Have gone on about this every yr ive been posting.Every list manager should have a PROCESS and a damn good idea of the numbers needed in each area of the ground.
They also need a damn good idea of where players are at and how they have developed have they consistently reached the required standard and ask what is the likely hood of further improvement.
Our footy club continues to fail in all of these things.
Will say it one more time the norm goes something like this, there are the odd exceptions but not many.
First and foremost you must have a loose description for what a tall is.
Most regard 190cm plus as being a genuine tall even the clubs themselves.
There are all types of talls Running talls Third talls KPP,S and ruck/fwd and rucks.
Personally i find the following to be pretty accurate.
Running talls, mids, I rarely consider these blokes to be talls as they have little to do with structure and they go into say if its a mid, the mid category as a tall mid, ie Grigg.When we all talk talls we basically talk about structure and fwds, defenders and rucks.
Third talls they tend to be 190 - 194cm but of course there are exceptions. Blokes who have genuine height play specific roles ie fwd or back are good marks are mobile and prettyy quick, They have height but dont neccesarily have the size and strength to hold down a kp but could pinch hit there if need be. Jack Gunston comes to mind or our own Callum Moore would fit this mould at AFL level if he made the grade.
Then you have GENUINE kpp's usually 195cm plus but they normally have size and strength to go with it, there are also a lot of very goof kpps who are less than 195cm but they have the physical attributes for the role our own Alex Rance comes straight to mind. So its very much a combination of genuine height and size rather than just height.
Then you have your rucks and Ruck/fwds/def usually 198cm and above.
Personally they need to be good in one role and be adequate in the second.We have Chol and some would say Griffiths neither have performed to a high enough level in either role.
Now thats a simple outlier of what a tall is and the roles expected i would have thought it was a simple starting point for our list manager but it never ever seems to be the case.
The next simple questions are how many do we need in each area and not just for the seniors but we need to cater for all areas that is Juniors, Development, Mature, Vets.
You also need to ask where are these players at? how have they performed? and is it likely we will need to cut any of them?
I will use say KPF'S .
We really do need two for senior games, but we do need another two down in the reserves developing, mirroring the seniors and putting pressure on those in the seniors. The numbers are easy to determine. But the numbers are just one small part of it.
If you were running the list you would come to the conclusion that we have just one genuine KPF who has performed anywhere near the need level.The others have had a very long time and it is more likely than not that they need to be replaced. Thats just common sense. Imo we have just three KPF'S Riewoldt, Griffiths, Elton. I make the distinction of Moore being more like a third tall and i think Chol a Ruck/fwd/def
When you make the distinctions and you look at the performance line there is need and great need at that, for three new KPF'S. Preferably 1 junior, 1 development and 1 mature.
This type of process is well plain basic thinking but our club does not seem to have any sort of process in place when it comes to list management and where a lot of players are actually at.
Any way its been done to death by me and thats enough on it again people surely get the drift.
