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We didn't take players who were hard runners.

We didn't take players who could kick.

We didn't take players with genuine leg speed.

We didn't take players with high footy IQ.

We didn't take players who were athletic enough.

We didn't take players who could take contested marks.

We didn't take players who could contest the hard ball.

We didn't take players who could win the footy on the spread.

We didn't take players with exemplary leadership skills.

We didn't take players who were aggressive enough.

We didn't work the players hard enough.

We copped too many stress injuries.

We didn't take coaches with any premiership success either as coaches or players.

The unpleasant fact is that there were no systematic errors - unpleasant because an imminent reversal is largely beyond our control.