AFLW 2024 - Round 10 - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Scotty is in America atm so you might not get an answer from him
Yeah look im not sure at this stage hopefully most of the younger guys will stay i know couple have gone. Really depends on the other teams, look they will be there abouts i still think they need another strong bodied type experienced onballer and large key position player then they would have a very handy side.
yeah but some rumbling in regards to them not aggressively recruit key position players however i do understand that they are hard to find however if one is new to the area i would of thought a phone call wouldnt hurt.
From what i c he has been great for the club great with the new kids coming thru, they really look up to him and his wealth of knowledge about the game has certainly been passed on to the kids. I dunno about the older more experienced players i dont know (i maybe wrong) but he hasnt gone out to recruit them. There has been an expectation at the club well before scott was there that people will just play there because its the best standard of football in the area without them having to chase players. The club will do alright but i believe (and its only my opinion) that if they tried to recruit harder they would be a far better club rather than relying on expectations of players just turning up. At the very least i would be calling all the players on the list from the previous year i dont know if that has happend.
Totally agree with ya there bumbles i dunno where the rats would of been if fish didnt come to the club, the kids did great last year. Just heard on the grapevine that there was a new guy in town who i think teaches at marion colledge who held down a key position at sebas in the ballarat league and fish was given his number to call and they didnt talk to him hence why he has now gone out to moyston. As i said its only what i hear i know the truth gets thrown around a bit up there in rat land
They do a lot of work off the field, they run some pretty big functions during the year where most of the town turns out. They have good membership base and things such as reverse raffles do quiet good. They have some pretty good sponsorship such as their premier sponsor Gasons. God i wouldnt call the younger players at Ararat soft in anyway i actually thought those kids go in pretty hard given their size and against stronger bodies. I would find it hard for anyone who follows the rats to say any of them went in soft thats onething last year they can pride themselves on and if they did Fish would have them sitting on the pine. Just look at Batchy 60kg and always put his head over the ball and got smashed from pilla to post. U dont win a toohey on being soft some of those horsham boys may want to pull their heads in if they say that
Think you will find that most of the younger players at the club are sons of former ararat players and have shown great commitment to the club. These kids have come thru the junior ranks and have continued to play at a senior level much to the delight of their family. I think entire list (maybe except a minute couple) are for the club and are not their for themselves. As for an earlier reply to my statement about the club ringing the list from last year i would have to say that your incorrect they havn't rang all of the players - you can count that as a fact. They would be such a better club if they stop thinking players will just fall in their lap and actually go out and have a chat to players regarding their ability it means more memberships more money over the bar and maybe if they enjoy it they may bring others its not a hard process.
I wil think youl find tht the rats will push for top 3 this year wont be a suprise at all....stawell and saints up there with horsham slowly fading away.dimboola nhill,united bottom 3 warrack and minyip the improvers but they wont bring the house down....
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