Eagles v South Maughan Thiem Kia oval 11 May

wimpy wrote:It's good to have a really close, hard match that can highlight deficiencies.
Our last half a dozen or so players on our league list are very average. We keep chopping and changing with them but not finding any that can prove themselves at league level. Hann and Barkla are just not good enough. When we are forced to play Rowlands on the wing it shows how deficient we are with good running players. Neumann and Nicholls have to improve their games if they wish to regain a league spot.
The last two games by McFarlane has shown he possibly has something to give but has died badly in the second halves, he lacks match fitness.
The last three matches by Buck have been poor in fact very poor, the opposition sit a small quick on him and he gets stifled. The disappointing part of Buck's game has been his inability to stick tackles. Yesterday he was abysmal in trying to execute tackles, tackling was one of his strengths.
I thought Mawson started to show something in the reserves but also needs to regain match fitness after his hip injury.
We are desperately in need of Knight and Beattie.
This season will be a good learning experience for Jacobs and it will give him a good idea of the areas we need to strengthen/recruit in.  
Any way we are 5-1 which we thought at the start of the season would have been a dream, and out of reach. Let's hope with a fortnight off we can get back to some good football.

wimpy wrote:

Premiers wrote:Hey Wimpy!  Don't write off Barkla yet - he's my little gem amongst the roughness, emerging. Sure- he's not turning heads with 8 -10 disposals but that will improve. He's been coming off the bench a bit, kicked 3-4 important goals for us in recent weeks. Has pace, elusive, good kick, courage. At Seconds level, he is a 25 disposal class player and just needs a breakout league performance to set him off. Having said that, he may well be dropped next match but he'll return.Only aged approx 20 years .
Putting my "Spotters" reputation on the line with this kid.!! (Haha!)

I still think Williams is better!!!!  I thought going in to his second year in the SANFL league Barkla would have produced more. I suppose I will just have to wait and see if he can improve.

Goddsy11 wrote:What happening to the U18s and U16s.

whybother wrote:I think that the "criticisms" of the players is a bit unfair as I am sure that they are all doing their best. After all, they are not professional and only part-timers. They all have lives outside of football: they have to earn a living and deal with all the difficulties of daily life, and make-do with slight injuries. No luxury of days off to rest and recuperate. Sometimes I think we judge them by the standard of AFL players who have their entire life regulated by their AFL club.