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Trying to find a positive to Henry leaving and there’s obviously the pick that we will hopefully get that could potentially get us back into the first round if it was paired up with pick 21 and ontraded.
Another kinda positive is that losing another small player (Henry) from our midfield might not be as bad as people think. I felt in the games we were beaten well in this year our midfield looked very small.
Matt Johnson is only in year 3 next year but he will need to become our main big bodied mid for us to progress. It’s a big ask for him.
At least sharp is a pretty decent size if he’s replacing Henry, more in the range of what Acres was, not quite his size but a bigger body than Liam.
I think we need Fyfe back in the middle next year to properly compete with the best midfields in the comp. I wonder if he’s looking at Taylor walkers late career renaissance and thinking why not me?
Tex was all but on the scrapheap 2 years ago. We could have got him over for a Future third rounder end of 2021 I reckon.
The 150 odd goals he’s kicked since then would have been useful… is there an equivalent player like that now out there that is being undervalued?
 
Trying to find a positive to Henry leaving and there’s obviously the pick that we will hopefully get that could potentially get us back into the first round if it was paired up with pick 21 and ontraded.
Another kinda positive is that losing another small player (Henry) from our midfield might not be as bad as people think. I felt in the games we were beaten well in this year our midfield looked very small.
Matt Johnson is only in year 3 next year but he will need to become our main big bodied mid for us to progress. It’s a big ask for him.
At least sharp is a pretty decent size if he’s replacing Henry, more in the range of what Acres was, not quite his size but a bigger body than Liam.
I think we need Fyfe back in the middle next year to properly compete with the best midfields in the comp. I wonder if he’s looking at Taylor walkers late career renaissance and thinking why not me?
Tex was all but on the scrapheap 2 years ago. We could have got him over for a Future third rounder end of 2021 I reckon.
The 150 odd goals he’s kicked since then would have been useful… is there an equivalent player like that now out there that is being undervalued?
Not saying we’d want him but I could see Elliot Yeo having a resurgence in the right environment.
 
Not saying we’d want him but I could see Elliot Yeo having a resurgence in the right environment.
Difference between Tex and Yeo (or similar) is the total reliance on athleticism and abundance of soft tissue injuries.

Look for an endurance athlete or a player that relies on smarts and skills as they don't drop away as fast. Not that it would ever happen, but getting Pendlebury at 33 years would have been a great move.

Explosive athletes break down earlier.
 

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Henry's departure means that we open up a spot for someone who wants to make the next step.
i really hope they give Walker a chance to show what he can do on a wing. In my opinion he has so much potential to be the outside line breaking player our game plan requires. With Wagner looking good as a small defender in the second half of the season I think we need Walker's pace more on a wing than in defence.
 
i really hope they give Walker a chance to show what he can do on a wing. In my opinion he has so much potential to be the outside line breaking player our game plan requires. With Wagner looking good as a small defender in the second half of the season I think we need Walker's pace more on a wing than in defence.
I reckon Wagner has moved past Walker. He finds the footy a lot more for starters. Seems to be a little more composed too in possession, despite walkers superior strength.
 
I reckon Wagner has moved past Walker. He finds the footy a lot more for starters. Seems to be a little more composed too in possession, despite walkers superior strength.
Playing different roles, but I think Clark has moved the past walker playing the lockdown role because he offers so much more offensively. Wagner is doing well in Clark’s old rebounding role.
 

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Some media pundits and fans reckon 2023 was a wasted year. I reckon the opposite. We probably discovered more about the team this year than any other.

Freo discovered:
  • Jackson and Darcy can absolutely work in tandem. (Actually, it might be the most dangerous element to our side).
  • Young can be the big body mid we need.
  • Emmett and Wagner will be great players for us. (Not one person had them in the best 22 at the start of this year).
  • We win games when we take the game on.
  • Amiss will be a star, Treacy is developing nicely, and we don't need Tabs. (Couldn't say that at the start of the year).
  • We can win away from home (great sign for a young team).

And finally, we won 3 of our last 4 games and only lost to Brisbane by 2 points (who might win the premiership this year).
I might have rose-coloured glasses on, but there is a heck of a lot to be excited about with this team.
 
Some media pundits and fans reckon 2023 was a wasted year. I reckon the opposite. We probably discovered more about the team this year than any other.

Freo discovered:
  • Jackson and Darcy can absolutely work in tandem. (Actually, it might be the most dangerous element to our side).
  • Young can be the big body mid we need.
  • Emmett and Wagner will be great players for us. (Not one person had them in the best 22 at the start of this year).
  • We win games when we take the game on.
  • Amiss will be a star, Treacy is developing nicely, and we don't need Tabs. (Couldn't say that at the start of the year).
  • We can win away from home (great sign for a young team).

And finally, we won 3 of our last 4 games and only lost to Brisbane by 2 points (who might win the premiership this year).
I might have rose-coloured glasses on, but there is a heck of a lot to be excited about with this team.
I'm picking up what you're putting down.
 
This bloke, I don’t care what we paid for him, but he wanted to come here & I love him for it. He’s been a breathe of fresh air & still no where near his peak.


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We probably paid overs but I love the guy too.

Fun to watch when he's up and about.
 

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