Hard to know. No one can really know. They had a bad choice of head coach in 2023 and it showed on the field. They kept him for 2024 then realised it was a mistake and let him go early, effectively went 2024 with no proper head coach. They had big discipline problems as well but started to turn that around last year and it has been much better this year. They have a top notch coaching team this year and it has turned things around. You'd think if they can keep them in place then the trajectory will stay on the up. But who knows?
Their lower grades have been a shambles for years. They need to improve cattle throughout the grades
Yes, they need depth. Would they get more players next year if they were in div 1? Maybe. All anyone can do is speculate. They do have a steady stream of juniors flowing into colts then grade now which has been a long time in the making.