Finals when do we return to them.

[the claw]

Pretty simple really what year do we play finals again?
For me if everything goes well we draft and trade well, develop well and manage the list well then maybe 2029. Premiership 2031.
Get these areas wrong then it will be longer.

[WilliamPowell]

2026

[Damo]

2026

As in the 2026 the season after next ?

It’s like the old “I didn’t know there was a 5 in the morning”

Just want to make sure I have the year correct

How on earth do we play finals in 2026? How is it possible. I’d love to know the WP blueprint to that timeline. I can’t see how it’s even remotely possible.

We need to finish last next year and jam a heap of games into the kids, draft well again. Then slowly improve

2028 seems optimistic
2029 realistic if we draft well this year and next

[Diocletian]

Next year #quickbounce

[WilliamPowell]

2026

As in the 2026 the season after next ?

Yes

How on earth do we play finals in 2026? How is it possible. I’d love to know the WP blueprint to that timeline. I can’t see how it’s even remotely possible.

no blueprint just a gut feel

[Andyy]

2030

Just my guess

[mat073]

2028 , but we’ll be competitive and tease the 8 before that .

[mat073]

I see 2025 as ground zero of our rebuild- similar to 2010 but worse .

Back then at least we had players on the list who would become generational champions.

The next couple of years will be spent stockpiling elite talent.

Probably the worse thing that could happen now is for Lynch to play 20 games next year and we win 10 games and end up in no man’s land.

[Andyy]

I see 2025 as ground zero of our rebuild- similar to 2010 but worse .

Back then at least we had players on the list who would become generational champions.

The next couple of years will be spent stockpiling elite talent.

Probably the worse thing that could happen now is for Lynch to play 20 games next year and we win 10 games and end up in no man’s land.

So, what would you do if a suitor came along for Lynch?

What sort of trade would it take to get him out of RFC for you?

[mat073]

I see 2025 as ground zero of our rebuild- similar to 2010 but worse .

Back then at least we had players on the list who would become generational champions.

The next couple of years will be spent stockpiling elite talent.

Probably the worse thing that could happen now is for Lynch to play 20 games next year and we win 10 games and end up in no man’s land.

So, what would you do if a suitor came along for Lynch?

What sort of trade would it take to get him out of RFC for you?

For a guy who’s played 8 games in 2 years - any pick under 30 is a win .

[Andyy]

I don't see us playing finals for years.

I can see blokes like Taranto and Hopper being the Geez Newmans of the team and just playing some crappy finals in their twilight.

The list is currently quite poo.

If we clean up in the draft over 24-25 and bring in 6+ players who can help us become a finals team again that won't happen for close to 5 years.

[Gigantor]

Nothing shocks me in football
With correct planning and development of the youth I can’t see why we can’t turn it around very quickly
However poor recruiting and development could see us take forever once again

[Simonator]

I’d say 4-5 years, I don’t really care though. I want another dynasty and making finals doesn’t necessarily mean that. We made finals for 3-4 years before missing out in 2016 which obviously was the start of our dynasty

[Hard Roar Tiger]

Last time we were in this position, it took 4 years but we had a nice base of generational talent with Dusty, Cotch, Shedda, Jack and Rance all establishing themselves.
This time we have a solid core of senior experienced players but very little youth. I can see a bounce in a year or two before we drop as Nank, Vlas, Broad, Lynch and even Meatie retire. We’re gonna need some mature bods to replace that core.

[cub]

hopeful 2026
Realistic lets give us 3-4 years I'm thinking 2028
But you know what ?
Nothing will ever match 2017 in my eyes, dynasty's are very rare also
Another flag would be nice though