One last bit of boring stats to back up my theory about why we need to give the current coach untill the end of his 5 year contract.
The only senior players we have are:
- Richo, Bowden, Johnson, Brown, Simmonds.
Games played in that group 260 to 161.
We have no players in the age games group from 160-120. Geelong have 8, including the like of Ling, Corey, Mooney, Ablett, Chapman etc.
How can you expect a coach in this postion to have success at this stage? (yr.4)
The only players we have: 118-50 are the following
- McMahon, Newman, Pettifer*, Polak, Hyde*, Cogs, Tuck, Deledio, Tambling, Foley, Raines, Schultz.
You cannot expect those last 5 to near their prime untill at least 2009.
Deledio, drafted 3 seasons and 4 rounds ago is our 13th most 'games played' player.
26 other players on the list have played less than 40 games.
Long way to go lads.
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Perhaps by the 2nd half of the season the side will look something like:
Polak Thursfeild King
Newman Rance McMahon
Deledio Cogs Cotchin
Morton Reiwoldt Connors
Brown Schultz Edwards
Patto Tambling Foley
Richo Simmonds Johnson Tuck
- Raines, Jacko, Polo as the starting midfeild for the Burgers.