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Quote from: WA Tiger on September 22, 2010, 10:02:26 PMSo what year WP will you start to hold our team and players accountable??? As a team WP and the players??I actually hold them accountable every year WAT.But do I hold them to account based on what say Melb or Collingwood does or is doing or where we are at as a team in 2010 going into 2011? For me it has to be based on where we are at.Previously I have had unrealistic expectations. This year I actually had very little expectations because I thought we needed to go back before we went forward especially when we went with such a young listBased on where we are at as a CLub and as List I think we made progress this season, improved alot as the year wore on (mid season) but then the last month was disappointing because IMHO the kids (in alot of cases) simply got tired in their first year.I think there are some players who let themselves down this year with there efforts. I also believe there are some players who got games when they shouldn't have and others who didin't get games when they should have.As a team the Geelong game was totally unacceptable. Not because we lost but because as I said at the time because we as Club basically conceded the game before we headed down the highway with our selections on the Thursday. The 2nd game against Carlton was diabolical and again unacceptable. But the wins especially against Sydney, Adel and Freo were highlights and those fighting qualities displayed in those games have to be the norm rather than the exception. If they are we will win more than we lose and as I said the results will take care of themselvesAs for 2011; I believe for a number of players it will be make or break time. But these aren't players who are going into their 2nd season. These are the ones who are going into season 3,4,5. They are the ones that need to perform not the kids we will draft or 2nd year guys. The 2nd year guys need to continue to improve We won 6 games in 2010 and would expect us to better that in 2011 by how many I don't know but 8-10 wins would be acceptable if all the variables full our way. And no I don't think we will make finals and expect to do so is IMHO unrealistic when we are most likely to have the youngest list in the comp. We are not going to have one bloke on the list over 30 next year. On top of that with our young & developing list we need so many things to go right and we are so heavily reliant on all our good players being there for the entire season. One bad injury to one of our top players automatically changes expectations. Currently, unlike the Collingwoods of this world we cannot afford to lose our best players through injury because we just don't have the depth to cover things like
So what year WP will you start to hold our team and players accountable??? As a team WP and the players??
Okay guys, now what is a realistic position on the ladder for us next year ???
i could live with 0 wins or 10 wins. as long as the right processes are gone thru both on and off the field. its not about wins it wont be for awhile yet imo. you could win 10 and not really improve. you could win 3 or 4 and show dramatic improvement.
