All the doom and gloom at the moment does have a bright light at the other end. Following is an assessment of our list in 2009 and why I believe we need patience till then to reap the rewards. Please correct any errors in regards to playing years.
2009
Deledio - Entering his 5th year
Tambling - Entering his 5th year
Foley - Entering his 5th year
JON - Entering his 4th year
Schulz - Entering his 6th year
Pattison - Entering his 5th year
Meyer - Entering his 5th year
Mcguane - Entering his 4th year
Raines - Entering his 6th year
Polo - Entering his 5th year
Polak - Entering his 8th year??
Edwards - Entering his 3rd year
Riewoldt - Entering his 3rd year
Connors - Entering his 3rd year
Collins - Entering his 3rd year
Hughes - Entering his 4th year
Peterson - Entering his 3rd year
Thursfield - Entering his 6th year
Casserly - Entering his 5th year
White - Entering his 5th year
Picks 1, 17, 18 ?? - Entering their 2nd years.
Senior players - Simmonds, Newman, Coughlan.
In 2009 we will have
5 x 3rd year players
3 x 4th year players
8 x 5th year players
3 x 6th year players
4 x 2nd year players
3 x Senior players
That will give us 22 players with a minimum 3 years experience, a potential superstar in his second year and two other early round draft picks also in their second years. Add to that whatever other youngsters we pick up in the 2008 national draft and things are looking very good!!!
Hopefully by then the club will have delisted, traded or retired the rest as they have clearly shown they are not up to bringing the club success.
Following players should be traded for either other senior players eg. Ruck or big bodied midfielders or earlier draft picks.
J.Bowden – Pettifer – Krakouer – Tuck – Hall – P.Bowden??
