Port 2001-2004 comes to mind, 3 Minor Premierships with only 1 Grand Final appearance - albeit a premiership - to show for it.
I could argue for West Coast 2005-2007 too, a star studded midfield with a great defense should have not imploded the way it did.
The biggest problem with overpaying average footballers is the difficulty in getting those contracts off the books. Not only does it make it more difficult to attract the cream Free Agents, but additionally it makes it harder to retain your own star talent, especially when you have smart...
You're joking right?
Modern defensive schemes are far more advanced than those back in the days, this can simply be evidenced by lower average scores and goal kicking totals. The game is continually changing, with the player's base fitness level rapidly improving over the last 15 years, they...
As painful as result is for me, that game was a ripper up until the last quarter.
It's a pity Brisbane was gassed at 3 quarter time, but with our mounting injury count to our spine, it was unlikely we would have triumphed tbh despite the desperate efforts of Bradshaw, Aker, Notting all kicking...
Wonderful work BRAB, that was a magnificent preview 👏
The turning point for me was the 2017 off-season. At the time, the defining failings of our club were - but not limited to - an absence of on-field leadership, overpaying players to stay, a complete inability recruit star players, and...
My first game of footy I watched was the 2004 GF (I wasn't a supporter at the time, that happened later in 2006) and I didn't understand the significance of how hard it was to reach the Big Dance, let alone 4 on the trot. I missed out on all the 'Golden Years' and never got to witness the...
Russell Jackson =/= ABC
Why is it so hard to judge the Author on HIS body of work, not the entire organisation he is employed by or his contemporaries in the same profession.
Just because I had a shitty experience with a dentist when I was a kid doesn't mean all dentist are s**t.
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