meher baba wrote:
Seriously, I'm sure Drain is a nice and knowledgeable guy, etc, etc, but - if he goes - his legacy is going to be a playing list which has more holes and less depth than it did when he arrived.
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The list has improved ...but when you are higher up the ladder improving the list is harder work...
However yes last year was not the best.
Drains brief will have been to wina flag in the current era and not in 5 years time...and what is wrong with that???
Drafting kids only now is not going to help win a flag now.
meher baba wrote:
We are now in a situation in which, for a big game, we can't seriously replace most of our top 15 or so players when they are injured. .
Odd..I thought we went rather well with both Roo and Gram out????
And didn't Ben just slot in this year to replace the injured King??
And Baker while not injured (well at least not for most of the time) was not available for the last past of the year.
meher baba wrote:
We are so damn lucky that Peake has worked out far better than anyone expected
Anyone????? In a post where you are bagging Drain you might find he was that anyone.
Personally IMO the club went for two pacey, but flawed, players in Peake and Lovett hoping that one would work out..and one did.
Besides if you are going to bag Peake on getting Lovett...it is a bit much to then just say Peake was luck
meher baba wrote:
Why is that? Because their paths to the top 22 are not blocked by the Rays and Dawsons and Dempsters and Pattersons and so forth.
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Once the players are at the club..it would be Lyons call...and you can bet that the heavy use of recycled players would also be Lyon's call...even it is the task of drain to get them.
Pattison is back up player...so drop the bias. He is not blocking anyone.
Pies...kids only??....I thought they topped up with Ball and Jolly this year???? so why did the Pies not play Blair all year rather than Ball.
Why did they play Jolly instead of Woods?
The Pies had a tilt at the flag twice earlier this decade..and then rebuilt
afterwards. They did not go for youth only....
PS From what I saw of new players in the seniors this year Stanley, Steven and Miles will all be pushing for senior games next year. Heyne showed some promise too. Armo too if GC have not nabbed him.
Of players in the current 22 no one is likely to retire...so that is going to mean a lot of competition for places in the 22 next season.
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