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The new FIGJAM ?

If Dangerfield copped 3 weeks then this Reid fella should have been given 5 for his hit on Fyfe which was high, intentional, off the ball and there was no way Fyfe would have expected it where as Dangerfied laid a legitimate but late tackle on the ball carrier with unfortunate consequences.

Spot on BC, Fyffe is one tough mothersucker.  Never saw it coming - I thought the days of getting away with picking a player off were gone.  Obviously not.

Nic Nat’s ruck display on the weekend was nothing short of absolutely awesome.  I smile when I think back to when the resident experts (here and on the old footy site), claimed he was over rated and said the Eagles should have taken Rich instead.  Then there’s Ryan, he’s a freak.  He may have a bit of razzamatazz, but he does a lot of bullocking  work around the ground.  Here’s hoping they stay fit, the Eagles would hurt big time without them this year.  How many more aboriginal kids that could be like these two out there, but don’t get a chance?

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Nic Nat’s ruck display on the weekend was nothing short of absolutely awesome.  I smile when I think back to when the resident experts (here and on the old footy site), claimed he was over rated and said the Eagles should have taken Rich instead.  Then there’s Ryan, he’s a freak.  He may have a bit of razzamatazz, but he does a lot of bullocking  work around the ground.  Here’s hoping they stay fit, the Eagles would hurt big time without them this year.  How many more aboriginal kids that could be like these two out there, but don’t get a chance?

Scary for opposition teams to think how good an already powerful Eagles forward line will be with Willie Rioli being available in the last round just before finals sharkie. Stay healthy and get Shuey right and it could be a WCE v WB or Sydney GF. Early days but those 3 are the early fav’s for mine.

The game v SK could be a danger game for Eagles.  I wouldn’t have thought that the Saints are as bad as they are currently showing.  They need a win REAL bad, so watch out West Coast.

There ya go....a desperate team beats a team in cruise control.  

Panned out just like you said 58shark. I watched a bit of the first half before going to Lathlain and it looked like the Eagles were all over them like a rash. A friend told me that Liam Ryan missed a sitter when WCE were about 4 or 5 goals up, then the Saints went straight up the other end and scored a goal and the whole game turned from there.

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Panned out just like you said 58shark. I watched a bit of the first half before going to Lathlain and it looked like the Eagles were all over them like a rash. A friend told me that Liam Ryan missed a sitter when WCE were about 4 or 5 goals up, then the Saints went straight up the other end and scored a goal and the whole game turned from there.

Occasionally you don’t want to be right and this was one time I wanted to be wrong.  I couldn’t watch the whole game, but what I saw didn’t fill me with confidence. I think the writing was on the wall pretty early.  When was the last time Tim Kelly missed his target a couple of times in one quarter?  Several players constantly missed targets and created pressure on themselves.  Once the Saints applied their pressure, the Eagles couldn’t handle it. Is it a case of no Shuey, no Yeo, no Eagles?

Looks like the Eagles have taken a leaf out of Freo’s book......mounting injuries.