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Cale Morton 4

Jack Grimes 14

Addam Maric 21

Jack Watts 1

Sam Blease 17

James Strauss 19

Jamie Bennell 35

Tom Scully 1

Jack Trengove 2

Jordan Gysberts 11

Luke Tapscott 18

Max Gawn 34

Lucas Cook 12

Jeremy Howe 33

Sure Bailey won more games than Neeld, but lets not forget it was an average of 5.5 games per year during his tenure and with drafting like that no coach after Bailey would have stood a chance.

Also trading Jonstone, delisting Yze, White, Miller and force retiring Robertson and McDonald didn't help...

Its a nice batting order even better than Australia's in Abu Dhabi!

The list Bailey took over was exhausted and the cornerstones of the side Neitz, Yze, White., Wheatley and Robbo were largely finished at AFL level. Neitz could not get his body right. White, Yze and Robbo were reduced to cheap kicks in overwhelmed sides.

FWIW, I thought the Club exited those players in a dignified manner. So many experienced players and so little to follow in the list.

Bailey was not helped by some atrocious recruiting 2001 - 2007 where we got so few quality players in that period and did not have the generation of future leaders to cover Neitz.

Junior played a lone hand in an immature list. And IMO we probably only got Junior's retirement wrong by 12 months.

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    Cale Morton 4

    Jack Grimes 14

    Addam Maric 21

    Jack Watts 1

    Sam Blease 17

    James Strauss 19

    Jamie Bennell 35

    Tom Scully 1

    Jack Trengove 2

    Jordan Gysberts 11

    Luke Tapscott 18

    Max Gawn 34

    Lucas Cook 12

    Jeremy Howe 33

    Sure Bailey won more games than Neeld, but lets not forget it was an average of 5.5 games per year during his tenure and with drafting like that no coach after Bailey would have stood a chance.

    Also trading Jonstone, delisting Yze, White, Miller and force retiring Robertson and McDonald didn't help...

    if Watts had a different number beside him than 1 he would be long gone from the club too

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    if Watts had a different number beside him than 1 he would be long gone from the club too

    If any official is ranking players purely on their draft number then they should be long gone from the club.

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