RD 21 Eagles d Glenelg Review

[holden78]

Good to see LEE play and do ok we havent lost a game when hes in the side .

[Pseudo]

I still think Glenelg is very much in the Eagles mould when Mikan coached us.I may be proven wrong but does he have what it takes to coach a team all the way to the flag .With us he got us to fifth I think .

Third in 1999. Knocked off the McGuinness-coached Glenelg in the Qualifying final before succumbing to the eventual Grand Finalists. Unlucky to lose the Preliminary final, IIRC.

[Mickyj]

I still think Glenelg is very much in the Eagles mould when Mikan coached us.I may be proven wrong but does he have what it takes to coach a team all the way to the flag .With us he got us to fifth I think .

Third in 1999. Knocked off the McGuinness-coached Glenelg in the Qualifying final before succumbing to the eventual Grand Finalists. Unlucky to lose the Preliminary final, IIRC.

Thanks Pseudo my memory is growing dim .We did do well under Mikan.

[Mickyj]

Good to see LEE play and do ok we havent lost a game when hes in the side .

Very true Holden

[eaglehaslanded]

"Look out if we make the finals....you guys will be shivering in your boots if u have to play us on Adelaide oval"..

There's the Ifs and Buts mate. And unfortunately for you it looks very much like a "IF". Glenelgs consistency and player management has put it in a positon to definitely play finals. Glenelg definitely did lose the game. At 7.5 to 2.5... and from what I read here Eags supporters going home.... I'd say they like all of us (inc Glenelg players) thought it was in the bag.
Eags are an up and down side who I'd personally love to play in the finals with Mouse as an "IN"..

I did pay respect. I mentioned the intensity and the "wanting it more". Glenelg had far more possesion, smashed the Eags with more inside 50's.... just lacked polish going forward with poor execution. They were lairising at times.

The free "sparked" a 3 goal run on. Petrenko's did not.

What you have written has some merit joelie .
What may have helped that game greatly would have been umpiring that favoured neither team.One umpire seemed to be in love with Glenelg .While the other two while not favouring either team, were puzzling on the in the back rule but at least they did it to both teams.I have no problem with umpires being Crap all day just be crap to both teams .

Yep as I wrote Glenelg sure did look pretty running with the ball and handballing through the centre .But when put under pressure they certainly fell like a pack of cards .Or did they think they had the game won and just stopped trying not a good sign for a team already set for the finals .
And yep the Eagles need 2 more miracles to get into the finals .
Who knows what will happen if the Eagles make it look for another senior Eagle to be back in that legend of the club Cica .

Frees in front of goals are great but when your backmen do not stand the mark with in range guys like Groecke will kick a bag full .
Something to ponder come finals time .

I agree completely re the umpiring. Early on I commented that everything that was 50/50 or was iffy went our way. The second I also thought we had the better of it... but then it definitely turned. So all in all... it was really very very poor.

Glenelg did fold under pressure. They also did not like the real hassling in the forward line. Our Forwards bar Duldig were bumped off it, went to ground after contests and let slip basic tackles. The intensity and workrate wasd horrid up forward.
Our midfield I thought was dominant. Our clearances also. Just poor forward pressure.

I still think Glenelg is very much in the Eagles mould when Mikan coached us.I may be proven wrong but does he have what it takes to coach a team all the way to the flag .With us he got us to fifth I think .
Will mikan take glenelg all the way.

I believe he coached us to 3rd in his last season at club in 1999 - A narrow prelim final loss to Norwood.

[Ecky]

If anyone is wondering why the Eagles 3/4 time score is wrong on the official SANFL website, that is because one of our stats guys fell asleep in the 3rd quarter, but for some reason his version of the scores was the one put up there!

Eagles were on 9.10 at 3/4 time, not 9.8.

[smac]

Did you have a late night the night before the game ecky?

[Ecky]

Did you have a late night the night before the game ecky?

cue MayZ with a response blaming me although I will deny everything!

[MAY-Z]

Did you have a late night the night before the game ecky?

cue MayZ with a response blaming me although I will deny everything!

yep all eckys fault- i enter into teh computer what ecky tells me too- he hardly evers tells me the opposition scorers so occasionally they dont get in the computer as the caller doesnt call

[baysman]

guys fell asleep in the 3rd quarter

he wasn't the only one and perhaps it was contagious