Lightning McQueen wrote:whufc wrote:I think the other big challenge Nicks has is creating a top 8 forward given a bloke with only a couple of years left is kicking a quarter of their goals.
Maybe though his departure will be a blessing in a sense that it forces them to find other avenues and creates more emphasis on a range of players scoring.
They continually find non-scoring tall forwards, is it supply or talent? I don't The Zeppelin is the answer moving forward, he's in his 4th season and scores at less that a goal a game, Tom Lynch must be in his last season, The Fog has the potential but has only delivered once and struggles to get on the park and Thilthorpe burst on to the scene but has found the going a bit tougher since.
Do they eye off an established proven forward and throw the kitchen sink at him or are there other holes that need filling first?
Unlike most Power supporters, I'd like to see the Crows go well and it's great to see ROB respond to my criticism a few weeks ago by finding some of that 2020 form.
They would definitely have to think about their midfield and the potential start power they have or don't have there. Laird is a star, Sloane isn't getting any younger and then there is a bunch of young blokes who could be hits or misses.
I mean look at teams that are missing finals like Carlton, Essendon, Fremantle who have a couple of superstar midfielders thinking (Cripps & Walsh), (Merrett & Parish), (Fyfe & Brayshaw).
Genuine question for the Crows but is there a position line in the team that you believe is set in stone and one that can get take the Crows into top 8 maybe even top 4.
For mine there doesn't really seem to be, maybe (O'Brien, Sloane, Laird, Keays) but there seems to be gaps on each line that are going to need replacing before they come a genuinely good side again. If i compare that to say Carlton i look at them and think well their backline actually is pretty decent, they have 2 gun superstar midfields, its really just a functioning forward line and midfield depth that could see them rise up the table. If Carlton werent Carlton you would think they were an easier fix than the Crows being my point.