So what does Rawlings have to work with?

[tiggywigs]

I think we can disregard the second half on Friday night. Fade outs and lack of composure under pressure were hallmarks of the Wallace era. The first half showed that we can mix it with top four sides (such as the round two clash against the Cats showed).

I'm guessing that Rawlings would fancy his chances of winning more than just the occassional match in the second half of the season, and that his time as the Coburg coach might also allow him to pull a rabbit or two out of the hat when it comes to accelerated player development.

Hopefully he will employ a gameplay suited to our personnel, give players a chance to develop in their best positions and show a bit of consistency in rewarding character (i.e. the will to win), form and effort.

An examination of the list seems to reveal that we have more than the bare bones of a good side - even a final contender - as the following example hopefully shows:

Fullback: Newman/Thursfield/Rance

Half-back: Polo/McGuane/(White/Moore)

Centre: Deliedio/Cousins/Tambling

Half-Forward: Morton/(Richardson)/Riewoldt

Full-forward: Nahas/(Hughes)/(Brown)

Followers: Graham/Tuck/ Foley

Interchange: Jackson/Cotchin/Pattison/(White/Moore)

Emerg: Coughlan/Connors/Raines/Schultz/Edwards/(Polak)

Obviously there are gaps on the forward line (especially if Richo/Polak can't come up), but there seems to be every chance that one of the young talls (Post, Vickery or Putt) will take the next step if Hughes/Schultz can't.

And maybe, just maybe, Rawlings will be able to get something special out of Edwards/Connors/Gilligan or even JON?

 

[TigerCleavage]

I'm hoping he puts in place a gamestyle similar to Essendon and Melbourne. Very simple, players won't get confused thinking they need to do this and this and this then getting tackled cause they forgot the "plan".

 

[coke_zero]

rawlings will be smart about what he does. settle a few players in, give games to putt, vickery, post.

oh and expect to see deledio dominate for the rest of the season.

 

[Eat em alive]

I'm hoping he puts in place a gamestyle similar to Essendon and Melbourne. Very simple, players won't get confused thinking they need to do this and this and this then getting tackled cause they forgot the "plan".

We're not fit enough to play that type of gamestyle. That's half the problem. It explains the second half fade outs and kicking sideways.

 

[Spluff]

We're not fit enough to play that type of gamestyle. That's half the problem. It explains the second half fade outs and kicking sideways.

Do you know what the best way to increase your fitness levels is? Pushing yourself out of your comfort zone. We may not be there now, but if we repeatedly play that type of gameplan our fitness will increase.

 

[santa claws]

Not a lot time to bottom out for 3 yrs and then go.

As thomas the tank would say choo choo not that we have to worry about tanking we lose games anyway.

 

[tigerz18]

dont let TT see that you have collins off the radar. He doesn't get a game???