2018 - What do you expect from the club?

[flyboy77]

Robbie Warnock was about 210cm wasn't he?

206?

[Jean-Claude]

Great believer in that FB. Jones is a more likely long term defender prospect for us than Rowe or ACoS, although these two will be useful over the next year or two. I'd like to see Jones continue to develop in his current role and moving him forward may well upset that. If we want someone to fill in as a forward I would rather go with Rowe although that prospect doesn't really excite me.

Agree there cookie. I would defintely be not moving Jones anywhere. Rowe and ACOS will be backup depth however there is a part of me that really wants ACOS in that side though as we need that mongrel.

Rowe will end up filling in for injuries or whatever back and forward, but I too would be really worried if he is in the forward for any other reason. As I am hoping McKay and Kerr, especially McKay will be a permanent fixture by then.

In general I am really optimistic, the natural progression of SPS, Curnow, Weitering, Fisher, Cunningham, Pickett, Silvagni and the like coupled with the 2 kids from the draft and the addition of Kennedy and Lang is exciting. Hopefully this will also mean Murph as a 70/30 forward/mid.

[flyboy77]

There is a difference between 'cutting it' at the highest level and thriving at the highest level.

Casboult 'cuts it' but he isn't going to dominate games on a consistent basis....or at all.

We don't wont McKay to 'cut it', we want him to dominate. WAY too soon for that to occur.

one has to crawl before one walks.....no reason to think he can't kick 30 odd goals in his first 'full' season....

[townsendcalling]

But Harry definitely showed he can cut it at the highest level.....

Which of his 2 games gave that definitive impression???

[flyboy77]

Agree there cookie. I would defintely be not moving Jones anywhere. Rowe and ACOS will be backup depth however there is a part of me that really wants ACOS in that side though as we need that mongrel.

Rowe will end up filling in for injuries or whatever back and forward, but I too would be really worried if he is in the forward for any other reason. As I am hoping McKay and Kerr, especially McKay will be a permanent fixture by then.

In general I am really optimistic, the natural progression of SPS, Curnow, Weitering, Fisher, Cunningham, Pickett, Silvagni and the like coupled with the 2 kids from the draft and the addition of Kennedy and Lang is exciting. Hopefully this will also mean Murph as a 70/30 forward/mid.

Charlie has already shown that he will be an unstoppable force....opposition teams will become so focused on stopping him, the heat will lessen on others!

[kruddler]

one has to crawl before one walks.....no reason to think he can't kick 30 odd goals in his first 'full' season....

Pretty sure you said the same thing about him last year.

Sure, its possible, but like last year, unlikely.

[flyboy77]

Pretty sure you said the same thing about him last year.

Sure, its possible, but like last year, unlikely.

Pretty hard to make an impact if you're not playing.

Some players just need to be thrown into it.....given our forward line, Bolton was remiss in not playing him sooner this year.

[kruddler]

Pretty hard to make an impact if you're not playing.

Some players just need to be thrown into it.....given our forward line, Bolton was remiss in not playing him sooner this year.

But he wont play players until they are ready. Given his inability to chase, or unwillingness, i think the right call was made re selection.

Point is, dont expect too much too soon.

[DJC]

I expect more improvement in 2018 and I think that it will come in the form of not giving up last quarter leads.  Our ability to lock games down should improve and Bolton will have to find a way to create more scoreboard pressure.

I expect SOS to nail the draft and land a midfielder that will have an impact from round 1.

[pew2]

stronger fitter side