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To be fair, you're closer to a premiership than us
to be fair we won in 02 and 03
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To be fair, you're closer to a premiership than us
You did, and it was a bloody good football team that did it! Not like we deserved to be in those grand finals anyway.. We were quite an average side back then. I mean, Betheras? Freeborn? Steinfort? McKee? Surprised you didn't smash us in both honestly.to be fair we won in 02 and 03
Laughable isn't it!
The one thing that concerns me about this from a playing perspective is the balance of the midfield. Redden is a more defensive midfielder where as the majority of our mids inckuding the recent additions are VERY attack minded.
This sort of thing doesnt happen without reason, why does it keep happening though? is it the #kulcha? is it the coach/captain? i dont think ive ever seen anything like this happen to another club (my clubs notorious history aside) as i dont know whats going on up there is there anything that it could be?
The media have built the exodus narrative now. Seems we can no longer make tough list management decisions without being called a rabble.
Yes, first day of Spring...just a bit of Spring cleaning, that's all...
I think that what VP is trying to say is that we should share the 'burden' of trolling the Brisbane board, maybe by wearing 10 points each but avoiding serious strife.
Someone might get you with the Glen 20 if you don't play it right.
How about, getting off the bus?I was just trying to help you find a new narrative. Something catchier than 'exodus'. A list 'cleansing', perhaps?
I'll show myself out.
I think you are onto something there. However in the past whenever concessions have been in place for non AFL state clubs we have had the likes of Eddie McGuire push hard to have them removed such as extended salary cap and priority zone picks is the Acadamies.Man, it hasn't taken Free Agency long to totally destroy this league and just ruin clubs. Feel for you guys, it shouldn't be playing out like this.
AFL needs to look quick smart at Free Agency and how you can't take a little from "column A" without taking at least something from "Column B"
NBA has free agency, but it also gives clubs the right to trade players to any location they want, without a players consent. At least in this scenario, when a player "Demands" a trade - the club has leverage with who they choose to deal with - it also means players think twice about doing so as they have to consider the club could possibly trade them to Adelaide or GWS, & not their preferred Melbourne location.
The other thing the NBA has is the rookies are signed up to a 2 year rookie contract, with the CLUB having an option for an additional 2 years at a price which is approximately doubled. The amount of rookie or sophomore players leaving Brisbane is a joke & the league needs to put measures in place before your club is on life support.
Rockliff holding his hand as well.Big "don't let go Jack" opportunity missed there.
Rockliff holding his hand as well.
I think that is the most missed opportunity of 2015.
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Or is he leaving due to reasons of discontent as some in the southern media are suggesting?
I agree, we just have to stick to the plan and give things time to mature, sure the Redden thing is disapointing but like you said he is probably one of those that has been coasting to a degree.Discontent is pretty broad though. If a player is discontented it isn't always the club's fault.
A lot of so called leaders of the playing group have been coasting to a degree for years now. Seemingly happy to just be a big fish in a small pond and not really do anything great with it. Rocky is the standout exception to this. Ferociously wants to club to be better.
If a player is discontented because (and this is hypothetical) they've been given some hard truths and critical feedback that they just refuse to take on board, then maybe it's on them.
We've done the middle way (playing it safe with the occasional rare exception) with list management for a while now largely because of the spectre of Fevola and "exodus". It's left us nowhere.
We really are at a turning point for better or for worse. We finally have a CEO, board and coach on the same page and they are going to work to the blueprint they have laid out. It's going to leave us a bit uncomfortable. Some sacred cows may be slain on the way.
Just have to hope it is a good blueprint.