Now that I have your attention (sorry to mention
the two words together Mae)let me update you on the
Dees night. The best news was Schwarta being made a
life member - he has actually been at the club since
1991 girls. A well-deserved reward for our
boy!<br>Neale Daniher took us through the "Where to from here?"
speech with the theme Meaner, Tougher, Stronger. Sounds
like Schwarta will have to get all hot and sweaty
doing more weights and stuff. He will probably require
a rub down nurse - anyone interested?<br>I digress.
The idea is that we have such a young list (only 5
guys over 25 and guess who is one of them?) so they
don't have long term injuries and will fill out as they
mature. This will enable them to play better under
pressure such as the GF and to handle the new expectations
for success we all have. Apparently the Team of the
Century stuff has inspired the current crop to make some
history of their own and ND was continually referencing
2003 as the time when the current players should be at
their peak in terms of experience, size, leadership,
tactical skills etc. He mentioned that we were getting a
fabulous output from the leadership group, including The
Ox, and that we had Wheatley, Whelan, Nathan Brown,
Bruce and Little Macca to bring in to the GF Team. He
also pointed out that we will get more out of Simmonds
and Green as they were belted out (my words) of the
GF early. ND did drop something of a bombshell as he
was saying that Schwarta had somewhere between 1 and
3 years left in him. Perhaps one of you can look
after him be offering him a retirement home?<br>The
whole night was informative and built on last year. I
suggest that you all make the time next year to go along
- you get a footy fix in November, get to hear the
coach speak openly about what's happening at the footy
level and can get a real sense of where we are heading.
Plus they sell beer. Unfortunately none of the players
turned up. Perhaps if they knew the David Schwarz Zone
group was going to be there in force that may tempt
some (or one in particular) to get there?<br>If you
have any specific questions, let me know.<br>The Dee