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Oddly, I think this is the opposite of the view this thread is trying to promote.Depends on why we bottomed out. Any hint of it being a "tank" or anything of the sort, and I'm not sure I could follow through that.
If its just because we're s**t, like right now, I'll stick through it.
Absulutely i would. Have done so since late 70s. But as others have said i dont know what my resolve would be like having not witnessed greig cable blight allison carey krackours dench mckernan etc....
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I've never forgotten the sublimeness of the 75 Premiership because it was our first. The 77 Premiership because it was won in a re-play and of course it was against Collingwood. The 96 GF was oh-so-sweet because it was won against a backdrop of the AFL merging and shifting teams and we were directly in their sights. We won the GF and it shut them down.I feel as if I'm in this boat. Born in the late 90s, but too young to remember 96/99.
Grew up in the 2000s, where (aside from 07) there was little to look forward to. Got another glimpse in 2014/2015, but it was gone as soon as it came.
I'm coming up 23 years old and I'm still yet to see my club actually make any impact to the competition in my lifetime. 20 years of mediocrity.
Reckon we're well into our three years on the bottom, we just haven't realised it
Strange thread this one;
In 2018 we finished equal ninth for points and 4% off twelfth. Also one game and 25% out of the eight. So not as close as we think.
2017-equal 15th for points and 12% off 17th.
So looking how we're going now, I'd suggest a bottom four finish in 2019 at best.
So 2019- ??th
2018- 9th- 12th %
2017 15th- 17th %
Reckon we're well into our three years on the bottom, we just haven't realised it
But that's the thing Funky. These guys have only ever had one coach. These guys are the reason i wanted a new coach 2 years ago. They might actually be good and there's still time in their careers!The middle group is not strong. Brown yes, Anderson probably, but Dumont, McDonald, Polec, Turner, Atley aren't carrying a team.
I hope you're right.But that's the thing Funky. These guys have only ever had one coach. These guys are the reason i wanted a new coach 2 years ago. They might actually be good and there's still time in their careers!
Jack Ziebell (been a good mid-sized forward)
Luke McDonald (regressed)
Paul Ahern (lots of potential, regressing)
Tarryn Thomas (lots of potential)
I don't think Luke McDonald has regressed. He had one poor season after being top 5 in the B&F and has been excellent at locking down his opponents at times this season. One poor season is something that happens top a lot of players and how he responds this year will determine where he is at for mine.
And I don't see how anyone can say Paul Ahern has regressed after one poor game. And I don't think Jy has either. His stat line was improving till the end of last year and he's had a few poor games but his marking has actually improved this year, he had 8 against Adelaide and until the last game was showing a steady improvement in other areas. He's played 40 games, which is about where Froggy was at the start of last year and Trent went from what we thought was an average player to a very good one over the course of last season.
I'm not having a go at you but I think you're buying into something that isn't true.
We've all got the shits with how the year is going. Sometimes situations like that cause us to frame things in a less positive manner than they would have in better circumstances. Its easy to look at a side and think "those players should be there" on the basis of just wanting them to be successful. Its also easy to think the should be better and its something wrong with how the club develops them cos these <50 gamers aren't playing like Ablett or Dangerfield.
I've never forgotten the sublimeness of the 75 Premiership because it was our first. The 77 Premiership because it was won in a re-play and of course it was against Collingwood. The 96 GF was oh-so-sweet because it was won against a backdrop of the AFL merging and shifting teams and we were directly in their sights. We won the GF and it shut them down.