Weren’t, Brad Dick, Kirby, Atu and Krakouer all in the last 15 trade periods?
Do you doubt Hine recommending the drafting of a proven small like, Cameron, Walters etc if available?
On your theory I suspect the answer is yes.
But I disagree.
The issue could be simply explained by poor scouting - and that’s easily fixed.
Forgot about lil Dicky wow that was a long time ago, yes you can add him to Kirk Ugle so 2 in 15 years.
Kirby? as what mate as a specialist crumbing type? you ever watch his games? He was a lead and mark type who occasionally crumb a goal. Does not fit the job description.
Hines in charge of drafting he recommends nothing. He picks them.
Krakouer was a proven AFL player, small risk. I'm talking drafting them out of u18 systems.
I'm not suggesting anything other then they see them as too big a risk and it appears Hine would rather trade in indigenous types or proven afl types (like krack) then draft them.
"I said to 'Jase' [Mifsud] that the attrition rate was too high at the moment. He agreed that there were too many indigenous players dropping out of the system. I said, 'I've got my theories, tell me if you reckon I'm right'," Rendell said. When he then declared indigenous players generally came from more laidback families and were "not prepared for AFL life as others . . . he [Mifsud] said, 'That's a fair assumption of Aboriginal life' ".
"I was using that as a basis for an idea I had to help more indigenous players stay in the system. I want every kid to play 10 years no matter where they are from," he said. "I said to Jason there is a serious issue that needs to be addressed right now. It was a throwaway line — a ridiculous line — but I said you might find we only recruit players with only one white parent."
Sorry Rendell: I'm not racist
Comment an example of what could occur if AFL did not remedy high attrition rate of indigenous players.
www.theage.com.au
Now I don't think Rendell (or Hine) is a racist and get what he was saying here but it does show it (see them as risky prospects/high attrition rates) was in their thinking, he's Hines 2iC and before he came to the club Hine said he agreed with him overall in an interview.