Phew, that was close!
A much enjoyable game of tough contested footy.
It certainly is nice to have everyone on the field.
I am looking forward to playing Geelong at Simonds in Round 4.
With Melbourne and the Saints next. Bit of a soft draw.
LeCras looking great but for me Shuey was best. Just so much intense defensive pressure. He was almost everywhere, not necessarily getting possessions but causing turnovers. Good to see.
Bulldogs woeful, I expected a bit more then that.
Was a good game. The pressure was outstanding, reminded me of the Dockers really. Bulldogs were woeful, which probably made our pressure look a lot better than it was. Still making a few poor decisions and execution wasn’t the best, but hey it was round 1, definitely more positives than negatives and worlds apart from some of the displays dished up at the end of last season. Well done boys. Now to keep backing it up.
I would have said Rosa was best, he was everywhere. Played that wing perfectly and wasn’t just running one way, seen him deep in defence helping out a lot. Pushed hard both ways and was rewarded with a ton of touches.
Yeah Rosa was pretty awesome.
I think if you are an Eagles fan it was a good game for sure,but gee how bad were Footscray?.How many time did they hand ball to a player in a worse position than themselves.If they don’t improve on that i can’t see much future for them.They were pathetic,and I know as I have seen the Dockers play similar footy.
But have to say I have been very impressed by the Eagles so far.Providing they get through with out many injuries they will play long into September.
So many big guys,but also a band of good hard runners.
As Shwa said a soft draw but that’s just the way thing go.Have to make the most of it when the soft teams come along.
Yea pretty happy with it all in all even though it wasnt the most exciting game to watch. Still lots to improve on too, JJK was horrible so looking forward to him finding some form.
Agree Anchorman, their handballs were shocking, especially when the handballs were missing their target and going to a player in a worse position. Sort of made defence look easy. Guess we will be able to see if our pre season = real season form in round 4 as shwaborn advised.
If I was an Eagles follower( :sick: ) I would be feeling pretty happy right now.
Season is 1 game old. Surely as a Docker’s supporter :sick: , you wouldn’t be feeling that happy yet? I sure as hell want to see the WCE against some real opposition before I get excited.
Agree 58, though i do think the Eags have some depth there now.
Well you won didn’t you.Sure looks better than only winning three from 12 attempts at Subi last season.
And as a Dockers supporter yes I am feeling good,we won our first game and it was away.There are still 21 to go until the finals so would sooner be 1&zip than Zip and 1.
I think I might have hinted about the depth of the opposition Sharky,but I was still impressed :sick: :sick: :sick: by what I saw.