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ArtificialWisdom Redleg

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Premiers, of course.

Lose 3 of the first 4 games, backs against the wall, coach on the chopping block, Anzac Eve beat Richmond in a nail-biter and start a huge 10+ game winning streak, finish the season on top 17-5. Beat West Coast by 60+ at the G in the qualifying final followed by a close but comfortable 20 point win over Collingwood in the prelim, before finally beating Brisbane by just 2 goals on the last Saturday in September. Gawn to take a huge mark and kick the sealer from straight in front with a minute to go. 

Norm Smith: Lever

B&F: May

Leading Goal Kicker: Pettraca

AA: Gawn, Lever, May, Pettraca

Demonlanders: We paid overs in the trades for Lever and May

 

Ahhhh, what it is to dream.

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Demon3 Redleg

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14 minutes ago, buck_nekkid said:

Can’t be any worse...

If it is, we pull the shutters down and lock the gates and close it down. I actually cant cope with the thought that we have a worse year than 2019. 

Surely not. 

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Obviously it depends on how much we improve the list in the off season but I also have a belief that we’re not as bad as this year would indicate. 

Clear run of injuries will see us back in Finals. 

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At the break of Gawn Redleg

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Just have an inkling that Goodwin and co will get things right over the summer and we’ll jump out of the blocks. 

I see us finishing 5th-6th but still short of class of beating the top tier teams such as Richmond, West Coast, Lions (I think they’ll be good again next year) etc.

We’ll win our first final but play a tough away semi-final and fall short.

If we somehow do finish top 4, due to a really soft draw and win week 1, I think we could almost get to the GF.

I think this prediction is probably 90% red + blue optimism with about 10% logic.

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The only thing I’m sure of is that the training reports in December and late January will be thrilling.

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19 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Depends on whether we can find a real forward this trade period 

I think this is a really interesting point SWYL, while we are all saying we need pace and outside run, in which i agree, i think we definitely need another good quality Fwd. Because this year has left us with more questions that answers re: a couple of our Key Fwds.

What if Tom Mc had an off season, or cant recapture form or struggles with injury again?

What if Weid just does not come on? 

I think we need 2 x 40 goals a year fwds, the sides competing have that.

Lions: Cameron (52) & Hipwood (31) - 80+

Cats: Hawkins (52) & Ablett (30) - 80+

Eagles: Darling (52) & Kennedy (42) - 80+

Tigers: Lynch (53) & Castagna (23) - 75+

Pies - 4 x Players 20+

Giants: 3 x Players 30+

I know some lower teams have kicked more goals and are not in contention and its all relative but i think we need another one, last year we had 2 players kick 100 between them. this year its taken 6 players to kick a total of 102 goals. its obvious i know as it would be hard to kick a goal in our team, but its not like we dont get it in there enough, if there isn't we cant put all our eggs in outside speed.

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Demon3 said:

I think this is a really interesting point SWYL, while we are all saying we need pace and outside run, in which i agree, i think we definitely need another good quality Fwd. Because this year has left us with more questions that answers re: a couple of our Key Fwds.

What if Tom Mc had an off season, or cant recapture form or struggles with injury again?

What if Weid just does not come on? 

I think we need 2 x 40 goals a year fwds, the sides competing have that.

Lions: Cameron (52) & Hipwood (31) - 80+

Cats: Hawkins (52) & Ablett (30) - 80+

Eagles: Darling (52) & Kennedy (42) - 80+

Tigers: Lynch (53) & Castagna (23) - 75+

Pies - 4 x Players 20+

Giants: 3 x Players 30+

I know some lower teams have kicked more goals and are not in contention and its all relative but i think we need another one, last year we had 2 players kick 100 between them. this year its taken 6 players to kick a total of 102 goals. its obvious i know as it would be hard to kick a goal in our team, but its not like we dont get it in there enough, if there isn't we cant put all our eggs in outside speed.

 

 

Yep. We need to replace Garlett as well

we had no crumbers at all this year

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Yep. We need to replace Garlett as well

we had no crumbers at all this year

We certainly do, and thats why i cant believe we are not in the mix to chat with Tom Papley. he is hard, fast, reads it well, good overhead, and a crumber who kicks goals, he is teh exact player that would compliment out fwd line. Averaged 30 (29.5) goals the last 4 years 

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1 hour ago, Demon3 said:

I think this is a really interesting point SWYL, while we are all saying we need pace and outside run, in which i agree, i think we definitely need another good quality Fwd. Because this year has left us with more questions that answers re: a couple of our Key Fwds.

What if Tom Mc had an off season, or cant recapture form or struggles with injury again?

What if Weid just does not come on? 

I think we need 2 x 40 goals a year fwds, the sides competing have that.

Lions: Cameron (52) & Hipwood (31) - 80+

Cats: Hawkins (52) & Ablett (30) - 80+

Eagles: Darling (52) & Kennedy (42) - 80+

Tigers: Lynch (53) & Castagna (23) - 75+

Pies - 4 x Players 20+

Giants: 3 x Players 30+

I know some lower teams have kicked more goals and are not in contention and its all relative but i think we need another one, last year we had 2 players kick 100 between them. this year its taken 6 players to kick a total of 102 goals. its obvious i know as it would be hard to kick a goal in our team, but its not like we dont get it in there enough, if there isn't we cant put all our eggs in outside speed.

 

 

If Petracca plays forward again next year, he needs to be the one that steps up to help McDonald on the score board.

Personally, i’d rather him get super-fit and play midfield.  But if he’s staying forward, there’s no reason why a player of his talent and ability can’t kick well over 40 goals in a season.

That’s not to discount Weideman- it’s just that when you look at our forward line talent, Petracca is under performing in regards to scoreboard impact.

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2 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

If Petracca plays forward again next year, he needs to be the one that steps up to help McDonald on the score board.

Personally, i’d rather him get super-fit and play midfield.  But if he’s staying forward, there’s no reason why a player of his talent and ability can’t kick well over 40 goals in a season.

That’s not to discount Weideman- it’s just that when you look at our forward line talent, Petracca is under performing in regards to scoreboard impact.

Yeah in an ideal world, Tom Mc would be around 50 and get Weid and Trac to kick 70 between them. Trac' last 3 year have been 22** (1 game to go) 19 (in 2018) and 26 (in 2017) 40 goals a season is a lot for a guy who hasn't kicked more than 26 a year, but it should be the aim. Depends a bit on if he does some more midfield time in 2020.

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5 hours ago, Rusty Nails said:

You forgot a 'Meh' option for No.2 & No.3 BB!

Gold ?

I was trying to remain quite neutral about it all. Just matter of fact choices, no gloss, no nothing

The Poll looked a bit different until I 'simplified it'  ;)

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3 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

If Petracca plays forward again next year, he needs to be the one that steps up to help McDonald on the score board.

Personally, i’d rather him get super-fit and play midfield.  But if he’s staying forward, there’s no reason why a player of his talent and ability can’t kick well over 40 goals in a season.

That’s not to discount Weideman- it’s just that when you look at our forward line talent, Petracca is under performing in regards to scoreboard impact.

Petracca is never going to be a big scoring Forward. Has a terrible action when kicking from standing position. Mid 20's is his total I am afraid.

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