Why we should tank...

[Rosso 59]

What a grim position our club has reached. Yet all is not lost. If we embrace a season long strategy of losing every game (we are well under way!), untold riches await.

Consider this scenario. If we finish bottom, our draft picks in the (bumper) upcoming national draft would be as follows.

Pick #1

Pick # 2 (compensation pick for Tom $cully)

Pick #15 (compensation for Tom $cully, GWS have an extra rd 1 pick and assuming Dogs finish lower than 9th)

Also, once the bidding for Jack Viney occurs, our 1st round pick is protected as it would be no1. As far as I know we can't be made to use our compo picks on him, so we would then use our first pick in round 2 Pick which would be about #25, given that Brisbane have an end of rd 1 pick.

The alternative is to battle through the season finish around 12th and have:

Pick 8 (probably have to use on Viney)

Pick 9 ($cully)

Pick 15 ($cully)

Pick 30

NB.... Before everyone jumps down my throat and labels me a disgrace, this is firmly tongue in cheek, I will probably drive to the West Gate Bridge and jump off if we don't win a game this year. However, leading into the last round a win or loss may be very important as to where we are forced to take Jack Viney.

[McQueen 17,867]

It hasn't worked before, why do it again?

[Steve13 457]

The last thing we need is more tanking talk!! A winning culture is the ONLY way to teach our young players the value of every game, and to grow the ruthless mentality that we need to climb the ladder.

[drdrake 3,187]

Why we shouldn't tank because losing sucks and I'm tired of losing

[Jaded No More 68,974]

Just no!

Edited April 5, 2012 by Jaded

[Rosso 59]

Did anyone actually read the full post, especially the part at the end where I said this was tongue in cheek and that I did not want us to tank??? I thought only Collingwood supporters couldn't read... Sigh...

[Real Demon 232]

Forget it!

[Jordie_tackles 354]

Why we shouldn't tank because losing sucks and I'm tired of losing

[daisycutter 29,738]

Jaisus wept - should have known some turkey would start such a thread!

[olisik 4,060]

lol, love it

[Sir Why You Little 37,130]

We must WIN our way out of this. current position.

The End.

[Outside fifty 967]

Ahh guys I hate to tell you buts he's taking the [censored]. Things are desperate I know but lets not go postal. Still gotta laugh.

[Sir Why You Little 37,130]

Ahh guys I hate to tell you buts he's taking the [censored]. Things are desperate I know but lets not go postal. Still gotta laugh.

I laugh at funny things

[deesrule 104]

Maybe we should invest in a tank we seem to need some protection from outside forces

[Outside fifty 967]

I laughed out loud when I read the title and hadn't even open the thread. It could only ever have been a pisstake.

[DeeMfc 621]

It was only a matter of time before this subject reared its ugly head (joking or not)

Although it seems we are all sick of losing it will be interesting to see what thoughts are being bandied around if we are 12th on the ladder in round 18.......

I was pro development in 2010 but I don't think I could handle the same scenario again.

Then again when the potential draft picks become obvious........

[Dr. Mubutu 866]

It was only a matter of time before this subject reared its ugly head (joking or not)

Although it seems we are all sick of losing it will be interesting to see what thoughts are being bandied around if we are 12th on the ladder in round 18.......

I was pro development in 2010 but I don't think I could handle the same scenario again.

Then again when the potential draft picks become obvious........

Lachie Whitfield at #1 - write it in. Much like 'we-all-know-who' in '09.

[Loyal Royal 1]

Things seemed to go badly from the time The Freddo Show's name wasn't called out at the draft for our Dees ....

[Demon_JB 1,385]

1) Pointless topic

2) I cant fathom to think about if we were in such a position to draft picks #1 and #2 the added pressure on those players performing and the media scrutinizing us on how we made the wrong decision again. I am sick to death on Melbourne 'apparently' making the wrong pick choices when at the time where the best available options at that number. I'd rather now just stick to getting picks around 15-30 mid range and hope to snare a superstar i.e. Nat Fyfe at 20 or Dane Swan pick 58.

[Tony Tea 2,809]

Did anyone actually read the full post, especially the part at the end where I said this was tongue in cheek and that I did not want us to tank??? I thought only Collingwood supporters couldn't read... Sigh...

I said the same thing in the same way several months ago and got the same reaction.