Comments on: Who will be the big improvers in 2010?

By: Westcoast929406

Westcoast929406 — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:23:11 +0000

Kerr was not there for the second half of the season- The Eagles improvement came without him.
However Kerr is a targeted player and cops a battering in each game, which tends to negate him – He is not the same impact player as before.

By: subrasub

subrasub — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 07:05:29 +0000

Mister football i think u need to open your eyes, never mentioned anything about the doggies being a top 4 certainty. I said they would fight it out against a few teams to earn the double chance and when i mentioned ‘darkhorse’ i meant darkhorse for the title. I dont know what you had in mind but you seem confused with these terms.

By: Mister Football

Mister Football — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 05:43:58 +0000

I just noticed on another thread that someone called pimbo has asked me a question.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 03:33:06 +0000

But not quite as amusing as you Mister Football.

Come back, all is forgiven and the next AFL World CUp is a cert to be hosted in Australia.

By: Redb

Redb — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:50:38 +0000

West Coast were starting to improve towards the end of the 09 season. However, unless they can find some gun midfielders to help out an ageing and injury prone Kerr it is going to be another tough season this year.

Redb

By: Mister Football

Mister Football — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:18:29 +0000

I think he was trying to be funny.

By: Beast-A-Tron

Beast-A-Tron — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 06:15:24 +0000

I got the impression you didn’t like football, something change your mind?? So you go for the bulldogs or do you barrack for another team?

By: Westcoast929406

Westcoast929406 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:22:07 +0000

MC,
We can see you know your footy – If you are a betting man put a few hard earned on the Eagles to make the 8. They are very quietly going about their business of getting back to where they belong – In the top 8.
After a successful 2009 financially the club is slowly climbing out of the self imposed mess of the past few years.

By: Mister Football

Mister Football — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:09:38 +0000

Good point.

St KIlda had a good year last year after about five years of promising so much – but I always got the impression that everything clicked with mixture of quality players and discards – I can’t see them replicating it this year.

On the article in general:

1. You really can’t say that WB is a top four certainty then call them a “dark horse”.

2. Every season produces the bolter – and that’s the toughest thing to pick at this stage.

By: jimbo

jimbo — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:21:18 +0000

I think Barry Hall and the Bulldogs will be the big improvers.

He’s been working on the left hook during the offseason and his right cross gets em on the chin every time.

Go big bad Bazza go!

By: Donovan

Donovan — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:32:34 +0000

I have my concerns about St Kilda. With the increasing likely hood of Lovett never playing a game for his new club and Ball walking for free, they have added virtually nothing to their list and only getting older. Still slow as a wet week and still in dire need of that game-breaking small forward. Unless Peake proves to have been an under-achiever during his time at the Dockers and Smith can finally getting his hamstring in working order, I’d say the Saints have few new surprises. All it will take is an injury to Hayes and Riewoldt and then the Saints can say goodbye to their clearances around the packs and their fire-power up forward, as you don’t immediately replace an on-baller with a kid and Kosi isn’t good enough to be the primary focal point up forward.

But, prove me wrong!

By: Redb

Redb — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:13:25 +0000

no we leave that to Carlton slime.

By: K.B.

K.B. — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:00:40 +0000

Are you planning some undetectable tanking exercises for 2010….

By: Redb

Redb — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:55:20 +0000

Essendon with minimal injuries, the first time in 4-5 years will see us slide right under the radar at this rate.

By: Michael C

Michael C — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:00:32 +0000

from teams in the bottom 8, Hawthorn, Port, Eagles, Swans, North, Freo, Rich and Melb.

Freo, one wonders about, Melb and North are looking good for 2011-2013,

Rich, one wonders about – but hey, they’ve got rid of Oakley-Nichols, so, back J.O-N to be best ‘recruit’ for the AFL season 2010.

Hawthorn should be back fighting out for the top 4,

Port – should be a rebuilding year – sans any Burgoyne.

Swans with a couple of exciting young indigenous kids running around the forward line crumbing off Bradshaw……still don’t see ‘em being a serious contender – but, they should be playing more attractive footy….but, Kennelly is back.

Eagles – could be the bolter from outside the bottom 8, expect to see Eagles battling for a spot 5-8.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:36:04 +0000

Very hard to pick the top four. Cats Saints Crows Pies Lions Dogs Hawks could all make it