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Very excited, especially with pick 2 and 11 to come
keen to see the youth take their game to another level next year
keen to see the youth take their game to another level next year
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Yeah, it's this that makes me hope that the new coach will have little sympathy if Atley and Ziebell in particular keep making the same mistakes under pressure that they have been for a long time. These guys need to be setting the example and honestly, even though I get the argument that we'll need experience to help the kids next year, if they're not performing they shouldn't be in the team.Youth feeds optimism.
A lot easier to swallow some dodgy on field performances if you know it’s a stepping stone to get better.
A lot harder to swallow when they are 27 year olds putting out these performances.
We're well advanced in the rebuild - McKay, Simpkin, Zurhaar, Larkey, Stephenson, Bonar, Xerri, W.Walker, Young, Hayden, Davies-Uniacke, Thomas, Taylor, Scott, Bosenavulagi, Perez, Mahony and this year's draft crop makes a pretty handy bunch of <23s. Like Snake though, I find it it too hard to get too excited until we know who the coach is and how he wants us to play.
I'm anticipating a more enjoyable and competitive 2021, but don't think we'll move up the ladder much, if at all. And frankly, we did a 1-year rebuild in 2017, and it threw is further into the pit in the long run. Wouldn't hurt to shed more dead-weight next October and hit the draft hard again, so another bottom-4 finish wouldn't be the end of the world.
A few solid acquisitions in the trade/FA period means things look better than they did beforehand, but still, "exciting youth" is a poor rhetorical substitute for actual on-field performance, and plenty of teams before have "excited" without even coming close to getting the ultimate result.
We still don't know who'll be senior coach, and what impact they'll have on our gameplan, player morale, etc., so that's a major uncertainty. Assuming the eventual coach turns out to be a good pick, and assuming most/all of our young and developing players reach something close to their full potential, we could be in a pretty good place in a couple of years' time - but those are both highly optimistic assumptions, and coming off an unacceptably dreadful 2020 (regardless of the known mitigating factors), there aren't yet good reasons for thinking everything is nearly as positive as so many here want to make it out to be. Youthful potential notwithstanding, we're in a bad spot - 17th, coachless, and voluntarily moving on experienced players - and, however competent the current administration may appear, it will take a lot going right for us to get out of this rut. Here's hoping it does.
We're well advanced in the rebuild
Youth feeds optimism.
A few people seem to be in disagreement with us though mate.
I reckon we only need one more intensive draft at bthe most before we can begin to prioritize filling any holes with mature players.
Pykie list management 101.
Wins feed optimism mate, nothing else.
sh*t.
Lost on the races.
But in all seriousness yes better than at the start of the week Psicosis for sure.
Managed to turn around poor returns imho on Brown and Higgins with the Pies deal.
I'll wait and see how we play before getting too excited however as I've heard all this before.
Welcome aboard!
find another Careyesque type player in the draft and l will be very happy....
Coach appointment critical.
Of course time will tell but excitement levels may fluctuate on who we pick.