- Dec 29, 2014
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Love how when we scrapped our reserves at tge end of 2018 we said we did it because it what was holding us back in getting better contracted players as without it it would free up salary etc. Yet since then our lists have been weaker and weaker and we've had way more turn over!That has been a problem since virtually day one of the current sanfl set up, where unfortunately too many blokes who have worn the PB's in recent times wouldn't have lasted one training session under Fos Williams or Jack Cahill, or more likely wouldn't have been invited to train in the first place.
I have a budget here somewhere from about 8 seasons back where of 3 top up players named for the Maggies the tallest was 165 cm, and there was another game from around the same time which was also played at Alberton where a bloke who apparently wasn't in the top 40 magoos players at Unley started on the bench, came on early in the 2nd half, but couldn't get near the ball and was never selected again.
If there aren't too many injuries at AFL level the Maggies should be more competitive this season, but as has been suggested before, apart from the hoped for development of draftees, younger players, or AFL regulars returning from injury I doubt anyone who is calling the shots at Alberton really gives a fat rat's clacker about the results!
I believe WGT has been quoted as not being happy about the Maggie's demise, so maybe he can stir that pot up as well, but I suspect he will be under enough pressure dealing with the kokmeister and kern to get too involved in other stuff.
Yes we got some good players, Corcoran came back which was great, I rate Weidemann, both Ethan and Nick Moore. But bloody hell we've seen dome dross, F-ing Cheeseman who's going around again! The Ferrari boys who are going again! Bloody hell.