Expansion Will 2020 be the Suns best ever year

[sobrave]

The suns existence is an embodiment of Gil's stupid failed money grubbing ambition. I despise them and I despise him

 

[the Ziebull]

They will get another spoon

Easily the worst side in the comp

 

[GC2015]

They will get another spoon

Easily the worst side in the comp

Things can turn around very quickly when you add 8 All-Australian U18 players to a team over a 12-month period.

 

[Mt Isa Mustang]

Things can turn around very quickly when you add 8 All-Australian U18 players to a team over a 12-month period.

These youngsters won't truly change our infield fortunes for another 2-3 years.

The question is how much impact are the 3-5 year players going to have this year. Are Bowes, Fiorini, Ballard, Powell, Macpherson, Brodie, Weller, Wright etc.. going to go to a new level as good players, or just stay mediocre AFL players. That will determine whether our fortunes begin to change this year.

 

[the Ziebull]

Things can turn around very quickly when you add 8 All-Australian U18 players to a team over a 12-month period.

Yeah can’t see that happening next year

Will be shocked if suns finished anything but last next year

 

[Billy ray]

Yeah can’t see that happening next year

Will be shocked if suns finished anything but last next year

We have a good track record of not finishing last. Only twice in our existence.

 

[the Ziebull]

We have a good track record of not finishing last. Only twice in our existence.

twice in 9 years i wouldnt say is that great

 

[Billy ray]

twice in 9 years i wouldnt say is that great

Most people think we have like 4-5

 

[the Ziebull]

Most people think we have like 4-5

maybe, they probably perceive that due to you guys never having played finals

 

[Jez1974]

I don't think that extra 18- and 19-year-olds are necessarily going to drive them up the ladder in 2020. It bodes well for their future, though.

They've still clearly got the worst/most mediocre list of players in the league in that prime age group (25-29 years of age, 1991-1995 born) going into 2020:

Rory Thompson
Anthony Miles
Hugh Greenwood
Jordan Murdoch
Sam Day
Jarrod Witts
David Swallow
George Horlin-Smith
Jack Hombsch
Brandon Ellis
Alex Sexton
Sam Collins
Sean Lemmens
Nick Holman
Chris Burgess

Those are the guys that should be carrying the club right now, and half of them are debateably best 22 players at AFL level.

They develop players who leave for other clubs looking for success