The Eagles claim a top 4 scalp...

[Cheer Squad]

36 point win over Carlton at Etihad.

Wouldn't surprise me if we meet them in the finals...

[ugg]

We softened them up

I suppose we should be cheering for the eagles to take carlton's spot in the top four so we can add a top four scalp and remove two losses from that tally

[Cheer Squad]

We softened them up

I suppose we should be cheering for the eagles to take carlton's spot in the top four so we can add a top four scalp and remove two losses from that tally

That's cheating!

[ugg]

Well it all depends on how you define it. Do you count Essendon as top 4 scalp since they were top 4 when we beat them?

[hot potato]

A team is often flat a week after playing The Swans. Eagles were chock full.of confidence today. Cats will bring them back to earth.

[Cheer Squad]

Well it all depends on how you define it. Do you count Essendon as top 4 scalp since they were top 4 when we beat them?

It's an interesting question, isn't it? At what part of the season does beating a top 4 side mean something? It appears to carry more weight after the middle part of the season.

[ugg]

Anyway back to his game. I wasn't being facetious when I said we softened them up. Having Robinson and Curnow out for this match (no doubt very sore) meant they missed the hardness around the contests which allowed Kerr and then Priddis to dominate. It also helped that Jamison was injured which aided the Eagles' tall forwards

[Cheer Squad]

Anyway back to his game. I wasn't being facetious when I said we softened them up. Having Robinson and Curnow out for this match (no doubt very sore) meant they missed the hardness around the contests which allowed Kerr and then Priddis to dominate. It also helped that Jamison was injured which aided the Eagles' tall forwards

Well, if that's the case, the Hawks might be in with a show next Sunday against Collingwood. Should be a huge game.

[dimelb]

Well, if that's the case, the Hawks might be in with a show next Sunday against Collingwood. Should be a huge game.

Interesting thought. In fact, if they had all their personnel, I'd give the Hawks a chance.
I suspect a lot of teams will be studying what we did (besides the physical grinding down).

[Cheer Squad]

The Eagles have done it again, with the HUGE scalp of the Cats! Wish we could beat a real top 4 side like that...

[SCGonasunnyday]

they deserve top 4 too the way they have been playing.

[AnnieH]

.... have the drug testers been to visit the budgies??

[Sauce]

.... have the drug testers been to visit the budgies??

Silly and stupid comment.

They tanked for a few seasons, bluffed the AFL world while keeping woofa on board knowing exactly what they were doing and look at them now and look at us. They will continue to rise and we will keep being middle of the road side.

And here were the swan fans a year ago laughing at them and wondering what went wrong.

They had us all fooled.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Do you honestly believe they deliberately played poorly for two seasons of Football in order to receive high draft picks ?

[AnnieH]

Silly and stupid comment.

They tanked for a few seasons, bluffed the AFL world while keeping woofa on board knowing exactly what they were doing and look at them now and look at us. They will continue to rise and we will keep being middle of the road side.

And here were the swan fans a year ago laughing at them and wondering what went wrong.

They had us all fooled.

Seriously?

They won a tarnished cup and then tanked???

They stopped taking drugs you mean.

PS: Word of warning. Don't start me on the west coke criminal budgies. I hate them more than Collingwood, and I hated them before every game was decided by less than a goal.