ryan2000 wrote:
Can't believe i'm going to say this but.........I'm starting to warm to the idea of going after Dale Thomas!
Sorry Ryan, but a short term solution to a long term problem.
First thing is to sort out Football Department and Recruiting. Both are responsible for this mess.
Hughes & Rogers need to go. Neither is rated within the industry and wouldn't get a job anywhere else. WTF happpened to "The Best" attitude we were working on?
Luke Williams need to take over and show why we chased him.
Secondly, appoint a List Manager. I believe we are on the right track with regards to development now but we are coming off an extremely low base. The appointments of guys like a Tudor, Neeld, Voss or Ling will help.
Then clean out the crap. Go read Talking Players (I am as bad as anyone) and the comments and discussion about a player did this and that etc so keep them. FFS if they can't contribute consistently to a level that is required say goodbye.
Why does Rowe get an extension before years end?
We need to make "Tough Decisions" and turnover our list. Unfortunately we have not done that for years and are now paying the price.
How players like Davies, Joseph, Collins, Hampson, Warnock, Duigan, Buckley, Dale keep getting contracts?
Why do we recruit Cachia, Curnow, Carter, Twomey, Johnson, Heyne etc? Handy, maybe but how do they improve our list???
Our best players now were essentially flukes. Guys like Henderson, McLean, Simpson & Tuohy in some ways we were bloody lucky.
We are hanging our hats on guys like Graham & Menzel. Talented, yes but 2-3 years off making a significant impact at AFL Level. Where are these guys from 2-3 years ago that should be stepping up??
We need to go back to basics, have a major cleanout and be turning over 5-6 players a year from now on. Should of happened last year when it was a deep draft. This year isn't looking as good. Typical.
This is AFL football, the elite, it's a tough business, players either stand up or their out.Yep, you are right, there are no excuses for a club (particularly a club finishing mid-ladder or lower) not to take at least four juniors in each draft. The other one or two selections can be made up of players in their first or second year of state footy. And yet year after year supporters have squibbed (just like the club) that more than the bare minimum of three draft picks was "too many". What have we been thinking and fearing? We have to give ourselves every opportunity to find the right mix of players. We are made up of a small bunch of over-idealised high draft picks put in cotton wool and the rest is made up of 'stock' who we've hoped could play pretty much straight away or fill a singular need (speed, kicking,
).
There seems to be no plan and issues are addressed at the last minute and/or hap-haphazardly. I don't think there has been much effort to actually target players (in the draft or through trade) beyond overpaying for 'stars' and getting some ostensibly serviceable player we thought would 'slip' to us with a later pick. That last point brings up all kinds of disturbing thoughts about our mindset, why did other sides pass theses players by on cue? It has been that bad, folks.
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