The Soaring

That's it then. It's been a while since I posted here. A combination of a holiday, sickness and apathy caused by some insipid and uninspiring games. What can you say but I'm glad its over. Not sure if I've ever felt that way about a season before, at least not ...

Some fan solutions for the West Coast Eagles plight: Part One Part Two 4. Leadership Darren Glass can't do it. The like of Kerr won't do it. We need some leadership in the middle of the ground. Get any one you like to smile for sponsors, speak to the media or toss the coin. ...

See Part One here - some fan solutions for the plight of the West Coast Eagles. 2. Work out what we've got We need to work out who our best 18 players are, where they fit into the team structure (ie positionally), what their strengths are and then build a game plan ...

Part 1 Part 2 Hunter, Adam HT:190 WT:88 2008 Games: 10 2009 Age:28 2008 Grade: C Injury has taken the wind out of the 2007 Club Champion R/Ups sails. Hopefully we will see him settle into a forward line role for the rest of 08. 2009 Status: Retain Hurn, Shannon HT:186 WT:94 2008 Games: 6 2009 Age: 22 2008 Grade: C- Like so ...

Part One of West Coast Eagles 2/3rd Season Review is here. Below is the start of my 2/3rds Season List Review. As I've gone through this I've tried to be as objective as possible. A number of times the thought "but I like this bloke" has popped up only to be ...

Let’s face it we’ve had one eye on next season and beyond for some time now, so let’s get down to the nitty gritty of reviewing the club’s season and where to from here. As way of introduction here is an interesting article on how AFL teams develop, written by long ...

Did you watch the game on Saturday night? Maybe you had something better to do. It was not exactly your typical game - it was more a case of watching out of curiosity, rather than anything resembling a desire to see how the result was arrived at. I don't think ...

Check out Part 1 is Here. So how did Port Adelaide rebound so well? After a poor 2006 Port surprised everyone with a trip to the 2007 Grand Final. Most consider they over achieved but the truth is they have proven they have been able to arrest their bottoming out very quickly ...

It was a game played on Sunday afternoon that gave me cause to see the current West Coast Eagles' situation with a bit more clarity and a bit more positivity. No, it wasn't the Dockers' capitulation to Melbourne, it was the Port vs Essendon game - in particular the current construction ...

Three days until the season kicks off. You beauty! In some ways March is more exciting than September* (especially if you support Richmond) - everything is new, the slate is clean, the year ahead full of hope. In honour of a new season being upon us I thought I'd give ...