Clearly I don't believe it to be the reason.
If I did i would advocate for him to be appointed Coach, mo64 would probably argue that even after passing, Norm would be a better coach than Bailey.
I think it just makes for interesting discussion. To point to the lengths some teams endures, and hear interesting "rationale" for it from supporters.
I wrote that post inferring that you would definitely call the MFC "curse", the cure of Norm Smith.
Once beaten, it's magically gone. Of course that's the case, but it makes for interesting reading.
I for one don't mind hearing a bit of "magic" in sport, like the curse of the Black Sox.