ANALYSIS: Premiership player slams 'dreadful' Eagles but there is time to turn things around
West Coast premiership player Michael Braun gave the most damning assessment of his former side following their capitulation against Port Adelaide at Adelaide Oval."There have been some changes, and they have been hit by COVID...but that doesn't change effort.
The Eagles will need to rapidly find form to avoid a repeat of 2010 and it's unlikely a side boasting the talent on paper West Coast does will continue to perform so poorly.In the match against Port the Eagles recorded their third-lowest ever total to three-quarter time while allowing the Power to build its biggest ever three-quarter time lead.
They lost disposals, clearances, inside 50s, contested and uncontested possessions, hit-outs, marks, tackles and, somehow, turnovers, despite having 76 fewer total disposals.In fact, the Eagles average less disposals than any other team in the AFL this season, underlining their struggles to get the football.
Who makes way for those players will be a point of discussion, because no player deserves to lose their spot.In the short term, the club needs to manage the spotlight that comes with good form. "Whilst we haven't had to deal with that kind of hype and talk, that's what we want. That's where we want to be. We want to be in finals."
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