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March 6th 2008
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Mike Sheahan’s Top 50 Players of All-time

Mike Sheahan has compiled for the AFL's 150th anniversary of the game his list of the top 50 players of All-Time. From the looks it excludes currently active players but includes a number of recently retired (inactive) players (see #42 for example). (Cancel that - Robert Harvey is in). So Wayne ...
September 22nd 2007
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Where will Judd end up?

The grand finalists have been decided and so to save ourselves the painful build-up or the tedious red-carpet gazing of Brownlow night, let's get down to business and find some answers to where Chris Judd might be playing his football in 2008. Not that it matter, except for the fact ...
September 18th 2007
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More on the Judd Exodus

Ok, so it's been a couple of days now. Chris Judd is off back to Melbourne and for West Coast Eagles fans, everything has changed. After the initial burst of anger / disbelief / depression / nausea / rage, here's some further thoughts: Some people are questioning the "real" reason for ...
March 29th 2007
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AFL Season 2007 Predictions

In a nutshell here are my AFL season 2007 predictions: Ladder:
March 28th 2007
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West Coast Eagles Predictions 2007

Can we put the dour media reports of our club and it's player to one side and let's focus on the real deal, just three days away. Oh yes, we can. Here's some random predictions from The Soaring for the season ahead: Shannon Hurn will be the Eagles 2007 Rising Star. ...
March 21st 2007
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One big mess

Well it seems things have descended into new territory in the on-going dramas of recent West Coast Eagles pre-seasons. No longer is it another stupid or petty incident, it's much more serious than that. As fan your initial reaction is to the immediate loss of one of the team's greatest ...
March 20th 2007
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Pre-season wrap

Things have been fairly quiet around here the last couple of week but as we round the bend into the season proper I thought I'd re-cap the Eagles (footballing) pre-season: One win from four starts is nothing to get too excited about but I wouldn't read anything into it. We did ...
September 13th 2006
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The Great Game Plan Debate

We lose a game by a point, and suddenly the sky is falling. The game plan is shot, they say. Change it or perish. Add some pot shots from opponents and media alike and you have a recipe for hysteria. Time for a bit of perspective on this small matter I ...
July 4th 2006
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Walls on Cox

On last night's On The Couch we hit new lows in Robert Walls' hatred of all things Eagles. Walls got all excited about Adam Cooney's bump on Dean Cox, which as we know broke the big man's collarbone. We know Walls hates the Eagles and took the opportunity to get ...
April 19th 2006
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What Bryce Gibbs means to West Coast

The AFL in their efforts to untangle the knotted ball of father-son fishing wire and still keep hold of the hook, have managed to re-write the father-son law and kick the Eagles in the teeth at the same time. How so? Well, it appears there is something short of parity when ...

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September 5th 2008
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Three Eagles Axed

Already out the door of the West Coast Eagles are three players from the 2008 list - Steven Armstrong, Chad Jones, and James Thomson. No surprise for Jones - when Notte was selected in front of him twice the writing was on the wall. Thomson is a chance to be relisted as ...
September 4th 2008
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My All Australian Team

The All Australian selectors have released their shortlist of 40 players vying for the 2008 All Australian team. In view of the fact our side is now on holidays I thought I'd put together my AA team from the shortlist. This is my preferred team, not necessarily who I think ...
September 3rd 2008
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End of the Road

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 ...
July 31st 2008
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West Coast Eagles - Round 18 Team

No - none! - outs for this week's game v. Fremantle. Just the addition of Glass, Houlihan and Davis to the mix. West Coast Eagles B: Mark Nicoski, Darren Glass, Eric Mackenzie HB: Adam Selwood, Beau Wilkes, Andrew Embley C: Michael Braun, Brad Ebert, Tyson Stenglein HF: David Wirrpanda, Ashley Hansen, Steven Armstrong F: Mark LeCras, ...
July 31st 2008
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The Monday Expert Round 17 - West Coast Eagles vs St Kilda

Summary West Coast 2.3 6.5 9.11 15.13 (103) St Kilda 4.5 6.6 9.9 12.14 (86) I enjoyed this game more than any all year. It was a ripper. Maybe that's contributed to the long delay on writing this up - it was such sweet relief from 7 ...

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