Brodlach wrote:How long is it going to take to get the cattle though? He might end up coaching for 10 years with no success but have the cattle ready when he goes. Need to stop ‘selling’ the top end to bring more ‘good’ youngsters.
FWIW I don’t know if he can coach either
Completely agree!!!
The other issue complicating things is free agency, but that's another story.
Back on topic - We have too many in the 'under 22' category and no class in the mid range age which is where the kids need leadership. Cripps is 23 and Docherty is 24 but other than that we don't have much in the 22-28 range.
The next range we have lots of (scaringly). Rowe, Thomas, Murphy, Kruezer, Simpson. You can see our list is well out of balance.
Of our entire list;
U22 - 20
22-27 -11 (includes Mullett, O'Shea, Byrne, McDaid (rookie), Shaw (rookie), Liam Jones, Kerridge, Graham)
28 and over - 10 (Phillips, Rowe, Lobbe)
I'd like to see some quality senior assistant coaches go in and help Bolts. I don't know what Tim Clarke, Dale Amos, Cam Bruce and David Teague offer so it's hard to speak about them particularly but I think Matt Capuano and Josh Fraser (who is development coach at stoppages) is getting given a bath in the matchday situations.