Like Simpson, on paper Bonomelli should have more impact then he does…more than happy to have Simpson in exchange for Bonomelli…EF needs all the tall timber they can get…Bonomelli never got a decent run of games, unlike some who were persevered with for longer…touch wood for EP he can clunk a few marks and kick a few goals for you.
Considering Bonomelli is already on EP list with Page and Palfrey, and no sign on EF list for Simpson, I will wait n see if that direct swap is on the money.. probably easier for Eddie to go to Subi in exchange for Page…less traveling!
Not a lot of input from the knowledgeable Royal posters,which is very strange,especially when you consider we’ve just defeated a top 2 team quite comfortably.
I think you would be more likely to get a glowing write up of the opposition after we lose Lucky. Beautiful determined display and a highlight of the season for us. Only soured by being abused by a disgruntled Claremont supporter with a moth eaten tiger thing on his head as I left the oval.
Dont feel too offended 2019, that Tigers numpty abuses anyone within earshot. he’s a disgrace to the Claremont footy club, up there with the Bogundean abuse crew.
[quote=“ROYAL 2019 post=220508 userid=1454”]I think you would be more likely to get a glowing write up of the opposition after we lose Lucky. Beautiful determined display and a highlight of the season for us. Only soured by being abused by a disgruntled Claremont supporter with a moth eaten tiger thing on his head as I left the oval.
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What about the straw poll at half time Royal,when i asked you and another bloke whether we could keep the intensity up,and the answer was a resounding ‘‘NO’’ and i have to admit i was a bit nervous as well,but we went on to dominate the second half.So Royal i have to ask,do you feel we’re heading in the right direction ???
Yes as I mentioned before I think finals are a possibility next year and I hope Barnard is extended. We need to bring that effort every week to be taken seriously. I also stated West Coast would be very difficult in two weeks, I stand by that.
[quote=“ROYAL 2019 post=220511 userid=1454”]Yes as I mentioned before I think finals are a possibility next year and I hope Barnard is extended. We need to bring that effort every week to be taken seriously. I also stated West Coast would be very difficult in two weeks, I stand by that.
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Don’t worry about next year,if we keep yesterdays side intact for the rest of the season,we’ll be playing finals this season,and Tommy Graham must remain at full forward for the rest of the year,regardless of whether he kicks goals or not,because yesterday was the best we looked since the Anzac game.
Don’t worry about next year,if we keep yesterdays side intact for the rest of the season,we’ll be playing finals this season,and Tommy Graham must remain at full forward for the rest of the year,regardless of whether he kicks goals or not,because yesterday was the best we have looked since the Anzac game.
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I’d rank yesterday’s victory as East Perth’s best since breaking the shackles of the alignment.
There was a danger that the boys could’ve been overrun when Claremont kicked two goals in five minutes to start the final quarter.
However, they held their nerve and Christian Ameduri’s third goal soon after really took the wind out of the Tigers’ sails.
Having missed some of the game due to some “quiet imbibing” at the club function, I watched the replay last night and was super impressed with our defensive work throughout, particularly in that first quarter when Claremont attacked repeatedly.
[quote=“Archie Duda Goal Machine post=220518 userid=2436”]I’d rank yesterday’s victory as East Perth’s best since breaking the shackles of the alignment.
There was a danger that the boys could’ve been overrun when Claremont kicked two goals in five minutes to start the final quarter.
However, they held their nerve and Christian Ameduri’s third goal soon after really took the wind out of the Tigers’ sails.
Having missed some of the game due to some “quiet imbibing” at the club function, I watched the replay last night and was super impressed with our defensive work throughout, particularly in that first quarter when Claremont attacked repeatedly.
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Your positivity and sound football knowledge is a breathe of fresh air Archie,and i rate yesterdays win on a par with our victory over the old rivals in 2019,when we came up trumps with a makeshift squad over an opponent who had,in the previous season, played in the grand final ,but yesterdays win was over a top 2 opponent,and we didn’t just fall in,we won with a lot of authority.
There was certainly a lot to like about yesterday’s performance and wins like that should generate a lot of self-belief, royallucky.
One player who I think has taken his game to a new level, and with 66 senior games under his belt is now one of our more experienced players, is Stan Wright.
With his ability to find a target 50m-plus away, I rate him as the best kick in our side.
And Stan is a tough little bugger and has good evasive skills.
[quote=“Archie Duda Goal Machine post=220523 userid=2436”]There was certainly a lot to like about yesterday’s performance and wins like that should generate a lot of self-belief, royallucky.
One player who I think has taken his game to a new level, and with 66 senior games under his belt is now one of our more experienced players, is Stan Wright.
With his ability to find a target 50m-plus away, I rate him as the best kick in our side.
And Stan is a tough little bugger and has good evasive skills.
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Yes Archie moving Stan into the backline has been a masterstroke,and he is playing the best football of his career, and Damien Greaves yesterday finally showed why he got drafted by Hawthorn,and he played his best game yesterday.Mitch Schofield is also one who has come out of left field,and has shown alot of promise as a lead up forward,and reminds me of a young Richard Dennis,and Christian Ameduri was given a role as a defensive forward,and i see a future for him as a pressure offensive player. The key for us for the rest of the season is keeping our best 22 on the park,particularly the Ramsay’s and Robertsons,because when you look at the top sides,they have half dozen players who have played in and around a 100 games,which is a luxury that we simply do not have,and keeping Tommy Graham at F.F.because for a few weeks after Sebits departure,we were looking like a rudderless ship,but yesterday he helped to straighten us right up,and gave us the tall focal point that we’ve been sadly lacking in the last month.
Indeed, RL, Damon Greaves added some poise in defence, while Mitch Schofield is both mobile and a good aerialist.
I looked at the stats and the injured Shayne Hille (99 games) is our closest to a WAFL century, though Nick Robertson would’ve played 100 games when you factor in his 73 at Brisbane before being, somewhat surprisingly, delisted.
You’re right that we need to keep Robbo and Jackson Ramsay, and certainly Scott Jones and Hamish Brayshaw, on the park for the “experience factor”.
Christian Ameduri had a great second half up forward but I still think his contested possession work is pretty handy in at the centre bounce.
Tom Graham is worth persisting with but another tall option would still be very handy lurking around goal.
Of course, Tom Medhat can take a good grab on his day.
Jonesy used to kick a few goals when resting up forward when AJ was at the club and rucking but he spends little time in attack these days.
As we continue to struggle to find the right goal scoring option,i see ‘‘KEY’’ Fremantle mid season signing Sebit Kuek is playing two’s again,and what this mob was thinking is becoming more confusing by the minute,as poor Sebit,who kicked 16 goals in 5 games for us,has gone backwards,and reiterates what an abuse of the whole process their selection has been.
Agree totally Royallucky. Sebit is a very promising player and he would have been far better off playing out the season with East Perth and looking at a potential AFL opportunity at seasons end. This is a lose/lose situation for both the player and the club
At least the other AFL clubs mid season selections were made to cover their injury woe’s,which was why this crap was implemented in the first place,but the Dorkers were never ever going to select Sebit this season,and they should of waited to do this the honourable way in the normal drafts if they were that keen on him.
Absolute disgrace RL, EP should make a formal complaint about the reasons why Freo considered it so essential to their list management that they had to steal Sebit from you guys. Given Freos forward line woes in yesterdays game without 3 talls in Taberner, Lobb and Logue, they still couldn’t see fit to give Sebit a run, those sorts of injuries are why he was supposed to be drafted in the first place