Who will step up?

[Tiger07]

Definatley expect Douglas to step up. He is a class act with a fantastic work ethic and great endurance. Given more of an opportunity in '08' he will take the next step!! Moran will also play an important role too!

 

[betterthanu]

& greater improvement from older players such as...
Burton
Rielly

I hate to say it but i think we will see a steady decline of the birdman as he loses some of his athleticism

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I hate to say it but i think we will see a steady decline of the birdman as he loses some of his athleticism

He should improve on 2007 form where he played mostly injured.

 

[betterthanu]

He should improve on 2007 form where he played mostly injured.

Ahh if thats what he meant then i agree but i dont think he will ever be back to his best.


I think Douglas Vince and vB will step up the most

I hope Tippett Sellar and Griffin step up though

 

[J-Ro-20]

I hate to say it but i think we will see a steady decline of the birdman as he loses some of his athleticism

He will bounce back and have a great 08 season (not sure how he will go after that) as he was injured for most of 07 & just wasn't himself.

 

[hendo8888]

reilly is starting to become a real elite player imo he takes a good strong overhead mark and he can kick fairly well
vb is doing some really good things
gill has the potential to do well (just cant kick atm)
tippett looks like a star of the future too bad he was injured in the pre season i think it was
douglas and bernie showed some good signs when they played arent there yet but on the way up
i always liked brad symes at the power so hope he can give us something
brad moran has the height to do well
hope bryce campbell gets another shot
would be great to get a joel selwood or scott pendlebury out of the draft this year for once we have plenty of picks so one of them should do alright
getting hentschel back should help
knights had a break out season last year so he should keep that going

 

[BunjiMac]

I want to see Douglas have a cracking season next year, he has the makings of a champion me thinks.

Bernie Vince to add some muscle to his girly (maybe a bit harsh) frame and also have a good season and if just one our young ruck men/KPP's step up and advances their game to the next level i'll be happy. Whether that's Maric, Griffin, Tippet, Sellar, Moran I don't really mind, as long as one of them does, anything more would be a bonus.

I think VB will continue to get better but I don't see the same in Knights, i think he may level off a bit.

I'm not sure about Gill, I find it hard to see him ever being much better than Perrie, don't get me wrong I have a lot of respect for Perrie and he served the club well with what he had, so there will probably be a role that Gill can play, but i dont see him being a star. Can you really change the way a guy kicks for goal at this late in his career? I hope so.