If Not BB, Who?

[LP]

The strategy that was put in place with Bolton, SOS et al was for long term success. This was made very clear at the beginning. What was hidden from view (for obvious reasons) was that by extension, this meant short term pain. The strategy may succeed brilliantly, or it may be an epic fail. We simply don't know. We need to see it through. Stage 1, which is the 3 year rebuild, is now done. Stage 2 has to be allowed to play out first.

Agreed.

We can post our various beliefs or doubts, but they do not make a good argument for changing direction!

Correct, we only have four number 1 picks, plus a pick 2, 2 x pick 3 and a pick 5, 2 x pick 10's and a pick 12.
Plus a guy called Cripps.

So you think our young top end talent is the problem?

Those other teams Laj refers to as precedents, all retained their core group of very senior and very experienced players, we have kept three or four! GWS actively recruits similar players because they knew they needed them in the mix to accelerate the progress of others, only recently have we been able to trade in McGovern and he's really not that experienced either yet he seems so on our list! Further to do that we had to let an experienced A-Grade AFL player go!