Do we need a Mini-Rebuild?

[Dave The Man]

This Loss tonight has shown that the 2010 Team Run is Over and Need to Start Building the Next Side to have a Crack at Flag.

I would get Rid of all the Coaches except Buckley and Tapping. As I think the Other Assistants have done a Pretty Terrible Job.

Get Rid of Lynch and Russell. They give us no Impact and stopping Kids Playing and Taking a Spot on there list that could go to a Kid.

Krakouer should be Retired as he does not really do enough in a Game. Yes he can give some excitement but no way near enough.

I would even think of Trading Sidebottom as He shows in patches how good he can be but his Up and Down form is not great

Get Rid of some Dead Weight in:

* Cory Gault(don't think he is good enough)
* Peter Yagmoor
* Martin Clarke
* Micheal Hartley(Too Injury Prone)
* Brent MaCaffer


The 2012 was Awsome and has given us some real Chance of some Future Guns.

* Grundy in the last 3 Weeks have been Awsome in the VFL. Upside is Scary
* Kennedy has played 8 AFL Games and Done some Nice Things. Seems above VFL Level
* Broomhead started well but gone quiet but Shown Great Potentia;
* Ramsey has shown great run of Half-Back and Ball Use is Good
* Mature Age Rookies have been Good. Dwyer being the Best

Still have a Very Good Core of Player that to build around in:

* Swan
* Pendlebury
* Cloke
* Reid
* Brown
* Beams


So what do you Think? Do we need a Mini Re-Build.

I think we do as some of Players that where good 3 years ago are past it or just gone way Backwards.

Love to hear your Thoughts Guys?

[Dave The Man]

Also Put Reid Forward and Cloke Back Because Reid is a better kick for goal then Cloke

[Tannin]

Good posting Dave. I don't agree with all you say, but certainly all worth thinking about.

• BJ: gawn
  
• Didak: gawn
  
• Maxwell: will retire at the end of the season
  
• Jolly: last season as a #1 ruck. Might play a coaching/backup role in 2014
  
• Swan: we have seen his best, but still has a few years in the tank
  
• Ball: can and will play on
  
• Heater: needs a head reconstruction, should and will play on
  
• Cloke: has failed as a full forward, reminds me of Richo, play him on the HFF with a licence to roam as he likes
  
• Marty: good depth, unlikely to be in the 22 most weeks
  
• Kennedy: shows promise, but we have too many midgets already
  
• Daisy: should become vice-captain next year.
  
• J. Thomas: fast cementing himself as a best-22 player. Stll has off days; will only get better
  
• Dwyer: no problems with this player, he's AFL standard without a question
  
• Martin: dominates at VFL level, yet to be seen whether he can be more than a handy fill-in on the big stage.
  
• Witts: good and not so good, as you expect with a young player. Will improve, looks the goods.
  
• Beams: you don't fluke Copelands.
  
• Keefe: will play 200
  
• Goldsack: don't be fooled by his not-quite-right form this week, he is one of our best 10-15 players and is vital to our forward line
  
• Reid. All-Australian CHB, can swing forward and swap with Goldie. What more can you ask?
  

[Tannin]

double post

[Dave The Man]

Intresting Post Tannin.

Agree with Cloke being more Pushed up the Ground.

Witts is Hot and Cold. Biggest Problem he is Slow.

I would not call Keeffe a 200 Gamer yet. Does Show Promise Though.

J Thomas is good but Kicking Needs work on

[Didaksgoal]

Good post, Lads.

Keeffe will be around as long as Presti, and he'll be a great utility.

Witty needs time, Dave. He had a breakout game last week, and is developing OK. You'd love the Geelong Cats magic with their recruiting of Blicavs, first year, very good, but we don't. Jolly and Huddo are cactus. Let's hope Grundy goes OK. Dunno, Pies just haven't landed a ruck since Monkhurst and Jolly......................with apologies to Steve Mckee.

The 'Pies will shed some skin in the next few years, so we have to adjust.

Go the Pies

[Piesnchess]

Could we get a Bellchambers, or this trade big for a tom boyd _ I think that's his name, the kid everyone wants ?

[Donny]

Has been happening all year, hasn't it ?

[Beast]

OP raises some interesting points, pity they aren't his own.

But I don't blame him, thread would have looked horrible if it consisted merely of trade Sidebottom, de-list Krakouer, Hudson and Caff, play Cloke in the back line pearls of wisdom.

[stui magpie]

I think we've been having the mini rebuild for the last season and a half with all the new players we've introduced.

I disagree with Dave on Gault, he has more upside than Paine for mine.

[John Wren]

[5150]

Is that like a Fevolution without the goal kicking ability?

[jack_spain]

It's incredible that after winning a flag in 2010 we are talking a major (not a mini) rebuild for 2014 and beyond.

Surely my take on the 2010 flag is right now. It was a fluke. The truly dominant sides of the past 7 years have been Geelong, Sydney and Hawthorn. We are the odd one out.

[Dave The Man]

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