keogh wrote:
The problems the club is facing have little to do with the coach
I think no coach in the last 20 years at the blues has seen out his contract.
2 points
Our recruiting team in the last 4 years has not recruited good midfielders or more generally guys who play between the forward 50 s.
That is where the game is won.
In his first year of drafting Other than Cuningham Silvangi recruited key position players that was successful
After that he failed to recruit the necessary midfield needed to support Cripps.
You need around 8 9 or 10 players who can rotate though there
We have around 2 or 3 and that’s it
If Cripps doesn’t have an impact we are [REDACTED]
The other point and more importantly is the board
I would love to know how much Pratt or Mathieson no about what constitutes a good AFL team
We all know why they are on the most important group of people at the club but they are from a bygone era and it’s a noose around the clubs neck.
Our President has done A great job with the finances but how much does he know about makes a good AFL team in 2020
You guys as always focus on the coach
The problem is far deeper than that
I think you're barking up the wrong tree focussing on Pratt and mathieson.
The mystique and rumours regarding their influence being to the detriment of the club is fanciful.
Thank god we have benefactors like them TBH.
Of course they have seen success (pre 2000), and have the money and networks to surround them with the best minds and opinions.
They do talk to other people in other clubs too. They're business people the mix it with the best of them. They know what they need to know. MLG and Liddle are doing all they need to do off field.
Its on field we fail to show up.
We only lost by a point, and there's plenty of time to turn things around even in a shortened season, but have we got the personnel to beat opposition midfield groups?
I think you're correct bout the personnel/ recruitment.
Not tough enough to play midfield in the coal face.
No mongrel to fight for ball. Same type characters drafted: nice guys from good backgrounds.
We need players with white line fever and hate losing. Competitive beasts....why isn't Stocker playing? Only 20yo?