(03-19-2017, 11:38 PM)PaulP link Wrote:The kids need to be assessed individually and with care. Some will be ready before others. There may be some teams (weaker, less agro teams), against which we can field more youngsters than others.
But that is my point PaulP, controlled exposure means a handful of cherry-picked games. Many supporters will translate that, with the help of the media, as those youth not being good enough.
On where we will finish, I implore supporters to try taking another perspective of our list management. Too many people make an analogy of our team towards a list full of GWS and other rejects. But consider this, the recruiting by SOS is more like that of the early GC team, but from a starting position with far more AFL ready seasoned players than GC hand on hand.
So I expect equal or better than 2016, it's not unreasonable when judging from this other perspective. We've lost little influential talent in the 2016 off-season, but according to Buckenara gain plenty! From my amateur assessment, our list depth has improved significantly in most areas except the ruck.
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"