Fremantle won’t be going laborious on the draft within the post-season as coach Justin Longmuir places his religion in growing their current record.
After making it to the semifinal final yr many anticipated one other finals run however the Dockers have endured a horror season languishing in fifteenth place after their 16-point loss to Port Adelaide on the weekend.
Last yr an enormous low season noticed the likes of Luke Jackson and Jaeger O’Meara dropped at the membership however the coach expects a far much less busier commerce interval subsequent yr.
“I don’t expect much change if any, we’ve had a lot of change over the last year in particular, with our playing list and over the last couple of years with our coaches and staff so I think it’ll be more about stability rather than change,” Longmuir instructed 7NEWS.
“There are a few things internally that will change some personnel around but there’s no real desperate need for to bring someone externally at this stage.”
The Dockers coach as an alternative challenged his current gamers to work more durable within the preseason to get off to a greater begin subsequent yr.
“The offseason is going to be about making sure we get as many fit players returning as fit as they can and then making sure that we’re really planned with our preseason focuses and with our training to make sure we maximise the preseason,” he stated.
“We’re a pretty young squad and we need to make sure that we maximise another preseason to hit the ground running in round one next year.”
His feedback observe what was one in all his most sincere assessments of the membership’s season on AFL360 during which he stated he hoped having to look at finals from the sidelines this yr “burns the players.”
“It’s been a frustrating season from the very start, and we’re going to look on really envious to the finals this year,” he instructed AFL360 on Monday.
“Hopefully, it really burns the players.
“We have got to make sure this is not a lost year. I think we took a step back with our list and our age to take a couple of steps forward.
“Early in the year, we didn’t handle the expectations and played it really safe and unwilling to take risks.
“We’ve just got to make sure we review the season really well, and we look to take those two steps forward next year.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
