Eagles recruiting for season 2023

Half Time Eagles & West level on 2 goals 5 points.
Very disappointing considering Westies position. Trying to look for positives (very few), but Hardie looks to have "arrived" as a good, hard midfielder. Litster is workmanlike, reads the game but lacks the speed and balance to give us rebound - but then no other defender is really rebounding much anyway.
Eagles are showing no aerial strength but that was predictable with our recruitment. To kick 2goals against the bottom side Westies in a half suggests both a weak supply but also no forward line that can jag a mark. No Menzel, no Eagles.

I’m Gazz wrote:Scrappy game. Eagles bit stagnant with ball movement 2.5 all at half time

Was a scrappy game we came back and won by 3 goals 
Was not great to watch I think sons of those named didn’t play but I didn’t have a list

Not a great game to watch, the Eagles generally went too short and couldn't establish a go to forward. The Eagles just didn't seem to gel and couldn't string together connecting passages of play. We are most probably in need of one more good tall.
Our superb start to the last quarter broke the game a part, three consecutive centre clearances resulted in three goals. Beattie and Pearce each kicked a couple of goals.
We are still missing a number of good players: Knight, Collier-Dawkins, D. Menzel, Goldsworthy, Sinor, Lehmann, Cameron (aiming for a round three comeback), Studham and T. Menzel.

wimpy wrote:Not a great game to watch, the Eagles generally went too short and couldn't establish a go to forward. The Eagles just didn't seem to gel and couldn't string together connecting passages of play. We are most probably in need of one more good tall.
Our superb start to the last quarter broke the game a part, three consecutive centre clearances resulted in three goals. Beattie and Pearce each kicked a couple of goals.
We are still missing a number of good players: Knight, Collier-Dawkins, D. Menzel, Goldsworthy, Sinor, Lehmann, Cameron (aiming for a round three comeback), Studham and T. Menzel.  

From what I saw your spot on Wimpy . Awful game to watch .
Seconds played the running game better excluding kicking lots of goals

Does anyone know if the young Welsh boy has played in the reserves and if yes how did he go?.

goddy11 wrote:Does anyone know if the young Welsh boy has played in the reserves and if yes how did he go?.

Tyler Welsh hasn't played any reserves trial games. I believe he will start in the U18s, I don't know but he has most probably already played a couple of underage trials.

Got my package including ticket from the club yesterday. Was wondering when it would arrive.

goddy11 wrote:Got my package including ticket from the club yesterday. Was wondering when it would arrive.

We must’ve all got our tickets same day got the ticket yesterday .
Other stuff I got at the club when I paid .

I could’ve paid online but decided to go in

Just sawthis


All trial games will be Free on Sanfl Now



Norwood v Eagles - Friday March 17 at Thebarton Oval from 7.40pm (Live & Free on SANFLNow)
NORWOOD
Lowe, Panos, Donnelly, Morris, Rokahr, Hamilton, Kennerley, Jarvis, Ball, Nunn, Lowden, Ling, Tranfa, Sanders, Spence, Wilkins, Hodge, Boyd, Wright, Surman, Saywell, Lok, Stingel, Binder



EAGLES
(2) Jimmy Toumpas, (3) Jake Comitogianni, (6) Luke Thompson, (7) Riley Knight, (9) Dane McFarlane, (10) Connor Ballenden, (13) Will Pearce, (15) Mitch Hardie, (16) James Rowe, (18) Luke Beecken, (21) Max Beattie, (24) Sam Rowland, (25) Jordan Lukac, (28) Adam D’Aloia, (29) Matthew Goldsworthy, (30) Zane Williams, (32) Ryan Bruce, (35) Joseph Sinor, (37) Kai Pudney, (39) Jack Firns, (41) Patrick Weckert, (49) Zac Buck, (51) Max Litster

Can’t watch this game can someone post scores ect 
Hopefully Knight plays

Bloody good win. I was hoping to watch it in SANFL now. They always let you down.

Great win by the Eagles tonight, easily accounting for Norwood by about eight goals!. We were unrecognizable from the team that put in that shocker at Richmond last Saturday. I feel much better about our 2023 prospects now. Also great to be back at Thebarton, our spiritual home.

Knights only lasted 10 mins, hurt foot.

Ballenden 4
Goldy 4
Williams 3
Comma 2
Rowe 1
Beecken 1
Beattie 1
Angove 1

Were Hardie, Lukac and Goldy also injured, or just rested in the second half? Hopefully nothing too serious. Much improved game from Weckert this week.

I think quite a few were rested. Lukac appeared to get severe cramp and came off for awhile, went back on and appeared to get a minor leg knock.
Goldy and Ballenden appeared to be rested for a fair bit of the second half.
With the hot weather and some of the players in their third trial and the EAGLES well ahead, resting some was a good option.
Goldy and Ballenden were sensational in the first half, Williams was excellent in the second half. Lukac did a very good job in ruck and has to be in the 22 for the first game. Ballenden only took a couple of ball ups in the forward area and we were better for his constant presence up forward.
Thompson played his best trial by far.
Bruce really struggled in the back lines but with Lehmann out we have nobody else to play there.  I think Williams needs to play on the wing. At this stage our wingmen, Pudney and McFarlane are poor. With Rowe, Goldy, Beattie and Pearce being able to play as small forwards a wing position for Williams should be a possibility. In the second half Williams had plenty of run, and went long and direct. When Lukac went off, Weckert and Firns rucked and competed quite well in the ruck but Boyd for Norward was off injured.
We out ran Norwood and also out muscled them, our style of game looked excellent.
In the last quarter the coach played some of the boys from the reserves, Hansen, Angove, Mawson Norman and Arthur, they acquitted themselves well and gave us some very nice run which was needed in the draining hot conditions.
A great team effort last night.
David B-R should be OK for first round. D. Menzel looking at a 1st or 2nd round appearance, Riley C-D about round 2, Studham round 2, Clay Cameron round 3 and Lehmann unsure.

wimpy wrote:I think quite a few were rested. Lukac appeared to get severe cramp and came off for awhile, went back on and appeared to get a minor leg knock.
Goldy and Ballenden appeared to be rested for a fair bit of the second half.
With the hot weather and some of the players in their third trial and the EAGLES well ahead, resting some was a good option.
Goldy and Ballenden were sensational in the first half, Williams was excellent in the second half. Lukac did a very good job in ruck and has to be in the 22 for the first game. Ballenden only took a couple of ball ups in the forward area and we were better for his constant presence up forward.
Thompson played his best trial by far.
Bruce really struggled in the back lines but with Lehmann out we have nobody else to play there.  I think Williams needs to play on the wing. At this stage our wingmen, Pudney and McFarlane are poor. With Rowe, Goldy, Beattie and Pearce being able to play as small forwards a wing position for Williams should be a possibility. In the second half Williams had plenty of run, and went long and direct. When Lukac went off, Weckert and Firns rucked and competed quite well in the ruck but Boyd for Norward was off injured.
We out ran Norwood and also out muscled them, our style of game looked excellent.
In the last quarter the coach played some of the boys from the reserves, Hansen, Angove, Mawson Norman and Arthur, they acquitted themselves well and gave us some very nice run which was needed in the draining hot conditions.
A great team effort last night.
David B-R should be OK for first round. D. Menzel looking at a 1st or 2nd round appearance, Riley C-D about round 2, Studham round 2, Clay Cameron round 3 and Lehmann unsure.

Thanks for that report Wimpy must’ve played better than against west with some names in that actually played this week .

wimpy wrote:I think quite a few were rested. Lukac appeared to get severe cramp and came off for awhile, went back on and appeared to get a minor leg knock.
Goldy and Ballenden appeared to be rested for a fair bit of the second half.
With the hot weather and some of the players in their third trial and the EAGLES well ahead, resting some was a good option.
Goldy and Ballenden were sensational in the first half, Williams was excellent in the second half. Lukac did a very good job in ruck and has to be in the 22 for the first game. Ballenden only took a couple of ball ups in the forward area and we were better for his constant presence up forward.
Thompson played his best trial by far.
Bruce really struggled in the back lines but with Lehmann out we have nobody else to play there.  I think Williams needs to play on the wing. At this stage our wingmen, Pudney and McFarlane are poor. With Rowe, Goldy, Beattie and Pearce being able to play as small forwards a wing position for Williams should be a possibility. In the second half Williams had plenty of run, and went long and direct. When Lukac went off, Weckert and Firns rucked and competed quite well in the ruck but Boyd for Norward was off injured.
We out ran Norwood and also out muscled them, our style of game looked excellent.
In the last quarter the coach played some of the boys from the reserves, Hansen, Angove, Mawson Norman and Arthur, they acquitted themselves well and gave us some very nice run which was needed in the draining hot conditions.
A great team effort last night.
David B-R should be OK for first round. D. Menzel looking at a 1st or 2nd round appearance, Riley C-D about round 2, Studham round 2, Clay Cameron round 3 and Lehmann unsure.

Great feedback as always Wimpy. Any feedback on Knight. How was Jimmy T?.
Is Weckert in danger of suspension.


Any good players in the "b" to look out for.

Now all we need to do is reproduce that effort/application in two weeks time...against Norwood again!

whybother wrote:Now all we need to do is reproduce that effort/application in two weeks time...against Norwood again!

Very true what we showed against West in the first 3 quarters will not cut it imho

our game is on SANFL now atm but no volume

https://www.sanflnow.com.au/videos/2023-men-s-trial-match-west-adelaide-v-sturt

Apologies. I might have been wrong with P. Weckert being reported.

What’s up on talking footy forum 
Eagles will struggle this year have I missed something

Mickyj wrote:What’s up on talking footy forum 
Eagles will struggle this year have I missed something

I'd take more notice of the comment below the one you have mentioned.

Columbo wrote:

Mickyj wrote:What’s up on talking footy forum 
Eagles will struggle this year have I missed something

I'd take more notice of the comment below the one you have mentioned.

Yep that came up after I posted on here . That is a much better post . I don’t normally post on there any more I some how have upset a Glenelg fan he comes after me so I don’t post but I did today