So to break our loser's mentality, by your reckoning, we should have lost today?
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So would you rather we finish eighth, go out in straight sets and have an even worse draft hand?
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have to beat anyone anywhere. draw is meaningless in the scheme of things
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To those of you having a meltdown over us shifting back to pick 7 from pick 5
Toby Greene - Pick 11
Nat Fyfe - Pick 20
Tom Stewart - Pick 40
Lachie Neale - Pick 58
Max Gawn - Pick 34
Hell
Patrick Dangerfield - Pick 10
these are all most would say at there peak A grade destructive game changing players and top 5 players in the game at some stage or another
Give me a winning culture over loser mentality like some of you are preaching.
That win today was done in as hostile of an environment as any of our kids have ever seen.
Toby Greene - Pick 11
Nat Fyfe - Pick 20
Tom Stewart - Pick 40
Lachie Neale - Pick 58
Max Gawn - Pick 34
Hell
Patrick Dangerfield - Pick 10
these are all most would say at there peak A grade destructive game changing players and top 5 players in the game at some stage or another
Give me a winning culture over loser mentality like some of you are preaching.
That win today was done in as hostile of an environment as any of our kids have ever seen.
If that’s a real quote that’s interesting.
Obviously there was some noise internally about the situation
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Great win today. I'm a big believer that the benefit of winning a game like that is far more valuable than a slightly better draft pick.
Looking forward to watching you next year.
That guernsey was pretty mint too.
Looking forward to watching you next year.
That guernsey was pretty mint too.
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I won't mention the usual suspects but when that next tier of players like Jones, Dow, Clark and Byrnes all play like they did today we look so much better. Looks like things really started to gel as the season went on, and having this group fit and firing makes a huge difference. Good signs there
You want to think bigger BIGGER PICTURE.
Setting up a winning, not giving up, competitive culture goes much further then getting one pick ahead.
The win does so much for Pou, Wilson , Naz, Garcia, even coops. Our backend momentum and the improvement from Zones, Skunk, Pou , etc shows that Ross can get guys to improve. We’ll get the player we get.
I guarantee dalrympal will take a bolter anyways.
Good teams don’t lose to gain one extra spot.
It also causes harm to young players who want to compete and win.
Besides one statement everything I said was a fact. It’s boring when people want to tank.
Didn't seem to have his heart in it
How can we sign wood on for three years. Love that guy.
The Scum board are all so very accepting of their failure. Pretty unsatisfying if I'm honest.
Some people you just need to keep at the club. Paddy Ryder was another.
The difference in draft position is negligible. There have been plenty of top draft picks that haven't gone on to have great careers. There is still has an element of luck when picking players.
Even still, the picking of a player is only a part of whether that player becomes a good pick or not. Clubs have a huge role in turning 18 year old kids into AFL players. Some of the more talented kids don't make it and that can be a result of how they were handled by their club.
I would imagine it would be a lot easier developing a young player into a side that is winning and enjoying their footy than a club coming off multiple beltings at the end of a season. We'll also be more likely to have those players resign and stay with us as opposed to looking elsewhere.
Playing to win may also attract more players during the trade period.
Overall I think that the way we've gone about it at the end of the season outweighs being 2 draft spots higher than we could have.
Even still, the picking of a player is only a part of whether that player becomes a good pick or not. Clubs have a huge role in turning 18 year old kids into AFL players. Some of the more talented kids don't make it and that can be a result of how they were handled by their club.
I would imagine it would be a lot easier developing a young player into a side that is winning and enjoying their footy than a club coming off multiple beltings at the end of a season. We'll also be more likely to have those players resign and stay with us as opposed to looking elsewhere.
Playing to win may also attract more players during the trade period.
Overall I think that the way we've gone about it at the end of the season outweighs being 2 draft spots higher than we could have.
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How good has Mason Wood 
been for this club???
We should never forget what he’s done and what a good player he’s been.
been for this club???We should never forget what he’s done and what a good player he’s been.
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I get what you’re saying. If we lost, no problem … we improve our draft pick
But you don’t want a losing culture to even get a sniff … we should always play to actually win.
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Are you done done, or just done?
Hey there mate. Good to see you
Does he have his eye on a coaching career?How good has Mason Wood
We should never forget what he’s done and what a good player he’s been.
