Roachy8
Brownlow Medallist
Warning - a Roachy8 ramble is incoming.....
I've been watching events in the AFL since our untimely departure on the 2nd last week of September and despite the disappointment on that day, boy it's hard not to love what I am seeing from a Tiger perspective.
Sure, the loss to the maggots was tough to take, especially since we were the clear standout team during the home and away, but we play that Prelim. 10 times and IMO we win 7 or 8.
OK, the Pies played a corker of a game and a few of their squad had career high moments but they were showed up a week later as not having the core to back it up on the biggest day.
So what has happened since then?
We let a few soldiers go - sad to see Lloyd, Miles and Lasagne Conca leave but in reality, they were sitting between #20 and #25 on our list and so - many thanks and good luck boys.
We land arguably (outside the big Budd to Sydney) the biggest trade/pre-season player move for years in Tom Lynch - peejay 's long awaited doozey finally arrives to bolster an already very dangerous forward line and solve our one biggest issue over the past couple of years - a second big marking target up front.
Gives us arguably the best spine in the comp next year with:
FB - Rance
CHB - Astbury
C - Martin
CHF - Riewoldt
FF - Lynch
Multiple All Australians, Brownlow & Norm Smith winner, Coleman Medal winner and layers of elite talent.
Off season time and we see Dusty relaxing with Cotch and family on holiday, Rance exploring the Great Wall of China and Jack visiting relatives on a ranch in Texas - not a scandal or an incident to be seen - chilling out as they all should.
So draft time comes along and as you would expect for a team that finished on top, we only come to play from late in the first round so we miss the early pickings.
However, lo and behold we land RCD who has massive upside and looks a perfect fit for the group. Most importantly has a great character and already looks at home amongst his team mates.
We also pick up Ross, English and Turner who all look very likely to add to the squad.
Then in the Rookie draft Towner also gets another year - stays where he belongs and that is amongst his mates at Punt Road.
Other teams are living the off-season hype.
Bummers have so much expectation on them with media and fan love that they may need to seek medication to release their tension.
Pies midfield is still very strong but forward and back of the centre it is same old same old.
Carlton with SOS have shuffled the same deck yet again - added some young talent but it still sits amongst the box of brushed desiree's in the Coles Fresh Food section.
Hawks demographic looks closer to a retirement home than a challenging footy club.
Cats still cant get over us beating them in round 20 last year - they were the better team apparently Scotty!
So I see our boys are now back in training - the senior guys to join next week.
No hoopla, no panting expectation and no self-promotional over hype. Memberships are selling at a better rate than last year.
Nice position to be in boys and girls - lets soak it up and sit back awaiting next years fun!
I've been watching events in the AFL since our untimely departure on the 2nd last week of September and despite the disappointment on that day, boy it's hard not to love what I am seeing from a Tiger perspective.
Sure, the loss to the maggots was tough to take, especially since we were the clear standout team during the home and away, but we play that Prelim. 10 times and IMO we win 7 or 8.
OK, the Pies played a corker of a game and a few of their squad had career high moments but they were showed up a week later as not having the core to back it up on the biggest day.
So what has happened since then?
We let a few soldiers go - sad to see Lloyd, Miles and Lasagne Conca leave but in reality, they were sitting between #20 and #25 on our list and so - many thanks and good luck boys.
We land arguably (outside the big Budd to Sydney) the biggest trade/pre-season player move for years in Tom Lynch - peejay 's long awaited doozey finally arrives to bolster an already very dangerous forward line and solve our one biggest issue over the past couple of years - a second big marking target up front.
Gives us arguably the best spine in the comp next year with:
FB - Rance
CHB - Astbury
C - Martin
CHF - Riewoldt
FF - Lynch
Multiple All Australians, Brownlow & Norm Smith winner, Coleman Medal winner and layers of elite talent.
Off season time and we see Dusty relaxing with Cotch and family on holiday, Rance exploring the Great Wall of China and Jack visiting relatives on a ranch in Texas - not a scandal or an incident to be seen - chilling out as they all should.
So draft time comes along and as you would expect for a team that finished on top, we only come to play from late in the first round so we miss the early pickings.
However, lo and behold we land RCD who has massive upside and looks a perfect fit for the group. Most importantly has a great character and already looks at home amongst his team mates.
We also pick up Ross, English and Turner who all look very likely to add to the squad.
Then in the Rookie draft Towner also gets another year - stays where he belongs and that is amongst his mates at Punt Road.
Other teams are living the off-season hype.
Bummers have so much expectation on them with media and fan love that they may need to seek medication to release their tension.
Pies midfield is still very strong but forward and back of the centre it is same old same old.
Carlton with SOS have shuffled the same deck yet again - added some young talent but it still sits amongst the box of brushed desiree's in the Coles Fresh Food section.
Hawks demographic looks closer to a retirement home than a challenging footy club.
Cats still cant get over us beating them in round 20 last year - they were the better team apparently Scotty!
So I see our boys are now back in training - the senior guys to join next week.
No hoopla, no panting expectation and no self-promotional over hype. Memberships are selling at a better rate than last year.
Nice position to be in boys and girls - lets soak it up and sit back awaiting next years fun!
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