David HardingDockers a chance for finals
January 20th 2011 13:43
Last season saw the exodus that was threatening to send the Burnie Dockers into recess, and were heavily tipped the win the wooden spoon. The season came and the Dockers were almost a chance for finals after a decent start to the season they hit a bit of a roadblock. They had to beat Glenorchy at home late in the season to close the gap to make it. But the Magpies managed to hang on and beat Burnie and ended their chances of making the finals, now fast forward to 2011, Burnie have managed to capture back 2 former players, and even secure Jason Laycock back to the state.
Laycock who was a chance to head to the Giants under Sheedy but he decided he wanted to stay in Tasmania. Now the Dockers are a chance, I would say to make the finals, they are a young side, and if they secure the young Penguin player they are chasing the sky very well could be the limit for the Dockers.
Plant entered the club with a lot of people questioning the appointment of him, saying that the players had no desire to listen to him, and would up and leave the club. Most have said that was the reason they left, who knows? It could have been but they retained some good players, managed to get some better young players, and now they stood tall against the odds.
With the Devonport exodus this season, it could mean that Burnie could sneak into the top 6 and become a finalist after their massive exodus last season which lead them to drop their reserves last season.
Burnie does seem to be the only team outside the finals that are going to make a charge for the finals, Lauderdale are still getting into the swing of being in the TSL, Hobart have their trouble, South Launceston are still going to need to find some players to make them competitive.
Both South Launceston and Lauderdale recruited a lot of youngsters last season, and are looking to the future for their club, with Burnie having that mixture of youth and experience that last season wasn't enough for them, but a season later it could.
Laycock who was a chance to head to the Giants under Sheedy but he decided he wanted to stay in Tasmania. Now the Dockers are a chance, I would say to make the finals, they are a young side, and if they secure the young Penguin player they are chasing the sky very well could be the limit for the Dockers.
Plant entered the club with a lot of people questioning the appointment of him, saying that the players had no desire to listen to him, and would up and leave the club. Most have said that was the reason they left, who knows? It could have been but they retained some good players, managed to get some better young players, and now they stood tall against the odds.
With the Devonport exodus this season, it could mean that Burnie could sneak into the top 6 and become a finalist after their massive exodus last season which lead them to drop their reserves last season.
Burnie does seem to be the only team outside the finals that are going to make a charge for the finals, Lauderdale are still getting into the swing of being in the TSL, Hobart have their trouble, South Launceston are still going to need to find some players to make them competitive.
Both South Launceston and Lauderdale recruited a lot of youngsters last season, and are looking to the future for their club, with Burnie having that mixture of youth and experience that last season wasn't enough for them, but a season later it could.
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