After being crushed 516-0 last week, former players and leaders have return to the Elizabeth Eagles to help the club find its wings.
About 20 players and former club leaders have signed up to help Elizabeth Eagles get on top in the Adelaide Footy League .The club's football director hopes to build a strong foundation that makes "people want to be a part of the footy club".
They had also been trounced in the preceding three rounds, but this was rock bottom and made national headlines. "You need to help out the club out, you can't see a club that means so much to you struggling so much." Switala was still getting to know players names as he addressed them pre-game in the spartan visitors change rooms.
"It's just about laying those foundations, getting that culture back and making people want to be a part of the footy club and then hopefully results will take care of themselves later on," he said."100 per cent we're in for the long haul, we've been here for 68 years, we'll be here for 68 more," he promised.
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