What we need this off season

[Tex 68]

We need to prioritise getting the following into our club:

Mature bodied inside mid

Mature pacey outside mid

Tall Key Back (i.e. Frost)

Medium Running Defender (i.e. Lumumba)

Small Crumbing Forward

We need the following big pre-seasons from these players:

Hogan - Solid Pre-Season

Watts - Increase Muscle & Strength

Gawn - Increase Muscle & Strength

Howe - Increase Muscle & Strength

Jay K - Increase Muscle and Endurance

Salem - Increase Muscle & Endurance

M Jones - Increase Muscle & Endurance

Pederson - Increase Muscle & Endurance

Trengove - Increase Pace & Endurance

Toumpas - Increase Pace, Muscle & Endurance

Jetta - Increase Endurance

Kent - Increase Endurance

Priority for me is Watts, Gawn and Howe putting on muscle. These three with extra size and strength will dramatically improve their games.

Also Trengove and Toumpas getting faster and fitter will dramatically improve our midfield.

Kent, Jetta, Jay K and Salem should take their games up a level also after another solid pre-season.

And Hogan just has to get through a pre-season.

Fingers crossed on all of the above.

[hells bells 2,023]

Key Priority for me.

Blokes that can hit a target by foot or hand while under pressure. At the moment there are too many that can't do simple tasks under no pressure.

[nutbean 8,838]

Everyone needs a big preseason - having a great fitness base cannot be underestimated.

Dawes faded after a good start to the season. It is the back end of the season when you see the benefit of a good preseason.

[Sir Why You Little 37,034]

Another key forward please.

[PaulRB 6,362]

Additions to our 22 for 2015 (injuries permitting) thus far:

• Hogan
• Trengove
• Lumumba
• Garlett
• Pick 2 (Petracca or Brayshaw)
• Pick 3 (trade or draft)

Losses

• Frawley
• Clark

[jnrmac 20,060]

That's four in our top 22 at least....

[Beats 190]

My take on what we need:

Running half back - duh.

Inside mid/ tagger - This role was shared between M.Jones & Jordie for the majority of the season...

Crumbing forward - This role was shared between JKH and Kent for most of the season, some experience would be nice

Tall back - Mcdonald is slotted in at CHB for the next 10 years, would prefer Dunn as the 3rd tall (providing rebound) and Garland/ Georgiou aren't big enough to play key position regularly.

A quality ruck/ tall forward who can pinch hit in the ruck – It’s not our biggest need, but it could be at the end of 2015.

If you’re playing one ruckman you need someone to give him a chop-out, if you’re playing two ruckmen you need at least one to be effective elsewhere on the ground.

Pedersen played the chop out ruckman for most of the year, despite massive improvement, physically he is not big enough to compete effectively against most ruckman. He’s 27 turning 28 soon, so could be around for a while, but would prefer him as a swingman KPP.

Despite the occasional haters, Jamar is a good ruckman, but he won’t be around for much longer.

I have no confidence that Spencer will make it (had none in Jamar at the same age though).

Fitzpatrick could be the guy, but based on his health problems I consider it unlikely.

King was being trialled as a key defender at Casey, based on his age would be very unlikely that we’ll see him at AFL level any time soon.

Gawn is the future and could play either 1^st ruck or the 2^nd ruck role. Based on his running ability you’d assume he’ll be the first ruck, but it depends on who plays the other role (eg. Spencer).

The likes of a Ryder/ Hale/ Sam Day/ Lycett/ Casboult/ Vickery/ Tippett/ Dixon type is what I’m talking about. Someone who consistently gets a goal a game and 5-10 hitouts as a backup ruckman.

[jnrmac 20,060]

My take on what we need:

Running half back - duh.

Inside mid/ tagger - This role was shared between M.Jones & Jordie for the majority of the season...

Crumbing forward - This role was shared between JKH and Kent for most of the season, some experience would be nice

Tall back - Mcdonald is slotted in at CHB for the next 10 years, would prefer Dunn as the 3rd tall (providing rebound) and Garland/ Georgiou aren't big enough to play key position regularly.

A quality ruck/ tall forward who can pinch hit in the ruck – It’s not our biggest need, but it could be at the end of 2015.

If you’re playing one ruckman you need someone to give him a chop-out, if you’re playing two ruckmen you need at least one to be effective elsewhere on the ground.

Pedersen played the chop out ruckman for most of the year, despite massive improvement, physically he is not big enough to compete effectively against most ruckman. He’s 27 turning 28 soon, so could be around for a while, but would prefer him as a swingman KPP.

Despite the occasional haters, Jamar is a good ruckman, but he won’t be around for much longer.

I have no confidence that Spencer will make it (had none in Jamar at the same age though).

Fitzpatrick could be the guy, but based on his health problems I consider it unlikely.

King was being trialled as a key defender at Casey, based on his age would be very unlikely that we’ll see him at AFL level any time soon.

Gawn is the future and could play either 1^st ruck or the 2^nd ruck role. Based on his running ability you’d assume he’ll be the first ruck, but it depends on who plays the other role (eg. Spencer).

The likes of a Ryder/ Hale/ Sam Day/ Lycett/ Casboult/ Vickery/ Tippett/ Dixon type is what I’m talking about. Someone who consistently gets a goal a game and 5-10 hitouts as a backup ruckman.

Mids

[Canberra Demon 159]

Mids

Why do i have the image in my head of you, pen in hand, actually crossing off every word in the post and muttering the word "mids" continually as you do it...

[jnrmac 20,060]

Why do i have the image in my head of you, pen in hand, actually crossing off every word in the post and muttering the word "mids" continually as you do it...

Ha ha because thats exactly what I was thinking as I was reading his post!!

[deejammin' 2,370]

We need:

Quality mids

At least One KPF

At least one KPD

A running half back

[Adam The God 30,222]

We need:

Quality mids

At least One KPF

At least one KPD

A running half back

Plus, quite a bit of outside run.

[Spirit of 26 261]

1. Peptides

2. More sport scientists

3. Llitigation

[Beats 190]

Mids

Cheers for that helpful input. You seem like a super human being.

[daisycutter 29,613]

more popcorn

[Roost It 1,434]

Salem, JKH and Barry to improve to become best 22 players

Trengove to play 22 games and recapture early years form

Gawn to finally step up

Viney, Vince and Tyson to go again

Gartlett to recapture form

Frost and Merrett to become top 22 players

Dangerfield or on experienced quality mid and one top line kid from the draft

Terlich. McKenzie,and co. to become backup players at Casey

Grimes to improve disposal and decision making

Jones to play even better but not win the B & F

Hogan to kick 45 goals

Very few injuries

If all that happened we could sneak into the 8

Edited October 9, 2014 by Roost It

[jazza 1,323]

Like to see more members.

There seems to be an untapped group of school teachers that would sign up lickedy split if we targeted the teachers union with cheap membership for the first year.

Maybe this off season is the time to start.

Members stand full of bohemian types with corduroy jackets ,leather patches on the elbow.

Swisho dees onward and upward.

[Red and Bluebeard 2,084]

Like to see more members.

There seems to be an untapped group of school teachers that would sign up lickedy split if we targeted the teachers union with cheap membership for the first year.

Maybe this off season is the time to start.

Members stand full of bohemian types with corduroy jackets ,leather patches on the elbow.

Swisho dees onward and upward.

Who are you, and what have you done with jazza?

[daisycutter 29,613]

Like to see more members.

There seems to be an untapped group of school teachers that would sign up lickedy split if we targeted the teachers union with cheap membership for the first year.

Maybe this off season is the time to start.

Members stand full of bohemian types with corduroy jackets ,leather patches on the elbow.

Swisho dees onward and upward.

what would it take jazza to get more dairy farmers signed up

with the new china fta you blokes will be millionaires lickety-split

[jazza 1,323]

what would it take jazza to get more dairy farmers signed up

with the new china fta you blokes will be millionaires lickety-split

Dairy farmers wont part with a quid to support a culture of pip pip bravo boys.

We want a coach that can actually roll up the miller shirt sleeves and deliver some proper ousting of jelly bellied backboned squibbs that have represented us of late.

Like most farmers im quite prepared to name names and get rid of time wasters.

Or as we say in the country,"couldnt get a kick in a dairy,reserves for you young fella"