These changes involve postional structure and system.We must work on our ability to take risks in setting up attacks.Although I didn't agree with all of Grant Thomas's assessment re our playing style I think he was on the money in that our defensive style has been the bench mark for several seasons but that in attack there was a tendancy to play safe and hold onto the ball and that this had somewhat stiffled the attacking instincts of the team as a whole.
Structurally I think our defence is very good but we need to ramp up the ability to break the lines from this part of the ground.
IN:Miles,R.Clarke Out:Baker ,Dempster
Both Bakes and Dempster have been great servants but their negating abilitys have not matched their ability in hurting teams going the other way with pace in recent times.
Mid field: In- Armitage and Steven...think these two will add enormous grunt to assist Lenny , Dal and Monty and both have great goal sense.
Forward: In :Goddard,Stanley,Walsh ? Out: Kosi and Macqualter.
After this finals series are convinced that Goddards true position is Centre Half Forward.Leave him there next year for the whole year and he could kick 80 plus.Stanley has shown enough this year that with a year in the gym he could become a pivotal player in our structure.Is quick and presents very well and despite his lean frame was good at the defensive stuff as well.
Rucks:Kosi must now be delisted,traded or play fulltime in the ruck.
Gardiner and McEnvoy to fight over the last postion.
Would also take Riewoldt away from the forward line and tell him to roam far and wide as a genuine ruck rover..
My lineup with these changes in mind early season would look like this
Backs Miles Dawson Gwilt
H/B Gram Fisher R.Clarke
C Montagna Armitage Dal Santo
H/F Schneider Goddard Gilbert
f Milne Stanley Steven
Rucks :Gardiner,Riewoldt ,Hayes
Inter:Kosi, Blake,Ray,Walsh
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Just so important we have a new more mobile and attacking structure that eliminates our dependancy on Kosi and Roo forward and introduces some pace and x factor with Goddard ,Gilbert and possibly Walsh forward and some youthful legs midfield...its now or never boys
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