Does it take too long for clubs to rebuild their lists?

[Cleansweep17]

Clubs are meant to win a flag every 18 years on average. It’s a long time. You can do 2 solid rebuilds in that time. It’s on the club if they stuff them up.

 

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Clubs are meant to win a flag every 18 years on average. It’s a long time. You can do 2 solid rebuilds in that time. It’s on the club if they stuff them up.

It’s not just about flags though, clubs should expect to play finals 5 years out of every 10, the clubs that hit rock bottom are just so far away from that, combine that with clubs like Saints, Essendon, Freo who end up in no man’s land floating between 12th and 6th but never really being a chance at success. The system is just a little bit off, and it appears the key to being a genuine premiership team is simply having luck with father sons.

 

[Cleansweep17]

It’s not just about flags though, clubs should expect to play finals 5 years out of every 10, the clubs that hit rock bottom are just so far away from that, combine that with clubs like Saints, Essendon, Freo who end up in no man’s land floating between 12th and 6th but never really being a chance at success. The system is just a little bit off, and it appears the key to being a genuine premiership team is simply having luck with father sons.

We didn’t do it with f/s (of note anyway) and came back from being broke. It can be done.

Lions were contending for years without Ashcroft.

Daicos came into a team that already made prelims and GF a few years before.

If these two guys were f/s to North Melbourne nobody would care.

 

[M Malice]

Lol.

Brisbane began rebuilding well before 2019; 12th in 2013, 15th in 2014, 17th in 2015, 17th in 2016, 18th in 2017, 15th in 2018. Projecting their improvement over the five seasons between 2019-2024 is the kind of analysis that keeps people away from the main board.

Chris Fagan was appointed a few weeks before the 2016 draft when we were at our absolute lowest point on and off field following multiple years of irrelevance, 2017-18 he turned the place around, the man needs a statue outside the Gabba.

The bulk of our flag side came to the Lions post Fagan and co being appointed.

 

[bungalow_bill]

Just 7 years until they can be 1-3 after round 4 premiers.

 

[Gethelred]

Chris Fagan was appointed a few weeks before the 2016 draft when we were at our absolute lowest point on and off field following multiple years of irrelevance, 2017-18 he turned the place around, the man needs a statue outside the Gabba.

The bulk of our flag side came to the Lions post Fagan and co being appointed.

I don't disagree.

That puts your rebuild at the nine year mark, rather than the five years used to attack Carlton and Essendon with.