Midfield 2026

[THE_GUN]

Pales in comparison to Pattaya..........

Nothing can compare to paradise also known as Sin City

 

[Woodstock]

Tassie in winter is just awful, so cold.

 

[docko911]

Mcauliffe needs to work on his tank and run out games, could be gun if he can

Hard to say he doesn’t have a tank when he couldn’t stay fit this year. Numbers at AFL level were promising in the 5 games he played. I think if he gets a consistent run without injury there won’t be a major issue with his tank. Will finish top 10 B&F if he stays fit and plays at least 18 games.

 

[Karp3_dm]

Nothing can compare to paradise also known as Sin City

 

[THE_GUN]

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That was his assistant coach

 

[Wooden Robot]

So move

I have

 

[THE_GUN]

I have

happy for you

 

[Ralll]

Comments by Yze in the recent interview:
Highly talented midfield of Hopper Taranto, Prestia, Ross. Looking for improvement spike in stoppage, should be better at stoppage, we're potent around stoppage and clearance. Exposure to Lalor, Smillie, Hotton, Cummings. Younger players playing wings, high half forward.

Seems like we're sticking with the current 4 and looking to improve their stoppage output.
Hopefully some speed on the wings and high forwards but no wholesale changes.

 

[Tackle Bag]

Comments by Yze in the recent interview:
Highly talented midfield of Hopper Taranto, Prestia, Ross. Looking for improvement spike in stoppage, should be better at stoppage, we're potent around stoppage and clearance. Exposure to Lalor, Smillie, Hotton, Cummings. Younger players playing wings, high half forward.

Seems like we're sticking with the current 4 and looking to improve their stoppage output.
Hopefully some speed on the wings and high forwards but no wholesale changes.

We will remain shit at stoppages this year then and will look horribly slow on the spread. If he can’t see that midfield mix is shocking then what hope have we got.

 

[Ralll]

We will remain shit at stoppages this year then and will look horribly slow on the spread. If he can’t see that midfield mix is shocking then what hope have we got.

Last season we compounded the slow mids with slow wings and high half forwards with guys like Tresize, Ross, McIntosh and Dow. If we instead balance with speed it could work.

 

[Dr Tigris]

Comments by Yze in the recent interview:
Highly talented midfield of Hopper Taranto, Prestia, Ross. Looking for improvement spike in stoppage, should be better at stoppage, we're potent around stoppage and clearance. Exposure to Lalor, Smillie, Hotton, Cummings. Younger players playing wings, high half forward.

Seems like we're sticking with the current 4 and looking to improve their stoppage output.
Hopefully some speed on the wings and high forwards but no wholesale changes.

But he also said we would be playing both the young guys more and playing a more dynamic style.

So he didn't really tell us what the team will be doing - no surprise. But he also said that things will be changed up in 2026. SO I expect a much more dynamic midfield mix, with the younger and faster players playing more time. But we still play TT and Hopper as our main mids, with Prestia playing as much as his body allows. So I expect us to look much more dynamic at times, and still slow as treacle at times.

What I hope is that be end 2026 we are starting to look like a much more dangerous and pressuring team.

 

[THE THIN MAN]

We will remain shit at stoppages this year then and will look horribly slow on the spread. If he can’t see that midfield mix is shocking then what hope have we got.

The coach has to be mindful that 2004/2005 recruits are not burnt out or injured when playing while their bodies become hardened for AFL.

 

[Dr Tigris]

The coach has to be mindful that 2004/2005 recruits are not burnt out or injured when playing while their bodies become hardened for AFL.

Absolutely!

What matters in 2026 is that we develop our game plan and younger players. Not that we gun for the top 8. If we continue with a slower more grunt midfield overall, that's OK by me. As long as we work on getting more dynamism in there at times. If we end 2026 with a fit group of the 2024 draftees, and them having played enough time in the midfield etc to learn and develop I'll be happy. If we can start to get guys like Campbell and MRJ playing the midfield fairly regularly and they start to work well then I'll be ecstatic.

Come 2027 we should be starting to see more finished set up. 2028 we should see our midfield for the next decade start and finish games.

 

[THE_GUN]

The coach has to be mindful that 2004/2005 recruits are not burnt out or injured when playing while their bodies become hardened for AFL.

They are all retired except Pendlebury

 

[wegetpumped]

The coach has to be mindful that 2004/2005 recruits are not burnt out or injured when playing while their bodies become hardened for AFL.

those guys are nearly dead by now.

 

[Yze does it]

Last season we compounded the slow mids with slow wings and high half forwards with guys like Tresize, Ross, McIntosh and Dow. If we instead balance with speed it could work.

Tresize ran 15+ kms one game. av speed of 9.3km/h vs Carlton. McIntosh ran 14kms a game on the wing. ~ we like a runner on the wing. .
Kmac finds it 10, 11 times on the wing. Ross double that, and more goals.
Hugo out runs them all.
Sonz ~ running numbers are good.

both shyte.

Retscko ~Stawell gift runner. Balta's quick.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Cumming and Mcauliff will give us run straight away

 

[TigerMoz1973]

Not sure if this got posted anywhere already but I thought it was an interesting take on the tigers current list.

 

[Vassp]

Comments by Yze in the recent interview:
Highly talented midfield of Hopper Taranto, Prestia, Ross. Looking for improvement spike in stoppage, should be better at stoppage, we're potent around stoppage and clearance. Exposure to Lalor, Smillie, Hotton, Cummings. Younger players playing wings, high half forward.

Seems like we're sticking with the current 4 and looking to improve their stoppage output.
Hopefully some speed on the wings and high forwards but no wholesale changes.

its not the stoppage output I'm concerned about. its the speed and hack kicks.

 

[DickieKnee]

its not the stoppage output I'm concerned about. its the speed and hack kicks.

Yeah we have the worst midfield in the comp for score involvements.

 

[tropicaltiger]

Not sure if this got posted anywhere already but I thought it was an interesting take on the tigers current list.

This joker lost me when he had Miller not in our best 23, and completely forgot kmac 2 and tresize in our just missing out/depth mix

 

[Vassp]

Yeah we have the worst midfield in the comp for score involvements.

Just quietly, "OUZAI" knows we dont have an option until the kids come up to speed.
So he wont be throwing them under the bus, that my job .

 

[Yze does it]

Out of contract 2026
Miller
Prestia
Hugo
Ross
Tresize
Alger
Gibcus
Clarke
Smith
Fawcett
Rioli
Lefau
Broad
Vlas
OHB
Retcsko
Mansell
Green
Nank
Lynch
Sonz

no one over34 y.o.

radical new ruck rules.
KPPs might thrive
trade value? Miller to WA?
Ross.
Fawcett to SA?

2,3 Tasmanians might get targeted. Nank, Mansell. .



Retire Broad, Prestia

Maybe Delist ~ Clarke, Lefau, Green, Smith, Tresize, OHB,.

 

[Madtiger2006]

Out of contract
Miller
Prestia
Hugo
Ross
Tresize
Alger
Gibcus
Clarke
Smith
Fawcett
Rioli
Lefau
Broad
Vlas
OHB
Retcsko
Mansell
Green
Nank
Lynch
Sonz

no one over34 y.o.

radical new ruck rules.
KPPs might thrive
trade value? Miller to WA?
Ross.
Fawcett to SA?

2,3 Tasmanians might get targeted. Nank, Mansell. .



Retire Broad, Prestia

Maybe Delist ~ Clarke, Lefau, Green, Smith, Tresize, OHB,.

Let the season happen before delisting half the club

 

[Yze does it]

Let the season happen before delisting half the club

just a list of players contract status 2026.