frank dardew wrote:
ROBBO not great analytical mind and one for glib lines and Wallsy not really consistent with analysis and too ready to blame elliot for everything without looking at all the factors
Agree with everyone that previous drafting and trading 1997 - 2001 has been poor and in part is costing us but to say that losing the early picks which we could have effectively got goddard wells and mclean plus others is absolute crap -yes we wouldnt be world beaters but a hell of a lot better than now - add wells and mclean to our midfield as well as perhaps goddard or have him playing on the hbf the side and future looks immeasurably better
yes we cheated and deserved to be punished but penalties way too harsh and just indicated the afl payback to elliott - but they ended up penalising us -rather than elliott - They effectively tried to murder us and for that we should always hate them
Agreed Frank.
However, even though Jack was gone before the penalties were handed down, well, at least officially, everyone knew what was coming, except for the fine. So, in some ways the AFL got their man ans Jack was painted as the architect of our rorting and by the AFL effectively making it public what our penalties would be, before we were even officially charged, Elliott was then put in an untenable position and had to go.
So my theory is that the AFL got what they wanted, they got their man, and once their position was so publicly known they felt they could not go back and penalise us less than what everyone was expecting. Although this still doesn't explain where the fine came from, that figure could have been muc, much lower as most of the facts, I mean speculation, centred around the draft penalties.
Oh well. it's history now and we just have to make do and get on with it. The discussion on Pagan draft strategy in his first two years is old news now, let's embrace the future and look forward the renewed spirit and success.