Of course he gives input to the list he wants and where he thinks they're deficient. Blind Freddy could see where they were deficient.I dont think any coach does that. However i do think that a coach will tell the recruiters "find me a good mid who shows goal sense", or "the rebuild will focus around devrloping a fresh spine, so find me a KPF who is mobile, a ruck who can impact the scoreboard and a KPD who can read the play well".
Im curious, what sort of interview process do you think happens at a club when they are looking for a new coach? Particularly as the Carlton head honchos were interviewing for a coach to oversee a rebuild. The list had been assessed as s**t and we wanted a coach to fix it.
What do you think were the discussion points in that interview? And then we announce the coach and then you think he had no input into drafting?
Ive gotta say mate, you are a unique and individual thinker. And to follow it up with insults? Brilliant. Take a bow champ
But to suggest he's doing anything other than inheriting the list after the draft period is bizarre.