Sydney Blue wrote:
They need players with attitude. There are too many nice guys on the list.
They need players who don't take a backward step . Cocky bastards that back themselves.
We don't seem to have any. Blokes that spend the off season shooting pigs out bush not preparing for their next trip down the catwalks of Melbourne.
Bring in arrogant arseholes not nice blokes
You mean blokes like Fev, and Robbo? Love your comment about the pigs!
This is seriously a really relevant argument that I had when they delisted Brendan Fevola, and again when they got rid of both Mitch Robinson, and Speedy Garlett.
These are the personality types, like Dustin 'chopsticks' Martin, who are going to rip games apart but continue to make headlines with off field dramas. The argument is whether or not these off field issues effect team success, or if it's relevant if the dramas don't effect the individual players football.
Obviously there is a tipping point where, despite a players value to success, that the damage they cause to the club brand is too expensive. Obviously sponsors don't want to be associated with bad headlines but would it be acceptable if the club was a winning team? It seems that it is more a financial decision than a strategic football decision, or are they the same thing? Imagine if the club was able to manage the media spin, and club image, and take on some of these problem players who play amazing football but who are significantly cheaper due to off field issues. The key is, as I said earlier, whether it affects the team.
Players are people too, and answer to the police and our judicial system just like we do. If they do something wrong, it is a police matter. This is an issue being argued in the NFL also. If you were dismissed from your employment for getting drunk on the weekend, or lying to your boss about what you did in your own time, your employer would be up for unfair dismissal (as what you do on the weekend is not work related).
Obviously there are cocky bastards out there without these off field issues but while I agree with you, I also think we have many slow, gritty inside mids, but a lack of speedy outside mids, who have silky disposal. We'll need more than one, actually...
To be honest, I'm not sure what side of the fence I sit on. I also see the merit in a professional outfit, who get every drop of talent out of everyone on their list (even the grinders). A professional environment motivates the individual to get the very best out of the themselves, even on Saturday night when no one is watching.....
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