Culture

[ElwoodBlues1]

I'm struggling with that idea EB. I can only think that you and I are using different definitions of "culture".

Cookie...I guess my best example is West Coast....they were successful winning  premierships but had ten players according to Dean Cox who were
on the gear, some involved in other activities etc...Chad Fletcher nearly died on an overseas trip from reasons more than just a bad hotdog........while they were successful it wasnt a problem to management and the coach who turned a blind eye,but when  they went down hill all their dirty laundry got exposed and we suddenly had a drug culture problem...

Collingwoods ratpack stuffed up way more than players like Robbo, Fev, Garlett etc but Malthouse wasnt going to lose players like Swan, Shaw, Tarrant etc and stuff up his chances of a flag....ie 2010
Robbo got the flick for lying under Mick but Heath Shaw and Didak did the same and got a club suspension only......

North Melbourne under Pagan and Carey had a woeful player culture and I know that via a ex Nth player from that era but the King being so good and North being so successful covered
those issues....execs like Ron Joseph earned their money back then..

So while you do get clubs who excel in creating good culture and success there are also those who have success but its down to sheer talent masking poor culture....just my opinion...