Scodog10
Brownlow Medallist
18 months behind? So you really mean 2 years behind since the season has just started and 18 months would put them at the same stage as us for the season in 2018. Don't think so, they've been rebuilding for longer than us, no way are they 2 years behind us, maybe 1 year but either way you've gone and done the same thing you critcised someone else about and gone the other way.
No I meant what I said given the advancements we made at the trade table 18 months ago once we felt we'd milked the draft for as long as we could.
St Kilda have only brought Carlisle in so far and he's out for the year anyway on the flipside we went out and acquired Varcoe, Greenwood, Treloar and Howe as guys that should be walk up starts in the past 18 months. Given how our list has been geared toward 2017 if as you say we are only 12 months ahead of St Kilda the club has a lot to be concerned about internally.
As an aside why does the fact they've been rebuilding longer than us come into it? Firstly that's gone so the start point has no bearing on the end point. Given you want to take that view our base was clearly better with Pendles, Cloke, Reid, Brown and Sidebottom all aged between 23-28 when ours got underway. They had Gilbert, Steven and Armitage to build on hence why they slipped lower and why they are still so far behind.
So no I haven't gone and done the same thing! If both teams play to their abilities it's a 5-6 goal win to Collingwood meaning it's not a tough one nor a walkover...
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