The Bald Eagle

[bulldogtragic]

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Those banners only reflect those who've played all 300 for the Dogs.

Surely we could make an exception for TBE. Conisdering it would be over 200 of them.

[Sedat]

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Mantis? You there?

[Rocket Science]

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Amazing isn't it?...what genuine competition for your spot creates (along with a heart-to-heart with the cockroach).

Even that toughest of tough crowds Wallsy dipped his lid to Eagleton during the broadcast.

Something's horribly amiss.

[LostDoggy]

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Credit where credit is due - Eagle is in form after 10 years of frustration and mediocrity. His attack on the footy has improved out of sight and his second / third efforts are top notch. We just want to see consistency on these points from him ...... and if he every gets another opportunity to kick a goal from 40m out in a Preliminary Final again - he has to at least make the distance!!

[Scraggers]

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Mantis? You there?

the silence is deafening

[Bulldog4life]

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A great Thread. The Eagle has been very good this season. His tackling has been excellent.It is very easy to bag players unmercifully so let's give kudos when it is deserved. It is good for your soul.

[Remi Moses]

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Agree with those sentiments needed to improve his second and third efforts. That's what I've been critical of. Hopefully the eagle can keep up the good form for the rest of the season.

[Remi Moses]

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A great Thread. The Eagle has been very good this season. His tackling has been excellent.It is very easy to bag players unmercifully so let's give kudos when it is deserved. It is good for your soul.

Agree but you have to admit The Eagle was very very ordinary until about 2003.

[Mantis]

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Yes, has been a very good contributor the first few rounds much to the disappointment of Mantis among others. Very impressed with his gut running going the other way, something that was never a strength, and his willingness to make repeat efforts.

Could almost play another year or two at this rate.

Mantis? You there?

the silence is deafening

Yeah I'm here, haven't been on since before the game.

I am not dissapointed that he is playing well. If he had played like this in previous year's there wouldn't have been the need for the amount of abuse he has copped.

I still want to see him perform well against the good teams before I am totally convinced.

[Sedat]

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Yeah I'm here, haven't been on since before the game.

I am not dissapointed that he is playing well. If he had played like this in previous year's there wouldn't have been the need for the amount of abuse he has copped.

I still want to see him perform well against the good teams before I am totally convinced.

Welcome to the dark side, Mantis.

Agree on all above points BTW. But seeing as the thread is about the first 3 games of 2009, he has definitely raised the bar with regard to his defensive and team-oriented exploits (admittedly off a sub-par base). Amazing what the threat of career extinction will do to a player's psyche. But it does beg the question, if he can perform well in these team-oriented areas now, why was he not able to consistently produce in this area in recent seasons?

And you're right, apart from North, we have faced two of the least physical teams in the competition. I look forward to revisiting this thread once we've played the top echelon.

[Remi Moses]

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Yeah I'm here, haven't been on since before the game.

I am not dissapointed that he is playing well. If he had played like this in previous year's there wouldn't have been the need for the amount of abuse he has copped.

I still want to see him perform well against the good teams before I am totally convinced.

Dead right.

[AndrewP6]

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Agree but you have to admit The Eagle was very very ordinary until about 2003.

Maybe, but the Dogs were ordinary IN 2003!

[Bulldog4life]

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Agree but you have to admit The Eagle was very very ordinary until about 2003.

But we are talking about this season and how Eagleton has been playing better than he had in previous seasons. Later than 2003!

[hujsh]

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He doesn't always get it right first go but he isn't just letting the mistakes be anymore. His 2nd efforts have been incredible compared to the past.

I still have the instinct to blame him for something prematurely but he has been proving my instincts wrong recently.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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It's great to see that even a player who is no doubt in the latter stages of his career can find it in him to work on and noticeably improve some of the deficiencies in his game.

As others have said, his tackling, pressure and 2nd efforts have been a real feature this season.