We can be contenders in 2017, today's GF proves it

[Piesnchess]

The Welare did prove you don't need to make the double chance to get the flag, just so long as you hit peak form right on finals time, you get injured players back,-courtesy of the bye- and you get a good rub of the green from the umpires. Well, we never get a good go from the umps, but so long as we get the other two right, we could cause some mayhem come next finals time.

[Cruisinwithdids]

We were close to the Dogs in our 2 games this year, which is encouraging, but we also played terribly against Carlton, StKilda, Melbourne, Richmond ect. Our yearly wins read 2009 16, 2010 20, 2011 22, 2012 17, 2013 14, 2014 11, 2015 10, 2016 9. The worry is that we are on a 5 year decline, which has not included a bottom out (so we don't get the plumb draft picks of the dogs). We are trying to get guys like Wells, Mundy ect and I understand we need some experience, but i would have thought we would target leaders (those 2 aren't) to help the kids. The interest in Maric when we talk about trading Witts, from a playing perspective is puzzling. I think he'd be a great ruck coach, but not worth a place on a senior list given his form of last year where he was not picked in the Richmond team 15 times when available and fit. I'm not sure Jesse White, Trav Varcoe, Jeremy Howe, Levi Greenwood are the sort of players that will propel us up the ladder either. I'm just not seeing where the improvement comes from outside of Darcy Moore, Maynard, Smith, Crocker and the hopeful inclusion of Hoskin Elliot and Jamie Elliot.

[stui magpie]