09-04-2020, 05:43 AM
(09-04-2020, 05:33 AM)Tragic link Wrote:Some perspective. Remember 9thmond?
It took them years of being middle of the road to becoming a powerhouse.
The old two steps forward one step backwards, and sometimes one step forward, two steps backward.
Our list profile was absolute rubbish 5 years ago. In my eyes it's better now. Some of SoS's picks and trades won't (and some certainly haven't) come off. That's standard practice.
I've mentioned a few times previously, that after doing all that trading and drafting, a time will come when some of our high hopes will not make it, and they will exit the club. And then it's time to target very specific players (Tom Papley/ Zac Williams etc...) to replace them.
Teague has had 1 preseason with the club...
Charlie Curnow has missed the entire year and some...
We are getting more players to the 50 - 100 game bracket. Importantly, playing together ...
We have more developing youth coming through, and it only takes 2 or 3 of them to step up...
Please, please, please land 2 or 3 good/very good ready to go players via trade/draft/free agency...
Some good points...Richmond had the big trade period with Caddy, Nankervis and Prestia and then developed the small pressure forwards on mass game plan which took them to a premiership.
We probably need a game plan that suits our glut of tall forwards which is where our list differs from most other clubs....Tigers have a high skill level, was amazed to hear they are a very low possession team but are just super efficient..
Think they have one player only in the top 30 possession winners in the comp.
Poor kicking and bad decision making players might be the thing that holds us back unless we make some brave calls and cull players that are poor users of the ball even though they might be seen in our best 22 for other reasons..