wow, people here suffer from short term memory loss.
Have people not realised the initial reason why Bennell is being traded? He's kicked out of the club!
Since Dimma arrived, we havent been picking players with bad attitute problems. (Conca/Ellis X2, Vlastuin/Lennon)
They all have good personalities and leadership qualities. Martin is just a gun and has been looked after really well.
We simply won't be going for Bennell because of his issues. If anyone, it will be Hawthorn. (Garlett)
We need Stevie J/Yarran and a ruckman! With a close eye on the Treloar situation.
Dimma has started that the reason they ent for good characters is that the club needed a revamp from the ground up, and bringing in good characters was the only way to do that. We have now gotten to the point where our core group is established, so we can take a punt on a player who has behavioural problems, if the rewards are pretty high, which, in Bennell's case, we are.
We cannot jsut be a club that takes the safe option all the time, otherwise we will never get where we need to go. We need to take risks, within reason. Bennell is the type of player we need, and lack. Put him on a contract with a probation period of 12 months where any indescretion means immediate termination, followed by a normal 2 year contract, with only 1 chance to stuff up. Stuffs up a second time in his second or third year, and he is done. Back Choco in to mentor hiim and look after him.