beef wrote:Dutchy wrote:Saw South announce yesterday they have claimed some of Glenelg's zone around Hallet Cove as part of the 5 year review, anyone seen any announcement about other changes to zones?
Think Centrals are getting some of eagles zone in Adelaide Plains league. They'll stuff it up and want more area again in a couple years
Looks like it's "fxxk the Eagles around again. It started in 1964 by letting Woodville in to a heavily loaded west of Adelaide area. It crippled West Torrens.
Then in the late seventies they took away half WTs western area and sent WT out to Tea Tree Gully/ Golden Grove, what a disaster. The likely father/sons from this area had/have no feeling or relationship with WT, especially after it was given to Norwood, as their mates went to school out there and played at North or Norwood and followed them.
Also WT Eagles were given the booming city of Whyalla as their country zone. The locals got very good jobs with very good pay and would not leave these jobs to pursue a footy career in Adelaide. WT got very little from Whyalla.
The 1991 amalgamation caused the loss of many members, although the new club has been a success on the field.
The Eagles heartland has disappeared but they managed to recover Henley Beach recently. Given the old Magpies zone now, the chances of converting Magpie supporters to the Eagles would be nil. Thank goodness kids in the zone basically have to go through the Eagles to achieve their AFL dream.
I'll be accused of whinging but the SANFL would not have treated a few other clubs this way. Just when the Eagles start to establish an area it is taken away again.