Players to watch and players need to lift this year or they are out the door.

[Big Bad Hawk]

Adelaide
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Chris Knights Brad Moran

Brisbane
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Mitch Clark Justin Sherman

Carlton
Players to Watch Need to Lift
Matthew Kreuzer Andrew Walker

Collingwood
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Travis Cloke Ben Johnson

Essendon
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Andrew Lovett Adam McPhee

Fremantle
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Stephen Hill Kepler Bradley

Geelong
Players to Watch Need to Lift
Brad Ottens James Kelly

Hawthorn
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Mitch Thorp Tim Boyle

Melbourne
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Simon Buckley Colin Syliva

North Melbourne
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Jesse Smith Corey Jones

Port Adelaide
Player to watch Need to Lift
Warren Tredrea Justin Westhoff

Richmond
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Andrew Raines Dean Polo

St.Kilda
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Farren Ray Raphael and Xavier Clarke

Sydney
Player to Watch Need to lift
Patrick Vespremri Herny Playfair

West Coast
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Mitch Brown Mark Nicoski

Western Bulldogs
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Shuan Higgins Peter Street

 

[esc0bar]

lol @ travis cloke and mathew kreuzer. Travis's posistion is well cemented in the side for many years and common kreuzer just started and rucks don't peak til 26 years.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Well Kelly had his best season for a while last year, so I hope he does lift!

 

[Football God]

sean rusling is a player to watch for us this year, kid has had so many injurys in the past and he is still young.

player to lift maybe tyson goldsack. he is a great defender but with all these new players coming in, its gonna be hard for him to cement his spot in the side
defenders:
presti
harry o
maxwell
N. Brown
L.Brown
cox
lockyear
shaw
marty clarke
ben reid- they are trying to play him in defense this year...
and goldsack

 

[Merv]

lol @ travis cloke and mathew kreuzer. Travis's posistion is well cemented in the side for many years and common kreuzer just started and rucks don't peak til 26 years.

The first player in the list for each team is the player to watch

 

[gaelictiogar]

Richmond.

Watch Nahas if he gets gametime. He can play footy.
See Hughes and Schulz really have to lift it if we are to be effective at FF.

 

[Caj]

Western Bulldogs
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Shuan Higgins Peter Street

Haha he certainly will need to lift his game to get back on the doggies list again!

lol @ travis cloke and mathew kreuzer. Travis's posistion is well cemented in the side for many years and common kreuzer just started and rucks don't peak til 26 years.

He's listed Cloke and Kruezer in the players to watch category, not need to lift

 

[The Punter]

Everyone gets one player who needs to lift ... except the Saints, who seem to have a gestalt entity known as "the Clarke brothers".

I agree Xavier is probably at the crossroads. Raphael has a few more years on his side.

 

[KERRPOW]

i'd say STAKER is the one who needs to perform rather than Nico, since Nico has been injured for throuought 07-08

 

[hawks_time]

Watch Nahas if he gets gametime. He can play footy.

Isn't Nahas a rookie? Or is he a nominated rookie?

 

[roos_fanatic08]

add matt riggio and daniel harris to the need to lift catergory for the roos

 

[Bulldogs Roar]

LMAO - Peter Street to lift this year??????????

But spot on for Higgins. Definitley the player to watch at the doggies.

 

[Silvagnis]

Carlton
Players to Watch Need to Lift
Matthew Kreuzer Andrew Walker

Walker can't be included in that category after missing most of 2008 with injury.

Walker averaged 19 touches and kicks 6 goals in seven games after his return from injury.

Yet Bruce Matthews didn't have Walker in our best 22.

Brad Fisher needs to lift.

There isn't a spot for two slow marking forwards in Fisher and Cloke in our best 22.

Both lack a defensive side and can be exploited by their opponents.

Carrazzo needs to lift by improving his disposal and avoid being replaced by Browne, Armfield and Johnson who are better kicks.

 

[moe sizlak]

Collingwood
Pendlebury / Ben Johnson

 

[daffo]

Essendon
Houli/Nash

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

good effort.

 

[Fluro Boots]

i'd say STAKER is the one who needs to perform rather than Nico, since Nico has been injured for throuought 07-08

Has Staker woken up yet????

 

[Axe Man]

Replace Peter Street with Wayde Skipper and it may look a little more credible.

 

[adelaide_40]

Adelaide:

Walker/Sellar.

 

[Frigate]

Fremantle
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Stephen Hill Kepler Bradley

Why does Kepler have to lift (relative to other players)? He played well last year, especially considering there was no expectations on him. He forced his way into the team from good consistent form in the WAFL then held his spot. He has and will continue to improve and it was a fantastic piece of recruitment IMO.

Fremantle
Player to Watch Need to Lift
Paul Haselby Brett Peake

 

[tcwaters]

I thought Street retired?

 

[hellfire]

I think Gibbs is the one to watch for Carlton, and Boak for Port. Plus Thomas for Collingwood.

 

[Ricketts]

Jeremy Laidler / Tom Hawkins

 

[cs61]

Travis Tuck / Beau Dowler

 

[coryne]

Yeah Gibbs would EASILY be the player to watch at Carlton !!!!!!!!! I would have actually said Walker as he was killing it during the preseason but a shoulder injury has set him back a bit. Still, if he can get on the field and remain injury free I think he will have a big year ............

Lift would be Russel EASILY. He has been given A LOT more chances over the years than he has earnt, and won't be given the same leway this year. I don't have him close to being in out best 22 of a full strength team. Close second would be Fisher with his SHOCKING kicking for goal and third would be Hartlett/Edwards tied (don't know how the 2 survived the cull apart from there would have been noone better in the draft to get with the picks we would have got for delisting them. Both need to show SOMETHING this year !!!!!!!!)