What do we want in this rebuilding (third) year?

[John Who]

In one word, one sentence, or one paragraph, what is/are the key issues you want to see in 2022 (apart from sackings)?

How far off are we really from meeting the AFL standards of a rebuilding team in their third year?

One final point to ponder, is it fair to judge us with other past rebuilding teams, when our current rebuild basically coincides with the pandemic craze? (2020-?)

[Poll added with multiple picks allowed.]

 

[George Kramer]

You realise the seasons almost over right? This would have been relevant before the season started

 

[jackster83]

Please add "sackings" to the poll options.

 

[Dirty Bird]

This year was always going to be a regression year (sophmore slumps with our kids)
So getting games into the kids was all that really matters.

 

[Dangerousfield]

I'd like to see a positive trend of winning fourths quarters.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

This year was always going to be a regression year (sophmore slumps with our kids)
So getting games into the kids was all that really matters.

Correct - this year is all about getting as many games as possible into our best talent to get them to 50+ games asap.

Also, embed the game plans for the future... rather than worrying about loss minimisation.

 

[WetCrow1991]

You realise the seasons almost over right? This would have been relevant before the season started

Yep. This thread is irrelevant and honestly I question the thinking behind making it. Nearing the end of round 18 and we have stupid shit in the poll.

 

[John Who]

Please add "sackings" to the poll options.

Done. Just cos you asked nicely.

 

[Sanders]

Sackings

Plural

 

[Panther Blood]

I would like to see Olgivie and Reid depart. I am not convinced on Nicks either. He does not have a game plan whatsoever.

 

[latinoheat]

Establish who has a future in our best 22.

That means playing the likes of Worrell , Newchurch, McAsey , Pedlar , cook (ie guys who have been in the system a year or 2) and see how they play in AFL company

 

[Sanders]

Did I mention sackings?

 

[George Kramer]

I want us to get off to a good start but then not have the collapse like 2021.

I also hope Worrell and Newchurch play 20 games.

We play an attacking brand of football.

 

[Anzacpaul]

At least 3 games into any player with a chance of playing AFL in 2023.

Ladder positions and wins mean nothing for the remainder of the year provided the coach is good enough to keep the team up and about for this year.

 

[maxlilly]

Establish who has a future in our best 22.

That means playing the likes of Worrell , Newchurch, McAsey , Pedlar , cook (ie guys who have been in the system a year or 2) and see how they play in AFL company

Yep, I would have liked to have seen a few more guys getting games instead of sticking strictly to a squad of 26-27 players all year.

 

[Sanders]

Sackings

Sackings would be good

 

[MrBarry]

Whilst there have been positives, I've been really frustrated that we have not been more aggresive with pumping games into people like newchruch, Worrel, Pedlar and Cook.

Theres been way to much merry go rounding for my liking, as others have said almost an obsession with a selection of 26/27 players.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

Yep, I would have liked to have seen a few more guys getting games instead of sticking strictly to a squad of 26-27 players all year.

In addition to the 22 who played yesterday we have played the following;
Rowe
Hately
Rachele
Frampton
Sholl
Crouch
Brown
Himmelberg
Sloane
Pedlar
Gollant
Cook
McPherson
Strachan
Davis

Seedsman has been unavailable all season and Turner has just joined us. The only players not to get a run are Worrell, Borlase, McAsey, Newchurch, Taylor and Nankervis.

 

[latinoheat]

In addition to the 22 who played yesterday we have played the following;
Rowe
Hately
Rachele
Frampton
Sholl
Crouch
Brown
Himmelberg
Sloane
Pedlar
Gollant
Cook
McPherson
Strachan
Davis

Seedsman has been unavailable all season and Turner has just joined us. The only players not to get a run are Worrell, Borlase, McAsey, Newchurch, Taylor and Nankervis.

So which of these are you confident of being 100 game players ? (Barring injury of course )

Rowe -no
Hately - ?
Rachele - yes
Frampton no
Sholl - yes
Crouch - yes
Brown - yes
Himmelberg - no
Sloane - yes
Pedlar - ?
Gollant -?
Cook - yes
McPherson - no
Strachan - no
Davis - no

I’d be playing the ? , rather than the Rowe/Murphy/McHenry yo-yo

 

[1970crow]

At the start of the year I was simply hoping for a deepened midfield strategy and a less defensive way of moving the ball into scoring positions. Failed both miserably.

Now it’s just sackings. Nix, VB and Kelly need to go.

 

[Sanders]

Has anyone mentioned sackings?

 

[1990crow]

Correct - this year is all about getting as many games as possible into our best talent to get them to 50+ games asap.

Also, embed the game plans for the future... rather than worrying about loss minimisation.

You could argue we have failed both.

Cook, Pedlar, McAsey, Sholl haven't played at all.
Our game plan is literally to protect from scores.

 

[CrowToon]

I want to see some debutants or long-lost players return in these last 5 weeks.

Send every senior player to surgery or Fiji

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You could argue we have failed both.

Cook, Pedlar, McAsey, Sholl haven't played at all.
Our game plan is literally to protect from scores.

Cook & Sholl were playing earlier in the season, but haven't got a look in recently. Cook is someone imo we should be getting to 50 games asap. Sholl is more worthy of a wing than playing inside mids for most of the past month.

Pedlar you can excuse as just hasn't had much continuity.

But we haven't even given McAsey, Worrell or Newchurch a single game... which is bizarre when rebuilding a team & working out who is your future best 22.

 

[skittlebrew]

Has anyone mentioned sackings?

Specifically who?

And yes I'm aware this could be a long list...