If Not BB, Who?

[jeza]

The way GWS was built was not the same as our scorched earth rebuild

GWS built a palace full of riches, some new and some stolen, and are fighting like hell to defend it from the thieves for long enough until they come good.

Carlton burned down it's remaining hovel and is frantically trying to build a new palace using a mixture of remnants and new materials. In some respects we can probably be accused of throwing the baby out with the bathwater!

GWS had the highest number of former first round draft picks on their list ever - but they were all 18-20. Then a smattering of older hands in the 28+ bracket.

Carlton now has the most former first round draft picks on any list ever - excluding that GWS list.

There is no exact like for like but GWS was the most similar to where we're at now I reckon. Their problem has been keeping the list together with the go home factor and a ridiculous injury plague. If it weren't for that I think they'd have won a premiership - probably 2 - by now.

Add the best of Adams, Treloar, Shiel, Scully, Boyd, Bruce, Marchbank, etc. back into that team and they'd be absolutely dominant.