Re: NBs 2020
Reply #8 –
Agree with this, Northern should be a focus or a standalone team.
Why do we not put in place a plan to win the VFL premiership? Would that not be beneficial for the development of a young list? Why would we not offer Daisy Thomas a guaranteed contract on the supplemental list (rookie or alike), and have him as a playing line coach for Northern? We should be offering contract deals in the same way that Williamstown does for ex-AFL players to strengthen our list.
Our kids should be good enough to displace them or have to tough it out for a spot. If they cannot, then they are not going to be long term players anyway.
I suspect that the stricter VFL salary cap rules will make it harder to retain experienced players. With that qualification, I have often wondered why the NBs haven’t signed up a couple of our delisted players; the likes of Kerridge, Lamb, Daisy, Buckley, etc would provide the NBs’ playing group with a core of mature, hardened players. That should help the development of our youngsters and make the NBs a truly competitive outfit.