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Alistair Clarkson might be an angry little man, but he is also a genius tactician and a master motivator. The Hawks were tough, accountable and extremely well drilled.
Buddy Franklin is a freak and a player I will be telling my granchildren about.
Eagleton is past his use-by date and Ray's greatest value to the dogs now is as trade bait.
Best player available is a flawed drafting policy. It guarantees a cycle of ladder success and failure, but does not guarantee premierships. Drafting for needs will lead to some disappointments, but it has the potential to pay off big time. Given that the thing we want is a premiership, not just a top four position, we need to draft tall, tall and tall. When we find our spine we can then focus back on midfielders. They are easier to find and mature much faster.
And finally, disappointed as I am tonight, I am still bouyant. I will be there next week expecting us to win.
To other posters, please feel free to add your own diary entries.
Buddy Franklin is a freak and a player I will be telling my granchildren about.
Eagleton is past his use-by date and Ray's greatest value to the dogs now is as trade bait.
Best player available is a flawed drafting policy. It guarantees a cycle of ladder success and failure, but does not guarantee premierships. Drafting for needs will lead to some disappointments, but it has the potential to pay off big time. Given that the thing we want is a premiership, not just a top four position, we need to draft tall, tall and tall. When we find our spine we can then focus back on midfielders. They are easier to find and mature much faster.
And finally, disappointed as I am tonight, I am still bouyant. I will be there next week expecting us to win.
To other posters, please feel free to add your own diary entries.

