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1) To make finals on our terms and not rely on other teams to get us in

2) To start winning interstate

3) For Grimes to play a full season and dominate in the backline

4)For Jack Watts to have a great year so people stop bagging him

5) To beat teams we should beat and not accept constolation losses. Still cant work out how we lost to the eagles at the G. We should have beaten the pies twice.

Posted

1. Win interstate. We have never had this apect to our game. EVER. Bailey needs to change this.

2. Play strong accountable footy. not just the front running style. We want a Hawthorn model, not Carlton. I will spew if we do another sensational game like against the swans then lose to Port over there when they are just average.

3. Develop this midfield. at present it shows promise but we need to go from promising to winning the contested ball. Still getting smashed in some games at the clearances.

4. Develop a second ruckman to assist Jamar.

5. Recruit minimum 3 young talls and develop them at Casey. biggest bang for our buck will still be through the draft.

Posted

1) To make the Top8

2) To start building bigger bodies.

3) To have recruited an Elite Key Defender & 2ndly a Tall Key Forward.

4) I'd like to see Maric & Cheney take the next step up & for Martin to come back next season refreshed & Rarin to go.

5) To start to instill some aggression into the side & not take crap.

Posted

1) Blease to get a game and show some dash (and a RS nomination)

2) Tapscott to drill one on the run from 55

3) Beat the pies

4) finals footy

5) Jacks Watts break out game

Posted

1) To make the Top8

2) To start building bigger bodies.

3) To have recruited an Elite Key Defender & 2ndly a Tall Key Forward.

4) I'd like to see Maric & Cheney take the next step up & for Martin to come back next season refreshed & Rarin to go.

5) To start to instill some aggression into the side & not take crap.

Not happy with Frawley? Garland? Rivers? Warnock? :mellow:

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3) To have recruited an Elite Key Defender & 2ndly a Tall Key Forward.

I know this isnt the post for this but Ive been wondering this for a while

Key Defenders - Isnt Garland going to be (if not already) another key defender with Frawley, Rivers and Warnock why are we finding a 4th?

Tall Key Forward - Are we talking 195+?? Watts (196), Jurrah (190), Pettard (185), Dunn (192) (has come along way) are not that short. Morton and Bate (192) are there as well. Plus you have to consider Fitzpatrick (200). Im not sure why we need another tall key forward.

Sure its nice to have depth but shouldnt we look at the best players availible in the draft and develop the ones we have instead of trying to find yet another position in a crammed 22??

Posted (edited)

1 - Sam Blease to happen! This kid will win the Rising Star in 2011. A good year for him this year, in that he was able to return to football, a few issues along the way but he should be behind all these problems for the start of 2011 and watch him go.

2 - Jack Grimes & Rick P - to put injury concerns behind them. An overall improvement in injuries across the board.

3 - A win at AAMI. Or, simply not being scheduled there for the next 10 years, can we just hide from the place?

4 - Jack Watts - to continue to be discussed more than any other player - because he is tearing it apart (as opposed to the dribble that goes on now). Please Jack, either be great or average and be done with you!

5 - The Colombian mother from Modern Family, Gloria (Sofia Vergara) to succeed Pia Miller

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Posted

In the required order...

1. Fit & healthy list - our injury list was again longer than most for the majority of 2010

2. Our 18-22 age bracket to continue accruing games together, develop a core best 25 and game plans B & C

3. Significantly less turnovers

4. Win at least 50% of our games - the 50% win / loss ratio to apply interstate as well

5. Jimmy Stynes leading us to another successful year off field and enjoying our first finals appearance since 2006

And as far as individual players go, I'd love to see either Jack Fitzpatrick or Stef Martin stay fit and have a regular impact as a second ruckman / forward and I salivate at the thought of Grimesy in the midfield every week.

Oh and a Jurrah 10 goal game :)


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Not happy with Frawley? Garland? Rivers? Warnock? :mellow:

No. No, I'm not.

Frawley & Garland, yes,,, IMO we need to have replacements for both Warnock & Rivers to take over within 2 years from now.

This I think needs to be of haste to get games into them, unless we recruit someone talented in.

Posted

1. Sam Blease to get a game

2. Luke Tapscott to get a game

3. Grimes, Petterd, Wonaeamirri and Jurrah to have injury-free years

4. Something that resembles a half-decent performance at AAMI Stadium

5. Finals footy

2) To start winning interstate

1. Win interstate. We have never had this apect to our game. EVER. Bailey needs to change this.

The Darwin and Brisbane wins don't count?

It's more of an AAMI thing than anything. Our last few games in Perth have been OK (vs Freo this year and West Coast last year).

Posted

1- Win 12 games and I don't care where or how

2- Jack Watts to have a big year and prove I know nothing

3- Dunn to continue on from where he finished this year

4- LJ to play the whole year

5- Fitzpatrick to play 4 games at AFL level.

Posted

No. No, I'm not.

Frawley & Garland, yes,,, IMO we need to have replacements for both Warnock & Rivers to take over within 2 years from now.

This I think needs to be of haste to get games into them, unless we recruit someone talented in.

Warnocks best days are behind him.

Rivers and Garland's history of injury will always be in the back of everybody's mind.

Plus, hopefully Garland will have a full preseason and be at peak fitness- he may be used up forward a lot more.

Hopefully the likes of Jack fitzpatrick will follow Scully's examples he sets over summer and fasttracks his development somewhat- i'd certainly like to see him given a shot or two in the forward line during the pre-season comp and maybay an early home and away game or two!

Another key backman just starting to find his way in his 3rd season in 2013 is extactly what we will need- there should be a good number of options available at pick 12- unless there is a KPF who for whatever reason slides to us at 12 and is the best player available then obviously we take him.

Who knows, maybe we show MacNamara a little faith and he finally comes good.

other than that happening, we should go defense first this draft.

Posted

1. Finals with MFC participation

2. To have more inside 50's than our opposition over the year (ranked 14th this year)*

3. Make better use of the Russian's domination of the hit-outs

4. Turn up to play at AAMI and Subiaco

5. To see more than 2 games live (personal goal only)

*Interestingly enough, MFC are ranked 1st for 1%ers (but also have the most 1%ers against) and rebound 50's for 2010.

Posted

1. That Jimmy makes it.

2. To learn to play well under pressure, including the pressure of expectation when we meet teams weaker than us.

3. A better run with injuries. Must be about our turn.

4. Continual growth in membership.

5. No more Jack Watts threads

Posted

1. Top 8 Finish

2. Watts to kick 40+ goals as a KPF

3. A win interstate

4. For the MFC to take a risk and appoint a captain who can hold the position for next 10 years

5. Play Morton FWD

Posted

1. Watts to fill out.

2. Morton even moreso.

3. Tapscott to take Bartram's spot.

4. Blease to play 15+ games.

5. Grimes to have an injury free season.

Posted

1. Finals

2. Draft some more guns. + J.Viney post season :)

3. See captain Davey improve even more with his new role. :)

4. Jared Rivers to have a massive year and show all the doubters what a great player he is.

5. Jurrah, Watts and Petterd to all go well and have other teams fearing our forward line.

6. Tapscott and Blease!! sorry, I got greedy.


Posted

Ambitious...chalk and cheese?

Agreed, Tapscott has way better disposal and would be much better than Bartram in any position...

But we need Tappy up FWD kicking goals.

Posted

1. Win more games than we lose

2. Win interstate regularly

3. Play Finals (because this is predicated by numbers 1 and 2)

4. Grimes to play a full season (along with Blease, Petterd, Davey and others)

5. Watts, Scully, Trengove, Gysberts, Tapscott, Blease, Fitzpatrick, Gawn to continue improving and play together.

Posted

1) To make the Top8

2) To start building bigger bodies.

3) To have recruited an Elite Key Defender & 2ndly a Tall Key Forward.

4) I'd like to see Maric & Cheney take the next step up & for Martin to come back next season refreshed & Rarin to go.

5) To start to instill some aggression into the side & not take crap.

You took the words right out of my mouth.I wonder whom has been in your ear.Maybe me?

Posted

1. Jimmy to get the all clear. Anything else pales.

2.

3.

4. Senior players (Davey, Green, Bruce) to relish the beginning of their sunset years with domination on the field and strong leadership of the growing band of younger brothers. They deserve some payback for their efforts and loyalty during the harder times.

5. Anyone who is touted as having potential either at Casey or in the Ones to turn more (or even some?) of that potential into actual. Time to stop the wheelspin and start getting some grip, week by week, player by player.

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