Yeah, I thought it was rough to throw Jake into that, too. Apart from that, I thought O'Donoghue's message was pretty poignant. I hope the club notices the sentiment of the supporters.
I liked his point that whilst Eagles' fans gave the bird to support Harley, the players are giving the bird to...
Besides the point of the article but extremely rough to take a shot at Waterman for this, if a player has ever earned a contract upgrade it was him last year.
...2025 leadership group tells a story. Liam Baker and Jack Graham were elected as leaders after leaving Richmond to join the Eagles. JakeWaterman is a leader too. He asked for a new contract just one year after a major illness threatened his career.
Then there’s Harley Reid. He clearly isn’t...
...the circumstances he is stepping down from his Leadership role and Liam Duggan is either continuing as solo captain, or, more better, JakeWaterman is being elevated into the dual captain spot. Just take all the air out of the situation, don't give the media a chance to turn it into an...
That's all fine, but it's hard to escape that the timing of February will mean the clubs, players and even fans will still be in pre-season mode. I just can't see the players going in that hard that time of year, nor will their clubs want them to. And fans aren't going to take footy in February...
...at Perth Stadium with the likes of Cripps, Chad Warner, Elliott Yeo, Tim Kelly, Tim English, Luke Jackson, Jesse Hogan, Aaron Naughton, JakeWaterman, Oscar Allen, Bobby Hill, Shai Bolton, Stephen Coniglio, Sam Taylor, Jeremy McGovern, Tom Barrass, Liam Baker etc match up against the might of...
...would be going down alongside the likes of Jackovich, Worsfold and Judd. Has a great 2023.
Next minute we draft Harley Reid, his mate JakeWaterman comes from nowhere and plays at a level above what he achieved the year before while he watches from the sidelines, and there's a new list...
I’ve thought people have gone too early on writing Oscar off but I am beginning to think like you, that if Waterman was playing today he’d still find a way to have an impact.
If Oscar can help get Warner then seeya later
+ Maric can find the pill.
- Being mildly triggered by the 30something woman on the train who kept referring to JakeWaterman as ‘Water Man’ - like he was some kind of Superhero (a knock-off Aquaman?). Yes, I know he is a superhero but I am pretty sure she was just running with that pronunciation.
Scoreline flattered us. Should have been a 45 point loss.
Going to be a long year. The gap between Richmond wce against the rest is huge.
Archer is showing as much promise up fwd as jakewaterman 2018.
Archer knows how to half contest, compete on the ground and create separation on the lead.
...up. Don't even know where to begin, it did get Zac Langdon right, but he hasn't been on our list for years🤷
Forwards:
Jack Darling
JakeWaterman
Oscar Allen
Midfielders:
4. Dom Sheed
5. Tim Kelly
6. Elliot Yeo
7. Luke Shuey
Defenders:
8. Tom Barrass
9. Jeremy McGovern
10. Brad...
...games for us
Only 6 aren’t premiership players - Gaff (280), Priddis (240), Sheppard (216), Naitanui (213), Phil Matera (179) and Rosa (168)
Matera is the only one of those not to play in a GF
JakeWaterman (105 games) has played the most games on our current playing list without a premiership
Which of the players not selected who are not injured should have been selected instead?
You’re saying it means nothing that the Eagles were able to match it with the premiers for 3 quarters?
That it will mean nothing if we win?
Does us missing Young, Darcy, Switta, Walker, Walters & Fyfe...
...to lead the forward line due to injury - to his credit, his 1 full season in that time was excellent….but down he goes in 2024 and JakeWaterman pops up as viable forward line leader - young talls like Archer Reid, Jack Williams and Jobe Shanahan could be fast tracked at CHF.
For Oscar, the...
You know, beneath the jaded sarcasm is your inner child, and they just want to watch the footy with ya.
None of you can trick me with your candied words about how terrible West Coast are, 3 points up at 3/4 time against the reigning premiers on their home deck.
Flagmantle, to me, is a trojan...
I've seen the error of my ways Ghost Pig
If we beat West Coast this week who are missing Elliot Yeo, Tom Barrass and JakeWaterman from the last time we played them, a West Coast acknowledged as one of the worst teams ever even with those guys playing, Flagmantle will be back on the agenda.
I feel your pain...I'm just choosing to view this as a fresh start since half the list has been turned over and we have a new coach and game plan. Our perspectives are just different, that's all.
...of Matthew Croft to be a star because of his dad. We've been around long enough to have Sumich, Mainwaring, Matera etc. father/son prospects come and go. So far the best we've had (organically, not 'here have access to the sons of Brian Peake and John McIntosh') is JakeWaterman who was pick 77.
Owen Leonard
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JakeWaterman (back/calf) and Jack Graham (hip) both in drills and moving freely
@WestCoastEagles
main training this morning in bids to prove their fitness for the derby.
Our whole list strategy is confused.
We have a backlog of quality talls, yet appear committed to keeping Oscar and forfeiting a top 3 and next to no quality in the midfield under 23.
Perhaps the list strategy was to go for Hail Mary with Warner and keep oscar.
If Warner re-signs it might...
Let's look at our acquisitions from 2020 (both trade and draft) which is when we started the current build in earnest.
2020:
Trade/FA: Peter Wright, Jye Caldwell, Nick Hind
Draft: Nik Cox, Archie Perkins, Zach Reid, Josh Eyre, Cody Brand.
SSP: Alec Waterman, Kaine Baldwin
Perhaps a little...
What Richmond did?
Have a bunch of players quit on the club, try and get them to stay but ultimately fail so try and make the best of the situation?
That wasn’t a master plan, Richmond were forced into a corner.
...or 3 in the draft?
This rebuild is still at the start imo, hopefully Eagles can get some games into Shanahan in 2025, they still have JakeWaterman as a forward leader.
If Harley Reid decides to leave, there is another 2-3 picks right there.
Eagles should do what Richmond did in 2024 to...
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