Did a little digging into our recent history of rising star nominations after noting how bare the cupboard was in our VFL team on the weekend (apologies to James Jordon).
I was shocked (but then again not really..) to discover we haven't had a single nomination since 2016! Yep. Not Rising star 'winner'.. an actual nomination... or to put that another way, not a single nomination while Goody has been senior coach of the MFC.
This might seem trivial to some, or just a reflection of the stage of development we were at after a period of rebuilding through the draft under Roos (FYI; in Roosy's last year of coaching we had 4 RS nominations), but i think it actually paints a pretty damning picture of our recruiting and development of players under Goody. It also, I think explains in some way the 'stale' feel this team has had to it in 2019. The spark that only youthful exuberance can bring, is virtually non-existent.
I think it's also worth noting that both last year's premier and the runner up in West Coast and Collingwood had 2 RS nominations each in 2018.
Wondering what people's thoughts are on this? I think it's vital we pick up a gun 18yr old in this years draft to keep the wheel turning and hopefully spark some excitement in the team for 2020.
I was shocked (but then again not really..) to discover we haven't had a single nomination since 2016! Yep. Not Rising star 'winner'.. an actual nomination... or to put that another way, not a single nomination while Goody has been senior coach of the MFC.
This might seem trivial to some, or just a reflection of the stage of development we were at after a period of rebuilding through the draft under Roos (FYI; in Roosy's last year of coaching we had 4 RS nominations), but i think it actually paints a pretty damning picture of our recruiting and development of players under Goody. It also, I think explains in some way the 'stale' feel this team has had to it in 2019. The spark that only youthful exuberance can bring, is virtually non-existent.
I think it's also worth noting that both last year's premier and the runner up in West Coast and Collingwood had 2 RS nominations each in 2018.
Wondering what people's thoughts are on this? I think it's vital we pick up a gun 18yr old in this years draft to keep the wheel turning and hopefully spark some excitement in the team for 2020.
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