Sir Why You Little

But what was the long term plan, JB said he had a Grand Plan (White Knights as i recall) but nothing happened…except that the situation is now far worse and very complicated

Yes nobody wants to discuss Concussion litigation so far. It’s brewing

“Bang the Rocks together Guys…..”

Absolutely. They are under pressure, but the rewards for getting it right are huge. Recruiters should be on similar money to Senior Coaches, with incentive clauses.

I have no doubt the Demons can be in that Top Bracket as long as we keep nailing the good young recruits. But we do have to keep getting them right. There is no room for failure in the next 4-5 years

I certainly don’t have your unbridled enthusiasm that North will survive. They are too far down the well. 19 clubs do not add up long term, and i don’t see a 20th Club emerging from the NT, as some others do.

North are just going to get belted week after week Where is the Leadership?

You are not factoring in Tasmania into this debate. Not all those recruits will be star players at North, not all of them will stay either. Clarkson cannot get a win out of them now The moment the AFL let Horne Francis walk out after 1 year, North were in serious trouble

North have failed that fight, that’s the problem

I am not saying other clubs are not in danger of having hard times. The next 10 years could be very difficult. But North are Rock bottom and have been for 2-3 years, this will take a lot more than money to repair.

They had a Second Chance, that they also turned down

You are talking about the NSW and QLD markets. It’s big money. The AFL are not losing out of these deals, even if the stadiums are almost empty. It’s all about TV That is exactly why the Fixture is now a dog’s breakfast

You are forgetting that other clubs also need talent. if North were in this situation alone, i would agree with your points. But they are not alone, compounded by Tassie’s entry I doubt North will win a game this year, so it will be difficult to keep the list together. Hawthorn might win 1-2. Richmond needs a list rebuild I disagree with Tassie coming in right now, but that is happening, so I don’t see how North can survive this next phase

GWS & The Suns earn the AFL Millions of dollars through the Broadcasting Deal, they are not going anywhere. The money the AFL puts into these clubs is way smaller than the Revenue from the Broadcasters

But North have been down since 2016, they were offered a Lifeline before that, but turned it down. The Major problem is other clubs need young talent as well, as well as a Brand new Club. The onfield turn around won’t just happen, they have already done 4 years on the bottom It smells of Fitzroy to me

How will North be ok?

But you miss the Point. Brisbane are in a one Team town, yes they turned it around. North are in a much worse situation, Melbourne already has too many Clubs, compounded by The Tasmanian venture

But how will that happen? Emotional ties only go so far. How many Players will leave at years end? How can they attract Big Name Players? The Spiral has begun….

Yes. The AFL make money propping up GW$ & GC $un$, but they won’t have any benefit from propping up North. The Moment Brayshaw stepped down as President, that was the Final Curtain

Sadly it’s too late. North should have gone 12 years ago. Hawthorn are in for a world of pain, but they will survive. North won’t. Too many sides in Melbourne as well as an uneven number

https://apple.news/A0lAM3pr4RJeGYO9gqQeZFA I don’t think North are going to survive the Map of Tassie Expansion….

Passion for The Brown Paper Bag….

Yes it’s not often that you get your next 2 opponents playing each other on the same ground. our coaching staff should be flat out today

The next 2 weeks will depend on whether our Midfielders can find form…

The Eagles still have some experienced good players on their list. North have nothing like that. Totally different scenario