08-11-2024, 09:01 AM
(08-11-2024, 08:46 AM)laj link Wrote:As far as depth went we had a bucketful injuries this year and still managed to sit 2nd. Depth is ok. The problem is this constant barrage of injuries had been happening for years. Not just this year or this game Russell's been there for 6 of them. It's no coincidence that 4 of the last 5 years we have a shot at the 8 earlier, on a shot at a flag this year, as you are when you 2nd for so long, then crash in a heap games out. As happens when with injuries you run out of fitness at the end of a long year. More disappointing given we were a genuine threat 6 weeks ago. Who saw this when we sat 2nd then kicked 8.4 in the first qtr against GWS.Injuries for sure but Id question effort today and in some of our other losses, plus Im not sold on our list as far as depth....zero key position depth apart from a kid(Lemmey) who hasnt shown a lot and Young whose form has tapered like Joe Bidens memory.
Stings more this year as we had such hope.
Too many winger types imo and then we have the much talked about continual injury prone section of the list who are contantly unavailable and leave you with a huge hole every year and then I read we are going to recruit another injury prone slow undersized 3rd tall defender in Nick Haynes, we can give him Marchbanks number/locker and bed in the medical room because thats where he will spend most of his time....we are slow learners.