Melb has a lot better midfield than us. We just have a great defence and a couple of good midfielders plus Allen and Waterman. We rely on only a few. Take out Reid and Kelly and out midfield is even worse. Hunt provides run and carry. We are a poor midfield and the players out made it even worse.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 We are a bottom 3 side and people expected us to finish last.and not win a game. So its not that surprising really. I tought Saints would win and it was a massive concern against North as their strengths are our weaknesses. And we couldn't cover the cracks with Kelly and Reid.
Cannot support selection if Sheed keeps getting picked... sets poor defensive stadards for younger players, and if you're playing him for the run with role give the job to someone like Hall, Trew or Culley and let them learn
Sheed, Gaff and Darling are finished. Time to move them on.
This is as disappointed as iv been in years and we have been terrible the past few years
I don’t see Wce winning any more game after that useless game tbh
It feels that way but we will!
Same old. Gaff, Sheed and Darling have been cooked for years. If we continue to let mediocre players on the list, that’s the result we’ll get. We are heading in the right direction apparently but lose two very winnable games. It cancels all the Freo and Melbourne wins.
The worry now is Reid will have every club after clubs that take their list management seriously and can surround him with talent. At this point why TF would he stay?
Disappointed
Darling has to to, he is simply clogging up the list now.
Agreed. Those 3 players have to go and they can take the coach with them. If things remain as they are, Reid will absolutely go and there goes our rebuild.
Yeah I was not happy with that peformance at all if we were to ply anyone else it would have been really ugly
Best things to happen each weekend: Eagles lose. My team don't...
LoL Barra just finished saying the the umpire made the right decision pinging Yeoy.
But gave the Saints one they shouldn't of.
Of course they came out and backed the ump, while 98% saw it different.
Tbh anyone takes possession from here on out, this season.
Then by what the AFL just came out and said everything is holding the ball. BUT It won't necessarily be holding the ball for any Vic Club. 💩
What’s your theory about the umpires and the Kennedy assassination, was the umpire acting alone or were other umpires involved in the shooting? Just go play in the WAFL and we’ll all be happier.
Game made me angry. Didnt deserve to win but at the same time, should have. Lost at selection tbf.
spent the night in copenhagen! how was the little mermaid?
Jesse for coach I mean why not, anyway garlic breads in the oven
Dude, I like your content, but I feel like you’re constantly being a little smug about your travels and it’s not a great look. You literally start every video lately bragging like “oh sorry this was a little late, I missed seeing the game live because I was on a boat in Croatia” or a family trip to the US, or I haven’t slept due to stopovers on my amazing holidays. Not tying to have a dig, just some feedback on your content, it’s mostly a travel show at the moment. I’m stoked for you having a hot jaunt with some babe in Croatia, but just keep the smugness to a minimum please 😂
Hmm, I certainly didn't mean to come across smug, I don't feel smug but I suppose it could be taken that way. The deliberate reason I have mentioned my trips was a) I've copped criticism for not reviewing certain games, or being inconsistent and I wanted to pre empt that 2) Literally the last 4 eagles games I've either been in the air when they've happened or somewhere out of reach from footy. I feel like it's been a very necessary clarification to admit I didn't see the game live and annoyingly 2/4 occasions came because flights were delayed. I didn't want to be dishonest and say I'd watched a game that I didn't. I'll cop the feedback and it really never crossed my mind it came across that way - although it might be a moot point now the travel is likely done.
@@TrueEagleAFL all good. Like I said, wasn’t trying to have a dig, just feedback that hopefully helps
First view
IT WAS A ROBBERY
Not really tho. North played better for longer and we had like what 2 goals at 3/4 time. You don’t deserve to win games with that effort.
Agreed. A shocking condition. I want to see the footage, as about a minute before a north player went on a league 40 metres from goal (right in front of me) and I saw the Eagles defender plant his hand in the North forwards back to push him in front of the ball. Pretty irresponsible thing to do. Not sure which of the defenders it was. Umpire didn't play it. I agree during the match Eagles copped some poor decision. Unfortunity in a. battle for wooden spoon you'll always get the worst umpires.
It absolutely was a robbery. The crowd were robbed of watching an AFL-standard game because both teams played so poorly.
@@sotiriosnovatsis4529 Two bottom teams. Eagles got the jitters in front of goal. It shows how bad the midfield really is. I think people don't get it. Even Ginbey is in his second year and a long way from being a match winner. Forwards too tall. Ryan struggling. No crumbers in Long or Brockman causing pressure and movement.