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swan42 wrote:

chaddy22 wrote: Claremont well deserved winners..Not impressed in playing a final at a boutique oval.Would have rather played at a neutral oval where you could see the game properly.

C22 was that Claremont Oval the ground that Bazza has waxed lyrically over?

First time at Claremont and I prefer the old delapadated oval.Very claustrophobic and hard to see the game with a reasonable crowd unless you are in the grandstand.one entrance in?.And the toilets seem very inadequate.

westaussieguy wrote:

BC wrote: Yep...it must be a weight off the shoulders of traditional EP supporters ADGM. It'll be good to get the real EP back...you might struggle for a season or two until you get a decent list together but it'll be worth it. I also thought Claremont were very good and think they'll get over the garlics next weekend.

It probably will be a struggle for a while? But that's what happens when an entity has to rebuild and reform.
Going to be interesting to see if any players they've lost over the past few seasons make a return or stay at their current Wafl clubs?

The only players who may want to come back are those that can't get a game at their new club.IT may be that these players are not up to league standard and may not be needed especially looking at todays ressies performance. I would think several from the ressies would be ready to make the step up and maybe some very selective recruiting and hopefully Jackson Ramsay back from his acl.

BC wrote: How ridiculous that WCE instructed EP that Nelson, Ah Chee and Oscar Allen I think it was had to play restricted minutes...so weren't allowed to play out the entire game? It was an elimination final ffs. 3 rotations down for a chunk of the game must have been tough for Luke Webster.

BC the development coach is part or was part of the problem, insipid is the best way to describe some of the work!

Grump wrote:

BC wrote: How ridiculous that WCE instructed EP that Nelson, Ah Chee and Oscar Allen I think it was had to play restricted minutes...so weren't allowed to play out the entire game? It was an elimination final ffs. 3 rotations down for a chunk of the game must have been tough for Luke Webster.

BC the development coach is part or was part of the problem, insipid is the best way to describe some of the work!

I don't even think it was the best team we could have fielded.would have rather had Dobson,Wright play then several who played.

3670 is the given attendance figure for this match.
Not sure of the current Claremont Oval crowd capacity? It was originally about 15,000 I believe?
Wouldn't be anywhere close to that nowadays.

westaussieguy wrote: 3670 is the given attendance figure for this match.
Not sure of the current Claremont Oval crowd capacity? It was originally about 15,000 I believe?
Wouldn't be anywhere close to that nowadays.

Officially now 5000, but that is once its full complete, I think you will be able to walk all the way around the ground once construction is complete.

I was there for the record , think it was 18,000 in 83 or so.