We are at the start of a peak period.
I believe we are in the middle of a peak period.
Half our players in our best 22 are under 25 which means there should be room for plenty of improvement within the group next year.
sure, ok.
There is about a 90% chance we will improve and about a 70% chance we will improve our ladder position
what is the formula you have for this?
We will only decline through injury or a severe form slump. The only two players at the age of potential decline, Newman & Foley, will be lucky to hold their spots next year so do not really impact our overall performance as a club.
We could decline by other clubs over taking, a likely situation.
8th is better than 9th but hopefully we are closer to or in top 4 next year.
Hope so
Our list has consolidated since 2013. We probably have 6-8 players outside of our best 22 who would push for selection each week. In 2013 we only had about 1-2 players in this position.
Lets see how that plays out next year
Collingwood could take over us but they won't under Buckley because he can't coach.
Half agree, buckley is poo but collingwood still have a good list, i wouldn't bet on us beating them yet.
Adelaide are probably the closest but are mentally weak.
meh
West Coast don't have the midfield.
lols .... they have one of the best midfields in the comp
Gold Coast could improve under a new coach but they rely too heavily on an aging superstar.
Similar to your statement about our players age and improvement, they are in a better position than us in that area. They will be a lot less reliant in 2015 and a better team.
I'd be shocked if the bottom 6 move up much next year.
1 or 2 will
Fremantle, Essendon, North and Geelong are unlikely to improve any more than us. North could get lucky if their mature age recruits stay injury free.
We shall see
Sydney, Hawthorn and Port are likely to hold strong, maybe too strong for us, but we could definitely push ourselves close to top 4. We probably won't know where we are at until we play Port in round 8, unless we lose more than 3 of our first 7.
yes they will, and we should be where port are at.
We could win 16+ next year. BUT we could also drop back if we get unlucky.
Thanks captain obvious
The good thing is we won't slip into the 8 next year. Doubles with the big 4, North and Fremantle mean we will have to earn our place in September.
i dont care where we finish in the 8, it's what we do during that time that matters.