What do you call a spear without a head? A stick.
That's how i see the D's at present. Solid back line. Tick. Improving mid-field work ethic and effectiveness (although our tackle count yesterday didnt really reflect this). Tick. Dangerous forward line - erm.....what forward line?? Yesterday's stats speak volumes when we had more dipsosals and 12 more inside 50's yet had 10 less score shots on the board. The same theme happened against North. I know this is no surprise to any demons fan - we havent had a forward line for a very long time now - yet i struggle to see what the club has done about it or where we might develop some effectiveness this year or, more importantly, who is going to put their hand up this year and provide us with some weaponry?
Stick's are pretty handy. You can beat plenty of things with a stick (Port Adelaide for example, and GWS I'm sure) but ultimately - like the Spartan's, effective warriors dont use sticks. They use a spear.