SurreyBlue wrote:
Lol.....Malthouse can coach but cannot make 8th spot with a full list but others can't because they did 't make finals with a quarter of the list available.
Was it Mathouse who sprayed the shots at goal that would ve given us at least 2-3 more wins this year ? No!
Is it Malthouse who decides to shirk hard contests ? No!
Is it Malthouse who turns the ball over and capitulates under pressure ? No!
2011 was Ratten's 'Pièce de résistance', and that was 5th after
4 years in charge.
That's the best he could do. FOUR YEARS and he still couldn't crack the top 4!
Listen to people from Hawthorn, Collingwood, Sydney etc and they'll tell you how seriously they took our team under Ratten
How did Ratts leave Wayne Hughes as head or recruiting for years, when it was obvious we were underperforming in that area year after year.
It was Ratts who wanted Warnock. It was Ratten who wanted Chris Johnson. It was Ratten who swapped Pick 11 for Brock. It was Ratten who wanted Collins from Richmond for Grigg.
It was Ratten sitting right there next to WH on National Draft day oking his selections like Lucas, Bootsma, and Watson. Don't tell me it wasn't his fault as well as WH's!
It was Ratten who created a ;downhill skiers' gameplan, that once defeated, had no answer.
Where were the Key Position talent that came through under Ratts ? Hendo fell into his lap so you cant point to that. Ratts wanted Bradshaw and Riscatelli. And in any case, Hendo is playing his best footy now under Mick.
Where's the Fev replacement that Ratts had 3 years to come up with ?
The Ratten/ Judd/Sticks era was a missed opportunity.
The cronies ran the Club to the ground.
Mick knows what it takes to climb the mountain.
He wanted to make changes last year, but couldn't because of our cap and the list management mess left behind by Ratts, Sticks and the other cronies.
Once he discovered the mess our list was in, expectations were culled back dramatically.
Whether people liked it or not, this year was always going to be a 'gap year'.
Mick has a proven record. I KNOW he'll get the right people into the club to get us up there.