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Hes now got 3 years to execute his plan, which should mean by year 2024 we are top 4. If we win more than we lose next year, that’d be great, but it’s more about game development & continued improvement in our stoppage work, inside 50 entries & accuracy on goal.
There will be inconsistencies with our performances over the next 2 years as we integrate even more young players, but those young players are important to any finals success.
With the age demographic of our list I’d want to finish 6-10 next season, 4-7 2023 & top 4 2024. I dont think that’s unreasonable & any negative decisions on his future should be made during 2024.
For me anything better than that in the next 2 years will be a pleasant surprise.
I had to read both of these posts again.Hang on, hasn't he club said three top 4 finishes and a flag by 2025? Inconsistent performances over the next two years and only worrying about game development might be a realist/pessimist assessment, but it's not the club's assessment
1st off, Bring back Drum wrote that Freo should be top 4 by 2024.
On the other hand Square Peg said the Freo Board wants 3 top 4 finishes and a flag by 2025.
Both of those aims would be hard to do but possible.
I can see Freo making 3 prelims between 2022-25. We would be lucky and fortunate to make one.
But to be realistic, I think going by history of certain teams in the past for examples.
I look at west coasts 2002-06 era how they built it up.
2002-04 made 3 Elim finals. 2003 was a wasted chance to them as they could of made top 6 or even top 4. That meant they should of won a final from 2002-4. The made a grand final in 2005 and won the flag in 2006. They also traded in players with finals wins from other clubs too.
Richmond's build up to the 2017 flag was interesting too. 2013-15, they made 3 Elim finals. You could make a case they should of won at least one of them vs Carlton in 2013 or Kangaroos in 2015.
tigers then missed out on finals in 2016 and won the flag in 2017.
Heres my opinion on what I think might happen. I think Freo will either finish 9th or 10th in 2022 or pinch 8th and get beaten in an Elim final.
make Elim finals in 2023-4 and get a finals win or 2 in that 2 year period. Then make top 4 in 2025-26 then drop.
i have always predicted Justin Longmuir will last around 5-7 years and will give us a 3-4 year finals run