Young Forwards

[SCADDICT]

Yeah that pretty much sums up this year. Need to start fresh next year and coaches and the players need to get their act together.

[Hawka]

williams a dud pick mayb but at least he played unlike lovett

[Justin Bieber]

Today, as Essendon got smashed, I was watching some of the young talls and though 'bright future these boys have.' Carlisle looks a likely type, like the look of him in his 2 games, Hardingham has a very nice leap, and dare I say it, Neagle can take a mark  :-X
Perhaps our future not as dim as I thought.

Yeah Carlisle was the highlight of the game for me... Once he's bulked up he will be very good, Hardingham great mark but needs to work on his goalkicking, I personally think he will go bak to playing as a defender like he was before he came to us...

Neagle, Has it in him to be a good solid FF but he needs to lift his work rate and speed, then he will get better... why we should have kept Lloyd to teach him.

Carlisle and Hardingham are strong marks. Can both be used forward or back which is a plus (Hardingham a back before moving up forward in the VFL which earned him a call up). Kicking needs work though. Neagle is a good mark and kick but as you said, He can't run. If he can give that little extra and do ALOT more training during this off season and next year on his consitioning and speed, he could be worth another year or two on the list.

Williams has been a sharpshooter in the past. Reckon give him 4-5 games in a row next year and see if he produces. Knights didn't give him thast much of a shot this year. Injuries did take over :(.

I think Winders as much as I love him would be better off half back and move Dempsey into the midfield/wing.

Dempsey can't play in the backline, he is dying to be attacking moving forward getting lots of the footy- like a midfielder, but when he tries to do that he leaves his man behind and often gets scored against. I think Winderlich could run off without letting his opponent do to much damage.
Also his disposal is better so when he actually GETS the ball he won't TURN IT OVER and cost us goals.
There are others we have all been waiting to play in the midfield but Knights isn't playing them there.

Winderlich on the wings is where I like watching him. Has the pace to burn and can run away from his opponents. Lovett Murray and Dempsey off half back would be a good combo. Both are pacey and can really break through the middle. Knights has tried Dempsey in the back 50 tonight with not much effect. He's pretty much been beaten when up against Grant.

We are very young around the grounds but reckon we should look at drafting a backman (unless we use Carlisle/Hardingham as one). Some help for Pears/Hooker for future years will be needed and better now than later.

[Alex7089]

Alex you don't wait around for a senior coach to develop, that is asking for failure. You choose a senior coach because you think he is developed enough for the top job. You don't see companies putting in some rookie in as CEO and saying, he'll be good in a few years.

Regardles of what happens going forward 2010 will be regarded as the lost year where nothing wa achieved for the future. There was no list management of note, no development of mid tier players and whilst you tried out a few kids, every team does that, especially when they miss the finals.

Good point...