"Good teams come and go, winning systems come and go.

Our system of full-ground frontal pressure has been wonderful for us because the team suited the system.
It has been our fifth successive year in the finals and while we have played well at times in the past, we've never really looked like claiming the ultimate prize.

This year we felt very comfortable with the maturity of the group and the knowledge the players could adhere to the game plan.

It made the fundamental difference between coming close and claiming a premiership. This grand final was won not because Collingwood is a champion team but because it has been the AFL's most disciplined all season."

We really are coming from a long way back when you look at it.

Young blokes who rocked up to Collingwood over the last five years had Buckley, Waklin, Clement, Licker, Rocka etc to watch and learn from. Although not all of them are top players they all meant business when it come to footy. D1ckheads like the Shaws and Didak got sorted out pretty quick.

Young blokes rocking up at carlton between 2002 - 2007 got nothin. Fev teaching them how to bet, Stevens and whitnal hitting the turps, Houla partying hard, stubborn Pagan not keen on the modern way things are done. Carlton just wasnt the place to get the best out of yourself.

Now we have Judd and Ratts is working his way through the list and slowly but surely removing those who are not quite up for it. Judd, Carrazzo, Simpson and Waite are the ones setting the example now with Krooz, Murphy, Jamo, Russ and gibbs working up to being good leaders. Only now are recruits starting to turn up and see how it should be done. Lucas, White and Davies all showing a bit and Zac looking the goods. That second rung of leaders starts peaking so will we as team.

We should continue to see good results from here on in as we now have a good set up for development and a good culture amongst the playing list developing.