05-17-2024, 01:19 PM
That was a reality check. Anyone who thinks we can make a serious tilt for the flag with this list is living in Fantasyland.
We have the belief that one magical day we will be able to field a side picked from our top 22 players. It's not going to happen. We are paying for dreadful recruiting decisions made some years ago which has left us with too many injury prone players.
Currently we have a midfield that goes well for a quarter, runs out of puff and the tackle count goes down because the players can't catch the opposition midfielders.
We have too many lightweight players who are unable to make a meaningful tackle and just get brushed aside.
Until we can follow the example of Geelong and Swans and have a list that does not have more than the average number of injuries during a season, we will just be pretenders.
We have the belief that one magical day we will be able to field a side picked from our top 22 players. It's not going to happen. We are paying for dreadful recruiting decisions made some years ago which has left us with too many injury prone players.
Currently we have a midfield that goes well for a quarter, runs out of puff and the tackle count goes down because the players can't catch the opposition midfielders.
We have too many lightweight players who are unable to make a meaningful tackle and just get brushed aside.
Until we can follow the example of Geelong and Swans and have a list that does not have more than the average number of injuries during a season, we will just be pretenders.