02-04-2020, 11:50 AM
(02-04-2020, 12:49 AM)spf link Wrote:Agree with this, Northern should be a focus or a standalone team.
Why do we not put in place a plan to win the VFL premiership? Would that not be beneficial for the development of a young list? Why would we not offer Daisy Thomas a guaranteed contract on the supplemental list (rookie or alike), and have him as a playing line coach for Northern? We should be offering contract deals in the same way that Williamstown does for ex-AFL players to strengthen our list.
Our kids should be good enough to displace them or have to tough it out for a spot. If they cannot, then they are not going to be long term players anyway.
I suspect that the stricter VFL salary cap rules will make it harder to retain experienced players. With that qualification, I have often wondered why the NBs haven’t signed up a couple of our delisted players; the likes of Kerridge, Lamb, Daisy, Buckley, etc would provide the NBs’ playing group with a core of mature, hardened players. That should help the development of our youngsters and make the NBs a truly competitive outfit.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?” Oddball