we were outclassed but tambling is improving at a rate of knots, post showed confidence although kicking at times was problematic, nahas continues to improve, Vickery looks to be going ok and there were many other positives but i come back to one thing and its this and this will sound tough but we cant improve with the list we have. This may sound mighty tough but why should we keep Chris Newman- a 26/27 hbf, why should we keep Shane Tuck also about 26/27yo, what role can they play for us ... we need skillful mids and a big key position forward. At the end of the year Id be putting up Newman, Foley, Tuck, Pattison and players like that to see what we could get.
And what are you going to do? Get more draft picks? We are going to get 4 picks in the top 40 along with pick 2 in the december draft and be able to elevate Nahas.
Newman is a smart footballer, Tuck is a very good clearance player and getting 1st use is critical in footy. Foley when fit is a playmaker and makes things happen, no-one will want Patto.
Why don't try something novel?
How about we extract the most from the talent that we currently have?
Get our players as strong and fit as the Crows.
Develop the young talent to deliver the optimum performance for 100 minutes like the Crows.
What the Crows showed me tonight was not enormous talent but enormous, cohesive output.
A great lesson for our players, the coaching staff and our supporters.