Do Collingwood or Freo have an actual star player that is getting it done? Even Geelong their best players are Stewart, Tomahawk and Cameron. They have good players but Danger who was their game breaker is just a player now, same with Fyfe and Dusty.
Last year was the year of the champion player with Trac, Oliver, Bont types carrying their sides to the top. This year seems more about evenness of performance and depth. Footy changes quick and the slick fast sides are the new trend.
Last year we were racked with injury and could barely field a best 18. This season is the most disappointing in years because most of the players stepped up, few injuries and the fixture gave us an easy lead in. Our only coherent line looks like defence which is where we spent up on a quality assistant from good system.
It looks like Hammill might not have been the issue last year. He has Carlton's forwards looking like their best line and or forward line looks like the worst set up in AFL despite having a lot of our good players in there.
Don't know if they are stars, but i'd love to have :
Brayshaw, Serong, Brodie, Grundy, Adams, Moore, Ginnivan, N Daicos, Maynard , maybe Aish,