I stand to be corrected, but I don't believe that Connolly has much if anything to do with the playing side of things. I don't think he even sits in the coach's box on gameday.

Don't let facts get in the way of a good story.

Some people are way too negative these days, looking to criticise everything and anything, whether its warranted or not.

Facts is, this administration has brought us back from the brink of existence in every way possible. We no longer have the debt-axe held over our head, and we've been re-introduced to our rich culture and heritage in a big way, all while stepping into state-of-the-art facilities for the first time in 50 years.

Our coach has also taken us from a complete rabble, to now be considered probably the number 1 up-n-coming team going forward. Sure, we're going to face hurdles along the way, and we'll only really be contending from 2013, but the steadfastness and dedication to the rebuild has been admirable and effective.

Lets appreciate the successes of the past 18 months, and be patient enough to know that we can only really expect real onfield success for another 18 months.

So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, while we wait for Scully, Trengove, Morton, Grimes, Watts, Gysberts, Tapscott and Cook and co to actually get to 50 AFL games and have 4-5 pre-seasons. Because I'm pretty certain it will be worth the wait

Petterd played Round 1, 2011. Rushed back from a minor hamstring...but wasn't he the sub and showed be was fit on the day? Yep...gotcha.

Frawley, is our most important player. He could have played round 1 also but was given an extra week. Not my definition of rushed back.

Morton had a finger injury so didn't really lose fitness. Came back as the sub, perfectly fine decision.

Imagine if we play Scully before round 12. You would probably call that rushing him back too.

One difference ox is that Scully has been unable to run, he will lack aerobic fitness I cannot imagine him coming straight in without time at Casey.

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I stand to be corrected, but I don't believe that Connolly has much if anything to do with the playing side of things. I don't think he even sits in the coach's box on gameday.

As the GM of Football Operations I presume he has a fair input into who and how we are coached. If not, what is he doing and if not, why not and if not, let's get someone who does and put Connolly in charge of club PR. (you're doing really well if you understand that sentence) Anyway are Bailey's assistants up to the task at hand and wasn't Wellman taken from us far too easily. We NEED the best coaches, if we haven't got them I presume this review would have shown that, and personally that is exactly what I think it showed. I think the FD is under the pump but only time will tell.

MFC Brains Trust, is that an oxmoron like Army Intelligence?

Like your work DC, very good.