I used to think that.Dedication to being a troll. Pretty sad really.
But I always read his posts. And unlike Mick39, I'd miss TG if he was gone.
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I used to think that.Dedication to being a troll. Pretty sad really.
I used to think that.
But I always read his posts. And unlike Mick39, I'd miss TG if he was gone.
As a newbie, I will defer to your guidance on this one jmac.Wait until you read his posts after a loss. Your opinion will change.
I expect the following teams to either tread water or drop off Sydney,Adelaide, Richmond, Doggies (just for 1 year - much like Port) Nth (just too old)
That leaves Hawks, Eagles, Freo and probably Port pushing for a top 4 birth. The next 6 will be tight with improvement in Geelong, teh aforementioned Port, GWS, Us, Stkilda and the dees.
That said I'm pretty bullish about our midfield and expect us to finish 6-8
You could be right. my reasoning re Richmond is that I don;t think they have a lot of improvement in them and the law of averages says that they're destined to have a poor year injury wise. I don;t think they have a lot of depth. Doggies are going to be a power but I think their draw last year allowed them to overachieve. They'll find it harder this year. I agree Hawks won;t be as strong. This year may well be a transition year as Hawks, Freo, Sydney and North run out of gas and the younger teams take over. GWS, Dogs, Port and us . Geelong is the fly in the ointment. They obviously believe they've put themselves in the premiership window -I don;t see that. Dangerfield is a jet the other recruits.... mehRichmond and WB won't drop off. WCE will be up there, Port should return.
I expect Freo, Syd, Adelaide, and Hawthorn to drop off a bit. Freo and Hawthorn finals definitely, but I'd be surprised if they dominate again (both clubs have been up there since 2012). Next year will be a transition year. I expect GWS to push further up too.
5th place is my expectation with this group. With Treloar, Howe and Aish added, the young core group having another season of work behind them and no best 22 players lost. This team should finish very close to top 4.
5th place is my expectation with this group. With Treloar, Howe and Aish added, the young core group having another season of work behind them and no best 22 players lost. This team should finish very close to top 4.
If you have us finishing 5th, who would be the other teams that are playing finals next year?
Geelong will be a popular top 8 choice but losing Johnson, Kelly, McIntosh, Rivers, Stokes. That's a lot of experience. Then Enright, Bartel, Lonergan, Mackie, and Taylor are all a further year older. So even adding Dangerfield, Henderson, S.Selwood and Z.Smith. I see them as a wild card but not necessarily a top 8 team, as my current projected 9th placed team.
Prediction time again.
9th.
Gault at full forward and Witts next to him is a liability. Won't make the 8 with them playing. Cloke needs to kick 70 goals for us to have any hope. Can't see that. Jesse White is past his used by also. Messy up front.Still doing that sad thing where you attract negative attention like a little child that's been ignored
So moving on and ignoring your topic seeing as you refuse to take it seriously here are the youngest 22 players at the club
Backs
Maynard Frost Scharenberg
Langdon Marsh Williams
Mids
Grundy Treloar Adams
Crisp De Goey Broomhead
Forwards
Fasolo Moore Aish
Witts Gault Elliott
Int
Ramsay Oxley Goodyear Wyatt
No s**t dopey, the youngest 22 has a few holes to plug over the yearsGault at full forward and Witts next to him is a liability. Won't make the 8 with them playing. Cloke needs to kick 70 goals for us to have any hope. Can't see that. Jesse White is past his used by also. Messy up front.
In 2002 we hadThere's a feeling of 2002 underdog/outsider status about us.
Like the feeling.
4th.
At the time you were calling all of them fat pigs, duds and spudsIn 2002 we had
A. Rocca
Cummings
Tarrant
Fraser
Molloy
all playing forward. We would kill for at least 3 of those going in to 2015.
Gault at full forward and Witts next to him is a liability. Won't make the 8 with them playing. Cloke needs to kick 70 goals for us to have any hope. Can't see that. Jesse White is past his used by also. Messy up front.
In 2002 we had
A. Rocca
Cummings
Tarrant
Fraser
Molloy
all playing forward. We would kill for at least 3 of those going in to 2015.
The night we beat Brisbane they all played and all contributed. Potent tall forward line compared to 2015-16.Cloke the equal of rocca
Moore potentially better than fraser
Reid as good a footballer as Tarrant just needs to play forward. Tarrant failed to trouble the scorers in the 2002 finals series
Cummings as good as useless...how many games did he play for the pies...refresh my memory?
Molloy a washed up hack by the time he came to Collingwood. Cost us Michael too, a great Malthouse mistake
Yet by 2003 GF our forward line was kinnear walker and J Cloke, as well as tarrant.
Talk about revisionism.....
I can remember a game where mckee beat primus but that doesn't mean he was any good
Yes because our best tall forward was suspended for the GF.Yet by 2003 GF our forward line was kinnear walker and J Cloke, as well as tarrant.
Talk about revisionism.....
I can remember a game where mckee beat primus but that doesn't mean he was any good