Anyone else catch KB and Jon Ralph's gloomy outlook for the "struggling" clubs such as Melbourne, Bulldogs and Saints? Said that with free agency now top clubs no longer need to bottom out and with the draft concessions given to the expansion clubs, they're set to fight out the premierships for the foreseeable future.
Not exactly groundbreaking discussion but nonetheless hearing these two industry "experts" openly dismissing our chances of genuinely contending for a flag anytime soon, well it certainly took the air out of my tires a bit.
I've got to believe we'll be in with a chance sooner than 10 years from now. If Port can go from basket case to contender in the space of 2-3 seasons then why can't we do the same?