How do we get better in 2026?

[Dazb86]

What needs to happen to take us from 9th into the top 4?

If anything 2025 was our most consistent year I've seen under Bevo. There were no shock losses but conversely no shock wins.

How do we go from a middling side to one of the best teams next season?

 

[Foxman98]

More games into the kids and another preseason

Most games we had 10 players or more under 50 games

 

[Libbaaaa]

Just beat a couple of top 8 sides and we are right in it.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Just parking the ego and fixing the defensive system. With the players we’ve got we have enough to win enough games on talent alone

Shoot ourselves in the foot constantly by this need to take the most aggressive position in defense and at stoppages. Footy has turned into a game of momentum, every team has those 15 minute stretches where they are unstoppable or when they are off. The periods that we are off leak so many goals and were continually trying to will ourselves back from 5 goals down. Not going to win many games from that position (not sure we won any from there, lost in Gather round with that type of lead)

 

[TiAn_]

- Prioritise selecting contest winners in the back half and wings. This year we didn’t have enough individuals that could st least break even when the ball was in dispute.

- Forego some of the density we use when the ball is in forward 50 in order to set up better behind the ball. The ball might come back out more frequently, but we won’t get burned as often as we do when it does.

 

[BigFloppa]

Michael Sellwood

 

[Graeme Cook]

We might want to tag the opposition best midfielder

 

[maddog37]

Kick straight.

 

[BigFloppa]

Kick straight.

Didn't we have one of the highest kicking accuracy in the comp?

 

[Royale]

Midfield stoppages and clearances. The numbers say we are good. But we aren't. We only dominate the weaker teams. Never been convinced about Lade. We haven't had a decent mids coach since Kingy and Corey.

 

[maddog37]

Didn't we have one of the highest kicking accuracy in the comp?

Not when it matters.


I have no idea if this is true but the vibe is there.

 

[DiamondDogs8]

Tackling, defensive running and winning 1 on 1s in our D50

 

[JTCWBFC]

I'm sure we'll sort it out when trade period comes around.

Oh wait.

 

[JTCWBFC]

I don't see us improving significantly unless the coach finally sorts out his game-plan & starts valuing defence.

 

[Mr. Walker]

The improvement will come once preseason is over. Then the track watchers on WOOF will stop writing preseason training reports and begin writing defensive structure assessment reports and (hopefully) “Lesser Ego” Bev will take notice and implement the suggested changes.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Not when it matters.


I have no idea if this is true but the vibe is there.

On memory analysis, despite our accuracy I don’t think we won any games with less scoring shots than the opponent and lost one game when we had more scoring shots than our opponent

 

[FoochPackage]

What needs to happen to take us from 9th into the top 4?

If anything 2025 was our most consistent year I've seen under Bevo. There were no shock losses but conversely no shock wins.

How do we go from a middling side to one of the best teams next season?

Sack the coach prior to round 1