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Interesting ideas . I have a different view myself. I am one that still sees a role for our "role" players. They are not our problem, they can still be a part of a successful team but are not vital to it. Our big loss compared to 2010-11 is the loss of A grade talent and that the A grade talent we still have all underperformed in 2014. I am a strong believer it is your top end talent that is vital for success and its much easier to fill the lower rungs. As such I see the Tooveys , Blairs, Goldsacks as important to us. They have been to the big dance and proven they can cope. If surrounded by the appropriate top end talent I can see that happening again. At the same time I have no problem if they get overtaken by younger players. For mine though they stay until that happens. Dont underestimate how stabilising their experience is to a young team
This brings me to my other belief. At this point in time our kids are not that great. We played a team on Saturday night thet at this point in time has considerably better youth than we do. The young gold in our list has yet to play a game. Sharenberg, Freeman, Moore and De Goey. They are our hope along with Langdon, Elliott, Grundy, Witts, Adams and I know some will disagree but I see Fas and Williams as a chance also. A good free agent or 2 will help. It's this group where our likely next batch of stars will come from.
Broomhead, Kennedy and Maynard are much more speculative. Broomy and Kennedy project more footsoldiers in the team if they do make the transition to full AFL regulars and Maynard is a mid range pick who hasn't shown anything yet but doesn't come with the expectations of a top draftee.
At the moment the kids who have played look OK but no one looks top shelf even if Langdon, Adams, Grundy and a few others look like very good players in the making. I hope more for the ones who havent played yet to be the next group to provide real class that we need
In the meantime and hopefully when that happens Blair et al will be around to continue to do their bit
This brings me to my other belief. At this point in time our kids are not that great. We played a team on Saturday night thet at this point in time has considerably better youth than we do. The young gold in our list has yet to play a game. Sharenberg, Freeman, Moore and De Goey. They are our hope along with Langdon, Elliott, Grundy, Witts, Adams and I know some will disagree but I see Fas and Williams as a chance also. A good free agent or 2 will help. It's this group where our likely next batch of stars will come from.
Broomhead, Kennedy and Maynard are much more speculative. Broomy and Kennedy project more footsoldiers in the team if they do make the transition to full AFL regulars and Maynard is a mid range pick who hasn't shown anything yet but doesn't come with the expectations of a top draftee.
At the moment the kids who have played look OK but no one looks top shelf even if Langdon, Adams, Grundy and a few others look like very good players in the making. I hope more for the ones who havent played yet to be the next group to provide real class that we need
In the meantime and hopefully when that happens Blair et al will be around to continue to do their bit
I think toovey could be used in a good side like he was in 2010, this year. But he's 28 (today i think) and realistically we won't be good until he is probably 32, or even older, you may disagree on that but thats what i view to be realistic. Old player usually lose their pace, something which toovey relies on not their skill level, so imo players like him, goldsack will really struggle once they hit 30.
I love all the players that played in 2010 apart from daisy, but eventually you have to move on or you'll be left behind. I'm not sure of their contract statuses but a lot of these players like the few i mentioned plus dwyer, sinclair, White should be moved on at end of year. For memory White has another year to go which is unfortunate. I really don't know about JT, he looks really good at times, i'd have him maybe with Fasolo and Karnezis but to me he's a little less talented or doesn't have that point of difference those two could bring to a team.
You say you believe in top end players are much more important to get right which is what I'm saying also, we need to get those high picks and use them well to add to the 8-10 quality young player we have.
Edit: we've done the complete opposite of a trend on the board and derailed a buckley thread

