I remember after Fev was traded one of the first things I said here was that it was a 'brave new world', and this still holds true. Only now, we all need to be braver than we hoped to be, even after Fev's departure. It's fair enough that people are apprehensive about what's to come, you can't avoid hints to a rough year ahead no matter how rosey your glasses:
- Losing a Coleman medallist (and a 2nd rd pick) for a talented but as yet unproven key forward and a draft pick we used on 'another bloody midfielder'
- A tough draw
- Juddy out for three weeks
- Question marks over Murph, Hendo and Waite to be right for the start of the season (despite what the coaching staff says)
- Three quality players on the outer for being stupid, allegedly jeopardising a major sponsorship (which we are still yet to sign for the year)
- Trying to change a one-dimensional forward line into an unpredictable beast overnight
- Every 'expert' in town sticking the boot in at every opportunity, loving every minute of it, while puff pieces on every other team come thick and fast (although surprisingly very few involving any of the teams who were genuine premiership threats last year)
- Memories of last season smashings where more disciplined opposition had our midfield chasing tail
- The sting of THAT last quarter in the elimination final
- Questions over Jamo, Walker and Warnock finally getting some games in a row
- Questions over the club's ability to handle bad press, inept communication and perceived 'binge culture'
But there's a lot to excite us too
- The acquisition of McLean (and fitness of Hadley) to reduce Juddy's workload and set our boys loose
- Another year into Yarran, Robinson, Garlett, Austin,
- Memories of beating the eventual premiers and falling just short of knocking off the other grand finalist
- A ruck division that will soon be the envy of the rest of the comp
- GIBBS and Kruezer looking as though they're ready to make that next step to being elite
- Players on the sidelines who possess the talent to make it at this level
- Obtaining at least two potential 10-year players for the CFC
- New facilities that are the envy of all
- The continued improvement of Bower, JR, AJ,
- Another year of our young backline playing together as a unit
- Plenty left in our salary cap to land a big fish at the end of the year with the onset of GC17
Indeed, 2010 is unchartered territory. We will experience some pain, frustration, hardship. But we will also see new light that we may not have expected. All we can do is trek that river into the heart of darkness toegther, united, and see what awaits at the end.
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