Eagle News #2 – 2009 Pre-Season cont.

[cd]

TRIAL GAMES
With the season quickly approaching the Eagles will be playing in the following trial games:

Saturday 28 February
Eagles v Port, at Alberton, time TBC

Saturday 7 March
Eagles internal trial, venue and time TBC

Saturday 14 March

Eagles v North Adelaide, venue and time TBC

Friday 20 March
Eagles v Norwood at Coopers Stadium
Reserves – 5.30pm
League – 7.40pm

[Mickyj]

I appreciate the passion and the commitment to the success of the club shown by the posters.

As a board member who is in regular contact with the members and in mor general communication with many via websites, I would personally offer the invitation to all members to get to the AGM on Thursday and ask your questions directly to the board & the CEO.

I look forward to seeing a large turn out of members at the club on Thursday.

I honestly and sincerely believe we are looking much better in 2009 than at the same time in 2008 and am confident of a much improved performance. Hopefully my faith will be rewarded!

And for those wishing to know about about bike riders:
They made it, congratulations must go to Luke Powell, James Rimington, Mark Passador and fitness guru Mark Harris who all completed the grueling 155km bike ride from Burnside Village to Angaston.

Unfortunately the guys were no match for Lance Armstrong and the rest of the TDU professionals who were able to complete the journey in three and a half hours compared to the players who took six hours.

While the guys were very excited to have completed the ride they will be in no hurry to jump back on the bike. Mark Passador said “that was one of the toughest things I have done, riding up Menglers Hill after already riding 110km was not an easy task.”

The guys are just lucky games of football do not go for six hours.

see you Thursday

would love to be there CD i have a 10 or 12 day thanks to stocktake time.will catch up feb28th at Alberton

[MightyEagles]

TRIAL GAMES
With the season quickly approaching the Eagles will be playing in the following trial games:

Saturday 28 February
Eagles v Port, at Alberton, time TBC

Saturday 7 March
Eagles internal trial, venue and time TBC

Saturday 14 March

Eagles v North Adelaide, venue and time TBC

Friday 20 March
Eagles v Norwood at Coopers Stadium
Reserves – 5.30pm
League – 7.40pm

What about u18's CD1?

[cd]

U18 yet to be confirmed ME

[UK Fan]

As an opposition supporter. I thought alot of the Eagles success this year depended on how much Biglands could contribute. He could have been the perfect back up for Dabrowski with the occasional run up forward.

They certainly still could make the finals. But I think will struggle to make the top 3.

[Mickyj]

As an opposition supporter. I thought alot of the Eagles success this year depended on how much Biglands could contribute. He could have been the perfect back up for Dabrowski with the occasional run up forward.

They certainly still could make the finals. But I think will struggle to make the top 3.

Perhaps this post could be used for motivation guys
Someone print it and put it up in the change rooms weight rooms etc.
Burn this message into the heads of all of my eagle players!!!

Make them think that many consider them gone go on woodville Wesst torrens club do it fire the boys up from round 1 this year.

Ohh no offence UK fan
But the club needs a rocket

[mackdaddy]

Just wondering if any of you die hard eags supporters had heard the same lil rumour as me...
Paul Lindsay returning from retirement to play for East Fremantle in the WAFL!!!

???

[MightyEagles]

I don't think so as he is invovled with the Eagles still. CD1 to confirm.

[Columbo]

Believe Paul is back in Perth.
ME Paul finished up at the club around the end of October I think.

[eaglehaslanded]

Hi guys,
wondering whether anyone took the opportunity to go to the agm last night. Unfortunately I missed due to prior committments. Just wondering whether there were interesting issues arising from that eg more recruits etc.

[Jackal]

EHL...I wont comment on the financials suffice to say the club has identified how the situation will be addressed. As for the playing group, Ron spoke for some time and his main points were...
16 players have left the club with only 3 of them leaving a gap (Chris Hall, Adam Klun & another). He agreed our recruiting in recent years has not been adequate and that some of our key recruits have been poor choices (which we all know). Our recruiting for this season appears to be complete and the focus is on our juniors, most of whom are the best prepared they have ever been. The aim is for a fast start to the season which we have been poor at recently and the number of players in the medical rooms is way lower than previous years. I think Holden 78 raised the issue of our ruck department with Ron, whilst I believe we are too thin here Ron is confident that we have sufficent personell for the season so we are going with Dabrowski, Redden and Cullen (a few others can pinch hit here as well)
Of importance was the fact that Les Stevens will be retiring in his roles this year and that Kurt Slaven will be his successor...Kurt has pretty big shoes to fill.
Life membership was awarded to Vera Applebee, Jim Owens and Justin Cicolella so well done to them.

[cd]

I will post next week with some more news after the players weekend experience.

Kurt Slaven is the new Chairman of WWTFC while Les Stevens will be the President of the club. Les remains a board member with Kurt now chairing the board.

Was an excellent turn out of members and of players at the AGM - more news next week.

[the big cheese]

is nick malanovski still out at the eagles?? did hear he was goin back to renmark to play their centenary year??

[Jackal]

Gone.

[Aerie]

An article on the Eagles website has Ron Fuller picking his team from the 23 Eagles currently on AFL lists (should be 24, they forgot Skipworth). Not a bad team...

F: Redden Hentschel Stokes
HF: Salter Pavlich Burton
C: Hall Vince Stewart
HB: McMahon N. Bock Whelan
B: Petrenko Lake Schultz
R: Jacobs Knights Shirley
Int from: C. Bock Broadbent Banner Dawson Jacky

[Mickyj]

I can not wait for Feb 28th like a child at xmas me

[MightyEagles]

An article on the Eagles website has Ron Fuller picking his team from the 23 Eagles currently on AFL lists (should be 24, they forgot Skipworth). Not a bad team...

F: Redden Hentschel Stokes
HF: Salter Pavlich Burton
C: Hall Vince Stewart
HB: McMahon N. Bock Whelan
B: Petrenko Lake Schultz
R: Jacobs Knights Shirley
Int from: C. Bock Broadbent Banner Dawson Jacky

That team would pretty much beat every team in the SANFL atm.

[schimma]

An article on the Eagles website has Ron Fuller picking his team from the 23 Eagles currently on AFL lists (should be 24, they forgot Skipworth). Not a bad team...

F: Redden Hentschel Stokes
HF: Salter Pavlich Burton
C: Hall Vince Stewart
HB: McMahon N. Bock Whelan
B: Petrenko Lake Schultz
R: Jacobs Knights Shirley
Int from: C. Bock Broadbent Banner Dawson Jacky

That team would pretty much beat every team in the SANFL atm.

pav would kick 150 in sanfl at least.


but a touch worried ron is playing fantasy footy and picking a side like this and not working on this years side.

[MightyEagles]

U16/18 trials

Sunday March 1 Eagles v Port @ Thebby Oval
16s 9.15 am 18s 11.30 am

Sunday March 15 Eagles v North @ Richmond
16s 9 am 18s 11 am

Saturday March 21 Eagles v Norwood @ Norwood
16s 5 pm 18s 7.30 pm

[MightyEagles]

Updated Eagles Trials for Reserves and League

Feb 28th
Eagles v Port @ Alberton
Res 11 am League 1.15 pm

March 7th
Eagles v Eagles @ Max Basheer @ 10 am

March 14th
Eagles v North @ Max Basheer
Res 11.15 am League 2 pm

March 20th
Eagles v Norwood
Res 5.30 pm League 7.30 pm