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Let's consider the bold for a moment. We have a coach that has kept the club competitive whilst having to gradually replace about 3000+ games of experience over this time with new players, whether they be draft picks or free agents. And of course there have been how many compromised drafts during this time to aid the AFL's love child? How have your two previous pin-up boys Bucks and Ross been doing in comparison? I would suggest the answer would be sh*te rather than merely mediocre.
You want the club to go and get high drafts picks by tanking? Fine. That's your opinion. The club has chosen a different direction. You can call that and any associated results 'mediocre' until the cows come home. It won't change my enjoyment of the club winning more than they lose or playing finals with the opportinity of winning the big one.
You want the club to go and get high drafts picks by tanking? Fine. That's your opinion. The club has chosen a different direction. You can call that and any associated results 'mediocre' until the cows come home. It won't change my enjoyment of the club winning more than they lose or playing finals with the opportinity of winning the big one.
In 13 we where a kick away from beating the grand finalists in a prelim with an injury riddled team, 100% competed for the flag. 16 we had the best winning record against all the top 8 sides and made a prelim which is competing for a flag. The only team we couldn't beat in the 18 man Comp was Sydney from the top 8. Being better and capable of beating 6/7 other top 8 sides is anyone's book being very competitive.
So 2/5 years we have competed for a flag. This whole finals stat is dragged down by 14, and let's be realistic, we where an average team that year who made the top four because of extremely good coaching that has us playing above our punching weight. If that's ooor coaching then I find it bizzare.
If anyone is looking for trends or great AFL coaches, the biggest one is their competitive ferociousness, none of them could ever tank and drop down the ladder for a "rebuild". They are competitive animals who get 100% out of their players and stop at nothing to win everything. Malthouse Matthews sheedy Clarkson are exactly this. Does anyone honestly think Clarkson is going to be happy to sit down the bottom and do a conventional rebuild? Your joking if you believe that, he has no intention of this.
Let's also point out another obvious thing,, the optimistic people on here are going to be the ones who enjoy it when Geelong do go down the ladder which is inevitable, we will enjoy the rebuild because we have positive mindset a which can embrace it. These negative sooks of posters are going to be throwing the biggest tantrums on here everyday having a meltdown, mark my word it will b this x10 from blighty biggy and bobby co.
They just simply wouldn't be able to handle what is required for a long traditional rebuild with their pessimistic mindsets
