08-26-2024, 01:29 AM
One of the reasons we wanted to play finals, even when things were pretty grim, was to give the young players a chance to experience finals pressure.
It will be beneficial in the campaigns to come.
Fact is that quite a few of our younger players got that experience last year.
Some who didn't experience finals last year are Lord, Binns, and Moir.
We have a bit of a dilemma.
It looks like we could get players back.
Do we push those young players out to accomodate them...not really knowing the returning players true level of fitness and more importantly match fitness.
Do we deny these youngsters finals experience, given there is still a slim chance of progressing deep into the finals.
Logic would say play the experience, even if there is some doubt about their ability to come up.
You would want to be a brave coaching group to look to the future...but to my mind I wouldn't be that upset if they went down that path.
It will be beneficial in the campaigns to come.
Fact is that quite a few of our younger players got that experience last year.
Some who didn't experience finals last year are Lord, Binns, and Moir.
We have a bit of a dilemma.
It looks like we could get players back.
Do we push those young players out to accomodate them...not really knowing the returning players true level of fitness and more importantly match fitness.
Do we deny these youngsters finals experience, given there is still a slim chance of progressing deep into the finals.
Logic would say play the experience, even if there is some doubt about their ability to come up.
You would want to be a brave coaching group to look to the future...but to my mind I wouldn't be that upset if they went down that path.