Thanks for the stats kids, I knew I could count on you.
The percentage this year was appalling.
It was the difference between one shot and two.
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I think it might be time for a change.
Longmire to Saints.
Swans to go after Caracella and keep Kirk and Stevie J on in support.
Can't help feeling this was a rebuild year despite making the finals. Grundy, McVeigh, Jack and possibly Nick Smith all having their final year next year, I believe they thought it was time. Forward line of Hayward, Ronke, McCartin, Florent, Papley all young kids and often at that tender years they are inconsistent. That's why we had some poor efforts towards the end of the year. Long year theory!
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The simplistic explanation (re last two yrs in the finals) from Gerard Whateley is : the Swans had nothing left to give, they were gassed.
They had 14 days rest. It’s a final.
Maybe they all had a virus .
I really can't see why the swans would sign McVeigh again. Sure he's been ok this year, but he'll be worse next year and his cap space could be used to front load a few contracts.
Are we really in the premiership window next year?
I've got a theory on the re-signing of Reg and Macca.
- Firstly, they played well and deserve another year, unless....
- ..... we want to unload a fair few list cloggers and are saving up delistings for next season.
- The trades and drafting we plan to do will leave us with a very late 3rd draft pick, so if we delist too many then we have to fill them with drafted players getting 2 year contracts or upgrading rookies who don't deserve or need to be upgraded.
- Macca is a better depth player than other options, like Fox or Robinson.
- They are probably on reduced contracts, so not much impingement on cap space.
I actually think we're in a pretty good spot right now.
We have a bunch of players ready to really step up and make their names.
Ronke, Florent, Hayward, etc, with otehrs like Heeney already having taken that step and Mills on the verge.
Keeping the oldies around will only allow them to further develop, imparting footy smarts on and off the field.
By the end of next year we'll have a new bunch of players who will then be looking to Parker, Rampe and even Heeney to further their development.
Just seems to flow well.
Only issue will be if nothing changes with our game plan and the same *stuff* happens all over again.
Then we will all be retrospectively calling for the heads of the oldies.
As Ludwig said, it's also a fair indication that there will be some fair changes coming to our list, as signing them so fast indicates that we need to keep some consistency with the list and if they were to say retire, that there may be a reprieve of sorts for a couple of other players. (Towers, Rose, etc, we all know the ones who are under the pump)
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Ludwig and CTS, please stop making sense.
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