Carl Dilena
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280 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 11 Jul
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So I'm just trying to juggle different time zones to get them together for a chat, work through it all and then we'll work out what path we take.
Yeah, no, it's a good question and one that comes up a bit.
We had a really good discussion at the start of the year about those expectations and not trying to put numbers on things.
But off the back of last year, we had a big intake of new players.
Obviously, it was well publicised.
Getting them settled, sorted and getting some cohesion into our team was first and foremost.
But then a really heavy focus on the rest of our playing list, particularly some of the young midfielders and making it a real consolidation and development year for those guys.
And I think what we've seen is some of those guys are really stepping up quite well.
And we want to make sure we retain them and keep them together as a tight unit.
So all of those elements were going in, as well as we wanted to be a higher scoring, faster moving team.
And I think we've seen that.
Our overall percentage is a lot better than it has been in prior years.
So I think there's a lot of really good positive signs.
For me, it's more about that trend.
Are we seeing us build towards a premiership-looking team?
Are you?
Oh, I feel we are.
We've still got gaps, and we went into this year not thinking we've got a complete list.
So part of the exercise for this year is working out where those gaps still sit.
And we've put people in different positions, played different roles, had a few injuries which has forced that, and other times there's been a bit of experimentation.
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