by The Bedge » Wed Mar 06, 2019 12:16 pm
Season Preview - Eastern Park
2018
Won - 9
Lost - 9
Position - 9th
Notes - One win outside top 5 with superior percentage but lost points due to indiscrection.
B Grade
Won - 5
Lost - 13
Position - 10th
Player movement
OUT
Andrews, Craig
Burgoyne, Michael
Clifton, Ashley
Cullen, Adam
Diedrichsen, Peter **
Dixon, Mathew
Gale, Luke
Galic, Ben
Hockley, Kane
Knapp, Chris
Marsden, Matt
Marshall, Robert
McCafferty, Adrian
McDonald, Troy
McMullen, Ben
Morony, Haydan
O'Loughlin, James
Palmer, Bailey
Spong, Brayden
Sumner, Kym
Verrall, Jacob
Warren, Nathan
IN
Blight, Mitchell
Devolle, Jared
Frencham, Alex
Gannon, Nathan
Harris, Lachlan
Holmes, Tyson
Hubbert, Steven
Kovacic, Robert
McIver, nathan
O'Halloran, Blake
Parsons, Ashley
Quinlan, Brock
Spriggs, Jake
Torkington, Brad
Tyler, Brett
Walker, Kieran
Wieland, Ashley
Where to start with the Dees.. started 2018 as a flag fancy in D4, began the season justifying that wrap but soon went pear shaped when Friel was suspended for head butting. The loss of points derailed the Parkers season and sent them spiralling down to D5 for this year.
End of the season saw most the A grade walk out the door, and a new A grade walk in. Hard to see how they'll manage to gel early, lot of expectation rests on the shoulders of young Brad Walkley to lead the side. Word is Tuckwell and Diedrichsen have elected to $tay on this $eason which is a boost for the Demons, whilst the addition of Nathan McIver will also assist.
You can't drop a division where you were should've played finals, and not manage the grade, this will be all that saves Eastern Park from plummeting down to D6. They'll still win games through pure talent, but unfortunately the fact is they've lost too much talent and the game has evolved - coaches have evolved - and the 80's "raa raa" tactic for motivation just doesn't have the same impact these days, it'll cost them games.
Prediction: 7th
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