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We haven't chased every FA, just ones that any club would want. Some of them are long shots, but others have been more substantial, Martin for example was very close to coming over, if it wasn't for Richmond making a last bid attempt to offer more money and getting close to what we offered he said himself that he was on the verge of accepting our offer.
It is not like we are attempting to poach players of the Mayne calibre.
We don't spend eons at the bottom of the ladder sucking back #1 picks, like some clubs do, so if we can supplement our list via free agency then great, if players do not accept then it doesn't matter, we don't pay anything for players who end up staying.
I don't think we are impatient with our "rebuild", I think rebuild just means a lack of enough talent to realistically win a flag, so most clubs are rebuilding outside of a handful of genuine contenders, I think all clubs are always trying to make their list better and we would likely chase good quality free agents if we have the capacity to do so irrespective how good our list was if there are better players available.
It is not like we are attempting to poach players of the Mayne calibre.
We don't spend eons at the bottom of the ladder sucking back #1 picks, like some clubs do, so if we can supplement our list via free agency then great, if players do not accept then it doesn't matter, we don't pay anything for players who end up staying.
I don't think we are impatient with our "rebuild", I think rebuild just means a lack of enough talent to realistically win a flag, so most clubs are rebuilding outside of a handful of genuine contenders, I think all clubs are always trying to make their list better and we would likely chase good quality free agents if we have the capacity to do so irrespective how good our list was if there are better players available.

