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Sorry, but no way in hell did Shane Kersten improve our club. He was an absolute flog of a bloke and player.Nope the rebuild started when that Horror 2016 season ended. I dont blame how the Freo Board reacted at the end of that 2016 season.
I dont blame the Freo Board for the trades and drafting that was done in that 2016 trade period.
Sure we could of just went into the draft and used 6-7 picks to get kids. In a way we should of done that. But then we probably would of got 3-5 wins that season and a lot more beltings than we originally got. We essentially would be like the Eagles mens side of 2022-23.
I dont blame the dockers trading in players from other clubs at the end of 2016: Cam McCarthy, Shane Kersten, Brad Hill and Joel Hamling. All 4 improved our club. All 4 were best 22 in 2017. Brad Hill won our best and fairest in 2017.
We also hit hard in the 2017 draft recruiting the likes of Brayshaw, Cerra, Dixon, Mitch Crowden, Tom North, Lloyd Meek, Sam Switkowski and Sam Jones.
We then traded picks to get Brandon Mater and Nathan Wilson from other clubs.