I know we are all very disappointed but i just wanted to mention a few things that us fans learnt this season that will benefit us for next season. They are:
- Cameron King is our NO.9: Many suggested that this off season, most of our cap would be spent buying a new NO.9. Well i believe we have found our man for years to come.
-Moses is our NO.7: Many fans doubted the signing of moses, i for one had my doubts, but as a result of this season and mitches performances, many have agreed that moses is and deserves to be our NO.7 heading towards the future. He is very talented, and gives his all every game.
- Brown and Gutherson are two very important players of the future: Both players had breakout years this season, and us fans now know we have two very reliable players in these two men who both have automatic selection for next year.
- Our forwards Need work: This was probably obvious at the start of the year, but our small forwards, although very determined and aggressive, lacked size to really dominate other forward packs. I think our front in particular needs work, and i think this will be addressed in the off season.
- Timmy Mannah is past is time: I think this is the most subjective out of all my comments and i know will cause debate, but IMO timmy is past his time as a forward. Tim is a great bloke but heading into next season i fear that his spot in the team could very well be at the expense of Alvaro, who im starting to believe is going to be another player of the future for the club, and i was starting to really enjoy watching his development as a player.
-We need a new captain: Again this relates to timmy, but i stress the importance of having the right player in a teams 17 being the captain. The captain needs to be someone who other players respect and look up to, while also enjoy being around. He needs to be someone who sets the standards at training and encourages others to be better. Timmy is not this player and i honestly believe next year King guth should be our captain. To me he suits the role perfectly, and although he is young, i do believe he has enough respect from players around him to thrive in the role.
-BA is the coach to get the job done although he may need some assistance: I think most will agree that BA has done a terrific job both this year and last year and is not a contender for coach of the year for No reason. Perhaps he needs some assistance with getting the players attitudes right, or even having someone who has a different view on team selections just to get a different opinion.
I would like to hear your thoughts on other things you think we have learnt this year like the ability or positions of certain players or anything you think we have learnt as a result of this season. Also would like to hear if you agree or disagree with the statements i have made. Thanks for a great season mighty eelsss.
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GO YOUTH!!!!!
Regarding the size of our forwards, our pack looked like midgets next to NQ. Agree that this needs to be addresses.
Hard to argue with anything you've said here. Also with a few injured players coming back into the side I think we will give the top 4 another real crack next year. I'm going early and predicting we finish 4th again. Anyone else willing to stick their neck out this early?
Ill remember that prediction Fathead.
Sack BA is a bush coach. Get a decent coach and a good defence coach. BA does not have plan B and he had pretty much same team for last 2 years and still he does not have clue. He had 2 years to make a team who can compete for 80 minutes not 40 minutes.
I may give it a little more time then open a main blog about it if someone doesn't beat me to it.
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