Yeah I got the feeling he was trying to say we tanked at the end of last year to get in the bottom 6 bracket. Maybe we did, I don't really remember where we were on the ladder after that Bombers win in round 20, but we then got belted by the Cats, who were top 4 at home, was always going to happen. Then went to the G and played the pies, who were around 4th to 6th I think, and got flogged, as expected. Then last game of the year we got thrashed by the crows, by then we were finished, all the rumours about Woosh were really firing up and you could tell the players just didn't want to be out there.
I don't reckon we did any of that on purpose, we were just the same as this year, middle of the road team who beat who we should, and lost to better sides.
I hate this "deserve" shit that's goign around ATM, you finish where you finish, that's that, until the AFL can come up with a better fixture there will always be teams who get hard draws and fall away, and teams who get easier draws and rise up the ladder.