I've said it a few times and will again. Players like Blease and Gysberts would have been long-term AFL players if they went to a club that wasn't such a basket case. Our recruiting and development strategy/model over the period relevant to these 2 players was an unforgiveable shambles. We stuffed up some bloody good careers.

Repeating it doesn't make it right.

The real problem with the departures of McDonald, Bruce and Green was not that they left when they did but that there were no obvious leadership contenders to replace them. We're still a bit thin of the ground and probably will be for about 2-3 more years by which time those who seem to have obvious leadership capabilities (ie, Viney) are mature enough to take on the responsibility.

That's exactly the point right there. You nailed it.

I had had enough of Bruce's hospital bandpasses but of the three Junior's dumping was an outright disgrace and EVERYONE KNEW IT but the people responsible.

Edited September 10, 201510 yr by pitmaster