Rupert
Years ago
Tigers - Are They For Real?
While everyone is talking the Tigers at being a contender again the following suggests some trouble may lie ahead...
While they have said no imports to start the season with Worthington going down and Greer coming off shoulder surgery and still not training they might need one because a month of regular season games without them (more so Wortho) could put them in serious trouble with only a final 4 this year. Bad start could really hurt any team.
Tigers first month of the season isn't easy.
2 30-Sep-09 WED MELBOURNE NEW ZEALAND
3 08-Oct-09 THU NEW ZEALAND MELBOURNE
3 10-Oct-09 SAT MELBOURNE TOWNSVILLE
4 14-Oct-09 WED GOLD COAST MELBOURNE
5 21-Oct-09 WED ADELAIDE MELBOURNE
5 25-Oct-09 SUN PERTH MELBOURNE
6 28-Oct-09 WED MELBOURNE GOLD COAST
Tigers will start as follows with full roster.
5 Chris Anstey (Captain)
4 Mark Worthington
3 Tommy Greer
2 Luke Kendall
1 Nathan Crosswell
While I know the obvious thing people will say is Crosswell and Kendall wont start together, just wait.
Offensively the 1/2/3 spots won't put alot of fear in teams that someone will go off with 15 in a quarter or 30 in a game. Realistically Corletto and O'Hea are the only perimeter scorers and one is coming off a substandard year while the other has basically never played and is 26 years old.
The Melbourne Tigers squad currently consists of the following players:
Chris Anstey (Captain)
Mark Worthington
Sam Mackinnon
Luke Kendall
Daryl Corletto
Nathan Crosswell
Tommy Greer
Daniel Johnson
Matt O'Hea
Ryan Bathie (development)
Bo Westover (development)
Edin Zunic (development)
Lucas Walker (on trial)
Tim Lang (on trial)
Interesting to note Walker is back from St Mary's but has a strange skill set. Athletic, built but will be undersized inside and doesn't have a perimeter game. Replica of Greer. The other being Lang who returned from Stetson and played SEABL for Kilsyth is there in Sturt's departure to Belgium.
Does this team put fear in your team?
