keogh wrote:
We are a still miles away
Our top 22 wont challenge the top 4 by a large stretch. On a good day where around the 6 th best team in the comp
There have been improvements stats wise this year but the biggest knock in this group is a lack of effort overall and no leaders when the chip are down.
If you look at it we only got rid of 3 guys last year and recruited 3 18 yearolds
Yesterday I went to the Geelong game and we had 15 guys(12 senior and 3 rookies) playing
IMO only Menzel, Collins. McInnes and Bootsma are worth keeping.
All the rest are either second or longer period players and are clearly not worth keeping
The cupboard is bare let me tell you and if we get half the injuries we got last year we are !@#$%& once again
I like the look of Graham from what i saw in the praccie games.
Menzel bar injury will be a player.
Collins copped a heavy clash and didnt see much action. went back into a pack(gutsy effort) but I personally like this bloke
McInnes is a good defender
The bottom line is this
We need a big clean out at the end of the year
We simply must start over again
I believe Scotland and Judd are in our top half dozen players and will be gone soon
Waite wont be far behind
IMO we must start rebuilding again
Hopefully the guys who are worth a spot on our list and are in their mid twenties can improve and become the experience and we can become a top 4 side with a batch of players
we must hope that the new recruiting team will have more hits and misses
and please recruit guys who can kick and make dood decisions more times than not
Yesterday at Geelong was depressing
I might be wrong but I think you are being a tad harsh saying we are miles away
We ain't there that's for sure but the stats show we are not far off it
I agree though depth is a concern and a clean out of sorts is on the cards
I actually think it is time the club did some major trading to give this list a chance. Hawks, Swans, Coll don't hesitate to trade to top up and I think it's time we did the same
Warnock would give us a decent return
Thomas via free agency
... You might get Thomas and a good established player in return and this adds to our depth
Maybe even consider trading Yarran - I'm not sure you can carry so many soft tops. You'd get gold for Yarran.
If we can do that and keep our first pick that'd be a good outcome.
I'd also consider pissing off Robbo.
Let's not forget McCinnes and Graham appear to be god sorts and they have missed thus far in 2013
I do agree changes need to be made but with the same token not losing by more than 17 points and essentially being a few goals off the top teams is a sign we are not that far off it
I'm really buoyed by Levi up forward and Hendo down back. If Waite and Jamison can stay fit we have 2 bookends either end now
It'd be great to trade for a quality bookend to give us depth on that front.
Warnock
Hampson
Robinson
Yarran
There's a bitto trade there if we want