Keeping in mind our game with Essendon - I think our win / loss distribution is going to be almost the complete reverse of last year. My reasoning is as follows:
- Tougher draw, particularly early
- Different preparation of the players by TW (his statement not mine)
- Younger players who are going to be used extensively this year (Rodan, Raines, Schulz, Thursfield, Foley, Hughes?) will take time to get up to the speed/fitness levels required by AFL football
- Hate to say it (as there is no such thing as a one man team) but Browny will hopefully only get better as the season goes on
- Will take time for the team to play as a team with such a significant turnover of players as Richmond keeps experiencing
Only thing that will scotch this prediction is a spate of injuries or over-reliance on our star midfielders effectively running them into the ground.
- Tougher draw, particularly early
- Different preparation of the players by TW (his statement not mine)
- Younger players who are going to be used extensively this year (Rodan, Raines, Schulz, Thursfield, Foley, Hughes?) will take time to get up to the speed/fitness levels required by AFL football
- Hate to say it (as there is no such thing as a one man team) but Browny will hopefully only get better as the season goes on
- Will take time for the team to play as a team with such a significant turnover of players as Richmond keeps experiencing
Only thing that will scotch this prediction is a spate of injuries or over-reliance on our star midfielders effectively running them into the ground.
