How will Collingwood fair in 2008 ?
Collingwood fans would probably be pretty disappointed with their 2007 season finishing 6th, but their finals campaign was almost brilliant, only losing to the eventual premiers by 5 points in the Preliminary Final. Magpie fans could not have expected any more from their side. Both the Magpie hierarchy and fans would not be expected anything less than a top 4 finish this year and a Grand Final berth. The retirements of Buckley, Lucuria and Clement will be huge in an off field sense. Those 3 provided a great deal of experience and football knowledge to the young list which is difficult to replace. And there a some players that will be playing or their careers one would think.
Let’s take a look at where I think the Magpies can take that one extra step in 2008. First let’s look at the additions and deletion from the 2007 list.
ADDITIONS:
Jaxson Barham (Geelong Falcons)
Cameron Wood (Brisbane Lions)
John McCarthy (Dandenong Stingrays)
Tobias Thoolen (Bendigo Pioneers)
Rookie: Kevin Dyas (County Armagh, Ireland)
DELETIONS:
Retired: Nathan Buckley (veteran – outside list), James Clement, Paul Licuria
Traded: Ben Davies (Kangaroos)
Delisted: Guy Richards, Daniel Nicholls (rookie)
