The Hard Road To The Premiership

[crazyjoedevolamk11]

Cant see us winning a game next year tbh as much as that saddens me !

They'll have to give us a Priority Pick then hey??

[DJC]

I would be very surprised if we finish lower than 14th next season.

Yes, we have shed a few players but none of them really made a contribution in 2015.  We have replaced them with some fringe players who are hungry and well known by SOS.  I'd back them in to perform better than the blokes who have left.

We need a bit of luck with our draft selections but we now have a coaching panel that understands the way footy is played and, hopefully, with the ability to get the best out of the list. 

[Jack Burton]

I'm with you, and we surely will have a better run with injuries, which makes a big difference to a shallow list

[ElwoodBlues1]

Bottom 4 and probably bottom 2 for me in 2016...the GWS kids are slaves there to keep paddling only  and keep the boat going.....the quality kids we get from the draft are still kids....
If we think Weitering is going to be able to take Josh Kennedy, Cloke, Tex Walker etc in 2016 and win the day then some are going to be very frustrated....
2-3 hard years ahead then no bottom 4 for ten years.....

Major problem next year will be goalkickers.......

[Raydan]

next year is going to  suck bigtime.

reckon we will be 2006 bad?

I think some of you have forgotten already how bad this year was, Henderson was crap apart from when we player St Kilda, Yarran was injured, suspended, demoted or sooking it up, Menzel was injured, demoted and gasping for breath and Bell who was good for him still would have to make some of the biggest bonehead decisions on a football field.

This season we get back Gibbs, Thomas who missed pretty much all year Kruezer for a pre season, Murphy who misses the last month, we still have Everitt and Casboult with Walker as forwards options. There should be natural improvement in Cripps, Graham, Jacksh, Docherty, Buckley. We pick up a gun CHB prospect in Weitering, plus a great third tall option Plowman and a hard running midfielder in Kerridge plus two quick small forwards.

Will we get out of the bottom 4? Probably not. All we need to show is effort and a game plan that suits our team and build on that. I expect to win 6 games next season.

[laj]

Always hard to say. After the 2005 spoon we started rebuilding in 2006. By 2008 we were highly competitive, after being a rabble under Pagan in 2007. By 2009 playing finals. Dogs went from $hit to stars in a year with a change of coach and a list refresh. Port went from $hit to stars under Hinkley too in a year. So one never knows.

[Raydan]

Major problem next year will be goalkickers.......

McKay at pick 11 EB? Reads well, never seen him play. Thoughts on him anyone?

[jeza]

I'm with you, and we surely will have a better run with injuries, which makes a big difference to a shallow list

Having a freakishly good/lucky year next year might hurt us in a way if we lose draft position and people start to over-rate where we're at... like we always do. We need a second year at the trade table where maximum draft picks is the focus.

Trade out whoever we need to.

[JonHenry]

Having a freakishly good/lucky year next year might hurt us in a way if we lose draft position and people start to over-rate where we're at... like we always do. We need a second year at the trade table where maximum draft picks is the focus.

Trade out whoever we need to.

Absolutely right

[Jack Burton]

Losing culture will hurt a young group. Win as many as we can