Gee, would love to get big Dave back at the club in player strengthening type of role. Astbury knows all about the rigours of footy. He got everything out of his body in 155 games. Plagued by injury setbacks early in his career. Would be a great addition. Hope the club makes it happen.
Much like Geelong last year. If it gives us a first round pick, would strongly look at it.
Lol if it wasnt for him you wouldn't be having three flags to celebrate over
Indeed, there are no guarantees he finds success
I don't agree that Lynch automatically would have made us a finals team & I hope the club isn't thinking that way either, we have bigger issues than just that. when Lynch played, our form as a team wasn't even good draw/1 win/2 losses.
Defensive pressure went through the roof from 17 to 20 which won us the flags. Our problem is foot and handball skills and like you said once that pressure has come off we have been shown up. Our skill to the forward line was the joke as it was just bomb it forward and hope for the best. Thats why I would prefer someone new at the helm with new ideas just like it happened end of 16.
With Lynch in the team, we drew with a red hot Carlton team and based on the stats absolutely should've won. Then we beat Adelaide away which is a very good win in hindsight (we were also 50 points up in that one), narrowly lost to the Pies which was expected, and then probably would've beaten the Dogs if Lynch wasn't injured during the game.
Are you joking or what??? As if we wouldn’t have won another 3-4 games with Lynch in the side.
Plus we will get a good draw due to finishing bottom 6. Thats a 1-2 game head start.
This. Has been since 2021.
The evidence is there it's a big sample size.
The intensity stopped in '21. That manic attack on the ball carrier never made it back from the hub.
How was it?
Or perhaps we are having to replace George, Butler, Higgins and D Rioli with young players that aren’t up to playing to their level at this stage of their development.
