cannons said:
I reckon we got a real good few years ahead-as long as we can find someone to replace Neitz. Any suggestions??
Nick Smith- do yous think he's quality or not
Matt Bate or Dunn- i know both good KPP in juniors, think they can take the next step.
Midfield will be great. Moloney, Mclean, Sylvia will be real good. Will go well with people like bruce, green and TJ. if they ever find form.
What do you think of Sylvia as a forward. i like the idea. good hands, good leap and good kick. not real tall, but could do OK
I've written enough, over to you blokes. Thoughts on our future?
I've got a few ideas about this. On the Neita replacement, I think Nick Smith would be a good idea. Hopefully he can get a few games before the end of this year and show something because he certainly has potential. Dunn could also possibly be FF if Smith wasn't up to it.
On the other key positions, I think we have the players we just need to develop them. Over this summer Fergy should put on 6-7 kg and we develop him as our FB for the next 10 years. He has the ability and courage just needs some more body strength.
Miller has CHF to himself for the next 10 years providing he develops a bit more (This kid has enormous potential as a CHF he could be a lot better than what he is now).
Rivers I'm not sure about. Some people think he should be our CHB, others think he should become a HBF and use his reading of the play to cut off attacks. Now I think he could be CHB if he put more weight on. If he can't do this because he is naturally slightly built he should be a HBF. I'd like him to put on the weight but and see him develop as a fantastic CHB. No-one can say he is too short because there are other key defenders that are shorter than him but have shown they are very good, like Leppitsch (191cm), Michael (190cm), and Matt Maguire (190cm).
In the middle I believe we are have formed the nucleus of a very powerful midfield unit. Moloney, Sylvia, McLean and Bell who was good today, will be extremely good in years to come. I see Beamer as a specialist midfielder, who is already very good just inconsistent. I'd love to see him kick some more goals though. McLean is in the same ilk, though he could be our main in-and-under because he is very good at that and isn't the quickest player around, but is strong, reads the play well and has good skills. Col can play inside and out IMO and has everything: skills, pace, strength, mongrel and reads the play well. He could rest forward in the future and hopefully kick bags for us as well. Bell has a very strong body and was good today, and looks to be a HBF/midfielder. I'd love him around the packs and resting down back. CJ is another player that could be good in the future. Possible HBF, but I'd like him on a wing. Really good skills, has some pace and should bulk up a bit more.
In the ruck I believe PJ has already shown he is better than Jamar and has more potential. Strong, a lot quicker than he looks, good skills and just needs to learn to use his body more. I would like to see him up forward before this year ends.
And in other players Whelan will be around for a few more years, Davey is only 22 and Wheatley is only 24-25.
In our current middle-aged players (Green, Bruce etc etc) I worry a bit. Green and Bruce have shown the talent but our younger midfielders have shown more guts than them. Perhaps if they can develop something that resembles heart our younger harder midfielders can get it out to them. TJ this year I have been very happy with. He isn't a natural inside player but has been good when the team has been down.
So if we are decently coached and we can get Brett Ratten or another good midfield coach in, I think we will have a very good side in years to come.
Sorry about the long post, but IMO I really like our future.