West Coast goal-kicking legend Josh Kennedy has revealed he’d choose up the cellphone if his former membership got here calling for assist amid its crippling damage disaster.
The 723-goal nice retired on the finish of final 12 months and has been coaching at Northampton having relocated to Geraldton.
But requested as we speak whether or not he’d be open to carrying the blue-and-gold wings yet another time to assist his struggling membership and premiership coach Adam Simpson, Kennedy mentioned he’d be open to it.
“If it was dire straits and Simmo rang and said I need you to come down, I’d probably play,” he mentioned on SEN.
The Eagles known as on premiership defender Will Schofield to play deep ahead in a 108-point loss to East Fremantle on Sunday and are anticipated to once more for this weekend’s conflict with Claremont.
Sandover medallist and former Port Adelaide participant Kane Mitchell is anticipated to play for the depleted aspect towards his previous staff on Sunday.
Rumours have additionally been swirling of a doable return for premiership speedster Lewis Jetta, now enjoying Perth Football League for High Wycombe, and Chris Masten, though neither have been confirmed.
The Eagles and Claremont are anticipated to call their groups for the conflict later as we speak.
Kennedy performed 15 video games in his last season final 12 months earlier than bowing out with an eight-goal haul in entrance of a heaving Optus Stadium crowd towards Adelaide.
But he additionally revealed a knee damage that troubled him for many of that 12 months virtually ended his profession months sooner than that.
In an unique interview with The West Australian recent off the membership’s second straight WAFL defeat by greater than 100 factors, chief govt Trevor Nisbett has flagged the membership may very well be open to an alignment within the competitors because it weighs up its future.
The Eagles fielded simply 4 AFL-listed gamers in Sunday’s defeat, younger rucks Harry Barnett and Callum Jamieson and subsequent technology academy recruits Tyrell Dewar and Jordyn Baker as their damage checklist swelled to as many as 17.
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“We’d look at alignments, we’d look at partnerships, things that are going to be beneficial, but can still allow our players to play as a collective when they do play,” he mentioned.
“At the start of the year when we had everyone available, we were very competitive.
“It’s just when it falls away when you’ve got injuries, you do need a backbone of eight to 10 players in your team that have experienced regular WAFL football or regular senior football or regular VFL football who can hold up and that’s something that we’ve been unable to do. And hopefully, we can do that in the future if we have a standalone team.”
The membership received all three of its WAFL pre-season video games.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
