What are your expectations for 2017?

[Wallsy]

I think we will empower youth more this year and youth tend to struggle early so I think we might not win 7 games in 2017. But really I have no idea.

[Bear]

Like the positivity Flyboy, you always seem to view the glass half full.

I remember going to the infamous Essendon "what are those blokes on" match in 2012... it was a sunny day and I thought we were a contender about to smash our hated enemy... nothing has quite been the same since. Elimination final win over Richmond was a little ray of sunshine. But the optimism has been beaten out of me in that time.

[flyboy77]

Like the positivity Flyboy, you always seem to view the glass half full.

I remember going to the infamous Essendon "what are those blokes on" match in 2012... it was a sunny day and I thought we were a contender about to smash our hated enemy... nothing has quite been the same since. Elimination final win over Richmond was a little ray of sunshine. But the optimism has been beaten out of me in that time.

That was when (name escapes me - Lonergan?) pile drove Carrots into the turf early in Q1.

Carrots was in career best form and arguably never returned to that level.

[PaulP]

That was when (name escapes me - Lonergan?) pile drove Carrots into the turf early in Q1.

Carrots was in career best form and arguably never returned to that level.

Sam Lonergan - cut at the end of the 2012 season.

Thanks for nothing, maggot.

[sydneybluesfan]

I don't really get the MSM Sheep reference??!!

In terms of comparing to last year, it depends a fair bit on your perspective of how we performed last year given it was a season of 2 distinctive and opposing halves. Our first half of the year was good after a rocky start, and we won 6 in 7 weeks which is our best run of form for many many years. But in the back half we won 1 from 11 and were terrible in some of those games. We lost to the teams who came last and 2nd last over the last 3 rounds - a pretty good indication of where we are at IMO.

I tend to believe our most recent form is the most relevant to where we are at and what I base my judgement on. We essentially have no established forward-line or goal kicking power, and hence we will struggle to win games.

We have a bunch of talented youngsters, but history shows if you run out with a team half full [or more] of players in their first or 2nd years you are going to get pumped more often than not.

I pray I'm wrong, and that we take the Tigers by surprise on Thursday, but I think we are in for a long long year of pain.

[LP]

I don't really get the MSM Sheep reference??!!

MainStream Media, aka Weathervane!

[kruddler]

Yet all you MSM soaked sheep say we'll go backwards after a few JLT blow outs.

Shame the f.... on you.

Pretty sure i said it before the jlt series.  >

Shame on me for having an opinion?

Which according to the poll is, believe it or not, is the clear majority view.

[Bear]

Sam Lonergan - cut at the end of the 2012 season.

Thanks for nothing, maggot.

Was he the same peanut who injured Gibbs's shoulder in the 2011 Elimination final?

[PaulP]

Was he the same peanut who injured Gibbs's shoulder in the 2011 Elimination final?

No, that was Jake Carlisle. My memory is a little rusty, but I think Gibbs tripped and JC fell on him. Not sure though.

[LP]

No, that was Jake Carlisle. My memory is a little rusty, but I think Gibbs tripped and JC fell on him. Not sure though.

Just like "they fell" across Weiters shoulder!