We’ve made it a bit hard for them to get away with a loss now by bringing in all these debutants
Jeez, if we aren’t in as bad a state as we were at the end of 2016 we are going ok seeing we won the flag the next year
I agree with your comments. We have been carrying too many underachievers for too long. These kids have nothing to lose and everything to gain in this match. Just see how Sam Banks has progressed since playing in the seniors. I am not expecting anything dramatic tomorrow but want to see a bit of fight and hopefully some green shoots of a bright future
Pretty sure we've made bottom 8 without the Lynchman or Gibber playing, was there a point to the comment?
Similar to what we achieved in 2021, hope the Moggies at least have the decency to follow the trend we've set n turn to crap for a bunch of years to come.Things can change very quickly in AFL. Look at Geelong From premiers to *smile*..
I think we’re in a much worse state. When the Swans flogged us in 2016, we had a dual Coleman medallist and a Brownlow medallist in the team as well as Dusty about ready to hit his peak. What we did in the off season really set us up. I can’t see us making those sort of moves this year now they seem to have adopted a ‘don’t rock the boat’ philosophy.Jeez, if we aren’t in as bad a state as we were at the end of 2016 we are going ok seeing we won the flag the next year
It didn’t feel like it at the time. There was a wave of negativity around our club then and plenty on this site who felt that way as well. It was very much doom and gloom.
It did feel awful and negative at the time, but we were in a far better position with those players in their prime. We had a good position in the draft which enabled us to pick up Prestia. The off field moves (shaking up the coaches, bringing in Balme, the strong backing of Hardwick by Peggy and Benny) were very important. We don’t have that this time. I also fear they’ll appoint McQualter to keep it stable, and that will impact the much needed rebuild. I can see McQualter being sacked during his 2nd season in charge while we’re at the bottom of the ladder, and we’ll be starting from ground zero again, while competing with the new Tassie team for the scraps of the draft, they’ll also be gifted with the best off field resources the AFL can get for them, while the rest of us deal with the soft cap and what is left.
I know why you say all of this CTT but I prefer to wait and see rather than let negativity overtake me (not a criticism, each to their own!)
I guess it also comes down to faith in the team’s support structure with the young ones coming through. Gibcus has been cruelled by injury, and my hope is that he’ll come back and hold down the KPD with support from Young, and that enables us to have Balta partner Lynch. However, part of the reason our youngsters are not coming on, I believe, is coaching. If this doesn’t change, then neither will we. Also, as we have seen, the AFL will give us no favours whatsoever.
