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Off season talk vs next season performance

DemonTux
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Just a thought and trying to remember from last few pre seasons, the teams that have been spoken about (both in a good and bad light) in the media, how have they then preformed the following year?

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    we dont want to win the NAB cup, thats for sure :P

    We don't want to be zip - 3 after 3 rounds either.

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    We don't want to be zip - 3 after 3 rounds either.

    I think we want to see some of our younger players get an opportunity and perhaps see how Mark Jamar goes in a game if we rest Jeff White and give the Russian the main responsibility in ruck.
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    I like it. Obviously the question here is do we or don't we go with youth in each position. If we went with every young player in each spot, we would be wasting our time in the contest. But a few guys being given whole matches would be hugely beneficial...

    - Sylvia to spend a whole game on the pitch, not rotating off the bench. Dare I say it, in the guts?

    - If it wasn't for the fact that we need him to get fit in the pre-season, I'd say Hughes or Hayes for Pickett.

    - Ferguson instead of Holland, who would be too slow for the Hawks talls anyway.

    - Robertson to have the square all to himself while we rest the big man in matches 1 and 2 at least, or...

    - To share it with Juice or any of the other FF heir apparents. Maybe even Garland?

    - Like you said, PJ and Jamar to ruck all day long, assuming they're both fit. Or...

    - One of them to play permanent forward, rucking in the pockets, with Neaves sharing the ruck with the other, just to see how he goes.

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    i hope we do win the NAB cup we need the money.

    although we need the money , most teams that win the NAB cup usually play quite badly during the season....

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