My other main problem with the list is not so much the lack of "A graders", which is a bit of a lazy term, but the lack of players whom I'd describe as "best 15 in a premiership team" level.
Now, I'm going to go on what I've seen and categorise everyone whom I have seen play for the club who is on the list.
Hickey - YES (look at how he dominated Nankervis, who is the very definition of "best 15 on a premiership team)
Carlisle - YES
Steven - YES
Gresham - YES
Savage - NO
Ross - YES
Dunstan - at the moment NO
Acres - at the moment NO
Steele - at the moment NO
Freeman - N/A
Clark - YES
Lonie - NO
Geary - NO
Billings - YES
Newnes - NO
Roberton - YES
Longer - at the moment NO
Gilbert - NO (he was once)
Armitage - NO
Long - at the moment NO
Brown - NO (he was once)
Goddard - NO
Austin - YES
Stevens - NO (he's not getting back on the park)
Battle - at the moment NO
Bruce - at the moment NO
Membrey - YES
Webster - YES
Phillips - NO
White - NO
McCartin - NO
Coffield - YES
Wright - NO
Sinclair - YES
McKenzie - NO
Rice - at the moment NO
Clavarino - N/A
Joyce - N/A
Connellan - N/A
Minchington - NO
Pierce - NO
Marshall - NO
Weller - NO
Paton - N/A
Langlands - N/A
So I'd be happy with Hickey, Carlisle, Steven, Gresham, Ross, Clark, Billings, Roberton, Austin, Membrey, Webster, Coffield & Sinclair. That's 13 blokes.
There were eight more I could see one way or another getting there on evidence of things seen (Dunstan, Steele, Acres, Longer, Long, Battle, Bruce & Rice).
Does that look like a potential premiership team?
Rice Austin Webster
Roberton Carlisle Coffield
Sinclair Ross Acres
Billings Battle Clark
Gresham Bruce Membrey
Hickey Dunstan Steven
Steele Longer Long ?????
Now, I've been harsh on a few blokes. Phillips accumulates and has shown cleverness by hand but seems to be another poor kick. McCartin can still make it. White has plenty of toughness but there's surely a reason he keeps finding himself out. Geary's a very good shut down defender but has little else going for him, perhaps he's #22 in the side above. Newnes hasn't really kept developing.
It was clear from Riewoldt's 2nd game, Dal's 2nd game, Ball's 1st game, etc that they would be players who could be 1-15 in a premiership team. We have a lot of "he was good, did some nice things". We need more than that, and more of it.
Now, I'm going to go on what I've seen and categorise everyone whom I have seen play for the club who is on the list.
Hickey - YES (look at how he dominated Nankervis, who is the very definition of "best 15 on a premiership team)
Carlisle - YES
Steven - YES
Gresham - YES
Savage - NO
Ross - YES
Dunstan - at the moment NO
Acres - at the moment NO
Steele - at the moment NO
Freeman - N/A
Clark - YES
Lonie - NO
Geary - NO
Billings - YES
Newnes - NO
Roberton - YES
Longer - at the moment NO
Gilbert - NO (he was once)
Armitage - NO
Long - at the moment NO
Brown - NO (he was once)
Goddard - NO
Austin - YES
Stevens - NO (he's not getting back on the park)
Battle - at the moment NO
Bruce - at the moment NO
Membrey - YES
Webster - YES
Phillips - NO
White - NO
McCartin - NO
Coffield - YES
Wright - NO
Sinclair - YES
McKenzie - NO
Rice - at the moment NO
Clavarino - N/A
Joyce - N/A
Connellan - N/A
Minchington - NO
Pierce - NO
Marshall - NO
Weller - NO
Paton - N/A
Langlands - N/A
So I'd be happy with Hickey, Carlisle, Steven, Gresham, Ross, Clark, Billings, Roberton, Austin, Membrey, Webster, Coffield & Sinclair. That's 13 blokes.
There were eight more I could see one way or another getting there on evidence of things seen (Dunstan, Steele, Acres, Longer, Long, Battle, Bruce & Rice).
Does that look like a potential premiership team?
Rice Austin Webster
Roberton Carlisle Coffield
Sinclair Ross Acres
Billings Battle Clark
Gresham Bruce Membrey
Hickey Dunstan Steven
Steele Longer Long ?????
Now, I've been harsh on a few blokes. Phillips accumulates and has shown cleverness by hand but seems to be another poor kick. McCartin can still make it. White has plenty of toughness but there's surely a reason he keeps finding himself out. Geary's a very good shut down defender but has little else going for him, perhaps he's #22 in the side above. Newnes hasn't really kept developing.
It was clear from Riewoldt's 2nd game, Dal's 2nd game, Ball's 1st game, etc that they would be players who could be 1-15 in a premiership team. We have a lot of "he was good, did some nice things". We need more than that, and more of it.
