Someone might prove this post wrong with actual data, but I’m guessing we’re putting out one of the oldest teams on the park most weeks. Last night shouldn’t be the exception, it’s absolutely what we need to be putting on with this team.
It’s almost worrying that performance happens without Francis, Parish, Langford, Laverde (and that only one of those four has genuinely proven themselves so far) let alone anyone from 2016 other than #1.
I’m not nearly convinced we’ll make finals this year, and if we don’t, still need to make some deep cuts at season’s end.
I don’t think it should make much difference.
Only thing I’ve changed my mind on since round 2 or 3 is I’d keep Bellcho now.
Stanton still needs to go, Hocking, Howlett, Bird and Jerrett still need to go; Kelly surely pulls the pin.
Get 6 x mids/flankers, and try and find an upgrade for Green on the rookie list.
I said this in the VFL thread, just two more of those kids pushing out two older VPMs makes the whole list look so much better balanced. Hopefully sooner rather than later.
I thought the same. I think one of our key backs represents the most trade value especially if Francis is supposed to become a CHB and we draft Fletch jnr in 2018.
We’ve lost to Adelaide and GWS interstate and Richmond who are in the top 4 at the moment.
The other top four team is Geelong who we’ve beaten.
We beat Port and West Coast here and yet to play the Bulldogs.
If we make the finals without beating other top eight teams, then we could end up with an early exit the way North did last year.
If we win in Sydney then that’s a great sign as we haven’t won interstate in a long time.
We are improving and you could argue that the Bulldogs and Swans have greater scope for improvement in the second half of the season as well.
How we go against those guys will define whether we go lid on or lid off.
Signs are good, but Essington can show up at any time and smack you back to reality.
