DeeSpencer

My Dad mentioned this to me. So I asked him whether he though Ian Thorp should have swum second last in all those relays where he beat the yanks, or whether Julia Gillard should be running the country so Ruddy has less pressure. He then agreed with me it was a stupid idea, but we were both undecided on the Gillard idea. The point is, the champs strive on pressure. They soak it up and just put there head down, do the hard work and back themselves and their talent. There is no way being pick 2 would have taken any pressure of Watts, either way he still would have a bucket load. He also still would have been 17, going to school, and built like a teenager (which he is!).

He might have been pick 4 but I'm pretty sure it was in the PSD, but he did cost us a top 20 pick so I think it would be fair to add him. Where as Meesen didn't cost us a first round pick so I wouldn't accept him. Bell and Nick Smith could also be included.

Bate is more short kicks and speed, long kicking is the best in the team Newton has to get stronger and improve kicking accuracy, his chasing is good now Jurrah fitness to get to more contests, strength is just a bonus Miller has a tonne of work to do Garland - get healthy, and get good at one end of the ground - a forward line transfer would be exciting! Warnock - keep getting stronger and more physical, work on skills Frawley - as above, but if he has a preseason like last year in terms of improvement he will be AA Rivers - strength, speed and fitness, have your first big preseason!!! Moloney + Mclean is speed Jones - continue improving fitness, his speed and kicking are improved but yes there is still some work to be done Dunn - keep fitness improving Davey - stay healthy, keep working on fitness Valenti - all areas, general midfield fitness important Jamar - stay healthy, keeping working on speed and skills Meesen - get healthy, get fit, improve physicality - surprise me again! Spencer - a lot to do, not saying he's bad but he's a young ruckman who needs to improve in all areas of the game Martin - improve ruckwork, keep working on skills PJ - as above Cheney - speed and disposal Bartram - awareness and disposal Grimes - just stay healthy! Bell - skills and awareness Buckley - get healthy Young blokes - Morton, Maric, Bennell, Strauss, McNamara, McKenzie, Blease, Jetta - fitness and strength Wona - fitness! Watts - strength! McDonald, Green, Bruce - get as fit as possible to play good footy in 2010

When you win games you kick more goals! Starting forward line HF: Watts Bate Sylvia FF: Green Jurrah Petterd Int: Wonaeamirri or Maric This year we averaged 11.4 goals a game, I think we can improve that to 13 next year (which puts you middle of the ladder with a decent defence and winning your share of tight games). So if your 7 forwards kick an average 8.5 goals a week (midfield and defence chipping in for 4.5) - that gives you 187 goals to go around. Jurrah - 40 goals Green - 30 Bate - 25 Sylvia - 25 Wona - 25 Petterd - 20 Watts (15 games) - 16 Miller/Newton (7 games) - 6 The next step would be getting more goals out of Watts and Jurrah, plus more general improvement across the team to get more inside 50's. Then you get 2 players kicking 50+ and about 4 players chipping in for 30-50 goal.