Sidefx wrote:
How about we just enjoy the off season and welcome our new players, old players back from injury and most of all, our new high performance coach/mentor, AR.
It's the one time a year that we can be happy and look forward to the first game of the season instead of making crap up like, Bolts is not a game day tactician, he doesn't listen to his assistants, we have a complicated game plan......etc. If any of these were true and given our history of coaches he wouldn't be here after a 2 win season and if you don't have solid proof from the club to back up these comments, then zip it.
As for early expectations for next year, the development of individual players played in their positions (not plugging holes), their fitness and the improvement of team cohesion is the pass mark. And most of all little to no injuries, especially to key players.
As a word of advice to the peeps that have high expectations and setting game minimums, Dow and O'Brien will be better but not an A Grade players next year (they're still kids), Walsh and Stocker will be 1st year players not 5 year veterans, Setterfield, Kennedy, Fisher and the Doc will take a least a month to get back into form and that is pretty much most of our midfield. And it will take a few months, even a full year to work on/develop a new game plan and for players to trust each other and know what each other are going to do.
The rebuild phase is over and now it's time to develop the team and game plan. Let's sit back and watch what our club is going to roll out in 2019 and fingers crossed on the injury front, as every team is only good as their bottom six players and this year ours was pretty crap.
Well said.
Its about development not finals. We have the list albeit young.
Furthermore, with improvement of our players Carlton will be a Destination club.
I think that was a bit of a gripe some come season's end, seemingly the reason Shiel didn't sign with carlton and went to the Drug cheating team.
I'm looking for individual improvement, continued tteam unity and solidarity, and signs of team cohesion. At the end of the year having 2019 & 20 First Round and Second Round Draft Picks on the table will be huge if we do become a destination club.
How do we become a destination club? On and off field list is important. Wins certainly help, but Brisbane proved that competitive spirit and never say die is also an important ingredient.
Now, lets enjoy watching he kids bulk up, run faster and improve their skills, and hopefully with a clean bill of health.