Biggest improvers in 2001

[Tom FC]

Who will be our biggest improvers in 2001?

We've got about half-a-dozen up and comers who are on the verge of breaking into the top team, and are about where Simon Black and Luke Power were a couple of years ago.
Does anyone have any opinions on which ones will make the grade?

Potential Candidates:
Craig Bolton
Damien Cupido
Nathan Clarke
Trent Knobel
Des Headland
Ben Robbins
Jonathon Brown
Marcus Picken
Damien Cupido
Shannon Rusca

Plus any more I've forgotten.
Personally I think the flashy types, Cupido and Clarke for example, will have less of a chance than Jonathon Brown or Craig Bolton, because Leigh is so big on team players.

I think maybe Craig Bolton because he probably learnt more about footy at AFL level than any of these players this year, in that he was the first to start learning to play accountable footy.

[Mr Ripper]

Dessie Headland for the Brownlow! http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

[lioness]

Hey Tom FC, like your list. I do tend to agree with you on most points in your post. http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/smile.gif Jonathon Brown is my tip for biggest improver in 2001, provided he gets sufficient game time.

[InTheBack!]

Tom FC,

Most on your list will improve I hope. One I really want to fire up is Des Headland. In the reserves he looks like a million dollars, but in the big game his body language is all wrong & he looks out of sorts.

I suppose it must be a confidence problem? We know he dosent want to play for the Lions, but I cannot think of any young player in AFL with his untapped talent, so no wonder the Lions want to keep him.

I hope in 2001 he gets some good game time & comes to his senses & realize that playing finals for the Lions is waaaaay better than playing for a WA club.

[Lionsrock_15_26]

Defintely Craig Bolton - he's a ready heady player and a real team player. Loads of potenial and he will be a regualar this year.

cheers

[Denno]

Hopefully Headland & Cupido can become exciting full-time members of the senior 22, while JB is sure to become more of an influential player with more game time, as evidenced by his end to the season last year.

Fingers crossed!

[The Lukester]

My picks for the most improved in 2001 are

Nathan Clarke will most definatly shine in 2001 even though we didn't see Clarkey a lot during the 2000 season he showed us what he is made of in the couple of games he did play in.

I agree with Lions Rock_15_26 Bolts will be one for the imporve in the 2001 season.

JB will be another to improve in the 2001 season.

I would also like to add Aaron Shattock to the list of players to improve in 2001. He played in 9 games during the 2000 season and was in the possionions when it counted and also he played hard at the ball during all the Ressies games he played in during the season, he was unlucky about missing out of the Final the Lions Reserves played in the AFLQ with a suspention the week prior to the game.


GO CLARKEY, SHATTS, BOLTS AND JB IN 2001!!!!!

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Signing off with GO THE MIGHTY LIONS IN 2001

[Dodongo]

Des Headland. He now has that number 1 good luck guernsey which Champs wore for all his career.

[Jethro Q Walrustitty]

Originally posted by Dodongo:
Des Headland. He now has that number 1 good luck guernsey which Champs wore for all his career.

Couldn't they buy him a new one?