The Silly Season

[rjay 25,362]

Still another how many months to the start of next season for us and it can't come quick enough.

I think some of the stuff posted this off season is more ridiculous than anything I've seen, we made more sense when we had a common enemy...CS, Neeld, Pendergast etc.

Where we finished this season is not because Jones was captain or Misson in charge of fitness.

It's not leadership, or in the head.

Previous drafting has been a problem but that's been done to death, we know that and it's in the process of being rectified. That's why we've had to recruit form outside, not ideal but thats the best we can do. This group will grow together and so will the leadership and experience.

We're not trading big Max, Hogan is not on the trade table...

We got close but weren't good enough this year, pretty simple really. Disappointing, yes but that's how it is.

Some of our future gun players, the ones that win games were either not on the ground (Hogan) or still a bit up and down and learning the caper (Petracca)..

Our defence needed bolstering (Lever)...

We really missed Jones for those weeks he was out despite what those who seem to want to create another reality think and of course Viney was missed.

Like it or not we are a young team, I know we hate to hear it but that's what we are.

Our 'A' graders and elite talents are not there yet, they will be.

When they reach that level and we start losing games we should win then I will agree we have leadership issues and head problems but we're not there yet.

Fire away...I know this is not a popular view. It's easier to throw rocks than accept the reality.

 

[La Dee-vina Comedia 17,092]

I think you summed it up in the first line. In previous years at this time, the most exciting period for the club was about to start. Now, instead of salivating over the trade period and draft time, we've got our priorities in order and again realise that the best time of the year is late March to late September, not the other way around.

[ILLDieADemon 804]

I would be happy if we picked up Lever this trade period. He was BOG for Adelaide in the grand final and his only 21 so he has a lot of years ahead of him.

Edited September 30, 2017 by ILLDieADemon

[sue 9,240]

31 minutes ago, ILLDieADemon said:

I would be happy if we picked up Lever this trade period. He was BOG for Adelaide in the grand final and his only 21 so he has a lot of years ahead of him.

the afl website disagrees:

Adelaide: M. Crouch, Jacobs, B. Crouch, Sloane, Laird
 

[Crystal Dees 372]

17 minutes ago, sue said:

the afl website disagrees:

Adelaide: M. Crouch, Jacobs, B. Crouch, Sloane, Laird
 

So does everyone else

[GoD's67 111]

On 26/09/2017 at 3:27 PM, rjay said:

Still another how many months to the start of next season for us and it can't come quick enough.

I think some of the stuff posted this off season is more ridiculous than anything I've seen, we made more sense when we had a common enemy...CS, Neeld, Pendergast etc.

Where we finished this season is not because Jones was captain or Misson in charge of fitness.

It's not leadership, or in the head.

Previous drafting has been a problem but that's been done to death, we know that and it's in the process of being rectified. That's why we've had to recruit form outside, not ideal but thats the best we can do. This group will grow together and so will the leadership and experience.

We're not trading big Max, Hogan is not on the trade table...

We got close but weren't good enough this year, pretty simple really. Disappointing, yes but that's how it is.

Some of our future gun players, the ones that win games were either not on the ground (Hogan) or still a bit up and down and learning the caper (Petracca)..

Our defence needed bolstering (Lever)...

We really missed Jones for those weeks he was out despite what those who seem to want to create another reality think and of course Viney was missed.

Like it or not we are a young team, I know we hate to hear it but that's what we are.

Our 'A' graders and elite talents are not there yet, they will be.

When they reach that level and we start losing games we should win then I will agree we have leadership issues and head problems but we're not there yet.

Fire away...I know this is not a popular view. It's easier to throw rocks than accept the reality.

 

Well said.

Tigers 13th last year, good drafting, good draw, dream run with injuries, and total commitment from team, led to huge turnaround and a flag.

Demons had a lot of positives this year, if we draft well, get a reasonable run with injuries next year, with a lot of our players moving into the 50 plus games zone, the future looks bright. 

[deebug 1,754]

We did have injuries to major players this like Gawn, Hogan and others So fingers crossed it's not going to be as bad next year? I One player we didn't get to see much that I'm waiting for is Joel smith, i think he might be great up forward with Jeffy, so i hope he is ready to in 2018?

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

Lever’s body of work and form trajectory to date is what we should be looking at rather than his performance in yesterday’s Grand Final. 

Yeh, he didn’t set the world on fire playing in a side that was comprehensively beaten.

But he is a gun and is still a piece of the puzzle we desperately need.

I wouldn’t be surprised if his form through the finals was affected by the constant media speculation regarding his future. 

Edited October 1, 2017 by stevethemanjordan

[mo64 5,886]

Excellent post rjay.

I'm the ultimate pessimist when it comes to all things MFC. But after the dust had settled post the round 23 nightmare, I didn't go into meltdown, which most people who know me thought I would. My response was that I hope we don't blow the place up. We are not far off, and just need to make some targeted trades, and tinker with our structures. A bit of luck with injuries might help.

And people putting the blowtorch on the likes of Goodwin and Nathan Jones, need to get a grip. Everything that they've said post-season has all been about greater professionalism at the club. I'm all for that.