Tyler Hodges
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- Jun 28, 2013
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Anywhere from 6th to 9th IMO. I have West Coast, Bulldogs, GWS, Adelaide and Sydney all ahead of them, will be fighting for a home final along with Hawthorn, St Kilda and perhaps freo.
Enright is too big a hole for Tuohy or Thurlow to fill as far as keeping the backline cool, calm and collected. If they start experimenting with Taylor up forward, their defense will crumble. I've seen enough of Henderson to tell me he will never be anything more than an inconsistant role player.
Midfield will function much the same, remaining highly competitive. Caddys loss is somewhat offset by Scooter being back. ( I'm talking more about depth as opposed to similar play styles). This side will be most affected my the new no third man rule, with Blicavz being much less effective, this will move them from an elite top 1-3 clearance side to a quality one.
If Hawkins has a big year I can see a home elimination final on the cards, but he will need better supply than what Dangerfield has provided, I think it would be best to have J. Selwood being the go to i50 provider. I'd like to see his brother do more of the in and under work and Joel to get more outside space. From the sounds of it, Motlop has improved his commitment over the summer and if he is more disciplined he could add that X factor and consistancy on the ground in the fwd line.
All in all, it seems like there would have to be 1 or 2 too many things I'd need to see go right for the Cats to stay in the top 4 this year.
Enright is too big a hole for Tuohy or Thurlow to fill as far as keeping the backline cool, calm and collected. If they start experimenting with Taylor up forward, their defense will crumble. I've seen enough of Henderson to tell me he will never be anything more than an inconsistant role player.
Midfield will function much the same, remaining highly competitive. Caddys loss is somewhat offset by Scooter being back. ( I'm talking more about depth as opposed to similar play styles). This side will be most affected my the new no third man rule, with Blicavz being much less effective, this will move them from an elite top 1-3 clearance side to a quality one.
If Hawkins has a big year I can see a home elimination final on the cards, but he will need better supply than what Dangerfield has provided, I think it would be best to have J. Selwood being the go to i50 provider. I'd like to see his brother do more of the in and under work and Joel to get more outside space. From the sounds of it, Motlop has improved his commitment over the summer and if he is more disciplined he could add that X factor and consistancy on the ground in the fwd line.
All in all, it seems like there would have to be 1 or 2 too many things I'd need to see go right for the Cats to stay in the top 4 this year.