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Re: The Bald Eagle
Unfortunately Eagle, for all his hard running simply fumbled the ball and almost set the tone for others to do so. had at least 2 opportunities in the clear in the first qtr where he failed to handle cleanly and lost possession. I have supported his retention all year but was very disappointed with his performance in an important game.Life is to be Enjoyed not EnduredComment
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Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.Comment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
Eagle would have been one of our better players last night. He was poor early, however so were many others (and we know Eagle gets marked harder than most, if not all).
In the third & 4th quarters he worked hard & ran hard (certainly went alot harder than he had in the past few weeks) and found himself on the bottom of a couple of packs in the F50.
He would have done enough to keep his spot - you don't lay 7 tackles unless you're working hard.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
This might sound odd from a person who wants Eagle out of the side but I actually think his workrate has been decent enough. As you said, 7 tackles is pretty good and he offers more run than the younger options.
My issues with Eagle relate to his hands and decision making whenever he is under the slightest pressure. How many times does he fumble when he is under pressure or handball to a 50/50 to get himself out of trouble?Comment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
In the first half - quite alot. The issue is every player was doing it, so it is unfair to single out Eagle when part of it was St Kilda's pressure. He lifted substantially in the seond half to me.
I still think he is terrible overhead and one-sided, but his workrate is higher than many others at the moment, and there isn't anyone at Willy who can play his role. I'd love to say we had a fit winger / outside player with a penetrating kick pushing for selection, but unfortunately we don't.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
If kicking is his greatest why did he have a 30:70 kick to handball ratio last night? Personally I think his kicking is severely over-rated.
Agree that his work-rate was better than quite a few of his team-mates, but I think this would be expected coming off 3 quiet games.Comment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
Pressure from the opposition, and he seems to be playing a more inside role. Both are probably related.
It should be expected all the time. If we had a wingman banging the door down at Willy I'm not sure he would have played last night. In any case, we don't have anyone banging the door down for an opportunity the way Reid did a few weeks back. Regardless, I can't believe there is more heat on Eagle than there is on Hill who has been worse for a month, both in effect on the game & effort.
Makes you wonder what would have happened if Wood had an injury free season.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
That is the main one.
He isn't playing an inside role, but the opposition are closing him down much easier forcing him to handball.
Everyone know's that he loves to swing around on his left so the good clubs don't allow this. The fact that he has lost a bit of his acceleration makes it harder also to break free.Comment
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Re: The Bald Eagle
Griffen played half a game if that, Cooney was tagged out of it although did well when he tagged Hayes in H2, Picken was ok (maybe better considering it was his first season), Aker went missing and we lost the ruck battle.
You also have to consider most journalists don't have a seething pathological desire to deride Eagleton at every opportunity and tend to at least try to hold a balanced view.Western Bulldogs: 2016 PremiersComment
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