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SPS and McKay have been the only ones to rival Cripps for BOG so far this year. (Freo game aside where Cripps was soundly beaten)

I think Curnow is due for a solid performance.
I'm not sure any of the more lightly framed kids are capable of that at this stage of their career.

Jacob weitering and David Cunningham are the other two.
Take note people wanting Bolton sacked.  4 years is when players really settle into their careers.

The other is young zach Fisher who is the other one who's playing well beyond his years.

Where our disappointment lies??

Kreuzer, Simpson, Murphy, ed curnow all look like they've run their race at afl level this season.

It's the number 1 reason we struggle and aside from ed curnow you can't argue they're playing roles they shouldn't be.

I'll give kreuzer a pass but once again him breaking down cost us a match vs Hawthorn.

CARLTON
B: Caleb Marchbank, Levi Casboult, Liam Stocker
HB: Lachie Plowman, Jacob Weitering, Nic Newman
C: Michael Gibbons, Patrick Cripps, David Cuningham
HF: Jack Silvagni, Harry McKay, Sam Walsh
F: Sam Petrevski-Seton, Charlie Curnow, Zac Fisher
R: Matthew Kreuzer, Matthew Kennedy, Ed Curnow
Int: Alex Fasolo, Darcy Lang, Paddy Dow, Will Setterfield
EMG: Jarrod Garlett, Patrick Kerr, Angus Schumacher, Cameron Polson

IN: Alex Fasolo, Darcy Lang, Will Setterfield
OUT: Kade Simpson (Managed), Dale Thomas (Omitted), Mitch McGovern (Injured)

I wouldn't have played Fasolo, Lang or Setterfield, but ...

ESSENDON
B: Aaron Francis, Cale Hooker, Michael Hurley
HB: Conor McKenna, Patrick Ambrose, Adam Saad
C: Mason Redman, Zach Merrett, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti
HF: David Zaharakis, Jayden Laverde, Josh Begley
F: Darcy Parish, Shaun McKernan, Andrew McGrath
R: Tom Bellchambers, Kyle Langford, Dyson Heppell
Int: Ben McNiece, Matt Guelfi, Dylan Clarke, Mark Baguley
EMG: Jordan Ridley, Zac Clarke, Mitch Brown, Irving Mosquito

IN: Dylan Clarke, Mark Baguley
OUT: Jake Stringer (Injured), Dylan Shiel (Injured)

I made a point earlier in the year when people were screaming about where is our development.

I pointed to the bests of years past and of this season.

Results wise, its hard to see improvement.
Performance wise, the kids are the ones playing well and its the senior players that have dropped off and no longer pulling their weight.
Murphy the obvious one.
Even the evergreen Simpson has been poor by his lofty standards.
Ed has been largely disappointing
Kreuzer is a shadow of his former self, largely due to the injuries catching up with him.
Casboult has been pushed out of the side, mostly, and is getting a game due to injuries at the other end of the ground.

Daisy is about the only exception....and obviously his recent issue doesn't help.

The kids are starting to step up...the more patient we are, the more kids will step up as they get more experienced. Will it be enough? Time will tell.

This is precisely why Bolton shouldn't get sacked.  We just hired a new fitness guru.  He's had one pre season with our blokes.  I think our strength and conditioning team has been really poor since justin cordy left us as high performance manager.

It's why we haven't been a true 4 quarter team for 6 years.

The only ones who are bucking that trend are the guys putting in a heap of work off their own bat which is really good for them but it reflects poorly on the club.

We are not maximizing our players careers which is something that we need to improve upon as a footy club.

It's like that snapshot of a moment Kruddler was talking about in the other thread...the Best 22 one.
This is what we're seeing at the moment.
Is it sustainable or just a teasing glimpse.

Weitering is playing good football early this season.
Will he be playing the same football this time next year?
SPS has had one standout game this year but has been inconsistent.
Cunningham is having a better season.
Will he continue to improve and establish himself as a permanent member of the team?
I don't think Zac Fisher is having the same impact as he was last year although his stats are probably on a par.

Of course our old players are getting a bit poorer but there's nothing much knocking down the door to push them out of the side.

Usually by now one of the naysayers jumps up and shouts "excuses !"

I'll save them the trouble - "EXCUSES !!!!"

It's like that snapshot of a moment Kruddler was talking about in the other thread...the Best 22 one.
This is what we're seeing at the moment.
Is it sustainable or just a teasing glimpse.

Weitering is playing good football early this season.
Will he be playing the same football this time next year?
SPS has had one standout game this year but has been inconsistent.
Cunningham is having a better season.
Will he continue to improve and establish himself as a permanent member of the team?
I don't think Zac Fisher is having the same impact as he was last year although his stats are probably on a par.

Of course our old players are getting a bit poorer but there's nothing much knocking down the door to push them out of the side.

Fisher has been highlighted as the second cog in our midfield wheel behind Cripps and has been manned up hard most weeks
and hasnt coped with extra attention. With Cripps also under the pump from taggers we dont have the manpower to help Fisher out.
SPS isnt physical and either are Walsh or Dow...