Most improved 2014

[Ted Lasso 18,809]

Will be interesting to see who the big improvers are under Paul Roos this year

my predictions are

Jack Grimes

Jack Trengove

Jeremy howe to be All Australian

and Lynden Dunn

[Dees2014 2,377]

Will be interesting to see who the big improvers are under Paul Roos this year

my predictions are

Jack Grimes

Jack Trengove

Jeremy howe to be All Australian

and Lynden Dunn

jack Watts, Fitz, Viney, Bleese

[DeeSpencer 24,813]

Yep good predictions. I think Trengove will improve a lot but maybe he wont get most improved as his last 2 years might be considered him playing under his talent. Same with Grimes.

It has to be Dunn's year to step it up to a reliable player, no excuses.

I'd love to see Tommy Mc go from recognised Melbourne player who has his good and bad days to genuine quality key defender. A few more intercept marks, a few less goals to opponents and a few less turnovers would see that.

Roh Bail's first game for the year was a ripper. If he can produce that all year he will win.

Agree Howe has a heap of improvement left in him from sometimes flaky performer to genuine consistent and maybe even A grade player. I think he needs to play with more desperation and ruthlessness and really stamp his authority on his opponents. He has the fitness, speed and skills to do it all.

By the far away leader for this award who just has to make it his season and show the improve is Watts. New coach, new role, new confidence, fitter, faster, harder it has to be Watts' year. Ever since we drafted him he's been the shining hope and sure we played our part in hampering his career as much as he did but everything is in his favour now. I even think his role in the game plan is pretty much designed for him. Roos will ask that he goes hard and tackles and defends but I think he's not going to be burdened by defending.

[deeko 952]

I'm thinking for most improved of someone who was useless last year and has the wider scope for improvement. Players like Bail, Jamar, Tappy, Blease, Strauss, Nicho, Pedo.

In this case my money is on Tappy.

God knows why, I continually rant on about players being ordinary such as Blease, Dunn, Strauss & Nicho but for some reason I just have a soft spot for Tappy and backing him in for a really good year.

edit: I also say Tappy as he couldn't be any worse than he was last season, so it should be a pretty safe guess for 'most improved'

Edited February 18, 2014 by deeko

[Guest]

For me it's got to be Trenners after Friday night. Finally he will be able to get back on the path of being the best player he can be without the concerns of being captain or being an A grade midfielder before he is ready.
It will be interesting to see how Watts will go. I get the feeling that he is feeling ten times better about himself with Roos as coach and might surprise a few.

[monoccular 17,340]

The most obvious answer hopefully is THE TEAM

But Grimes should make great strides

IF Watts turns out to be the one then look out!

Clark's hind leg would also be a good one

[Ted Lasso 18,809]

Before friday night i felt as though if trenners didn't improve he was looking at time in the VFL most of our mids were ahead of him, now he has sured up that spot for now in my mind

[DeeZee 7,304]

Toumpas or trengove

[Demonsterative 3,018]

Great topic! I hope Trenners and Watts live up to their potential. They were touted as the top talent in the land for a reason. The club needs genuine stars and there is little reason why they shouldn't get somewhere near the top. If managed well!

I also hope that Blease, Strauss and Tappy start to show their wares too. If these guys don't live up to expectations then the club has wasted a very good (draft) period, and the club has a massive hole (age) to fill. I believe part of the reason Tyson was traded in was to fill a gap in the respective draft he was drafted. With Mitch down we got very little from that year too

[hardtack 10,429]

Given the base he is coming from and given the chalk vs cheese performance of last Friday compared to last season, if he gets the opportunities to play AFL and continues to improve, I would say Pedersen is big possibility to grab the crown.

Edited February 18, 2014 by hardtack

[Bitter but optimistic 22,098]

We need about 25 blokes to improve on last years efforts.

[The Reverend 1,736]

The whole list will improve. As will all of us on here.

[The Reverend 1,736]

The whole list will improve. As will all of us on here.

Most improved? .... toumpas.

[Bedraggled Dee 336]

I recon Grimes, Trenners and I thnk Bail if he continues to show what he did on Friday and keeps his head away from stray knees.

The jury is still out on Watts for my part. Like eveyone else I think he has a massive up side but not sure we will ever see it. I hope so coz if we do we will be a tyough side to match up on.

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

Given the base he is coming from and given the chalk vs cheese performance of last Friday compared to last season, if he gets the opportunities to play AFL and continues to improve, I would say Pedersen is big possibility to grab the crown.

Beat me to it Hardtack. Cam was cast into the role of the villain last year and made a poster boy for all our past coach's mistakes. It was great to see him crashing packs and looking fit on Friday night. Roos also mentioned him in dispatches. I hesitate to use the words "Leigh Brown" but perhaps Pederson can be our late maturing utility that Brown made his own.

Edited February 18, 2014 by fndee

[Good Times Grimes 2,396]

Surely this is Colin Sylvia's year...I'm going to put a lazy $100 on him to win the Brownlow. Wait.... nevermind.

[jazza 1,323]

trenners/grime

dont have to carry their bodies through the gutz all day

he will play them where they belong.

[GawnWithTheWind 604]

Bernard. Vince.

By a street.

Edited February 18, 2014 by AODees (dt1)

[Jock Strap 197]

The whole list will improve. As will all of us on here.

I love your optimism ... but the latter point is unrealistic

[Jock Strap 197]

Of Strauss, Tappy and Blease .... i'll say Strauss (form in some games last year were very promising)

Of Jamar, Gawn and Spencer .... I'll say Spencer (think he's about to hit his straps)

Of the new experienced recruits ... I reckon Tyson has the most room for dramatic improvement

Of the young guns ... The Toump

[Pipefitter 2,139]

Just going on the NAB match i reckon Howe.

[old dee 23,506]

Surely this is Colin Sylvia's year...I'm going to put a lazy $100 on him to win the Brownlow. Wait.... nevermind.

And the prize for Tuesday 18th goes to ........

[jumbo returns 6,703]

Kent.

Tommy Mac.

Chris Dawes.

[P-man 13,366]

If he can back up his performance with something similar against Geelong, I'm on board the Trenners train.

[DemonDave 1,082]

While coming off a higher base than some others mentioned on here, I think our new game style will mean Frawley can recapture his AA form.

He showed that with our style of deep posession and then releasing to the fat side that he could once more regain that dash and endeavour out

of the backline that got him to his previous highs, he looked like he was encouraged to take the game on, while maintaining an awareness of what

our game style still was.

For the same reasons as above, Grimes will also thrive. His courage at times Friday night was supreme.