06-04-2018, 09:51 PM
(06-04-2018, 11:19 AM)IvanAwfulbigone link Wrote:Maybe, just MAYBE, the strategy of stemming the flow of heavy losses by shoring up our defence was the wrong horse to back. I mean, on the surface it seemed logical. If I was on the interview panel and the prospective coach pitched a game plan based on sound defence after which the focus would shift to forward structure and scoring, I probably would have bought it.
However ... WHAT IF some maverick, crazy-son-of-a-b*tch waltzed in there and said, "Pfft, don't care how many points the opposition scores. Recruit me 4 or 5 natural born forwards, help me build a decent midfield, then let the other clubs try and catch us."
Much easier to play back than forward which is why I put the emphasis on natural born.
Unfortunately, we'll never know. The horse has already bolt(on)ed.
Pretty much Geelong of the early 90's and we all know what happened there.
4 Grand Finals and zero wins.