07-16-2015, 12:21 AM
What is our recruiting/scouting network like in Perth ? Surely the club doesn't make judgements based on 2nd-hand briefs & highlights packages ? If we don't have representatives watching the WAFL games & training week after week IN PERSON, then we will continue to fail (and WCoast will continue to pick the gems).
Problems such as a lack of size & strength with Bockhoerst shouldn't have surfaced mid-season. Why was this not picked up much earlier by Malthouse or Wiley ?!!
His application is hard to assess. I spent 2 years in Perth in my mid-20's and experienced a laid-back beer culture, and they don't endure winters like Melbourne. I'd only be considering WA players if they actually trained the house down and perhaps had spent time in Melbourne to reduce the 'culture & climate shock'.
Problems such as a lack of size & strength with Bockhoerst shouldn't have surfaced mid-season. Why was this not picked up much earlier by Malthouse or Wiley ?!!
His application is hard to assess. I spent 2 years in Perth in my mid-20's and experienced a laid-back beer culture, and they don't endure winters like Melbourne. I'd only be considering WA players if they actually trained the house down and perhaps had spent time in Melbourne to reduce the 'culture & climate shock'.