Doing these alphabetically this year in a more concise format.
Just so much happening.
Heregoes.
Adelaide appear to be in transition.
Recognising that Dad's Army can only last for so long, they've decided to move positively to the next generation.
Their positional depth layout looks like this:
They have excellent depth in the two areas that really count - talls & midfielders.
But the experience in these vary greatly.
My guess is that they'll build their next generation defensive smalls out of those junior midfielders that don't quite make it as senior midfielders.
Good luck to them.
As we know teams tend to slip a bit when in transition.
The twilighters get a little long in the tooth, the youngens aren't quite ready.
This is where Adelaide are vulnerable.
But as we know, Craig will get the very most out of them.
Where will Adelaide finish?
My guess, around mid-table.
Less if the transition goes poorly.
Better if it goes well.
Certainly one of teams that the Tigers will have to surpass if we're to make it into the finals.
Just so much happening.
Heregoes.
Adelaide appear to be in transition.
Recognising that Dad's Army can only last for so long, they've decided to move positively to the next generation.
Their positional depth layout looks like this:
| B | Johncock (26,180,147,89) | Rutten (25,192,102,5) | Stevens (27,194,77,52) |
| Doughty (29,178,142,34) | Kite (19,190,0,0) | ||
| Henderson# (20,190,0,0) | |||
| HB | Gallman (20,188,0,0) | Bock (26,193,86,53) | McLeod (32,181,304,256) |
| Donnelly# (20,191,0,0) | Davis (18,196,0,0) | Vince (23,185,31,17) | |
| Moss# (19,188,0,0) | Reilly (25,183,93,39) | ||
| C | Symes (24,186,16,2) | Thompson (26,185,93,81) | VanBerlo (22,184,76,21) |
| Otten (19,192,2,0) | Knights (22,185,50,10) | Mackay (20,181,19,4) | |
| Martin# (20,181,0,0) | |||
| HF | Burton (30,185,164,242) | Hentschel (26,193,61,83) | Goodwin (32,185,238,156) |
| Cook (19,184,0,0) | McKernan (18,196,0,0) | Douglas (22,180,38,27) | |
| Lee (18,191,0,0) | Armstrong (19,183,0,0) | ||
| F | Tippett (21,201,19,17) | Gill (26,193,16,20) | Jacky (19,177,3,1) |
| Moran (22,199,7,6) | Walker (18,190,0,0) | ||
| Young (18,192,0,0) | |||
| R | Griffin (23,202,28,5) | Shirley (28,185,140,27) | Porplyzia (24,177,44,57) |
| Maric (23,198,30,16) | Dangerfield (18,187,2,1) | Edwards (32,178,289,182) | |
| Sellar (20,196,1,0) | Schmidt# (20,189,2,0) | Petrenko (19,177,0,0) | |
| Sloane (19,182,0,0) | |||
But the experience in these vary greatly.
My guess is that they'll build their next generation defensive smalls out of those junior midfielders that don't quite make it as senior midfielders.
Good luck to them.
As we know teams tend to slip a bit when in transition.
The twilighters get a little long in the tooth, the youngens aren't quite ready.
This is where Adelaide are vulnerable.
But as we know, Craig will get the very most out of them.
Where will Adelaide finish?
My guess, around mid-table.
Less if the transition goes poorly.
Better if it goes well.
Certainly one of teams that the Tigers will have to surpass if we're to make it into the finals.
