Rod Waddell wrote:
Rexy wrote:
rather die on our feet than live on our knees
Sure just like:
Swans-cola
Cats-picking up free agents, multi million govt handouts
Hawks-Tassie deal, free agents, 2 years of PP tanking
Demons-AFL investment in footy dept and in exec positions
GWS & GC don’t get me started
No club has yet gained a significant advantage through free agency.
Under Free Agency, Geelong gained Scott Selwood, Jarrod Rivers and Patrick Dangerfield. Whilst it was for unders they still needed to trade picks for Dangerfield as he was a restricted Free Agent.
Under Free Agency, Hawthorn has gained Ricky Henderson, Ty Vickery and James Frawley and lost Lance Franklin.
Also their second year of priority pick tanking only gained them Ellis and Dowler so has no bearing on their current situation, but hey let's all keep blaming the system for our current situation....
My thoughts on asking for a PP is like borrowing cash from your in-laws, but each to their own.
The point that continually is being missed is a) The assumption that is wasn't asked for behind closed doors and rejected and b) The assumption that a deal hasn't already been made for assistance in another area instead which won't be as transparent to the supporters of the other 17 clubs to prevent "a mutiny" and "outrage".
First and foremost if this rebuild is going to work, it will be dependent on whether all of the right people are currently in place to see it through, not how many more early picks we aquire.
The formula is simple.
If the right people are in place ie coaches, recruiters, board, medical staff, fitness staff etc then another pick at #19 won't make any difference as we already have enough early picks on the list to add to the crop that we receive next year for them to work with.
On the flip side if the wrong people are in place - which seems to be the common theme from many that are screaming for a PP - then an extra pick will not make a scrap of difference. Would be akin to giving a gambling addict $1000 to go get rehab.