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(apologies to the mods if they feel this should be attached to the medical/fitness staff thread)
Since 08 we have taken one blow after another. The footy gods must have decided we won before our time and needed us to cop a few years of pain to make us realise how lucky we were to win a Flag.
Those that have been following my recent posts will know that I have been critical of our medical team and have been told to put up or shut up so I thought I would dig a little deeper and see where we are really at.
I pulled the 08 team up and decided to look at every player that played that day and where they are at now. From that side I honestly can say that only Cyril Rioli and possibly to a small extent Renouf have moved forward as footballers. Many have been crippled with injuries while some have stagnated or gone backwards for different reasons.
The most alarming fact was that the following players were going to be the next young stars coming through for the club waiting in the wings for the opportunity. Mcglynn, Dowler Tuck Muston, Bailey, Murphy, Taylor and Thorp and Kennedy
Anyway here is the side and I will let you make your own judgements on where we are currently at with our playing list.
Perhaps when you honestly consider where we are currently at you can understand why the club recruited Gibson, Hooper and Burgoyne but I cant seem to get past that so many people belive our medical team has nothing to answer for.
Something just doesnt fit.
B: Stephen Gilham, Trent Croad, Brent Guerra
HB: Rick Ladson, Luke Hodge, Grand Birchall
C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Robert Campbell, Brad Sewell, Shane Crawford
Int: Stuart Dew, Xavier Ellis, Brent Renouf, Clinton Young
Emg: Tom Murphy, Simon Taylor, Travis Tuck
Since 08 we have taken one blow after another. The footy gods must have decided we won before our time and needed us to cop a few years of pain to make us realise how lucky we were to win a Flag.
Those that have been following my recent posts will know that I have been critical of our medical team and have been told to put up or shut up so I thought I would dig a little deeper and see where we are really at.
I pulled the 08 team up and decided to look at every player that played that day and where they are at now. From that side I honestly can say that only Cyril Rioli and possibly to a small extent Renouf have moved forward as footballers. Many have been crippled with injuries while some have stagnated or gone backwards for different reasons.
The most alarming fact was that the following players were going to be the next young stars coming through for the club waiting in the wings for the opportunity. Mcglynn, Dowler Tuck Muston, Bailey, Murphy, Taylor and Thorp and Kennedy
Anyway here is the side and I will let you make your own judgements on where we are currently at with our playing list.
Perhaps when you honestly consider where we are currently at you can understand why the club recruited Gibson, Hooper and Burgoyne but I cant seem to get past that so many people belive our medical team has nothing to answer for.
Something just doesnt fit.
B: Stephen Gilham, Trent Croad, Brent Guerra
HB: Rick Ladson, Luke Hodge, Grand Birchall
C: Chance Bateman, Sam Mitchell, Jordan Lewis
HF: Michael Osborne, Lance Franklin, Cyril Rioli
F: Mark Williams, Jarryd Roughead, Campbell Brown
Foll: Robert Campbell, Brad Sewell, Shane Crawford
Int: Stuart Dew, Xavier Ellis, Brent Renouf, Clinton Young
Emg: Tom Murphy, Simon Taylor, Travis Tuck
