Only Forwards
Just you wait and see
In 2020 with the undulation, inconsistencies and our current form we have an opportunity to take a big dose of medicine. A reality we've avoided like the plauge for too long.
We have two firsts this year so if we can have two top 10 picks it'd somewhat soften the blow.
For the remainder of the year I would like to see us take a kids get first crack approach.
To that end last night we should have played Durdin or McKay over Campbell.
Use the rest of 20 to see who has it and who does not. Cycle the whole list.
Do not misconstrue this to be advocating tanking. It's not. We need to find out who takes us forward and who does not. There will be losses we need to weather for this.
Make tough calls on those not up to it at the end of the year.
To that end all senior players need to be ready for day 1 of preseason. If this means surgery early, do that.
Leadership moving forward.
We have senior players who we are not going to drive huge improvement from. Improvement for the list is going to come from kids and new draftees.
To that end, so long as this year is consistent for him, gradually over the next 11 rounds transition Jy into the Captains role.
Jack, I've loved the way you've gone about it. You've smashed your body for this club. But I want you to have the ability to be fit and focus on your game.
Taz you're a warrior, I thought you were forked a few times, I'm glad I was wrong. You'd be a fitting captain, however much like with Dish I think we need to move to a younger captain in the same way we moved it from Boomer to Spitta.
Jy you are clearly driven to get better. I want you to take that and drive all of our kids to do the same.
It's a weight and you gotta want it, step into it and own it.
We have two firsts this year so if we can have two top 10 picks it'd somewhat soften the blow.
For the remainder of the year I would like to see us take a kids get first crack approach.
To that end last night we should have played Durdin or McKay over Campbell.
Use the rest of 20 to see who has it and who does not. Cycle the whole list.
Do not misconstrue this to be advocating tanking. It's not. We need to find out who takes us forward and who does not. There will be losses we need to weather for this.
Make tough calls on those not up to it at the end of the year.
To that end all senior players need to be ready for day 1 of preseason. If this means surgery early, do that.
Leadership moving forward.
We have senior players who we are not going to drive huge improvement from. Improvement for the list is going to come from kids and new draftees.
To that end, so long as this year is consistent for him, gradually over the next 11 rounds transition Jy into the Captains role.
Jack, I've loved the way you've gone about it. You've smashed your body for this club. But I want you to have the ability to be fit and focus on your game.
Taz you're a warrior, I thought you were forked a few times, I'm glad I was wrong. You'd be a fitting captain, however much like with Dish I think we need to move to a younger captain in the same way we moved it from Boomer to Spitta.
Jy you are clearly driven to get better. I want you to take that and drive all of our kids to do the same.
It's a weight and you gotta want it, step into it and own it.