09-25-2023, 01:50 AM
(09-25-2023, 01:40 AM)Lods date Wrote:The danger for us is believing that we'll be there for sure next year, because that's when it can come undone.I think there are bigger short term worries for our club, worries exposed by recent history.
And that's a challenge for the coaching staff in the off-season.
- The first is what the AFL do to the draft and trade in the lead-in to Tasmania, we feel secure as a list at the moment, but that can change in a heartbeat!
- The second, is what rules and regulations the AFL "touch up" between now and the start of the 2024 season. What changes are likely, who will they benefit, and how smoothly they will be implemented. It's almost a certainty the Scott brothers will complain their way into some changes that benefit Dad's Army and CheatsFC. I've heard rumours about possible ruck rule changes, born out of the scarcity of ultra mobile rucks some clubs are experiencing. And with the changes in tackling and focus on head high contact you just never know what might come about, but the weird about face of the finals exposed in a lack of free kicks seems to suggest the status quo.
Hands down, the biggest influence on the fate of any club is the AFL, it's procedures and policies, but I have faith that Cook will be across any changes.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"