11-26-2015, 02:26 AM
Sheik I happen to agree with much of that. I would set ourselves the goal of making the Northern Blues a regular finalist and build from there. I remember an interview with Neil Balme back in the Geelong days, and he was saying that they deliberately played players as a group in the reserves to allow them to develop together, and this paid off later when they came into the seniors.
I don't remember all the names, but Ablett was one along with a number of the later senior team (there were about 5-6 in the core group). We have that opportunity now to do this with the current group. Imagine Curnow, Weitering, Jaksch Smith, McKay, Cuningham, Whiley, Boekhorst along with the other list players, all playing together for the first half of the year. The Northern Blues would do well, the team camaraderie would form and the players would get to know each others games. Jack Silvagni would really benefit from this as well although won't play until 2017 in all likelihood.
I don't remember all the names, but Ablett was one along with a number of the later senior team (there were about 5-6 in the core group). We have that opportunity now to do this with the current group. Imagine Curnow, Weitering, Jaksch Smith, McKay, Cuningham, Whiley, Boekhorst along with the other list players, all playing together for the first half of the year. The Northern Blues would do well, the team camaraderie would form and the players would get to know each others games. Jack Silvagni would really benefit from this as well although won't play until 2017 in all likelihood.