I can't remember the last time we're going into a season with potentially 6-8 new recruits that could be fronting up for Rd 1. Here's my reckoning : Bennell (Half Fwd), McCarthy ( CHF), B. Hill (Wing), Hamling ( FB), A. Perace (back from long injury, CHB), Harley Balic (Bench), and of course the biggest recruit of all, Fyfe.
Clearly if the injury card don't raise its ugly head and the likes of Yarran and MJ gets a slight reprimand for their misdemeanours, we'll go into Rd.1 against the Cats, very confident.