AFL: Only way is up for Eagles after disaster of 2008

AAP Sports News (Australia), 20090312

AAP Sports News (Australia) 03-10-2009 AFL: Only way is up for Eagles after disaster of 2008 By Justin Chadwick PERTH, AAP - West Coast coach John Worsfold is the first to admit the club's horror 2008 campaign simply wasn't good enough. The Eagles, who just two years earlier claimed the premiership cup, crashed to a 15th-place finish with a mere four wins - the club's worst return in their 22-year history. West Coast's cause wasn't helped by a crippling injury run, which sidelined Mitch Brown (knee) for the season and saw the likes of Adam Hunter (knee), Daniel Kerr (knee/suspension), Shannon Hurn (leg), Mark LeCras (groin), Chris Masten (groin), Matt Rosa (ankle), Beau Waters (elbow), Sam Butler (groin), Brett Jones (knee), Ashley Hansen (hamstring),...

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