Opinion Your 2025 expectations

[Heeney2Franklin]

With the last week or so remaining of 2024 we endured what could be described as the highest of highs and then the lowest of lows a season can have.

Im sure a few if not all are still carrying the emotions from that disaster but moving forward what are your personal expectations for the club in 2025?

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Membership tally -
Debutons -

 

[The King!]

I don’t honestly know what to expect now, I have felt we built a group from 2019 onwards ready to peak and be a contender, and they did contend, just messed up at the end, but does that mess a group up too much

Gut feel is we have a year like 2023, the Warner shit might be annoying if it it lingers

 

[Jewelsbon]

I agree with the King, absolutely no idea what next season holds for us. I'd like to think we'll be right back up there at the pointy end, but I just don't know what mental scars remain from the disaster in September. Hopefully with a new coach there will be a new mindset and the old bloods spirit will return.
As far as membership numbers go, I just can't imagine surpassing this year's number. In my opinion, it was all too heartbreaking in the end to convert the casuals into the rusted on, but who knows!
No thoughts on debutants.

 

[Kiama Chris]

I have both hopes and expectations.

Expectations:
1) Cox will prove to be a competent head coach leading the team to finals.
2) Our pressure/contested side will become more consistent.
3) We will maintain crowd attendance within 5% of 2024. That's more important than membership.

Hopes:
1) Top 4.
2) Warner extends.
3) We improve our midfield and forward setups.
4) Edwards takes the next step and allows McCartin to play forward or interceptor.
5) Macca does a terrific job with the reserves so we get real performance and development.
6) Somehow we find a way to get an expert midfield coach over the Xmas break.
7) The fringe (not development) players put real pressure on the selection committee.

My biggest hope is that I will be proud of our team's effort every game, win, lose or draw.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

I’m not feeling optimistic.

History shows sides coming off a GF belting struggle the next season.

1. We struggle to 8th & go out first week of finals
2. Membership steady
3. Paton and Snell debut for the club

Warner’s contract saga drags on & becomes a frustrating distraction. He ends up leaving.

 

[Kiama Chris]

I’m not feeling optimistic.

History shows sides coming off a GF belting struggle the next season.

1. We struggle to 8th & go out first week of finals
2. Membership steady
3. Paton and Snell debut for the club

Warner’s contract saga drags on & becomes a frustrating distraction. He ends up leaving.

The more Warner delays the more likely it is that he's leaving. If he's staying he will want that out of the way.

 

[rustycrate]

The more Warner delays the more likely it is that he's leaving. If he's staying he will want that out of the way.

I am actually very ambivalent about Warner. Yep sure he is a fantastic hard and hard to replicate player.

But
so was Mitchell, and
so was the other guy that left and is captaining Adelaide.

These players don't define us.

so was Buddy at the Hawks. Losing him did not define them.

I like to think of Sydney as a team. One soldier goes down and another soldier fills the gap. It is not a tragedy. It is life. Life goes on. Sydney will continue to threaten the top eight and the top four again regardless.