If 1991 was the year the national game came of age, it was the West Coast Eagles that drove the success. . During 1991 as the Eagles dominated the competition Victorian fans' worst fears were realised, the monster form Perth had taken over.
But the view from Victoria was a distorted one, and didn’t take into account the challenge the club faced starting from a tribal and traditional league, nor the travel factor that would take its toll.
Broadcasting doyen and Perth native Dennis Cometti saw all of this up close, he joins us to discuss the Eagles rocky rise to 1991 in TGSTW presents Bound For Glory
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