Last season 'Buddy' Franklin sent the Crows packing in an Elimination Final. This year it was more of a team effort from Collingwood. Their second half performance against the Crows was very strong. The hardest part about losing to Collingwood is that I don't expect them to be going to the Grand Final this year. Generally I see it as a consolation that if you lose, then the team that defeated you should be worthy of going the distance.
I don't think we were destined for a Premiership this year. As a supporter all I wanted to see was that we are close. Teams like Geelong and Hawthorn are totally dominant at the moment due to poor seasons in the past. The Crows haven't taken that nosedive to jump back up. They just needed to at least make it to a preliminary final to feel like they have progressed.
Recently Nathan Bassett announced his retirement. He's been a great servant to the club and the back line will sorely miss his courage. As far as replacements for him go, I'm not really sure. Andy Otten is probably the first name that springs to mind but I'm yet to see enough of him playing.
One thing is for sure though: Hard decisions will once again be made regarding the playing list. Do we trade players to get better draft picks or different players? Clearly the forward line has had a lot of issues in recent years. So a move could be made there, although I think we actually have a pretty decent forward line if we can get Hentschel, Tippett, Porplyzia and Gill in the same team. If Jacky can develop into a good goal sneak to work alongside Richard Douglas then I'd say we have a pretty formidable front 6.
I've heard the names Johncock, Reilly and Rutten listed as possible trades. Here's hoping we can keep all threeas I think they're all vital to any future success for the Crows.
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