Molly wrote:
In some ways both Nisbett and Roos are right, and I am inclined to agree with them when I put my 'non-biased' hat on.
BUT what we have to remember is that it only came down to this through the actions of the AFL, and the compliance of other clubs such as Sydney and West Coast in allowing us to be royally screwed over for the last six years. Where were Sydney and West Coast when we were getting stripped of draft picks? Where were Sydney and West Coast when the AFL changed the system on us so that our priority picks were taken lower down the ladder?
Yeah... I reckon we've been a little grubby about how we have gone about all of this. But, we were almost forced into it by years of being stuffed around by the AFL Commission and 15 other Clubs. In the end, this type of dealing and playing was the only respite we had for trying to re-engineer the revival of this footy club.
And I'll tell you one thing... when we are playing West Coast in Perth next year and Sydney in Sydney then you won't hear too much winging from these guys at the gate receipts that are coming in because of the number of bums on seats that are there to see the premier player in the land play alongside the 2005, 2006, and 2007 number one draft picks.
In the end we used the system... but we had to. West Coast were the unfortunate victims (it could have been one of any of the other clubs)... but overall it is just recompense for years of abuse from the rest of the AFL fraternity.
Absolutely spot on Molly - couldn't have summed it up better myself.
We got absolutely screwed in 2002 and were screwed at every turn since then - the changing of the Priority Pick qualification criteria last year amounted to us getting DRAFT PENALTIES AGAIN - and our crime was nothing more than being crap and finishing on the bottom 2 years in a row whereas "The Filth" actually tanked that season and got Pick 2 and 5.
The hypocracy of the other clubs is amazing.
I only wish we did win our 3rd wooden spoon in a row this year then you would have seen Judd come to us in the PSD for nothing - then you would have seen sooks and the shit hit the fan, but for once I would have agreed with Demetrispew and said to all the shitheads whinging about tanking - "No you are all delusional - tanking does not happen".
