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I can understand some posters conservative views on how many wins we'll achieve this year, but I'll be disappointed if we don't win 8.
I don't rate many teams in the competition and don't believe you need a lot to go right to chalk up wins against mediocre opposition. Last year Richmond went on a roll and won 9 in a row to finish with 12 and play finals. Richmond are crap. They have their talented core of Cotchin, Martin, Deledio, and Riewoldt, but the rest are not competition flag-bearers. Even Dean Bailey's last two years achieved 8.5 wins each. We have far greater talent now than what Bailey was exposed to.
The key is elevating our top 6 players and bridging the gap between our top 6 and other sides top 6. I'm not suggesting overall depth and that the standard of the bottom 6 isn't important, but its teams' top end talent that elevates them up the ladder.
People don't like hearing this, but Hogan will be a revelation in his first year and will impact games of footy and our fortunes. Hawthorn went from 5 wins in Clarkson's first year to 9 the next. Port went from 5 wins in 2012 to 12 the next. There are bog ordinary teams in the competition. FFS, even North made top 4 last year and they're very ordinary.
As we know, it depends on the midfield and we need a bit to go right. Viney is set for a break out year, Jones is Jones (can still improve), Tyson will be better again and the depth is as good as it's been for a long time.
We need some luck and belief, but I'll be very disappointed if we don't have 8-10 wins in 2015.
I don't rate many teams in the competition and don't believe you need a lot to go right to chalk up wins against mediocre opposition. Last year Richmond went on a roll and won 9 in a row to finish with 12 and play finals. Richmond are crap. They have their talented core of Cotchin, Martin, Deledio, and Riewoldt, but the rest are not competition flag-bearers. Even Dean Bailey's last two years achieved 8.5 wins each. We have far greater talent now than what Bailey was exposed to.
The key is elevating our top 6 players and bridging the gap between our top 6 and other sides top 6. I'm not suggesting overall depth and that the standard of the bottom 6 isn't important, but its teams' top end talent that elevates them up the ladder.
People don't like hearing this, but Hogan will be a revelation in his first year and will impact games of footy and our fortunes. Hawthorn went from 5 wins in Clarkson's first year to 9 the next. Port went from 5 wins in 2012 to 12 the next. There are bog ordinary teams in the competition. FFS, even North made top 4 last year and they're very ordinary.
As we know, it depends on the midfield and we need a bit to go right. Viney is set for a break out year, Jones is Jones (can still improve), Tyson will be better again and the depth is as good as it's been for a long time.
We need some luck and belief, but I'll be very disappointed if we don't have 8-10 wins in 2015.
We don't even know what it's like to be in a game against hawthorn

