Eagles News #2 2008

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Checkout the new feature on the club's website - with our new logo too - The weekly article by new recruit Tom Couch - every Wednesday - just look for the link "On the Couch with Tom"

Great news – we won our first game for the year in our internal trial last weekend.
It was an early start with the game at 9:00am but did give the boys the opportunity to get to Clipsal in the afternoon. It was a very good hit out – even a couple of minor injuries as the boys did put in. Plenty of running movement with good targets on both teams (Passador for one and Grocke for the other) Mackie, Couch, Biagi all showed promise – Rimmington, Dabrowski, Treeby, Powell also came under notice as did young Papps, Hill and Elliott. Pedler was also very solid at fullback. All played pretty well given there was much chopping and changing through the game. Interchanges were quite funny as guys swapped teams so interchanges saw much jumper swapping!

Next trial this Saturday at Thebarton against Sturt – normal times with Reserves at 11:15am and League at 2:00pm. Following week at Richmond against Westies and the week after back at Thebarton against Centrals.

Some folk have been asking why Eagles fans don’t have own forum. The forum that was on the unofficial site become a problem for the boys running the site with it being hit with much adult advertising links etc. The good news is that it is up and running again with improved security – check it out Eagles fans at the Eagles are Cool site.

I will put greater details re coming events on that site but here are some dates to put in your diaries:
Player Auction and Guernsey Presentation Saturday 15 March 7pm
Members Night March – date to be confirmed.
Super Sunday: 4 May & 27 July
Wine Nights: 11 April, 23 May, 29 August, 31 October

We had an excellent turn out of members at the AGM with a couple of very good ideas & suggestions put to the board plus lots of questions about matters relating to the club including our long term lease at Woodville Oval and redevelopment of the clubrooms, our use of Thebarton, financial projections etc.

Lets be clear with achieving our long term lease at Woodville Oval we are now reviewing facilities there. There should be new lights for training and a much better PA system in place shortly. Recovery facilities for players, office space, lift for members to the function room, even a museum are all to be discussed and costed.
Thebarton remains our summer home and as we cant have the oval at Woodville until the cricket boys win their Premiership we play some trials at Thebby (This week’s game against Sturt I believe was Sturt’s choice to play at Thebby for similar reasons)

3 Life memberships awarded at the AGM too - to long time board and committee member David Lang, to past player for Woodville and long time assistant coach Shane Reardon, and recently retired player Jon Floreani.

Jon's award was accepted by his father Aldo - also a life member - we think the first Father/Son combination to achieve this - Jon was an apolgy as he became a father on the afternoon of the AGM with the safe arrival of his first child a lovely new daughter and new junior member. Aldo's speech on behalf of Jon and as a new grandfather was terrific.

We now have 900 members signed up – hopefully by the end of this week we will break the 1000 – If you haven’t joined up or renewed yet please get on board ASAP – watch for details re the FREE Members Night – join on the night at the club.

[MightyEagles]

Cool.

[Mickyj]

will go and check it out now.

[Mickyj]

Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

[MightyEagles]

I couldn't be bothered going, it was a little to early for me.

[Mickyj]

I couldn't be bothered going, it was a little to early for me.

I came home angry with the WIND just before it started .

[MightyEagles]

I would have like it if it was on last night.

[eaglehaslanded]

Just checked out the new section on the web. It's good to hear a players perspective on goings on within the club through pre-season. I look forward to reading more throughout the season. Great innovation from the club I hope to see more in the near future.

[Mickyj]

Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

So did any of us go yesterday ?

[eaglehaslanded]

Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

So did any of us go yesterday ?

Unfortunately not Mickyj. I would be interested if someone did attend if they can let us know what they thought - best players etc. Maybe this is one for CD.

[Mickyj]

Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

So did any of us go yesterday ?

Unfortunately not Mickyj. I would be interested if someone did attend if they can let us know what they thought - best players etc. Maybe this is one for CD.

I bet the ladies who sit at the back of the grandstand went,I'm hanging my head in shame for not going .

[eaglehaslanded]

Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

So did any of us go yesterday ?

Unfortunately not Mickyj. I would be interested if someone did attend if they can let us know what they thought - best players etc. Maybe this is one for CD.

I bet the ladies who sit at the back of the grandstand went,I'm hanging my head in shame for not going .

9am is just a little early on a saturday morning for me. I will be at the trial this weekend against the blue boys though.

[eaglehaslanded]

David Biagi in a similar mould to Callinan apparently if half as good will be a ripper. Big things are expected from Couch, has good breeding and if he's anywhere near as good as day will be a star.

[GWW]

David Biagi in a similar mould to Callinan apparently if half as good will be a ripper. Big things are expected from Couch, has good breeding and if he's anywhere near as good as day will be a star.

If he was anywhere near as good as his dad he would have been drafted by now.

[Mickyj]

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Any word form the internal trial.I am in the bad books went fishing instead of going and watching it .Even Worse I didn't catch any fish

So did any of us go yesterday ?

Unfortunately not Mickyj. I would be interested if someone did attend if they can let us know what they thought - best players etc. Maybe this is one for CD.

I bet the ladies who sit at the back of the grandstand went,I'm hanging my head in shame for not going .

9am is just a little early on a saturday morning for me. I will be at the trial this weekend against the blue boys though.[/quote]

Salmon Trout were calling me .but they forgot to tell the bloody wind which decided the weekend was not good for fly fishing.
I was home by 9 so I would have made thebbie if I didn't go fly fishing in the port river.

[Mickyj]

David Biagi in a similar mould to Callinan apparently if half as good will be a ripper. Big things are expected from Couch, has good breeding and if he's anywhere near as good as day will be a star.

If he was anywhere near as good as his dad he would have been drafted by now.

Good at SANFL is not quite the same as at AFL level.
But having said that I haven't seen the lad play .And WWT is one of the better teams to get drafted from in the SANFL.

[GWW]

David Biagi in a similar mould to Callinan apparently if half as good will be a ripper. Big things are expected from Couch, has good breeding and if he's anywhere near as good as day will be a star.

If he was anywhere near as good as his dad he would have been drafted by now.

Good at SANFL is not quite the same as at AFL level.
But having said that I haven't seen the lad play .And WWT is one of the better teams to get drafted from in the SANFL.

I'm not an Eagles supporter, but for the club, and you and your fellow supporters, i hope he turns out to be a good player. But he was let go by his VFL club so i wouldn't expect too much if i was a WWT supporter.

[cd]

I've just edited the start of this thread with details re last week's trial and some news from the club.

[Mickyj]

I've just edited the start of this thread with details re last week's trial and some news from the club.

This week should be a good judge then new guys trying to impress the coach.

[Mickyj]

David Biagi in a similar mould to Callinan apparently if half as good will be a ripper. Big things are expected from Couch, has good breeding and if he's anywhere near as good as day will be a star.

If he was anywhere near as good as his dad he would have been drafted by now.

Good at SANFL is not quite the same as at AFL level.
But having said that I haven't seen the lad play .And WWT is one of the better teams to get drafted from in the SANFL.

I'm not an Eagles supporter, but for the club, and you and your fellow supporters, i hope he turns out to be a good player. But he was let go by his VFL club so i wouldn't expect too much if i was a WWT supporter.

And we know he was let go how ? or did he decide to leave his family and home and try his luck in the big lights of woodville