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If you remove the captaincy from the conversation we don’t exactly have a terrific case for the Bont. We’ve gone nowhere in the last few seasons, don’t win enough games to get him Brownlows, lost Dunkley, Baz and soon to be Marra for underwhelming draft pick returns, and we have a coach sitting out of contract in his last year. Between Stringer, Hunter, Bailey Smith and JUH there have also been too many seasons with bad egg distractions occurring. Not comparing outcomes or situations directly - but the fact is we seem to invite these controversial situations and at this point I’m not willing to put it down to bad luck.The captaincy is obviously a factor in it all but we haven’t capitalised on his prime (Yes he has a flag. No at that point he was not in his prime - it was ahead of schedule. It was also nearly 10 years ago). Unlike some supporters he may not be happy finishing 8th or 9th and flaming out every season. And it’s not on him at all that this is occurring - the clubs actions aren’t really mirroring his desires to do more and consistently go further.If there’s big money coming from a more successful club he would have some thinking to do. He has multiple brownlows if he has a few top 4 finishes. It’s not on him that we haven’t achieved that.
If you remove the captaincy from the conversation we don’t exactly have a terrific case for the Bont. We’ve gone nowhere in the last few seasons, don’t win enough games to get him Brownlows, lost Dunkley, Baz and soon to be Marra for underwhelming draft pick returns, and we have a coach sitting out of contract in his last year. Between Stringer, Hunter, Bailey Smith and JUH there have also been too many seasons with bad egg distractions occurring. Not comparing outcomes or situations directly - but the fact is we seem to invite these controversial situations and at this point I’m not willing to put it down to bad luck.
The captaincy is obviously a factor in it all but we haven’t capitalised on his prime (Yes he has a flag. No at that point he was not in his prime - it was ahead of schedule. It was also nearly 10 years ago). Unlike some supporters he may not be happy finishing 8th or 9th and flaming out every season. And it’s not on him at all that this is occurring - the clubs actions aren’t really mirroring his desires to do more and consistently go further.
If there’s big money coming from a more successful club he would have some thinking to do. He has multiple brownlows if he has a few top 4 finishes. It’s not on him that we haven’t achieved that.
