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Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #45 –
Quote from: Peter Brady – on
The strange thing for me is that of the players we picked up in the draft last year the one I had the most doubts about making it was Silvagni.
At the moment he is the one I'm least concerned about.
He has the skills but also the football smarts.

Weitering is obviously a clear standout of the group in terms of class.
My concerns with him are that in the early years he is not called upon to do too much.
He's picked up a few injuries in his short career. He was hurting again with a calf injury yesterday but was sent out again.
In the end it no doubt helped us get as close as we did but it wouldn't surprise to see him miss a couple of games now.

He is getting knocked about because he is treated like a senior player.
He has been told to expect different treatment to the other draftees because he is elite.
He loves the responsibility he has been given and he loves the the coach.

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #46 –
Quote from: JonHenry – on
He is getting knocked about because he is treated like a senior player.
He has been told to expect different treatment to the other draftees because he is elite.
He loves the responsibility he has been given and he loves the the coach.

Which is to be expected. If you play at that level it's required.
He may love that responsibility and he may love the coach.That's largely irrelevant.
The onus is on  the club to ensure that he is looked after.
That doesn't mean put him in cotton wool but they need to manage his development and execute a proper regard in the terms of managing his injuries. I'm not saying they're not doing that, but my concern here is that while it's fair enough to treat him as a senior athlete (with a senior body) he has had a few knocks and niggly injuries very early in his career.

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #47 –
Quote from: Peter Brady – on
Which is to be expected. If you play at that level it's required.
He may love that responsibility and he may love the coach.That's largely irrelevant.
The onus is on  the club to ensure that he is looked after.
That doesn't mean put him in cotton wool but they need to manage his development and execute a proper regard in the terms of managing his injuries. I'm not saying they're not doing that, but my concern here is that while it's fair enough to treat him as a senior athlete (with a senior body) he has had a few knocks and niggly injuries very early in his career.

Loving the coach won't be irrelevant when it comes to re-signing.
We want this bloke long term and his relationship with BB is critical.

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #48 –
My vision of our future team is more optimistic

B.   Buckley Jaksch Plowman
H/B Byrne Weitering Docherty
C.    Boekhorst Cripps DVR
H/F  Silvagni McKay Lamb
F.    Gorringe C.Curnow Sumner
R.    Phillips Graham Cunningham
I/C   Kerridge Gibbs Pick 1, Pick 2 2017 Draft

Emerg: Korcheck, Glass-McCasker Pick 3, Pick 4, Pick 5 2017 Draft

Other than Gibbs, these players are all born in 1991 or later.

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #49 –
Here it is, the real foundation for the future :

B : Marchbank, Macreadie, TBA
HB : Docherty, TBA, Plowman
C : Williamson, Cripps, Fisher
HF : TBA, Weitering, J. Silvagni
F : TBA, TBA, Petrevski-Seton
R : TBA, TBA, C. Curnow

I/C : TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA


If McKay, Cuningham, Kerr & Polson make the grade as well, look out, we are on our way.

Genuinely can't wait for the next two draft & trade periods to see who we unveil to fill those last 11 places.
"The Other Teams Can Rot In Hell"
 

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #50 –
The competition is opening up as the traditional blue chip teams start to tumble and we might be playing finals a tad earlier than expected, we probably need another couple of drafts/trade periods to fully assemble the list but I think our rise is going to be helped by the fall of teams who have looked short term but will pay for their lack of long term planning...we might be lucky and be peaking when there are only a couple of real challengers.

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #51 –
Quote from: LordLucifer – on
Here it is, the real foundation for the future :

B : Marchbank, Macreadie, TBA
HB : Docherty, TBA, Plowman
C : Williamson, Cripps, Fisher
HF : TBA, Weitering, J. Silvagni
F : TBA, TBA, Petrevski-Seton
R : TBA, TBA, C. Curnow

I/C : TBA, TBA, TBA, TBA


If McKay, Cuningham, Kerr & Polson make the grade as well, look out, we are on our way.

Genuinely can't wait for the next two draft & trade periods to see who we unveil to fill those last 11 places.

Pickett? only just 20 i think....
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #52 –
^^

Unproven but he has time on his side.

In fairness to the Sheik, he has been consistent and has only elevated people into this group who show that they have the right stuff and have played some good consistent footy.
"everything you know is wrong"

Paul Hewson

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #53 –
B: Docherty  Weitering Plowman
HB: Byrne  Marchbank   Williamson
C: Fisher    Cripps    SPS
HF: Silvagni   Kerr   Curnow
F: Pickett   McKay  Jaksch
R: xxxxxx   Cunningham  Graham
IC: Polsen  Lebois  Macreadie xxxxx

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #54 –
This'll be fun. I'll play.

So our 22 that take us to the final 4 next year. Okay:

Docherty     Weitering     Plowman

Simpson     Marchbank    Williamson

Curnow C    Cripps     Murphy

Silvagni J     Casboult     Samo P-S

Pickett     McKay     Fisher

Kreuzer    Fyffe     Curnow E

Int: Byrne, Macreadie, Wright, Thomas

Emerg: Palmer, Silvagni A, Polson, Le Bois.


Best players in the NBs Premiership victory: our first round pick 2017, our second round pick 2017, S Kerridge, B Smedts, A Phillips, P Kerr (all of whom made important contributions to the senior side throughout 2018).
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17

Re: Our "AFL Final Four 22"

Reply #55 –
I'll play too... :D  A team that can finish top 4 and contend.

But I'm leaving a few blanks and question marks and am thinking 2019-20

B     Williamson  Weitering    Byrne
HB   Docherty    Marchbank  Plowman
C     C Curnow   Cripps        Murphy ?
HF   J Silvagni                    S. P Seton
F     Wright
R     Kruezer ?
I/C  Macreadie Fisher E Curnow

EM  Smedts

Question marks on Kruezer and Murphys bodies holding on that long

I've left Gibbs Casboult, Rowe and Daisy out .....  but wouldn't be upset if they hung on

Unsure and time will tell on..... Mckay Kerr Pickett Cunningham Phillips Polson Graham Le Bois Buckley Boakhorst  ( probably have missed a couple here )

hmmm still a few pieces missing and question marks there :(



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