TW did something that arguably (KB may be the exception here) no other Tigers coach has attempted to do in the last 27 years - rebuild. He used the Cats blueprint as a model even before they had success and recruited a talented group of young players together that could learn, develop and come through together to form a powerful unit. Every year he and the recruiters have attempted to add similiar aged players which are both talented and who fill in gaps until we find ourselves at this point where we have the most exciting group of young players in the league.
Other teams may argue that they have younger lists but our week to week team is filled with youth. In fact if you exclude all of the players above 23 from the team our structure would barely change. This to me indicates future success.
Now that we have added players such as Vickery, Post, Hislop, Thomson and probably most importantly for the next 2/3 seasons - Cousins, I think you would find it hard to argue that we are well and truly on the right track as a club.
We just keep getting better and better every year!
Finals 2009, 2010 +....exciting to imagine!
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