This time of year the focus is on players that we can trade or draft into the club to improve our prospects next year.
However, if this group is going to add flag #2 to their resume, it will likely be on the back of the 36-odd players we already have, and not the 5 we’re adding this off-season.
Who do you have earmarked as the players amongst our current cattle that could carry us back up the ladder next year?
My first nomination is Josh Dunkley. I feel that the quality of his first season was obscured by a shoulder injury that kept him out of all but 7 games this year. This is a player that at 19 was among our best in the Semi Final and Preliminary Final, capping off an unexpectedly impactful first campaign.
With his physical attributes, defensive effort and ability to hit the scoreboard, I think 20+ games from Josh could be a key to returning the grunt and versatility to our midfield that was lacking for much of 2017.
My second nomination is Marcus Adams. If he can stay on the park he could be our pillar at FB for the next 5-6 years. A consistent back 6-7 players would be a huge improvement on the revolving door backline we had this year, and Marcus has demonstrated that he can be a critical component of that group. He only has to play at the level he has previously for 20 games next year for our team to be much better. Hopefully there’s still some improvement in him too. Cordy & Trengove manning up KPFs while Wood and Adams fly for intercept marks would make our defence at once harder to score on and more attacking.
Where do you guys see the internal improvement coming from next year?
However, if this group is going to add flag #2 to their resume, it will likely be on the back of the 36-odd players we already have, and not the 5 we’re adding this off-season.
Who do you have earmarked as the players amongst our current cattle that could carry us back up the ladder next year?
My first nomination is Josh Dunkley. I feel that the quality of his first season was obscured by a shoulder injury that kept him out of all but 7 games this year. This is a player that at 19 was among our best in the Semi Final and Preliminary Final, capping off an unexpectedly impactful first campaign.
With his physical attributes, defensive effort and ability to hit the scoreboard, I think 20+ games from Josh could be a key to returning the grunt and versatility to our midfield that was lacking for much of 2017.
My second nomination is Marcus Adams. If he can stay on the park he could be our pillar at FB for the next 5-6 years. A consistent back 6-7 players would be a huge improvement on the revolving door backline we had this year, and Marcus has demonstrated that he can be a critical component of that group. He only has to play at the level he has previously for 20 games next year for our team to be much better. Hopefully there’s still some improvement in him too. Cordy & Trengove manning up KPFs while Wood and Adams fly for intercept marks would make our defence at once harder to score on and more attacking.
Where do you guys see the internal improvement coming from next year?
