Expectations coming into the season.
What players they have to work with.
Injuries thru the season.
the more i think about it the more mick has it spot on with most sides.
do people actually read whats been written and pay heed to the criteria that sets the rating? the answer to that is no bloody way emotions get in the way to analise a thing.
its funny. its like bloody hell that nuffer malthouse only gave us a c+ never mind the criteria hes a dimwit who knows nothing.
cmon you lot cant have it both ways we either have heaps of talent to work with or we dont. we have either had heaps of injuries right thruout or we havent.
to me i think with us the only thing hes got wrong is the expectation bit we are around where most thought we would finish if not higher.
his expectation though may well have been different to ours.
just my opinion but i think mick has placed a huge emphasis on injury and because of injury what teams have had to work with. hence collingwood getting an a+ .people should toughen up and stop being so precious.
If we're talking marked on expectation and talent, then you'd give us an A+ claw... according to you we have about 10-12 keepers players on the list, the rest are expendable = a loooooooooooooooong way to go and you rate players like Cotchin, Martin and Deledio as reasonable players and Reiwoldt a D+/C- player. You constantly tell us in your patronizing way how stuffing poo we are, so why on earth would you say now that we are about where youd expect us to be? what a load of rubbish, on expectation we should have been 3-9 now.
i had us at 12th 13th my appraisal was a tad pessimistic compared to most. most had us higher so mick has it right. this aint about me bud but malthouse.me i still think we will finish around 12th if we have injuries.
believe i do ratings on players every yr deledio has been rated an A by me for yrs now. riewoldt borderline A/B Cotchin very good player thats a B rating and would become an a grade player elite. i think that has happened this yr with consistent performance.
foley i have regularly rated c/b that is a good to very good player. unlike you nuffers i rxpect players to earn their accolades thru high standard consistent performances over a decent period of time.
and get it right ive said we have 14 to 16 definate players on the list, that is players rated from good - thru v/good - to elite and some of them are yet to play consistent good footy.some are barely over glass half fulls and a couple are very close to retirement.
the keepers are conca, cotchin, deledio, foley grimes, maric, martin, morris newman, rance riewoldt, tuck grigg and houli just.
in development and looking likely to make it ellis dea and batchelor?
others still in development but have played afl vickery, astbury griffiths, ohanlon post helbig browne.
leaves just two kids on the list proper who have not played a game. elton, arnot.
i rate all these guys very much a D = Development. it includes vickery who if i had to rate on performance alone he would be below standard.
it leaves older players in the gun. there are others who i think should be in this group but am holding off.
edwards - despite a good block of games as a small forward like in some previous yrs he may have done enough to avoid the cut again. when hes poor hes very poor.atm id give him a C.
moore - 29 yr old at start of next yr having missed so much footy i dont see it has only really given us two good seasons as it is.
webberley - seems hes just not up to it.
mcguane - a dud has always been a dud.
jackson - another below standard player who gets a regular game.
nahas - one sided tiny vfl player just doesnt have the skill set. below standard .
derickx - 25 yo cant get a kick at coburg. was a ruckman before we got him god knows what he is now.
king - the feral favorite just a vfl player who gives it his all.
connors - has some talent but has a lot of weaknesses in his game as well 6 yrs for a player of his type is an awful long time to make it.
macdonald - not a senior but hes gone.
graham - they wont play him whats the point in keeping him.
only thing left is rookies.
miller - below standard.
maric - has talent but lacks in a lot of areas.
heslin - gone home.
verrier, darrou, wright, turner. all kids all first yr will likely get the mandatory 2 yrs.
theres every chance we wont get a player out of the rookies at best if we get lucky we may get one or two thats just the nature and history of the rookie draft.
so now we have cleared what i actually think up and have regularly said i think mick has it right.
as far as expectations go we are about where most had us. we have had little injury and we do have a reasonable core group that yes is shallow and lacking depth and is open to the ravages of injury which hasnt happened yet.
well done mick a concise and accurate appraisal of us this yr based on your criteria.
