no melb in your top 4??
lol, souths before the dogs...
I hope im wrong
That makes two of us
What makes you think we will go worse than 2011, since only positive things have happened to us since that season ended (ie hasler etc)? Its a genuine question btw, id like to know why you think 10th? Id be shocked if anyone genuinely picks us to finish lower than 2011. Book, your spooner prediction was an obvious troll so im not counting it as a real opinion.
Fair enough mate although im really keen for the season to begin im not getting my hopes up for us like i have in the past, their are alot more queries with our squad than most others, the lack of quality in the halves is my biggest worry i like reynolds and romelo but they are very inexperienced at the top level and if hodkinson (although he is not world beater) goes down early we are in all sorts, Forward depth is excellent, back depth isent. Is lafai ready for a full year in first grade? Will Morris bounce back?, Are Lett or Wright worthy of a spot in the 17? If injuries strike particularly in the backs we are in realy trouble.
Some realistic observations there. The fact that many people are undecided about who should fill the backline positions highlights the fact that we lack a couple of stand outs here to start with. If injury strikes we could have some trouble. I'm guessing we'll finish 6-8 if we can keep our key players on the field.
I agree that a lot is unknown, but there hasnt been any changes to the side that would be negative, and we finished equal 8th in 2011. We had a horrible year in 2011 with coaching dilemmas, injuries to key players and it was the first year a lot of the players had played together. Obvioulsy coaching was a big problem since we made a dramatic improvement after JD took over. Hasler is a much more experienced coach than JD, and fresh off a premiership win. One can assume that problem is well solved. We got as high as we did last year mostly due to the fact we do have a lot of talent in the side and sometimes even when unguided natural talent can make things happen. We already have the champion racehorse, we have obviously been waiting for the right jockey to ride it.
Cant really blame injuries we were very lucky in that respect compared to alot of other teams beside eastwood the only one of note was ennis and we were pretty much out of contention by then anyway
I think that is a perfect summation
