At the end of 2011 you look at the players on our list and assess the holes in our list. One thing we had covered was at the time mid sized forwards, fast forward 12 months Green, Jurrah and look like Petterd gone, Bate will be gone, Dunn is playing down back, Sylvia is playing in the midfield and Howe spending time in the middle. The year before we thought we had the small forward role covered with Aussie, Maric, Davey, Bennell, Tapscott. Add to this the 2 tall forwards we took with first round picks Watts playing of HBF and Cook looking like he is gone, what I considered to be the strongest part of our list at the end of 2011 now looks lean.

I liked

Charles Jakovich G Lovett

Tingay Schwarz Lyon

Now that was a forward line to get you to the footy

Anyone who thought that the small forward role was covered by Aussie, Maric, Davey, Bennell and Tapscott was kidding themselves. Z-graders the lot of them.

I agree though that the goals are going to be very hard to get next year, particularly if Clark doesn't play most games.

Not sure why we want Howe to spend most of his time away from the forward line, and I will be severely p'ed off if Watts is played down back next year.

let's hope next year it looks like this

Blease Clark Howe

Sylvia Watts Tapsott

Not in the ballpark but it's all we've got

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by Roost It

Always thought our back line was our strongest area with midfield and forward line lacking. Don't see the losses mentioned (aside form Liam) as huge.

Getting Clarke fit for all 22 matches in 2013 will make a difference.

Cook and Watts as CHF were plays that don't appear to have worked out, I have more confidence in Fitzy, Martin or Sellar holding

CHF next year.

Aaron is a wild card, will he step up...?

Forwards going into 2013 would be Clark, Fitzy, Davey, Sellar, with Blease, Howe, Sylvia, Tapscott, Trengove going forward when not in the midfield. So I think we have the HFF covered. Need a big man and a small forward,

let's hope next year it looks like this

Blease Clark Howe

Sylvia Watts Tapsott

Not in the ballpark but it's all we've got

Re-assess after trade week and FA....may look very different.

Pre draft / trade i'm assuming it'll be something like;

Tapscott Fitzpatrick Howe

Davey Clark Jetta

Davey's not in our best 22

Agree on Davey based on this year, but we hope he'll bounce back.

Would a player like Gumbleton work in our forward line? (assuming injury free)

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by PaulRB

Agree on Davey based on this year, but we hope he'll bounce back.

Would a player like Gumbleton work in our forward line? (assuming injury free)

Apparently Bombers are hawking him around.

Pre draft / trade i'm assuming it'll be something like;

Tapscott Fitzpatrick Howe

Davey Clark Jetta

Davey has an injury problem and Jetta is not good enough.

Anyone who thought that the small forward role was covered by Aussie, Maric, Davey, Bennell and Tapscott was kidding themselves. Z-graders the lot of them.

I agree though that the goals are going to be very hard to get next year, particularly if Clark doesn't play most games.

Not sure why we want Howe to spend most of his time away from the forward line, and I will be severely p'ed off if Watts is played down back next year.

Maybe a part of his development under Neeld - possibly, now that he has shown that he can do a "harder working role" in the midfield, he will spend more time up forward or as part of a rotation with the likes of Sylvia and perhaps Tapscott.

And JW may have learned specific skills in his time in defence to make him a better forward. Possibly Tom McDonald has had a similar learning experience with a view to a successful move forward, especially if Sheahan comes on as a KPP defender.

Neeld certainly doesn't seem to want one dimensional players.

Edited September 5, 201212 yr by monoccular

Davey has an injury problem and Jetta is not good enough.

i never said it would be a good forward line!

Always thought our back line was our strongest area with midfield and forward line lacking. Don't see the losses mentioned (aside form Liam) as huge.

Getting Clarke fit for all 22 matches in 2013 will make a difference.

Cook and Watts as CHF were plays that don't appear to have worked out, I have more confidence in Fitzy, Martin or Sellar holding

CHF next year.

Aaron is a wild card, will he step up...?

Forwards going into 2013 would be Clark, Fitzy, Davey, Sellar, with Blease, Howe, Sylvia, Tapscott, Trengove going forward when not in the midfield. So I think we have the HFF covered. Need a big man and a small forward,

You didn't mention Lazarus Williams, who from the accounts of those who get to see Casey games has made far, far more progress towards AFL level than could have reasonably been anticipated. I look forward to seeing how he comes along with another pre-season.

Adams Rowarth Johnson

Tunbridge Lord Mann

Mclean Mithen Dixon

Now that was a midfield forward line