Right! We are precisely 2 months away from Rd1....and I've got to say.... I'm getting quite excited about all this....
I reckon - all of a sudden- we've got a pretty exciting squad.
It has depth, it has some talent, and it has a good mix of experience/ inexperience. Importantly, I see competition for places, and I really cant see much 'deadwood' in there. More importantly, we seem to be relatively injury free for this time of year. Hogan and Bennell seem to be the only question marks.
Importantly, we might have got through the Xmas/ festival period without any mishaps, - for once.! I've got a feeling that the 'focus' is - at last - right, and, a few murmours from players suggesting that 'playing finals is a serious aim' , is encouraging - and a refreshing change - to say the least!
Then, theres the fixtures !!
I hadn't looked before now, but geez! ....I reckon we have been dealt a good hand. !!
A quick '15min analysis' has got me all "Jezzerish" ( - or Jezzarish if you prefer...)
I reckon we (should) beat NM, Suns, SK, WB , Ess, BL, Carlton, 1 of the 2 against Port. That gives us 11 wins straight up!
For the exercise, I reckon we have trouble with the Tigers, Collingwood, Melbourne, Geelong, and - (begrudgingly) - have given the clowns down the road , 2 wins. I've also given Port a win, because the buggers seem to trouble us every year..Thats 7 losses, but, if things go half right, I'd like to think our squad topples a couple of those. Hopefully, the 2 derbies...
Games in the balance are : Giants (canberra), Hawthorn (in Nth Antartica), Adelaide(away), and, Sydney (here). Again maybe we can get 2 of them...if not 3??
So, if any of the above ' goes to plan', well... we start approaching 15 wins or more....?!!?? ...and that puts us in quite a nice spot. Definitely in the 8, and maybe pushing top 4.!!
Importantly - if the above goes to plan in the first 6 rounds , then we are at least 4 from 6 by round 6! Ie anything less than that and we get the Drover' s dog in.......
Now....no - I haven' t found a big pile of the stuff that Jezza is on, but am fearing that 'I have completely lost it'.!!
Its either that, or, Jezza is indeed 'The 2nd Coming' ....!!
Am I completely "off my trolley", or is there good reason to go all Jezzerish about 2019???