Pretty sure Cook with his great depth of experience would have made these assessments by now.Or maybe we’re in this predicament because Austin and Co, have failed to manage the list and cap better…
Overseeing huge contracts (that have stymied our list flexibility) for McKay, Curnow and Cripps. With Walsh, Weitering & TDK still to come..
Bring in big money underperforming players such as Cerra & Williams… While also keeping and continuing to keep injury prone players on the list…
I don’t buy all our injuries we due to Andrew Russell (an highly regarded figure in the industry). Russell would have been part of the melting pot, but so is having a list, littered with injury prone players because they are cheap…
IMO the football department as a whole isn’t up to premiership standard.. Hopefully Wright with his exceptional experience in this area can stamp his authority…
Lloyd > Bartell
Voss
Assistants > reduce number and get better quality, higher regarded assistants and coaching group. Our staff numbers here are huge.
Austin > ?
Assistants > Refresh
Something’s got to change. We have a best 23 with 6x All Australians, 2x Leading Goal Kickers, Brownlow Medalist, League MVP, Best Player of Finals.
All brilliant individual achievements, but as a group that have grown up together and played a lot of football together best H & A finish is 5.. Yes made a prelim, due to Blake Acres brilliance…
Very difficult to make some of your judgements we are just not close enough.
Austin is doing a solid job despite some negative posters.