Does it take too long for clubs to rebuild their lists?

[Freomaniac]

Sure - I guess the question is whether that price is disproportionately high.

The idea of priority picks in the past was that if you had teams who were down the bottom for long enough, they'd get more bites of the cherry at the draft. The implementation of this was flawed, as it appeared to incentivise tanking, but the objective wasn't bad.

As a humble eagles fan... Are you enjoying the eagles rebuild?

 

[Freomaniac]

I heard Leigh Matthews on this topic on 3AW. His take is that teams like Hawthorn, Sydney and Geelong have benefited from trading in experienced players from other teams because these teams are perceived to still in the "premiership window". Struggling teams like Carlton have not really had that luxury and have had to rely on the Draft lottery. I say not really because bringing in castaways has not worked. That's why it is taking them so long to rebuild.

Now that Melbourne is an emerging team they have attracted a ready made player like Lever

have the hawks made finals from 2020-23?

 

[Freomaniac]

I bump this thread with North Melbourne in mind. It's going to take at least 4-5 years. Is that too long?

I bumped this thread because you are an eagles supporter? can you tolerate eagles not making finals for 4 or 5 or 6 years in a row?

Spuddigger , you here mate?

 

[EagleMan87]

How times change.

But sledging Fatso McRedAndBlackFacePaint aside, it doesn't take too long to rebuild their lists.

Dogs did OK in 2016 with a relatively new list. North's rebuild looks like taking three years (we're in year two) before we'd be looking at finals again.

Carlton and St Kilda and Melbourne have had all the possible help you can imagine - gifted multiple top end "priority picks". GIven massive AFL assistance right down to financing coaches.

No, stop tweaking the system.

Even when you try and equalizing everything possible, you can't actually MAKE teams good again.

This is fun to come back to.

 

[Sttew]

have the hawks made finals from 2020-23?

WOW! My post was 6 years ago! And you quote me quoting what Leigh Matthews said 6 years ago! 6 years!!

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

North still have 4-5 years to go imo. Gonna be a long journey by the end of it

 

[ioppolo]

As a humble eagles fan... Are you enjoying the eagles rebuild?

Hasn't been seen since December 2021, don't think he's jumping back on to reply anytime soon.

 

[Freomaniac]

Hasn't been seen since December 2021, don't think he's jumping back on to reply anytime soon.

So.... Sweet Jesus and Spuddigger will return when the eagles are decent?

 

[Tandy]

Rebuild lol

 

[Freomaniac]

if you keep going to the draft year after year then your rebuild starts again every year. You want to get there quicker then trade for ready made footballers instead of lottery picks.
Hawthorn are the masters of this yet every club thinks they know better. Hawthorn couldn't care less about the draft, they had one poor transition season and what a surprise here they are again up and about. Full respect to how Hawthorn go about their business.

What about the hawks now?

 

[greatwhiteshark]

What about the hawks now?

They have bottom out, you reckon their fans care? 4 flags the last 15 years. You could not provide a worse example. They do it better than everyone the last couple decades.
What number build are you guys on now?

 

[Freomaniac]

They have bottom out, you reckon their fans care? 4 flags the last 15 years. You could not provide a worse example. They do it better than everyone the last couple decades.
What number build are you guys on now?

you really are taking the p*** out of that are you?

Well since you know fremantle dockers that much, go find out yourself.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I think we're seeing with North, WCE and to lesser extents Haw and Adel that if you're forced to do a cut to the bone rebuild stripping it back to the core then yes it takes too long.

North today don't look like a club that's hit rock bottom yet.
Genuinely look like they'll get worse before they improve from here.

 

[Outtatym]

should have been made to fold (North)

Freo? 7 finals wins in 30 years yeah? Jog on.

 

[Randomizor]

Freo? 7 finals wins in 30 years yeah? Jog on.

We’ve made a grand final this century at least

 

[Kreuuuzeurns]

Some good news for North supporters. Their $1.6m coach thinks they can be a decent side in 7 years.

 

[Joao]

Some good news for North supporters. Their $1.6m coach thinks they can be a decent side in 7 years.

Just 7 years until they can be 1-3 after round 4.