The last time collingwood won the flag in 1990,across the board we had a strong bodied,team of players who had belief,and were ruthless.
Couple that with an innovating,attacking style of football mainly going through the corridor would deliver the best results.
The quicker Buckley can move in and call the shots,tweek the list a little,with the spotlight on players like Davis,Didak,Obree,Lockyer, Fraser and a few others i won't name,are really holding the rest back to achieve the ultimate goal.
We cannot win the flag with players who cannot make it on the park during crucial finals games and players who cannot perform in finals,year after year.
We must find players that can contribute to the team plan and then execute what is required from them.
Was it a real surprise we lost to Geelong ?
On one hand we have a team playing for their right in a third consecutive grand final.A team of hard bodied players, who have a switched on coach
and fielded their best side of the season.
This group have already won 1 premiership,lost 1 and now playing for their 2nd flag in three years.They have been there before so they are ready,after the loss last year.
But also this group have been playing together for nearly ten years.
Collingwood on the other hand,are only a very young side,who two years ago lost their strong men in Buckley,Clement,Burns,Wakelin,Licuria,Holland with an injury plagued Rocca who is set to retire.
The changing of the guard is still happening.
Our senior team of Fraser,Didak,Davis,Maxwell,Lockyer,obree aside from maxwell have not shown the leadership qualities that the previous senior group did.
The sad fact is that aside from MAXWELL,our other leader FRASER has not been able to play in a final since 07.
What is the use of that ?
The few we seem to rely on Didak and DAVIS GO MISSING IN THE BIG GAMES THAT COUNT.
What message does that send to the younger playing group?
We cannot afford to keep perservering with players who simply let us down during finals,year after year.
Changes must be made.Not huge changes especially over the next few years when two new teams start up in the Afl .We need to tweek the team become very active during trade time and see if we can find or unearth a couple of guns through the last uncompromised draft and trade for some quality........ie revisit West coast, offer davis for kerr as an example.
Maybe offer third round pick /Fourth round pick for Seaby. Or chase jamie Charman.
Buckley should take over sooner rather than later.He will become a great coach,and i feel we will get a quicker result from him rather than Malthouse.Malthouse has had ten years,hasn't learnt his lessons and therefore has not achieved the ultimate aim for the club.
Malthouse new that premierships were lost by not having a good midfield and ruck combo,but continued on his merry way playing a one dimensional game plan,taking the longest route to the goals with no avail
Time for MALTHOUSE to concede and take a back seat to Buckley in 2010.
Buckley and his soon to be assistant Brenton Sanderson plus who ever else is appointed,will develop and tweek this young group into a powerhouse club that achieves the ultimate aim we have all been longing for.
Your thoughts !
Couple that with an innovating,attacking style of football mainly going through the corridor would deliver the best results.
The quicker Buckley can move in and call the shots,tweek the list a little,with the spotlight on players like Davis,Didak,Obree,Lockyer, Fraser and a few others i won't name,are really holding the rest back to achieve the ultimate goal.
We cannot win the flag with players who cannot make it on the park during crucial finals games and players who cannot perform in finals,year after year.
We must find players that can contribute to the team plan and then execute what is required from them.
Was it a real surprise we lost to Geelong ?
On one hand we have a team playing for their right in a third consecutive grand final.A team of hard bodied players, who have a switched on coach
and fielded their best side of the season.
This group have already won 1 premiership,lost 1 and now playing for their 2nd flag in three years.They have been there before so they are ready,after the loss last year.
But also this group have been playing together for nearly ten years.
Collingwood on the other hand,are only a very young side,who two years ago lost their strong men in Buckley,Clement,Burns,Wakelin,Licuria,Holland with an injury plagued Rocca who is set to retire.
The changing of the guard is still happening.
Our senior team of Fraser,Didak,Davis,Maxwell,Lockyer,obree aside from maxwell have not shown the leadership qualities that the previous senior group did.
The sad fact is that aside from MAXWELL,our other leader FRASER has not been able to play in a final since 07.
What is the use of that ?
The few we seem to rely on Didak and DAVIS GO MISSING IN THE BIG GAMES THAT COUNT.
What message does that send to the younger playing group?
We cannot afford to keep perservering with players who simply let us down during finals,year after year.
Changes must be made.Not huge changes especially over the next few years when two new teams start up in the Afl .We need to tweek the team become very active during trade time and see if we can find or unearth a couple of guns through the last uncompromised draft and trade for some quality........ie revisit West coast, offer davis for kerr as an example.
Maybe offer third round pick /Fourth round pick for Seaby. Or chase jamie Charman.
Buckley should take over sooner rather than later.He will become a great coach,and i feel we will get a quicker result from him rather than Malthouse.Malthouse has had ten years,hasn't learnt his lessons and therefore has not achieved the ultimate aim for the club.
Malthouse new that premierships were lost by not having a good midfield and ruck combo,but continued on his merry way playing a one dimensional game plan,taking the longest route to the goals with no avail
Time for MALTHOUSE to concede and take a back seat to Buckley in 2010.
Buckley and his soon to be assistant Brenton Sanderson plus who ever else is appointed,will develop and tweek this young group into a powerhouse club that achieves the ultimate aim we have all been longing for.
Your thoughts !
