This is the REAL discussion that needs to be hadSinCitySainter wrote: ↑Tue 08 Aug 2023 10:25amActually you can go all scorched earth if you are lucky with who you draft.Saintmatt wrote: ↑Tue 08 Aug 2023 10:06amI agree about our last bottom-out period was our most successful. However, the flipside of that is the bottom out that Carlton engineered (not the salary cap cheating era - after that). That set their club back at least a decade. You can't go all scorched earth - that doesn't work at all.Teflon wrote: ↑Mon 07 Aug 2023 11:58pmReally?B.M wrote: ↑Mon 07 Aug 2023 11:02pm At 57 he’ll coach into his 60s
He’ll be the longest serving coach without a flag in history!
Rebuild
Doesn’t work…
You just continually build!
Sydney has rebuilt since 95
Geelong since 2003
Richmond since 2012
Teams the have, had absolutely no guarantee of success
Why haven’t those sides bottomed out???
Let’s see …..sone handy father son acquisitions???
Whose had an academy that’s been untouchable for years ???
We aren’t so lucky as a boutique club
Think you’ll find out last bottom out / rebuild yielded our best success in decades
Topping up has certainly failed …
Either way I think you’re saying what I’m saying
Ross needs more time
Look at Melbourne their premiership was completely based on high draft picks and being a basket case for a significant period of time.
What doesn't work is floating around the middle of the pack when you aren't the desirable destination for all free agents.
We aren’t a destination club
We’ve sat mid-table mediocre for 10 years - the WORST place to be
I’m not sure we can risk topping up to just “be consistent “ and survive to be honest
I don’t see any other choice than taking a step back next 2 years to go forward
This senior core are pedestrian - have been Richoe’d and Rattenfied…nice guys …no resilience when a side stands up to them …no leader who says “stuff this…I’ll show the way” (aka Hayes)
Draft it is and RTB knows it