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Rating out of 10 measured against expectation and performance, so there will be discrepancies Nathan Jones: 8 - best year and will win the B&F - little support in the midfield Mitch Clark: 7 - a real target and stood up - untimely injury - only half a year Stefan Martin: 4 - drop off in form, plus injuries Jeremy Howe: 7.5 - good second year and capable of much more Col Sylvia: 4.5 - injury, a good patch of 5 or so weeks, but overall disappointing - lazy Jack Trengove: 6 - leading the club in defensive stats, but lost zip Jack Grimes: 7 - finally played virtually an entire year and got better as it went on - too many mistakes Dan Nicholson: 5 - injuries didn't help, but was handy - needs to improve kicking Jack Watts: 4.5 - development as a forward failed, lacks intensity and courage in the air, had some good games down back Jordie McKenzie: 6 - serviceable and shut down some good players Clint Bartram: 3 - cruelled by injuries Cale Morton: 2 - he's a Morton Mark Jamar: 4 - regressing and starting to resemble 'donuts' Jake Spencer: 3.5 - limited player that did about what was expected, but only 8 games James Frawley: 6 - hasn't recaptured his form from 2010, but has a tough gig Joel MacDonald: 5.5 - played OK, not the future - fumbler/turnovers - looks like Steve Carell Tom McDonald: 7.5 - competes well and great year for a young player - key back for a long time Matthew Bate: 3.5 - decent VFL player James Magner: 6 - started well, and did OK to play 17 games - don't see a future Lynden Dunn: 5 - finished the year better in defence - treading water Col Garland: 6 - generally a disappointing year, but played 22 games - has classic brain fades and looks out of it Rohan Bail: 6 - limited foot skills and doesn't find it enough - fumbler Brent Moloney: 2.5 - doesn't run/work hard enough and through in the towel - bye Brad Green: 4 - game passed him by, but tried til the end - respect Jared Rivers: 7 - had a good year Sam Blease: 5 - needs a tank, work ethic, and to be harder, but showed potential Luke Tapscott: 5 - good potential, but a lot of work to do - doesn't find the ball enough - needs a preseason Aaron Davey: 3 - injuries and the game has passed him by Jordie Gysberts: 1.5 - slow, out of breath, injuries James Sellar: 5 - depth player, but got games Nevile Jetta: 3.5 - injuries, limited, but has a crack Ricky Petterd: 1 - not in future plans - showed such promise early in his career Tom Couch: 3 - got games off rookie list, but not AFL standard Liam Jurrah: 1 - a disaster James Strauss: 5 - did well overcoming major injury to play 7 games - not hard enough at the contest - needs a preseason Josh Tynan: 3 - injuries, but debuted with 2 games and has a crack Jamie Bennell: 2 - not hard enough and doesn't get it enough Jack Fitzpatrick: 3 - slowly developing agile tall with pace, but a diabolical kick A terrible year with few genuine core players. There's potential, but every club could say that. The crucial draft picks we've had over the last 4 years have been an unmitigated disaster. We had to get those picks right, but didn't. No club had a stronger hand at the draft table over that time, but most ended up doing better. It was almost unthinkable that we couldn't land a genuine 'star' during that period, but the 'unthinkable' is presently our reality, although I recognise that time is still on the side of some. We find ourselves once again with an enviable hand in the upcoming draft/trade period. Needless to say, to build a team capable of fighting for a flag in 5 years time we can't get it wrong. The damage may have already been done, but in my opinion there's still blue sky if we get it right. History doesn't favour us.