(04-13-2019, 08:30 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:That's the thing though lods.
I didn't need them to tell me that it would take more than 3 years for the tide to turn. If everything was going perfectly we might have been a finals side this season.
It hasn't and so we aren't.
Logic told me it was going to take longer.
Why? Rewind 3 years. How was Dustin Martin looking as a footballer?
Answer, talented peanut destined not to achieve anything.
Our youngsters are on schedule more or less. The reason we are struggling is our senior players. Docherty out for two seasons running, jreuzer breaking down all the time, Murphy not at his best, ed curnow not making an impact, and Simpson waning is why we are not winning games. The kids are doing what kids do. Cripps and daisy are the only two senior bodies standing up every week.
That's why we're struggling. In 2 years time we will be a force to contend with irrespective of how our elder players go.
I think we all expected a bit of pain but....
Did anyone think we'd be last 3 years after the start of the rebuild?
With our worst percentage in over a hundred years and an equal worst ever win/ loss record for the season.
And the least number of goals kicked in a season since the competition moved to a 22 game season.
Selling that in 2015 would have been a "hard sell"