My joy in the pre season and the overall excitement for the year ahead has pretty much been snuffed out of me in this first month, i know there are a lot of ifs and maybes that we could have been 2 and 2 had we had a fit brown and simmo.
But reality we are 0 and 4 yeah and regardless of results ill still be their week in week out cause i luv live footy and go to each game with that bit of hope for my tiges.
Every week we talk about the midfield and every week nothing gets done are we the only ones to see that the midfield is not working TW says in today’s sun that the midfield has been beaten in the middle for the past 2 weeks no sh!t sherlock, Johno how many times did the ball go over him, through his hands he just doesn't react quick enough in the hot kitchen (play him on the halfback line or off the bench, he was in the best players but no way did i think that and he doesn't hurt the opposition enough with his disposal he actually hurts our own side with his wayward kicking, Tivva’s been good this year but shouldn't be in the middle also leave him on the wing, even hyde shouldn't be there i admit he at least takes them on but doesn't hurt the opposition i thought he did great when in the fwd line with his 3 goals, lids and raines have to start with foley (WE NEED STRONG BODIES IN THE MIDDLE AND PACE).
TW has raines, newman and lids pretty much playing the same role in the backline, a raines and lids can go in the middle and a casserly and white can play their roles in defence.
I just think that TW is not tampering with the team enough and i mean positions.
As much as i am wanting to be positive i cant see us winning games with the same make up every week, young edwards and king were positives for me as was polak if we had a swag of big bodied defenders u could almost say keep polak on the fwd line but i think we robbed peter to pay paul, meaning we need a big body in the backline so lets leave polak there and develope one of reitwoldt, hughes or patto week in week out in the fwd line....There’s the 3 talls.
If the plan is for pick 1 at seasons end then keep playing the same team as is because wins will be far and few between and therefore these players will no longer be required at seasons end, they will need to be traded or delisted...
I look at "age and skill" and what they can offer us in the next “2 to 3" years.
Gaspar, Johnson, krak, Knoble and Tivva’s will give us nothing in 2 to 3 years, and to a lesser extent one of either Moore or Jackson....
I think our recruiting has been good in the last 3 years and acknowledge the black hole in our recruiting from 2000 to 2003 so if we do finish towards the bottom this next draft could be as important than most others because we would need to trade or off load about 6 players, we would have to have at least 6 to 8 picks “min” in the ND and PSD, plus a full array of rookies (5 or 6), i cant believe that i am talking like this but i was told last night no matter what we say this team aint good enough in its current form i was asked also do u believe we can beat the eagles, cats and the 2 Adelaide teams at AAMI, my response perhaps we can snag 1, so we would be 1W and 7L or zip and 8L their are good signs from some players that we know but reality is this team cant deliver so with that in mind TW play more kids get some games into them for the 2008 season, JON, Casserly, White cant wait for thursty to come back, hughes, meyer when fit, etc etc.
Look as much as we would want to get rid of 10 players it won’t happen so with that in mind...
What 6 players would u like to be delisted or traded?
But reality we are 0 and 4 yeah and regardless of results ill still be their week in week out cause i luv live footy and go to each game with that bit of hope for my tiges.
Every week we talk about the midfield and every week nothing gets done are we the only ones to see that the midfield is not working TW says in today’s sun that the midfield has been beaten in the middle for the past 2 weeks no sh!t sherlock, Johno how many times did the ball go over him, through his hands he just doesn't react quick enough in the hot kitchen (play him on the halfback line or off the bench, he was in the best players but no way did i think that and he doesn't hurt the opposition enough with his disposal he actually hurts our own side with his wayward kicking, Tivva’s been good this year but shouldn't be in the middle also leave him on the wing, even hyde shouldn't be there i admit he at least takes them on but doesn't hurt the opposition i thought he did great when in the fwd line with his 3 goals, lids and raines have to start with foley (WE NEED STRONG BODIES IN THE MIDDLE AND PACE).
TW has raines, newman and lids pretty much playing the same role in the backline, a raines and lids can go in the middle and a casserly and white can play their roles in defence.
I just think that TW is not tampering with the team enough and i mean positions.
As much as i am wanting to be positive i cant see us winning games with the same make up every week, young edwards and king were positives for me as was polak if we had a swag of big bodied defenders u could almost say keep polak on the fwd line but i think we robbed peter to pay paul, meaning we need a big body in the backline so lets leave polak there and develope one of reitwoldt, hughes or patto week in week out in the fwd line....There’s the 3 talls.
If the plan is for pick 1 at seasons end then keep playing the same team as is because wins will be far and few between and therefore these players will no longer be required at seasons end, they will need to be traded or delisted...
I look at "age and skill" and what they can offer us in the next “2 to 3" years.
Gaspar, Johnson, krak, Knoble and Tivva’s will give us nothing in 2 to 3 years, and to a lesser extent one of either Moore or Jackson....
I think our recruiting has been good in the last 3 years and acknowledge the black hole in our recruiting from 2000 to 2003 so if we do finish towards the bottom this next draft could be as important than most others because we would need to trade or off load about 6 players, we would have to have at least 6 to 8 picks “min” in the ND and PSD, plus a full array of rookies (5 or 6), i cant believe that i am talking like this but i was told last night no matter what we say this team aint good enough in its current form i was asked also do u believe we can beat the eagles, cats and the 2 Adelaide teams at AAMI, my response perhaps we can snag 1, so we would be 1W and 7L or zip and 8L their are good signs from some players that we know but reality is this team cant deliver so with that in mind TW play more kids get some games into them for the 2008 season, JON, Casserly, White cant wait for thursty to come back, hughes, meyer when fit, etc etc.
Look as much as we would want to get rid of 10 players it won’t happen so with that in mind...
What 6 players would u like to be delisted or traded?
