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A few fleeting comments on 7 of the clubs mentioned by ‘scribe’.
They rarely seem to meet expectations. I wonder whether the distance from the school makes it difficult to secure a flow-on of players as the Melbourne schools are able to do.
Bernie Sheehy is one shrewd coach. I’d expect the Jackas to be one of the contenders this year particularly if they are able to keep their top talent on the park for the whole year.
“Training the house down” at this time of year
I wonder where the “young fellas” with talent are coming from as there didn’t appear to be much in the unders this year.
They were the best team in the H & A in ‘C’ grade this year but failed to flatter in the finals. Their list is strong and with the touted return of the Sinclair brothers they will be the pacesetters.
Beauie are the unknown quantity for me. They are the team that seems to raided more than most by the TAC. It’s a credit to them that they produce such good youngsters but it makes it hard to get a consistent level of performance week-in-week-out.
As with all clubs, much depends on keeping the list intact and the club needs a few unders to progress. The club has needed a couple of key position players and ruckmen for a few years. It will be interesting to see how Michael Oaten copes with the transition from junior to senior coaching. His record with the unders indicates he’ll do it well but it appeared to take David Madigan sometime to adjust at De La. Fingers crossed.
Enthusiastic, committed youngsters with ability can really lift a team. If they stick with the youth strategy and progress some of the successful unders there’s no reason why they can’t be competitive.
They rarely seem to meet expectations. I wonder whether the distance from the school makes it difficult to secure a flow-on of players as the Melbourne schools are able to do.
Bernie Sheehy is one shrewd coach. I’d expect the Jackas to be one of the contenders this year particularly if they are able to keep their top talent on the park for the whole year.
“Training the house down” at this time of year
I wonder where the “young fellas” with talent are coming from as there didn’t appear to be much in the unders this year.They were the best team in the H & A in ‘C’ grade this year but failed to flatter in the finals. Their list is strong and with the touted return of the Sinclair brothers they will be the pacesetters.
Beauie are the unknown quantity for me. They are the team that seems to raided more than most by the TAC. It’s a credit to them that they produce such good youngsters but it makes it hard to get a consistent level of performance week-in-week-out.
As with all clubs, much depends on keeping the list intact and the club needs a few unders to progress. The club has needed a couple of key position players and ruckmen for a few years. It will be interesting to see how Michael Oaten copes with the transition from junior to senior coaching. His record with the unders indicates he’ll do it well but it appeared to take David Madigan sometime to adjust at De La. Fingers crossed.
Enthusiastic, committed youngsters with ability can really lift a team. If they stick with the youth strategy and progress some of the successful unders there’s no reason why they can’t be competitive.
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