Rnd 5 4/05/2014 Sth Adel V Eagles Hickinbotham Oval 2.10pm

Eagles face another undefeated team this week again !!!

Seems to be a lot of heat on another footy site with this game !!
Eagles seem to be hated down south lets all turn up and support the boys and give em hell !!

It's Goldy's 100th game for the Eagles on Sunday.
Just another reason to get down to Noarlunga to support our boys.

That thread is almost as humorous as the folks in the grandstand at Unley! Doubt the 3 blokes they are directing their venom at will be too worried, and it's not like Boydy hasn't been back before, might make them play better.

I'm not sure South are too fussed about Boyd, but certainly seem to have some dislike for Ainger in particular. He has been very poor in his games v South so far, so hopefully for our sake this turns around.

Dobber wrote:I'm not sure South are too fussed about Boyd, but certainly seem to have some dislike for Ainger in particular.  He has been very poor in his games v South so far, so hopefully for our sake this turns around.

well his form against sturt early set the game up for the eagles hope he keeps it up

Columbo wrote:That thread is almost as humorous as the folks in the grandstand at Unley! Doubt the 3 blokes they are directing their venom at will be too worried, and it's not like Boydy hasn't been back before, might make them play better.

Yes Columbo I'm keeping my mouth shut there don't wont to start anything !! Again lol

funny how bunton knows everything and nothing re Eagle players !!

Big job for Von Bertouch on Eddy, who has sparked interest amongst AFL scouts. Stop Eddy and negate Brooksby (Bornholm) and we're more than half-way home.
Interesting Godden was saying 40% of the players haven't reached their standard of last year. Lewis needs a big game, he looks fitter than last year but can't find the ball enough. Until Sunday, Goldie was below par but returned to good form.

Two performers at different ends of their careers who have lifted upon last year are our aging Captain Luke Powell (who must have rated in the best 3 on the ground in 3 out of the first 4 games this year) and young Poole. Thought Dunstan showed good signs last week and, while Grocke is out, we need him as a running tall up forward instead of our otherwise 2 "talls" - 4 very "shorts" forward line

Heinjus is taking a mighty long time to get over his hamstring - hasn't played now for 7 weeks. Important to have him as backup to Bornholm.

League
F: Poole, Wundke, Goldsworthy
HF: Hall, Ainger, A. Dunstan
C: Allmond, Lewis, Sumner
HB: P. Raymond, Von Bertouch, Batley
B: Kane, Jarrad, Giuffreda

R: Borholm, Powell, Boyd
INT: T. Fitzgerald, McGregor, Lloyd
UNCHANGED

Reserves
F: Press, Muller, Hayes
HF: M. Raymond, T. Whittlesea, Blesing
C: G. Ellis, Appleton, J. Sinor
HB: Summerton, Mackenzie, Muirhead
B: Osborne, Killian, Lane

R: Mullins, T. Schwarz, Rowland
INT: Huppatz, Lodge, Ventura, Pfitzner

Under-18
F: Westbrook, Weger, Manners
HF: Roads, Michalanney, Haylock
C: Elfenbein, Enright, Woods
HB: M. Schwarz, Gameau, Blumson
B: Smith, Taheny, Holman

R: Baqeri, Gaffney, Minney
INT: Hall, Bottin, Dunstan
EMG: Turner, Seccafien, Thunig

I know we're light on options in defence, but I'd highly suggest Jarrad doesn't play fullback.

Mara32 wrote:I know we're light on options in defence, but I'd highly suggest Jarrad doesn't play fullback.

good point

Agree. Whereas Jarrad is a good running wingman/HB, he can't handle the body pressure expected as a key/tall defender (not tall anyway). Duldig exposed him last week. I expect Gotch will rest Brooksby down forward who should be able to kick 3-4 goals against our short defence, given von Bertouch will be on Eddy. Possibly Fitzgerald is planned to spend a bit of time in the last line of defence but not sure whether he's got the "defensive smarts"at this stage. Killian has been stagnating at fullback for 2-3 years now in the Seconds, has a mature body and always shows solid form - if his time to be chosen is not now, when will it be especially if Culley and Templeton return in 5-6 weeks?
Good if Sumner does start on the wing. Gives away too many frees in the last line of defence. His role of taking the kick-ins can be taken by Raymond. Further up the field, Sumner can create havoc with his pace, kicking ability. (Down back, like Jarrad, he gets caught out if body-on-body in marking duel).
Was very confident of winning this one until we again left out a key defender - now I just hope... and hope that it rains and blows.

Got out of jail. Wundke can play. Ainger can't!

Dobber wrote:Got out of jail.  Wundke can play. Ainger can't!

Still 8 goals out of two tall forwards isn't bad Dobber

Gotta love those south fans calling Wundke fatty call him what u want he kicked 6 !!

Character win today, still playing inconsistent footy though

6 goals today out of Wundke and Grocke!

An interesting fact is that this was the first time since Round 4 2007 we had an unchanged 21. No doubt having no AFL listed players in the team helped this stat a lot. In fact, the two teams last year who had the most AFL listed players recruited from/allocated to have used the least amount of players this year:


Sturt: 23
Eagles: 25
Central: 27
North: 29
Port: 29
South: 29
West: 30
Norwood: 31
Adelaide: 32
Glenelg: 34