I said after 2021 that even if we didn't immediately become a dynasty a major focus for the club needed to be keeping the list together until Kossie, Rivers and Jackson (lol) peaked, and there could be a second wind like the Hawks five years after 2008. Shame that we are well off reopening our...
I think that he'd probably be more consistent under King's style ie more measured attempts at scoring through defensive transition rather than manic scoring by contest -> forward territory then pressure/lock ball in/turnover/score, but maybe not reach the heights that he did under Goody when it...
There's no question that Spargo has always been a downhill skier but that's the nature of 90% of low-goal scoring small forwards, it's a unicorn that maintains their peak when the side goes to shit. He's only ever been a very good role player in an effective system. Once our fitness and pressure...
Spargo and Sparrow premiership players in a side that pretty much every statistical model has as being one of the best teams to win a flag in the last 60 years and yet football forums are still debating if they're decent players or not.
Three minor premierships and two 2nd place finishes for one GF since 2005, very poor. Port pretty similar record, more consistent with fewer absolute peaks but no success either way.
Similar to their runs in 2012 and 2017 they've fallen off the following season and looked pretty much nothing like they did previous year, it's the glass cannon effect. Entirely focused on fast ball movement forward and/or high volume possession and rely on opposition errors which works for one...