Jon Ralph's Season Review

In the Sun today:
Untouchable: Cotchin, Deledio, Foley, Moore (A few more could be added here I think)
Trade Potential: Pettifer, Polo, Schulz, King
Going, Going: JON, Casserly, Collins, Meyer
Gone: Tivendale, Hyde

What went right:11.5 wins a great return from wooden spoon last year. Have a swag of young mids,talentedkey backs in moore, mcguane, thursfield and RANCE.

What went wrong: Losing critical games Cartltank, Sydney & Adelaide (Bulldogs as well, I reckon.) Allowed the board to get antsy, crating an ever-widening rift.

What they need: Put on record they need another ruckman, if wallace gets his way an established mid (KERR), have plenty ofkey backs and mid-sized forwards, need depth in most other areas.

The good: Tigs averaged nine more contested possessions per game than its opponents (Second only to Geelong)

The bad: Tigs laid the fewest tackles in the competition this season and only out-tackled their opponents seven times.

B&F Favourite: RICHO

Sheahan's Verdict: The club president aside, it's hard to find any1 who isn't bullish about 09. Tigers won 8 of last 11. More importantly, Deledio, Foley, Moore, Morton, Cotchin, Thursfield, Riewoldt and company all look set for long, fruitful careers. Only three teams kicked more goals. The tigs should be aiming at min of 12 wins and finals next year.

Overall, i thought it was a pretty good summation of our year...

Fair assessment.

JON, Casserly and Collins will be with us in 2009. Meyer should be IMO.

Everything else is pretty spot on.

Meyer WILL be an AFL footballer, I just hope it's with us. He's the type of player we desperately need to take that next step.

I hope we Keep Meyer and Collins, i think he can make it from what i have seen

Trade JON for anything i dont care, as long as he can flourish somewhere else but it wont be at Richmond, i dont have the patience

As for Casserley, trade for high pick just so he can have an AFL career

Tackling(or lack of it) is a worry...

Azzleberry said:

In the Sun today:

The good: Tigs averaged nine more contested possessions per game than its opponents (Second only to Geelong)

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really happy with that!!!

Azzleberry said:

The bad: Tigs laid the fewest tackles in the competition this season and only out-tackled their opponents seven times

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this is the area i think we will struggle in for a few years, only because our players are still young and a little bit to small strength wise

but after a couple of seasons in the gym i think you will see us in the top 3 of this stat to (hopefully)

Drunken Wookie said:

Meyer WILL be an AFL footballer, I just hope it's with us. He's the type of player we desperately need to take that next step.

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totally agree

Really seemed to be getting his shit together the last 4-6 weeks at Coburg , finally strung a few together without injury and featured in the best regularly ..

Watched the game against the Casey Scorpions and was very impressed .. looked a cut above that grade of footy . Looks to have filled out a bit to

I rate him a real wildcard next year ...

yeah keep meyer. he is ALL class.