Recruitment strategy

[yipper]

Recruitment has been for young players - exceptionally quick and highly skilled. Also good kids with strong character.

It seems we were seen as slow and workman like rather than a classy team. Exciting forward line players have been recruited. We need to kick goals - it seems we are after blokes who can do that.

[borderbarry]

Quick and of good character. At last we are on the right track!

[avid]

Very happy with speed and character.
But wish some were taller too!
If McEvoy gets injured, what do we do?
If Wilkes gets injured -- who's the fullback?

Stanley might develop as a ruck.
Gilbo might be tried at FB.
That's pretty shallow depth.

[avid]

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Then looked like it hadn't submitted.

[Bardon Saint]

maybe our strategy will go from defence being the best form of attack to attack being the best form of defence.
Our recruitment of skillful and speedy hff and wingman will go a long way to do this. Always keeping the opposition guessing, on the back foot and reactive.
It will also be more exciting to watch a team of Nicky Winmars as opposed to a team of Robert Eddys.

[borderbarry]

Quick and of good character. At last we are on the right track!

[borderbarry]

Quick, highly skilled, and of good character. At last we are on the right track!

[Spinner]

Liking the look of our Rookie strategy.


Gone are the days of picking up players with poor skills.


AKA Jones, Geary, Eddy, McQualter....

[avid]

Ditto

[Junction Oval]

They all sound good, but I am concerned about our back-up ruck situation. Rhys Stanley is certainly not what you would call a known performing ruckman.

I notice that Hawthorn picked up St Kilda/Richmond reject ruckman, Adam Pattison - bears some thought.

[dragit]

They all sound good, but I am concerned about our back-up ruck situation. Rhys Stanley is certainly not what you would call a known performing ruckman.

I notice that Hawthorn picked up St Kilda/Richmond reject ruckman, Adam Pattison - bears some thought.

They also took Broc McCauley

[skeptic]

I notice that Hawthorn picked up St Kilda/Richmond reject ruckman, Adam Pattison - bears some thought.

If he gets an opportunity and does well... i simply couldn't bear it

[goodie]

Sound in theory but sorely lacking big men in practice

[skeptic]

my concern is that we generally don't have luck with medium sized players


we've got a lot of them this season

[BelfastSaint]

my concern is that we generally don't have luck with medium sized players


we've got a lot of them this season

But don't you know .... our luck is changing .....

[joffaboy]

my concern is that we generally don't have luck with medium sized players


we've got a lot of them this season

Well at least that we now have some kind of recruiting strategy, we can debate the merits of the players recruited under the strategy.

Although I supported Lyon and understood his drafting strategy was geared towards stronger body "role" playing recycled players, our young player had no rhyme or reason in theire selections, except for one.

They were all the one pedestrian pace. Young or old, large or small, all slow (except for maybe Peake and Jones).

[Con Gorozidis]

Recruitment has been for young players - exceptionally quick and highly skilled. Also good kids with strong character.

It seems we were seen as slow and workman like rather than a classy team. Exciting forward line players have been recruited. We need to kick goals - it seems we are after blokes who can do that.

pelchen loves "medium forwards"

siposs will have some comp on his hands now.

[saintsRrising]

Recruitment has been for young players - exceptionally quick and highly skilled. Also good kids with strong character.

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Interesting that actually a good chunk are not kids.

Wilkes, and Milera are mid twenties....and Saad 22.

Markworth is a year older than the kids.
Two more rookies who are 21 and potentially can play this season.

Recruitment strategy has diffirent tiers to it:

* Enough "mature" players to address current holes and to give us a real crack at being Top 4 in 2012.

* Plenty of young and youngish players to address the age imbalance of the list and to provide a solid platform of emerging talent to steadily transform the team over the next several seasons.

You can for example see the basis of a "next gen" midfield to take us forwards complete with Big Ben just hitting his straps.

[Scollop]

Recruitment has been for young players - exceptionally quick and highly skilled. Also good kids with strong character.

.

Interesting that actually a good chunk are not kids.

Wilkes, and Milera are mid twenties....and Saad 22.

Markworth is a year older than the kids.
Two more rookies who are 21 and potentially can play this season.

Recruitment strategy has diffirent tiers to it:

* Enough "mature" players to address current holes and to give us a real crack at being Top 4 in 2012.

* Plenty of young and youngish players to address the age imbalance of the list and to provide a solid platform of emerging talent to steadily transform the team over the next several seasons.

You can for example see the basis of a "next gen" midfield to take us forwards complete with Big Ben just hitting his straps.

It all makes sense...Could 2012 be our year? Expect the unexpected I say...Copy the Geelong 2011 template and Believe or Burn!!!

[Con Gorozidis]

all of audden we have a zillion forwards at the club.

[ace]

Recruitment has been for young players - exceptionally quick and highly skilled. Also good kids with strong character.

.

Interesting that actually a good chunk are not kids.

Wilkes, and Milera are mid twenties....and Saad 22.

Markworth is a year older than the kids.
Two more rookies who are 21 and potentially can play this season.

Recruitment strategy has diffirent tiers to it:

* Enough "mature" players to address current holes and to give us a real crack at being Top 4 in 2012.

* Plenty of young and youngish players to address the age imbalance of the list and to provide a solid platform of emerging talent to steadily transform the team over the next several seasons.

You can for example see the basis of a "next gen" midfield to take us forwards complete with Big Ben just hitting his straps.

Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney have the "next gen" midfield - all first round draft picks.
St Kilda got the leftovers midfield.

[Wrote for Luck]

read that all the new recruits are heading off to Philip Island this weekend with all the coaches. the senior blokes must be thinking wtf.

all we need now is a Director!

[bergholt]

Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney have the "next gen" midfield - all first round draft picks.
St Kilda got the leftovers midfield.

glass half empty guy, hey ace?

[ace]

Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney have the "next gen" midfield - all first round draft picks.
St Kilda got the leftovers midfield.

glass half empty guy, hey ace?

Just a realist.

[Fidelis]

With the glut of medium sized forwards, I have wondered if we're not looking at a future of foward rotations like we currently see in the midfield. Is this the way of the future?