I really dont understand what they see in Tom Swift.
He is slow, couldn’t kick the skin off a custard, has no awareness of what is around him, has no idea what to do with the ball (the only couple of times he does gets it)

I know he has played some good games for WAFL but he clearly struggles to translate that to good AFL performances.

His awareness is terrible. He also tries to break alot of tackels also. While his skills arent up to standard- he is still young so theres room for improvement there. They have just signed him for another 2 years so you’re going to have to put up with it a little longer Coffee

This is gold....a player isn’t up to it and they dont want to renew their membership....on top of Cousins leaving and a favourite son as coach who should of been given his marching orders by now. Could there be any more?

Masten and Swift should be traded to GC for draft pick/s...our list is going nowhere and guys like Masten and swift are holding us back

Coffeeblack - 08 August 2010 06:08 AM

... He is slow ...

Swift by name, but not by nature it seems.

TheRock - 08 August 2010 10:03 AM

This is gold....a player isn’t up to it and they dont want to renew their membership....on top of Cousins leaving and a favourite son as coach who should of been given his marching orders by now. Could there be any more?

If one member threatening to renew is “gold”, the 10% of shockers supporters who failed to sign up again after the 2008 season must be platinum. 

I am sure if Mr Coffee decides to follow through with his threat, it will be most welcomed by the 6,500 currently on the waiting list for Eagles membership.

But of course you can walk in off the street if you want a Dockers membership. 

Only trade Masten and Swift ??????? I think we need to add a few more to the list !
Problem is who in there right mind would want them. As I have said in an earlier post might be easier and a lot quicker to make a list of who we should keep!!

Ahhh and so the blaming of young, injured players continues.

Tell me how many games Swift has missed through injury? How many consecutive games has he ever played? What sort of report was placed on him before his draft?

Swift showed PLENTY last season once he strung a few games together and got some confidence. He showed that he does have pace and is one of the few we had at that time capable of breaking up play.

Yes I agree that his awareness and pace has been well below par. But seriously, how does a club move forward without backing it’s youth?

At least Selwood seems to have done enough this week to silence his haters. For now.

jackspratt - 08 August 2010 01:38 PM

TheRock - 08 August 2010 10:03 AM

This is gold....a player isn’t up to it and they dont want to renew their membership....on top of Cousins leaving and a favourite son as coach who should of been given his marching orders by now. Could there be any more?

If one member threatening to renew is “gold”, the 10% of shockers supporters who failed to sign up again after the 2008 season must be platinum. 

I am sure if Mr Coffee decides to follow through with his threat, it will be most welcomed by the 6,500 currently on the waiting list for Eagles membership.

But of course you can walk in off the street if you want a Dockers membership. 

Totally agree re Freo supporters as well. Piss off and let the true supporters in to follow a club.

But then again you say there are 6500 waiting for an Eagle membership yet only 26,000 turned up the other week. You gotta laugh.

You do Rock… plenty of people hold a membership so that they fit a certain ‘class’… though when it comes to supporting a club during the tough times, they are nowhere to be seen.

Give the memberships to people that actually turn up.

wellsy24 - 09 August 2010 04:02 AM

You do Rock… plenty of people hold a membership so that they fit a certain ‘class’… though when it comes to supporting a club during the tough times, they are nowhere to be seen.

Give the memberships to people that actually turn up.

I have been at every home game this season and even travelled over to Melbourne to support them.
I know this is a tough time and I will never stop supporting the club but im really having a hard time trying to figure out what direction we are heading in becasue the way i see it we are not going forward at all.
We can blame injuries to senior players but the fact is the players at the club should be showing more than they have this year. These guys have had 2+ years in the AFL system now. Im sure im not alone in thinking this year we should have been pushing for a top 8 spot but we are by far the worst team in the competition and deserve the spoon.

I can’t think of too many workplaces where you are given 3 - 4 years (5 - 6 for some ruckman & key position players) to show that you can add any value to your employer. In most work environments I have been a part of if after 6 - 12 months you are not peforming to a required standard you are managed out. Why then should football be any different? Or is it simply the fact that the bar is set so low?

Players such as Swift, Schofield, Ebert, McKenzie (or however you spell it), Masten, Rosa, Wilkes, McKinley, Brown, Notte & Spangher have been on our list for several years and none have showed anything that would suggest they are going to be take this club further. This is not an attack on the young blokes either because there are also several “senior” players who should also be moved on (Jones, Hansen & Nicoski) because they too are not adding any value.

I’m not saying that AFL clubs only give young blokes 1 year to prove themselves but surely hard decisions need to made very quickly in order for a club such as West Coast to improve. Anyone remember Travis Gaspar & Andrew McDougall? Those two should be wearing a mask!

wellsy24 - 09 August 2010 04:02 AM

You do Rock… plenty of people hold a membership so that they fit a certain ‘class’… though when it comes to supporting a club during the tough times, they are nowhere to be seen.

Give the memberships to people that actually turn up.

Wow, an Eagles fan with perspective...don’t see that every day!

wellsy is one of only a few.

In saying that I know quite a few friends that are Eagles “barrackers” and I cant think of one that has blamed Worsfold for their demise.

TheRock - 10 August 2010 12:40 AM

wellsy is one of only a few.

In saying that I know quite a few friends that are Eagles “barrackers” and I cant think of one that has blamed Worsfold for their demise.

There’s a point where the club faithful stop feeding the carrion.

The eagles have recruited some really average players in the last few years. Masten biggest waste of a no.3 draft pick , Ebert is a dud also and surely Tony Notte would have to be delisted at the end of the year what a absolute dud he has been. You know I just have to chuckle at some of the rubbish that comes out of Worsfolds mouth I was reading somewhere and he said it would be nice to have a Cyril Riolli well Hello John you had the chance to draft Riolli or Dangerfield or Jetta . The bottom line is Eagles have recruited poorly and will suffer and need a massive clean out of coaching and recruiting staff. They have no direction and will be holding up the ladder for a few more years to come !