jake_h03 wrote:
Good point. Docherty made a comment that the senior players weren’t happy with the list decisions last year. Can’t really blame them. We had everything banked on this senior group and we didn’t see it through
They had their opportunity and it was the players who weren't capable of seeing it through. Docherty is a sook and Charlie has shown himself to be ones as well.
Good riddance. The club is here to build sustainable success. Giving players a chance to participate in finals isn't our mission. It's to build for premierships.
Personally I'm happy to see the back of a few of them.
Hayward will be great value. He'll play the Jack Martin role we missed badly this year. A mid sized forward who can impact in the air and is dangerous on the ground. People can talk him down but he's averaged over 30 goals per season the last 5 years. How many of our players have done that?
Wing has been an issue for us for a number of years and Florent/Chesser will be a great combination if Chesser can stay fit.
Ainsworth will be great value as well.
Put Ainsworth, Hayward, Florent, Chesser, Jagga, Newman, a fit Cerra, a fit Walshy, a stronger HOK and Dean into our 2025 team and it's significantly better IMHO.
The unpredictability ahead of the ball will be a huge bonus. People forget we were a top 4 scoring team in 2024. The capability is there. We didn't lose the ability to be a high scoring team overnight. It was structure.
We were too busy using our forwards to protect our leaky midfield which impacted our ability to have a strong, effective forward set up.
Get Jagga, a fit Walsh and a fit Cerra with quality and quick wingers around them, and our scoring power will quickly return.
I don't buy the doom. I'm hanging to see what we can produce in 2026.
Calling Docherty a sook, are you serious? That guy put his body through more than any other player to represent the club.
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