GreyCrow
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Who apart from RT were the other 2? Sloane and Walker? Really?I love reading this board!
Last off season was a complete and unmitigated disaster. We lost a quality assistant coach, we lost 2 of our better players (top 25) and started round 1 with 3 of our other better players with long term injuries
IndeedAnd we bought in Chris Burgess as the only addition and majority of people on the board thought we would make the 8
Being active and landing the fish are 2 different things. Montgomery? I dont fully believe the Morris report that all our assistants are signed up for next year but it goes against the club/Silvers presented that we were going to change our coaches to bring in better people. I cant see howThis year we are strongly linked to 3 players who walk into our best 18, we are linked to a highly regarded assist to join the club. We are clearly active.
Overpaying is a standard trope on ANY club board. Its a standard negotiation comment. But in some cases its correct. I would be angry if the club parted with 25 in this strong draft year for a walkaway playerAnd most of the comments are about over paying and about how ridiculous it is to boost the off field team
The off field team? A Director of Coaching. After 5 years? Now most have said Balme should come in and run his eyes over the club - but it was never in a full time role as DoC would be. And the point made is why after 5 years? And why isnt Kelly being sacked of we need a DoC?
If , if , if . The biggest IF is IF Nicks plays them and who misses out IF Walker doesnt bend over to pick up his kids toys we might be ok. If Pedlar, Jones and Schoenberg can reach any height above 6'Now outside of ANB none of the above is locked in.
But the club - rightly or wrongly - has been clear for a while that we are done with the draft, we need to bring in experience ready to go players and get older more quickly.
So if we bring in 3 players that go straight into our starting line up - plus hopefully see Pedlar, Milera return from injury. Start the season with a fit and healthy Murray, Thilthorpe, Walker, Schoenberg and Jones
Add a ready to go young mid with pick 4
IF IF IF
The problem with this thinking is like our decisions over LMEveryone at the club is playing for their careers next season and if the above occurs over the next 2 months then they are giving themselves the best chance to succeed, and minimising the opportunity for excuses
You say everyone will be in trouble if we dont perform but we cant sack everyone in 2025 either because it puts us back even further
Controlled culling is better than a bushfire
If we dont perform in 2025 do you see Nicks, Burns, VB and Hombsch all gone?
I hope you are right but the tea leaves dont read that way