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Look at it this way, below is a team cobbled together out of the best (IMO) of the current list minus any newbies drafted at the end of last year (whether they are experienced players or 1st years)
The question then is, could this team move up the ladder significantly or otherwise just on the back of the the new coaching regime and a new game plan?
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(02-13-2016, 09:01 PM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Look at it this way, below is a team cobbled together out of the best (IMO) of the current list minus any newbies drafted at the end of last year (whether they are experienced players or 1st years)
The question then is, could this team move up the ladder significantly or otherwise just on the back of the the new coaching regime and a new game plan?
Definitely, provided Jaksch has improved his footy to the point where he is a genuine key forward.
It's not a top 8 line up but it would be competitive if the new coaching panel can get them to play to their potential and with an effective game plan.
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(02-13-2016, 10:31 PM)DJC link Wrote:Definitely, provided Jaksch has improved his footy to the point where he is a genuine key forward.
It's not a top 8 line up but it would be competitive if the new coaching panel can get them to play to their potential and with an effective game plan.
Sounds as if Jaksch has been training exclusively with the defensive unit this off season, doubt we'll see him up forward in 2016.
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(02-13-2016, 11:03 PM)Raydan link Wrote:Sounds as if Jaksch has been training exclusively with the defensive unit this off season, doubt we'll see him up forward in 2016.
Yep work in progress and CHF is going to be Harry McKay IMO...Jacksh will play with Weitering in the KP roles when Jamison retiresbut for the next season or two will
learn the craft down back....
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You're not holding out hope for Glass-McCasker EB? Great height, athletic ability and his best asset is to close down opponents, ideal for FB. Main down is his kicking but can be hidden a bit at FB, having Tuhoy, Docherty and Buckley all sweeping behind for a quick give.
I hope to have a Weitering/McCasker/Plowman trio of bigs down back. I also hope to have McKay/Jaksch/C.Curnow trio up forward. I don't see JK as a defender, he may be learning some stuff this season but ultimately he's a forward.
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(02-13-2016, 11:03 PM)Raydan link Wrote:Sounds as if Jaksch has been training exclusively with the defensive unit this off season, doubt we'll see him up forward in 2016.
In that case, our 2015 list players are missing a key forward - unless Foster can step up.
McKay and Curnow's chances of breaking in to the side must be pretty good.
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(02-13-2016, 11:18 PM)Raydan link Wrote:You're not holding out hope for Glass-McCasker EB? Great height, athletic ability and his best asset is to close down opponents, ideal for FB. Main down is his kicking but can be hidden a bit at FB, having Tuhoy, Docherty and Buckley all sweeping behind for a quick give.
I hope to have a Weitering/McCasker/Plowman trio of bigs down back. I also hope to have McKay/Jaksch/C.Curnow trio up forward. I don't see JK as a defender, he may be learning some stuff this season but ultimately he's a forward.
I dont have Plowman as a KP Gorilla defender...GWS were trialling him as an onballer and I see his future as further up the ground....my theory is Curnow will become a big onballer who rests forward rather than a specialist forward..I think SOSOS will take that Gunston type role.
Good lateral thinking on GlassMac Ray..forgot about him.. :- and yep he would have to figure in those down back plans for the future....the club will need to fastrack him onto the senior list to keep him as the WA clubs will be looking to entice him home and that might mean he gets some opportunities earlier than others...
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Jaksch is one in particular I would like to see start to really emerge as a senior player this year, whether FWD or back. He cost us and was seen as a very important acquisition at the time, so it's equally important that he becomes a success story and we get value.
Reality always wins in the end.
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My gut feeling is that we'll finish bottom 4 this year.
There are (as I see it), three ways we can move up the ladder :
1. benefit from a team on the decline
2. benefit from a team having an off year (injuries, form etc.)
3. have a greater rate of improvement than other teams, so that we can in essence "leapfrog" them.
One problem with looking at our list only, is that one can easily overlook or forget the quality on other lists, and also overlook the changes, tweaks, improvements that occur at other clubs. All teams put a lot of time and effort during the off season into improving across the board. No real point in us improving 10% if everyone else is improving 20%.
So far as I can see, the Bombers are the only team that might be a "guaranteed" basket case this year.
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(02-13-2016, 10:31 PM)DJC link Wrote:Definitely, provided Jaksch has improved his footy to the point where he is a genuine key forward.
It's not a top 8 line up but it would be competitive if the new coaching panel can get them to play to their potential and with an effective game plan. I didn't intend to be a structure, more about personnel and can it improve. Throw those names wherever they are best suited.
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2020-dare to dream? 11th is better than last I suppose
2021-Pi$$ or get off the pot
2022- Real Deal or more of the same? 0.6%
2023- "Raise the Standard" - M. Voss Another year wasted Bar Set
2024-Back to the drawing boardNo excuses, its time
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