Looking forward and Positive
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Looking forward and Positive
Our backline is really taking shape. My projections in the next few years.
Delaney, Shenton, Bruce, Dempster, Geary, Roberton (allowing Murdoch, Webster and Saunders to rotate through if required)
Centres
Steven, Armo, Dunstan, Newnes, Billings, Murdoch, Acres, Curran, Wright, Weller, Ross(jury out) (this should develop into one of the best in the AFL IMO)
Rucks
Hickey, Longer
Forwards - the area that we need to recruit heavily
Eli, Millera, Saad (if we get him back), Markworth, Webster, Saunders (both to add forward pressure)
Urgent requirement for a key position player up forward.
Leaving - Jones, Schneider, Maister, Ray, Gwilt (about time to make a call on) then Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt, Fisher, Gilbert through age over the next two seasons.
Unfortunately I no longer see Simpkin making it. Same with Stanley, Not convinced on Savage, Tom Lee
Siposs is no certainty as with Spencer White and Dunell
If Pierce can come through it may have to be as a tall forward/rotating Ruckman.
Delaney, Shenton, Bruce, Dempster, Geary, Roberton (allowing Murdoch, Webster and Saunders to rotate through if required)
Centres
Steven, Armo, Dunstan, Newnes, Billings, Murdoch, Acres, Curran, Wright, Weller, Ross(jury out) (this should develop into one of the best in the AFL IMO)
Rucks
Hickey, Longer
Forwards - the area that we need to recruit heavily
Eli, Millera, Saad (if we get him back), Markworth, Webster, Saunders (both to add forward pressure)
Urgent requirement for a key position player up forward.
Leaving - Jones, Schneider, Maister, Ray, Gwilt (about time to make a call on) then Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt, Fisher, Gilbert through age over the next two seasons.
Unfortunately I no longer see Simpkin making it. Same with Stanley, Not convinced on Savage, Tom Lee
Siposs is no certainty as with Spencer White and Dunell
If Pierce can come through it may have to be as a tall forward/rotating Ruckman.
Last edited by SaintWal on Sat 31 May 2014 1:31pm, edited 1 time in total.
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I'm not sure Montagna and Gilbert are in retirement trajectory for the next 2 seasons.SaintWal wrote:Our backline is really taking shape. My projections in the next few years.
Delaney, Shenton, Bruce, Dempster, Geary, Roberton (allowing Murdoch, Webster and Saunders to rotate through if required)
Centres
Steven, Armo, Dunstan, Newnes, Billings, Murdoch, Acres, Curran, Wright, Ross(jury out) (this should develop into one of the best in the AFL IMO)
Rucks
Hickey, Longer
Forwards - the area that we need to recruit heavily
Eli, Millera, Saad (if we get him back), Markworth, Webster, Saunders (both to add forward pressure)
Urgent requirement for a key position player up forward.
Leaving - Jones, Schneider, Maister, Ray, Gwilt (about time to make a call on) then Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt, Fisher, Gilbert through age over the next two seasons.
Unfortunately I no longer see Simpkin making it. Same with Stanley, Not convinced on Savage, Tom Lee
Siposs is no certainty as with Spencer White and Dunell
If Pierce can come through it may have to be as a tall forward/rotating Ruckman.
I've never seen a bad St.Kilda player - that's just how they are.
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Maybe Joey and Gilbert aren't in retirement zone but I am hoping that in two years time they will no longer be in the best 22
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If that's the case we'll need to do some serious trading because the kids will take a little more time than that to go past Joey.
I've never seen a bad St.Kilda player - that's just how they are.
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I think you could be underrating some of our kids. Steven is A list and Armo a B, Dunstan and Billings have all the look of A grade already along with Newnes. Joey could finish his career as a small forward and Gilbo may have to end there as well.PJ wrote:If that's the case we'll need to do some serious trading because the kids will take a little more time than that to go past Joey.
As for trading I think we need to draft a tall forward this year, and there are a few. Free agency and our salary cap position should mean that we are in a position to get something good in the next two years via this means. A Jeremy Cameron may not be possible but maybe a Paton is.
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Great post. I agree with everything there, especially who you see as not making it. We must draft one, if not two key forwards in this year's draft. What a joke it would be if GWS finished one space below us on percentage and got, yet again, the best key forward in the draftSaintWal wrote:Our backline is really taking shape. My projections in the next few years.
Delaney, Shenton, Bruce, Dempster, Geary, Roberton (allowing Murdoch, Webster and Saunders to rotate through if required)
Centres
Steven, Armo, Dunstan, Newnes, Billings, Murdoch, Acres, Curran, Wright, Weller, Ross(jury out) (this should develop into one of the best in the AFL IMO)
Rucks
Hickey, Longer
Forwards - the area that we need to recruit heavily
Eli, Millera, Saad (if we get him back), Markworth, Webster, Saunders (both to add forward pressure)
Urgent requirement for a key position player up forward.
Leaving - Jones, Schneider, Maister, Ray, Gwilt (about time to make a call on) then Montagna, Hayes, Riewoldt, Fisher, Gilbert through age over the next two seasons.
Unfortunately I no longer see Simpkin making it. Same with Stanley, Not convinced on Savage, Tom Lee
Siposs is no certainty as with Spencer White and Dunell
If Pierce can come through it may have to be as a tall forward/rotating Ruckman.
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Re: Looking forward and Positive
And that is the cruel reality, GWS AND the Suns despite having already both stockpiled a truckload of the best young talent still get to do it for a while yet.samuraisaint wrote:
What a joke it would be if GWS finished one space below us on percentage and got, yet again, the best key forward in the draft
The Suns will play finals, but due to various manipulations will still get good picks for two more drafts....at least.
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The stockpiling will mean that eventually some really good players become disgruntled at the lack of opportunity and look elsewhere. There is no reason any will hold any loyalty unless they get a chance to play. If you were a top 10 or even top 20 draft pick and were languishing in a very B grade NSW comp then I'm sure you would want out.
Problem is everyone else is in the market for these guys so we'll need a leverage point.
Problem is everyone else is in the market for these guys so we'll need a leverage point.
I've never seen a bad St.Kilda player - that's just how they are.
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Totally agree. But almost all clubs near the top end are ready to be picked off. A good example from last night would be a player like Seedsman. Cannot really crack the top 22 at Collingwood but would be an almost automatic pick with us.PJ wrote:The stockpiling will mean that eventually some really good players become disgruntled at the lack of opportunity and look elsewhere. There is no reason any will hold any loyalty unless they get a chance to play. If you were a top 10 or even top 20 draft pick and were languishing in a very B grade NSW comp then I'm sure you would want out.
Problem is everyone else is in the market for these guys so we'll need a leverage point.
I trust Pelchen to get the deals done that are required. Would not be that surprised that at the end of the year some sort of big deal is done. I think now there are only a few untouchables and to see the likes of a Stanley and a round 2 pick or even an Armitage and a round 2 trade for a high pick or big name is not out of the question.
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My positives from last night:
Newnes
Shenton
Murdoch
Steven
Siposs
Milera
Newnes
Shenton
Murdoch
Steven
Siposs
Milera
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I hope we persist with Siposs. He may not be the athlete or have the versatility as Stanley but I much prefer him in our forward. He deserves a solid block of games to prove himself.Con Gorozidis wrote:My positives from last night:
Newnes
Shenton
Murdoch
Steven
Siposs
Milera
Murdoch showed enough to persist with.
Shenton was in our best 5 players.
Some okay signs from a couple of players.
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I don't get it that people still Milera will be a good player. He will only ever be a good VFL player. He will never be more than a battler at AFL level.
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I feel like the positive this year has been consolidation. The drama around Watters and Pelchen, a new coach, legends retiring, lots of injuries, stacks of new untested players brought in, dwarf-gate, the "bad culture" reputation, off-field tensions around where our home is and our finances. There was potential there to become a Melbourne-type basket case. Yes we've had some blow outs but it hasn't been a disaster by any means. Yes we have a huge hole in our list with the 50+ game players who should be driving the team and making us competitive. But we now have a good development environment in place with players getting good direction and feedback and seeing a pathway into the firsts. You can already see Shenton, Ross, Saunders, Milera, Sippos, Newnes etc getting better albeit slowly. It will be evolution not revolution. Quite a few of those won't have the class to make it. But we still need them to develop to be putting pressure from underneath and making the coaches life difficult at the selection table. If there is anything to be learned from coming so painfully close to a flag, its that its not good enough to have a great top 12 if you're bottom eight are average. You are only as strong as your weakest link. We need our whole squad developing constantly and I think we are now focused on that for the first time in a long time. As supporters we need to show patience as they get games into young players and keep regenerating the list in a way that doesn't throw young players to the wolves.
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Best we can hope for is our first pick this year is a gun key forward and our 2nd pick a gun pacy and skillful outside mid. Our 3rd and remaining picks end up being good AFL standard soldiers with clean kicking skills.
Same again for the 2015 draft and hopefully we can pick up a couple of tall running defenders as well somewhere in the next 3 drafts.
Same again for the 2015 draft and hopefully we can pick up a couple of tall running defenders as well somewhere in the next 3 drafts.
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Wouldnt mind ty vickery. Just watching him sitting in the stand when they need someone to kick goals. Hope he becomes disgruntled is he out of contract
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Been in our best in our last 2 games. He's battling well. We dont have enough classy players. Tezza is one, and worth persisting with.citywest wrote:I don't get it that people still Milera will be a good player. He will only ever be a good VFL player. He will never be more than a battler at AFL level.
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Maybe but hes still in our best 22.citywest wrote:I don't get it that people still Milera will be a good player. He will only ever be a good VFL player. He will never be more than a battler at AFL level.
Doing enough in his role.
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No thanksmullet wrote:Wouldnt mind ty vickery. Just watching him sitting in the stand when they need someone to kick goals. Hope he becomes disgruntled is he out of contract
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I disagree. I thought Milera was very good on Friday night - showed very tidy disposal and seems to be thinking his game through more than in the past - well worth persevering with IMO.citywest wrote:I don't get it that people still Milera will be a good player. He will only ever be a good VFL player. He will never be more than a battler at AFL level.