List Mgmt. Which whipping boy would you most like to see come good in 2023?

[Ether]

... but you never know what can happen in Bonar gets a healthy run under Clarkson and if Young improves as much as he did in 2022 he isn't going anywhere. That's not to mention the club would still hope to get something out of Mahony and Spicer under new tutelage, it's easy to forget all of our draft crop of the last three years have been through some real upheaval.

I'd love it if one of our whipping boys turned the corner under our new coaching regime. I'm tempted to go with Crafty as he seems to cop the most flak but it'd be great if Bonar had a good run with injury, added some agility and had better confidence in / understanding of his role.

Who else ya got?

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Callum Coleman-Jones

If he hits form, CCJ would transform our forward line and/or give us a lot more confidence in our future ruckman.

Maybe more importantly, he'd give us more confidence in Brady with trades that involve a future 2nd rounder.

 

[hoffseason gains]

I'd love it if one of our whipping boys turned the corner under our new coaching regime. I'm tempted to go with Crafty as he seems to cop the most flak but it'd be great if Bonar had a good run with injury, added some agility and had better confidence in / understanding of his role.

Who else ya got?

Stephenson I guess has become a whipping boy, he’s got the most talent out of any of those who can be considered so him. Could fill many roles in the team.

One of the 3 young rucks to come good would be most important for future development though.

Most likely I see one of those hard working Mahony types coming good as a Clarko favourite, whether we like it or not.

 

[Fish Sticks]

1. Stephenson
2. CCJ
3. Spicer

Stephenson because he has the talent to be a game breaker - I’d like to see him play off half back or on a wing.
Get the ball in his hands & let him use his speed, good decision making & kicking skills.
With Curtis & Sheezel (fingers crossed) up forward, we can utilise Sleevo’s skills further up the ground.

I chose CCJ & Spicer as these are types/positions we currently lack - a pack crushing forward who can go into the ruck & a small zippy forward creating havoc in the front half.

I’d be wrapt if 2 of those 3 stepped up & had a good year… all 3 & we are looking really good!!
I won’t be holding my breath though…

 

[Ether]

Stephenson I guess has become a whipping boy, he’s got the most talent out of any of those who can be considered so him. Could fill many roles in the team.

One of the 3 young rucks to come good would be most important for future development though.

Most likely I see one of those hard working Mahony types coming good as a Clarko favourite, whether we like it or not.

Posters have put up the hope that one of our young guys (Phillips, Powell, others?) becomes the "next Sam Mitchell". As a junior Crafty was touted as a mid with good footy smarts who set up play. Make it happen, Euge.

 

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Tristan Xerri

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[roos_fanatic08]

Honestly, I want all of them to succeed. Because if those fringe players come on it’ll do wonders for our on field success. The three who I would like to come on though are:

Stephenson: Stacks of talent and has all the tools to be a damaging half forward or wingman. Desperately needs to sort out what’s going on between the ears though.

Lazzaro: still young, nice kid and as professional as they come. Cops an unfair amount of bashing around these parts so I’d love to see him stick it up a few.

Spicer: another who i’d love to see stick it up the haters. Has been thrown in the deep end too early despite being raw. Would love to see him come on and become a dangerous and speedy small forward option.

Special mentions also include: Bonar, Mahony and CCJ

 

[The Nostradamus]

Lazzaro

 

[The Filth Wizard]

I'd love Stevo to "get it". Such a weapon if he did. Bonar to a lesser degree but he needs a free run from injury (as per the kind quote in the OP).

Laz gives everything. He's probably the sort of guy that would get another contract through effort and club work.

The real answer though is CCJ, he needs to quieten a couple of supporter bases.

 

[Devington]

One of Big X and CCJ having everything click would be so big for us. Both seem to qualify as whipping boys too.

Other than that I have a soft spot for Laz and sleevo, would be over the moon if Laz could lockdown a spot, and if Sleevo could find consistency without the awful moments that plague him.

 

[spurs]

Bonar

 

[DesertRoo]

Laz, he screams one of Clarkos boi’s.
I can see him being one of those kids, You say ‘I need you to do push ups till I come back’, accidentally forget, come back an hour later to see struggling thru calling out 10,069

 

[Roo096]

Don't like the term whipping boy Iam not going to mention any particular player but the bottom 6 of our best 22 every week need to perform.How much pressure would it take of the top 6 if the bottom 6 lifted?

 

[Frank Thring]

After reading the Pre Srason thread im hoping its Cunners

 

[amaz199]

Spicer.

 

[shinboner magic]

Bonars is the name that should be on everyone’s lips
Make of tissue paper and is pretty vanilla when he does get out there

 

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Tarryn Thomas

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[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

I like LDU.

Hoping he can go to the next level.

 

[7577969923]

I'd like to see Mahony really put last season behind him and emerge as a high-quality pressure forward who does minutes as an inside mid and averages a goal a week. The Zeibull would still, however, be calling for him to be delisted.

 

[King Hansen]

Mahony

 

[speedy]

I like this thread, a chance to be positive toward all our players. On the flip side it will be concerning how many players will actually named as "whipping boys".

 

[The acurate one]

Probably CCJ due to us being laughed at over contract length and what we paid for him.

I firmly believe his issue is a total lack of fitness, ability isn't a concern.

Hope he works hard this off season.

 

[DarwinRoo]

I’d prefer the supporters weren’t a pack of campaigners towards certain players

 

[Mixed Results]

It's hard to see it happening, but it would be great if Spicer became an electrifying small forward for us. He offers us something different to Curtis with his speed and I would love to see both of them, plus Sheezel, kick many goals together over the next decade.

 

[Ether]

I like LDU.

Hoping he can go to the next level.

I assume this is meant to a joke but he did cop it on here not that long ago.