Originally Posted by
stopper2
Certainly been some positives under Miller this season and considering where were last season and the budget constraints under FFA we probably can't complain too much about where the club is at with 6 games to go. The disappointing thing for me is the seemingly lack of developing or "nurturing" of our young players apart from probably Jackson and Cowburn. Even Cowby has basically been used in a "stop-gap" role for most of this season as a LB rather than giving him valuable game-time in his best position in Centre Mid. Likes of Cooper and Pavicevic have been used very sporadically and numerous times left warming the bench for the whole game. Lundy hasn't been sighted since the 2nd game against SFC, apart from a few cameos warming the bench also. Kitto also had a brief period in the middle of the season where he made a few appearances, had a minor injury but also has been unsighted for weeks now.
I believe Cooper and Lundy are coming off contract at the end of this season, were they given enough opportunities to impress this season in order to get an extension on their contract?....probably not in my opinion.
Bringing our younger players up to A League level is something we need to start doing better as a club. I'm not saying any of these players should be regular starters but you look at likes of Kamau, Mauk, Borrello etc. who have either debuted this season or towards the end of last season and you can see them preogressing as players.
Oh and I also forgot Andy Brennan....Who???
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