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Port Adelaide are also sounding out Clarkson.But the AFL have a mission for him,Gold Coast.
Stewie Dew has already been told AC will be there senior coach in 2023.With the AFL picking up his pay cheque.The AFL done similar to get Leigh Matthews to the Lion's.
As for West Coast,the T Kelly trade with Geelong was a disaster.Leaving Jarrod Brander there last first round pickup.Who shown the door last year..
They have an Adelaide Crows size rebuild on the horizon.All players in there late 20's are tradeable, probably around 5 in the current team.

What an abysmal effort by WC, training run for the Tigers, played them nicely into form and confidence which I'm sure the rest of the comp are pleased about. Good first up effort by Greg Clark, 24 disposals in a team that was obliterated, should see him hold his place for some time.

Brisbane up next - should be another hiding.

You can excuse poor skills or execution of game plans but you can never tolerate lack of effort and that's what I could see last night, particularly from some of the senior players. It was also quite interesting to see some of the Eagles players laughing and joking with the opposition after the game whereas Greg Clark was down on his haunches looking devastated that his team were pumped by so much in his debut game. He is really one of only twos positives to come out of the game for the Eagles. The other of course is the 700 goals for Josh Kennedy, what a champion he has been.

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You can excuse poor skills or execution of game plans but you can never tolerate lack of effort and that's what I could see last night, particularly from some of the senior players. It was also quite interesting to see some of the Eagles players laughing and joking with the opposition after the game whereas Greg Clark was down on his haunches looking devastated that his team were pumped by so much in his debut game. He is really one of only twos positives to come out of the game for the Eagles. The other of course is the 700 goals for Josh Kennedy, what a champion he has been.

Spot on Mike.  Time for some of the so called superstars had a run with the ressies….for a few games, not just 1.  As for JK’s 700, there were only 1/2 a dozen or so players that ran up to him on his 700th.  Typical of their attitude and application.
With Brisbane next week followed by Melbourne, it’s going to be a slaughterhouse.  I hope the coach won’t be called to blame.

Just read an article saying that some of the Eagle’s powerbrokers are putting together a huge offer that they will present to Clarkson.

good luck with that....my 2 cents worth?, i think Clarko is yesterdays man.

Good to hear from you again unk.  I think the afl would want Clarkson elsewhere.  I tend to agree with you, I not sure he’s what the Eagles need.  Just give Simpson a chance.

Yeah i float in and out 58S...... reckon my cats are about a year behind you blokes in falling off the cliff!!

The problem I think is that they have been so successful as a club that supporters, members and the board expect them to be continuously in contention for finals which is an unrealistic goal with the system set up the way it is. Teams like Geelong and Sydney have also defied the odds to stay competitive but there will come a time when they have to bottom out and rebuild. The Eagles need to use this season to play as many young guys on their list as possible and giving the Senior players the role of showing them the ropes. There are going to be some awful beltings ( as there already has been) but continual denial of the fact that they are now in a rebuild mode won't do their long term future any good. They will almost certainly finish in the bottom 4 so they will have the opportunity to draft the cream of the 2023 crop and go from there. If their recruitment is good, they should be able to be back in finals contention in 2 -3 years. They should look at Brisbane as a case study, they finished last in 2017 but were in the top 2 by 2019.
I agree with 58shark, they should stick with Simpson as I reckon he has the skills and knowledge to manage the rebuild.