Pies 2022 - MacRae's Novus Tempus

[LaurieHolden]

As our list stands, in the short term (2022-2023), we have neither the draft capital nor salary cap headroom to shape a multi-year Finals list.

Enter Graham Wright, the most qualified person we can put in the position of List Manager.

It will take 3-4 years before we become regular finals contenders.

The age profile for our list is taking shape, there will be 10 core 22 players hitting 50+ games within 2 years.

Over the next 3 years, we need another 3-6 recruits around the 75-100 game mark.

Recruiting is never easy, maybe we should have shopped Sidey last year before Treloar. Anyway, that's done.

On review of Melbourne's list and re-build, their core 50-159 game players stands at 15.

The targeted recruiting of Lever, Langdon, and May to compliment the youth coming through was inspired. We need to do the same.

To push into the Top 4, a core of 3-6 All Australian Senior or AAU22 is required.

We had the foundations, only to be cruelled by injury of Elliott, Langdon and the basket of ex-players that fell into that category, well the less said the better.

Current AA players

10.Pendlebury (6),22. Sidebottom, 30. Moore, 4. Grundy (2)

Current AAU22 players

3.Quaynor, 7.J. Daicos

Previous AAU22

30.Moore, 2.JDG, 22. Sidebottom (2),5. Elliott,4. Grundy (2)

ex-players

Phillips, Stephenson, T. Langdon (2), Witts, Beams, Treloar

AAU22 Trade Targets

Half-Back ~Trent Rivers Melbourne
Full Back ~Tom McCartin Swans
Full Forward ~Ben King Suns

Future Drafts

Full Back 2022 ~ Top 10 1st pick
CHF 2023 ~ Top 10 1st pick
Full Forward ~ 2024 Top 10 1st pick
F/S ~ Jett Buckley 2024 draft

Coaching Panel

Head coach

· Craig McRae

Assistant coaches

· Hayden Skipworth (forwards)

· Justin Leppitsch (head of strategy and backline)

· Brendon Bolton (director of coaching and midfield)

· Mark 'The Russian" Jamar (ruck)

Off-field / list management

· Graham Wright (list manager)

· Derek Hine (head recruiter)

· Neville Jetta (development)

· Josh Fraser (head of academy)

· Nick Maxwell (leadership and culture manager)

As for our on-field leadership, I would like to see the following ~

Captain

Pendlebury

Vice-Captain

Moore

Leadership Group

Adams, Howe, Crisp, Grundy, Maynard, Elliott, IQ

2022 and beyond

As we see out 2021 and move into 2022, the list changeup is apparent. It would be dangerous if we bounced too soon.

Integrity of selection must come into the Club. Several senior players have been coasting, with the fresh coaching group I am confident a reset of the groups mind-set will follow and competition for spots lifts the overall standard of the regular starting 22.

The first steps of our rebuild in 2022 should come by solidifying our backline, resurrecting our forward line, while refreshing our Centre line and Rucks.

Backline

While we are undergoing this re-build, we cannot afford to be getting belted by the top sides. As a result, we need to ensure our backline is the foundation to our next push.

Mihocek is a dependable player, however as a key forward he lacks the ability and mobility to turn a match off his own boot. In the pre-season, I would trial him in a backline role, the position which he originally came into the club.

This move also offers to plug a hole should ageing players in Howe (12th season) and Roughead (13th season) succumb to injury.

Madgen is not the answer here, nor fits the age profile for our next push.

Pendlebury (17th season) can be a Mr. Fixit off half-back while rotating through the Centre.

Forwards

Within our forward line as it stands, we have 2 players capable of swinging a match off their own boot in Elliott and JDG.

Sidebottom, McCreery and Ginnivan are the players you want at the feet of Cox, Kreuger and Cameron.

Henry has shown the ability to compete in the air and has already shown he has class and gone ahead of Kelly, who has had a hapless run with injury.

Sidebottom (14th season) and Elliott (10th season) while both now into veteran status, present as 2+ goal game forwards.

Our colts in Kelly, McCreery, and Henry must be afforded blocks of games over this season to better determine their long-term prospects towards our next finals push.

Midfield

Games are won and lost significantly in the centre bounce. We need a re-set in the middle. Grundy is dominant with hit-outs, controlling first use of the ball, but we're too easily beaten in clearance, which comes down to your midfield being able to get the job done.

With JDG slated to spend more time in the midfield, we require a mid-field group with potency forward of the centre.

JDG, Pendlebury and Lipinski remain our best Centre options. Each has a step, polished off either foot and can run defensively and offensively to deliver scoreboard impact.

T. Brown and Finlay Macrae can continue their apprenticeship as future Centres as rotation options.

While many are calling for Crisp and Maynard to be given a run in the middle, they are straight-line runners, better suited to the backline.

22 for 2022 (number, age Round1, games, height, weight)

B 3. Quaynor (22,35,180cm,84kg); 41. Mihocek (28,79,192cm,97kg); 25.Crisp (28,175,190cm,90kg)

HB 37. Maynard (25,138,189cm,93kg); 30. Moore (26,102, 203cm,100kg);38. Howe (31,195,190cm,85kg)

C 7. JDaicos (23,52,178cm,77kg);10. Pendlebury (34, 334,191cm,90kg) 35. NDaicos (19,0,183cm,73kg)

R 4. Grundy (27,171,203cm,108kg); 13. Adams (28,134,181cm,84kg); 2.JDG (26,118,188cm,92kg);

HF 20. Kelly (21,3,194cm,93kg); 14. Cameron (26,20,204cm,101kg);5. Elliott (29,136,178cm,79kg)

F 31. McCreery (20,13,186cm,83kg);15. Kreuger (22,2,196cm,88kg);16. Henry (19,10,189cm,80kg)

INT 22. Sidebottom (31,264,184cm,84kg); 1. Lipinski (23,54,187cm,84kg); 18. MacRae (20,9,187cm,81kg); 6.T. Brown (22,16,192cm,88kg)

**EMG**

23.Roughead (31,200, 200cm,100kg); 32.WHE (28,157,186cm, 82kg); 28. Murphy (22,17,192cm,89kg); 17. C. Brown (23,64,179cm,80kg); 33. Ginnivan (19,5,184cm,78kg); 8. Bianco (21,12, 188cm,73kg); 24. Poulter (19,11,193cm,80kg); 9.Noble (25, 44, 180,73kg); 44. Madgen (29, 40,192cm,98kg); 46. Cox (31,76,211cm,109kg). 43. Charlie Dean (20,195cm,95kg)

**Draftees**

19. Arlo Draper (19,186cm,75kg); 27. Cooper Murley (18,178cm,70kg); 35. Nick Daicos (19,0,183cm,73kg); 36.Harvey Harrison (18,178cm,70kg); 43. Charlie Dean (20,195cm,95kg)

Floreat Pica

NB - view is none of Cox, Elliott, WHE, Howe, Madgen, Mihocek, Pendlebury, Roughead, Sidebottom will be on our list come 2024, when our next Finals push is likely to occur over the 2024-26 seasons, then consolidating into a Top 4 spot over 2027-28.

[Lazza]

Good and interesting opinion to ponder on. Mostly agree. However I tend to differ in opinion to most here on Magden. I think he has become the mandatory Nick’s current whipping boy and this influences opinions. He is nowhere as bad a player as he is made out to be and under the new coaching environment, I can see him being supported and given confidence to play a specific and important stopping role that will suit him.

[Pies4shaw]

^ He'll turn 31 in early 2024.

[Lazza]

If he cements a role, I can see him playing for at least two more seasons.

[derkd]

Silly question, is Rantall still on the list? I thought i saw he was delisted?

[Pies2016]

Once the VFL is back in its entirety and you have hungry youngsters applying selection pressure from underneath, it “ should “ all come together.
First we need to see a body of work from the kids and then the seniors will feel the competition for their spots breathing down their collective necks.
Competition from below still remains the best way to guarantee a senior player to work hard both on the track and during the game. We haven’t had that for a year or two and once players realise finals are out of reach, many of them just go through the motions. I would be confident of an overall lift in intensity in 2022.

[LaurieHolden]

[dalyc]

Anybody know anything of Jett in terms of ability?

[LaurieHolden]

[Pies4shaw]

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

[RudeBoy]

Our continuing weakness is our lack of quality KPPs. Maybe Begg and Kelly will prove to be great players for us, but so far we are yet to see Begg and Kelly has had trouble remaining uninjured. We have a host of midfield options, but having to rely on the ageing Roughead and the adequate Cameron leaves us exposed for big man talent.

[stui magpie]

[MatthewBoydFanClub]

It’s games of senior footy under your belt which improves your ability to compete in the field. These guys all show potential but until you pump senior games of footy into them you can’t expect them to be able to compete against seasoned veterans from opposition clubs.

[Pies2016]