We are in the middle of changing the way we play the game and that is the main reason for our performances at the beginning of the season.
I believe our list is better and has more improvement in it and we will improve quicker then melbourne did under Bailey.... we dont need to go down the same Melbourne (lose at all cost) road.
Our Midfield is about built.
Our Forwardline is shaping well.
Our defence needs minor twicking..
we are last on the ladder for one main reason. we still have a shedload of below standard players on our list. this problem is exacerbated by the predicament of our more mature players above 22yrs of age being in this category.these are the reasons why we have been crap.
if anything we need to get our hands on as much quality as possible before the side starts to improve enough to make us the perennial Premiershipmond.
its amazing we have been utterly outclassed in many areas this yr. we are indeed likely to have another massive cleanout, and we are likely to have another low finish next yr yet after one meaningless win ferals are proclaiming we have in place a future premiership side.
i can see it now especially later in the yr when sides have put the que in the rack we win 4 or 5 games depriving ourselves of a quality second rnd pick and when we are in the same boat this time next yr everyone bemoaning once again us winning those meaningless games and costing a first rounder.
ffs lets just once go thru the correct processes how many times do we have to go down this path. failure to properly bottom out and gain access to as many early picks as we can while in early rebuild will again consign us to the realm of mediocrity for the next 10 yrs.
its called short term pain for long term gain but it seems no one wants to go thru the pain. it seems no one wants to heed the lessons of the past.
one meaningless win and all is well how many times have we seen it.
hmm midfield it is clearly 2 quality mids shy of what we need.
we have just one established kpf in jack we have two others we are hopeful will be decent players and one on the rookie list. we need at least 2 or 3 more and at least one of whom we can be hopeful about like we are astbury and griffiths.
the defensive posts are in dire need of over haul hopefully we have a few on the list already who can help in this area. and we are two ruckmen possibly 3 shy of what we should have.
people need to be patient bite the bullet and allow the club to go thru the best process that will enable us in 3 or 5 yrs time to be a genuine contender.