Fasolo Goldsack and Blair, this MUST be their year.

[3rd degree]

I prefer Fasolo forward we have been lacking a small forward with some class to help out Elliot who has tonnes of it. I think he will swing more often than Ronny McKewon.

[yin-YANG]

Goldy will be very valuable as a senior player in a young/developing team. He is 28 this year so a poor year would certainly have him queried next year - but it is very doubtful his intensity will drop off - the guy knows nothing else!

Faz and Blair will need to have good years to keep their spots. Not sure abut all this one dimensional stuff - Faz did OK last year when playing off half back against Norf - calved them up and help the Pies win a good game. But with the quality of the kids such as Broomy, Freeman and De Goey coming through pushing for a small forward role the pressure is certainly on Blair and Faz to keep their spots this year.

I think Faz will step up with some injury luck - however I doubt Blair will be able to hold off Freeman by the end of the year… Blair has been fantastic with his effort but his stats are heading the wrong way and lets be fair he was not a star in the premiership team and therefore untouchable!

[yin-YANG]

Faz has attacking potential and flair and as proven last year flexibility also, so not sure why he would be included. Goldy is very flexible and able to go back or forward when required. - Not so attacking - but do you think Bux expects every player to play attacking footy? Blair can play fwd then go into the midfield - limited attacking skills - but not every player can run forward of the play and kick goals e.g. Beams!

How flexible is Brown? I think he might be in trouble given his lack of attacking skills and lack of flexibility - come to think of it so would Frost as most Full Backs would be!

[inxs88]

Blair's 1% ers need to be superseded by the 99% ers. Simple!

[droversdog65]

yY I'm not saying any or all of them are getting the arse but for one reason or another they will all be scrutinized as I'm sure others will be.

As for Faz he has the flair but he has had other issues, not being an insider I don't know if his sojurn down back has alleviated those issues in the eyes of the coaching staff - and selection committee.

Blair is almost entirely a reactive player in that he is geared to checking an opponent rather than being creative - in this way he is inflexible.

The same - to a lesser extent - applies to Goldy.

Of course I'm sure Bux is well aware of the need for defensive types but his comments of late have hinted at a perception that we are not creative and attacking enough.

Some will be retained and others will not - such is life.

[Jezza]

Goldsack is a good ordinary player who is very flexible in his ability to play multiple positions. He can play up forward and if we're struggling for tall timber down back he can also be an adequate player down back when he needs to be but I love Goldsack's determination at the contest and his tackling ability is first class and to be admired by our supporters. I don't think he's on notice this year if he produces what we saw in 2014. Players like him are warriors and can really help lift the whole team when they're struggling. The fact that the club has given him a spot in the leadership group suggests he's not going anywhere any time soon.

Fasolo is definitely on notice however and needs a big year to cement his future at the club. He's shown glimpses and signs that he could be a very good player for us but injuries, poor form and his general inability to grow into a more team-oriented player has hurt him. I think the Fas was quite a good player down back in the early stages of last season but if he can sort himself out and become a permanent half forward that we desperately need then he'll be a very handy player. If he has another poor year he'll be on thin ice when it comes to his future status at the club.

Blair is a player with limited abilities but his work rate and ethic can't be questioned. He's not an impressive player by any means but he can lay a decent tackle and his pressure acts as a forward or midfielder are quite solid but Blair's defensive game isn't strong and he doesn't have the capabilities to be a solid defensive player. However the problem for Blair is that his height and his lack of pace means he'll never be an imposing small forward that the club is really striving to find. Last year we were bereft of small forwards and Blair failed to step up to that mantle as a small forward. I think he's on thin ice if he gets pushed out of the side but I can see him lasting on the list in 2016 even if he has an ordinary year. I still hold sentimental views of him somewhat because he was a Premiership player in 2010 so I hope he can prove his doubters wrong this year.

[droversdog65]

I think they all three have positives and have been of good service to the club, I just believe in light of what the coach has said that they - and others - will be under increased scrutiny.

The gameplan and team makeup are in transition, changes WILL be made. That much is crystal clear.

Bucks wants a more attacking posture - on balance - so players who don't have an attacking role are going to come under scrutiny.

It's all very well to say that players must be two way runners and have responsibility for their opponent in a defensive way but every player possible should have at least some sort of offensive capability.

Those that are viewed as purely defensive or nuetral run the risk of being left behind and those that remain in contention will probably be weighed in the balance on their ability to balance defense and attack.

[E]

[RudeBoy]

The players (in no particular order) who would be under the most pressure to perform this year, if they are to remain on our list going forward, would probably be:

Blair
Dwyer
Brown
Keeffe
Fasolo
Sinclair
Karnezis
Thomas
Gault
Oxley
Ramsey

Young will no doubt get the flick (if he doesn't retire during the year) and Macaffer will probably be kept on for 2016, following his recuperation from injury.

[jackcass]

[RudeBoy]

Yeah JC, I forgot to include Armstrong.

[Lazza]

[Jezza]

[Neil Appleby]

[jackcass]