Both teams kicked 10 behinds in the GF.
Whittlesea will be very strong next year. I would think they will be right up there
The doggies had experiance and some great players. The also recruited well. VFL players etc. They were clearly ahead of the rest of the comp. Lower will loose older players and will definately need about 10 class players to be competative.
I think 10 class players is an exaggeration. You’d probably expect Nolan, Dorbolo and a couple of others to call it quits but those guys as good as they’ve been aren’t going to create a massive drain and in their favour is a relatively young and talented list as well as plenty of points to play with. Eltham probably had a list that would of survived relegation had it played div 1 this season, so let’s not go overboard with what’s required. Fair chance Hurstbridge may be a worse side than them next year.
The whole appointment was truly bizarre. They ring a guy up who "Hadn't even thought about coaching" and appoint him to a division 1 job.
Agree that Eltham will not be getting any easy ride next season. Firstly they need to retain what they have, and probably need to recruit or promote a couple more to add some speed. I only seen them 3 times during the H&A season, but my observation (from afar) was they didnt seem to change things up much when the opposition did apply some pressure and got on top during a game. They stuck with the same structures and rebound play whether 10 goals up or 3 goals down - probably the late season loss to Banyule being the most apparent. In fairness, it worked for them with only dropping a couple of games, and it certainly wasn't the issue in the grand final. But there's no doubt they need to step up for next season - as dominant as they were this year, improvement will be needed to be on top again. Banyule and Whittlesea will both be strong contenders next year.
Can't believe some of the stuff written anonymously about the bloke. Flags are incredibly hard to come by and if the siren blasted a second earlier we could be talking about Eltham back up in Div1 and he is a premiership coach. Speak to most people at Eltham he is highly rated on and off the field.
If the siren had blown a second earlier it would’ve been extra time. Fair chance Lower may have won by more since they had all the momentum.
We’ll never know but who cares really. Lower deserved to win and that’s that.
No sh*t sherlock that's why I said they COULD.
It gets proven year after year and it doesn't matter whether your talking about 1,2 or 3rd division, if you want to win a Grand Final at Preston you must have a dominant Ruckman and an insight as to what the weather is going to dish up just in case you win the toss.
I bet Macleod wish they followed your advice. Desperately need a ruckman
Yes I know they don't like to go overboard with regard to Payments and that's fair enough and a good Ruckman doesn't come cheap.
My info says incorrect.
Really, coz I'm hearing Ramsay to montmorency, Plunkett to banyule
Yep.
I heard last weekend from the mouth of a Mont player that Gary would be coaching them next season in a deal that includes a job.
That’s incorrect word mouth yesterday
if true will be interesting to see how he goes, inheriting a list that's not at its peak.
